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Carillion PLC

18 August 2009

 



18 August 2009

Carillion joint venture achieves financial close on £500 million Durham Building Schools for the Future programme  

Carillion and its joint venture partners in the Local Education Partnership (LEP), have achieved financial close on the £500 million Durham Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, part of the UK Government's £55 billion BSF programme. 

The LEP, comprising Durham County Council, Building Schools for the Future Investments LLP (BSFI) and Carillion, will deliver over 40 schools in four waves over the 10-year contract period.  

The first wave of nine schools, which comprises seven secondary schools, one Special Educational Needs (SEN) school and one primary school, has a combined capital cost of approximately £110 million and will be completed by September 2012.  

Three schools in the first wave will be privately financed by a combination of borrowing and equity.  Barclays and Nationwide will each provide £26.5 million of the £53 million of debt finance required. The LEP shareholders will invest £5.8 million of equity in the project, of which Carillion's share will be £4.6 million.  Carillion will also provide facilities management services for the three privately financed schools, worth approximately £25 million over the 25-year concession period. 

The three subsequent waves of the Durham BSF programme will deliver the remaining schools with an estimated capital cost of £390 million.  

Commenting, Carillion chief executive, John McDonough, said: 'This latest BSF contract further consolidates Carillion's position as a market leader in delivering the Building Schools for the Future programme and brings the total value of the BSF contracts we have won to date to £1.2 billion. In addition, we are shortlisted for further BSF contracts worth approximately £2.25 billion.

'The major investment being made in Durham will provide the County with over 40 outstanding new schools. We look forward to working closely with Durham County Council, its head teachers and their staff, to provide the facilities they need to deliver a first class learning experience for students.'

For further information 

John Denning, Director Group Corporate Affairs, Carillion plc [phone].

Notes to editors

Carillion is the UK's leading support services company with a substantial portfolio of Public Private Partnership projects and extensive construction capabilities.  The Group has annual revenue of over £5 billion, employs around 50,000 people and operates across the UK, in the Middle East, Canada and the Caribbean. 

In the UK, Carillion's principal market sectors are Defence, Education, Health, Facilities Management & Services, Rail, Roads, Building, Civil Engineering and Utilities Services.

In the Middle East, Carillion's principal market sectors are Construction and Facilities Management. In Canada and the Caribbean, the Group's main sectors are Health, Roads Maintenance and Construction.

Carillion's portfolio of equity investments in Public Private Partnership projects includes projects in the UK and Canada, particularly in the Defence, Education, Health and Transport sectors.

In the inaugural Sunday Times Best Green Companies Awards in May 2008, Carillion secured first place in the category for large and medium-sized companies with high environmental impact and second place overall.

This and other Carillion news releases can be found at www.carillionplc.com

 

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