New bank facility

RNS Number : 9545P

Future PLC

14 February 2019

 

14 February 2019

Future plc

New bank facility

Future plc (LSE: FUTR; "Future"), the global platform for specialist media, is pleased to announce the signing of a new £90 million multicurrency Revolving Credit Facility ("RCF"). The RCF, which replaces Future's existing debt facilities, has an initial maturity of February 2023 and includes an incremental uncommitted £45 million accordion, providing additional flexibility. The RCF has improved terms on the existing debt facilities and is being provided by HSBC, Natwest and Bank of Ireland. 

Enquiries:

Future plc	01225 442244
Zillah Byng-Thorne, Chief Executive Officer
Penny Ladkin-Brand, Chief Financial Officer
Instinctif Partners	020 7427 1412
Kay Larsen / Chantal Woolcock

About Future:

Future is a global platform business for specialist media with diversified revenue streams.

The Media division is high-growth with three complementary revenue streams: eCommerce, events and digital advertising. It operates in a number of sectors including technology, games, music, home interest, hobbies and B2B and its brands include TechRadar, PC Gamer, Tom's Guide, Homebuilding & Renovating Show, GamesRadar+, The Photography Show, Top Ten Reviews, Live Science, Guitar World, MusicRadar, Space.com and Tom's Hardware.

The Magazine division focuses on publishing specialist content, with over 80 publications and over 520 bookazines published per year, totalling global circulation of 1.3 million. The Magazine portfolio spans technology, games and entertainment, music, creative and photography, hobbies, home interest and B2B. Its titles include Classic Rock, Guitar Player, FourFourTwo, Homebuilding & Renovating, Digital Camera, Guitarist, How It Works, Total Film, What Hi-Fi? and Music Week.

 

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