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Hertz Global Holdings negotiates bankruptcy loan to improve its situation

Hertz Global Holdings

<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"dropcap dropcap3">A<&sol;span>ccording to the latest information relayed by some media&comma; the car rental company <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;ir&period;hertz&period;com&sol;stock-quote" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Hertz<&sol;a> is seeking to benefit from a <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;ustopbusiness&period;com&sol;covid19-impact-stage-stores-will-look-for-a-buyer-to-liquidate-its-stores&sol;">bankruptcy<&sol;a> loan to be able to revive its activity and restore the organization&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Judge Mary Walrath of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court announced the week earlier that Hertz had filed for Chapter 11 protection on May 22 with nearly &dollar; 20 billion in debt&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the turmoil of events&comma; the company received a notice of delisting from the New York Stock Exchange on May 26&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Hertz would have suspended the liquidation of shares valued at &dollar; 500 million pending the green light from the Securities and Exchange Commission which is responsible for examining the file&comma; knowing that the Holding company had declared in court that it would inform potential buyers that those actions &&num;8220&semi;could ultimately be worthless&&num;8221&semi; once the bankruptcy proceedings are completed&period; This information is also confirmed by several media&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Wall Street Journal reported&comma; according to sources familiar with the matter&comma; that Hertz is seeking financial means from major lenders to restore its financial balance&period; The value of the bankruptcy loan in question is estimated to be around &dollar; 1 billion&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;ustopbusiness&period;com&sol;covid-19-updates&sol;">Coronavirus<&sol;a> pandemic has indeed had a heavy impact on the tourism sector and related activities notably transport&period; Hertz also had to suffer the consequences of the lockdown due to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;ustopbusiness&period;com&sol;covid-19-updates&sol;">COVID-19<&sol;a>&period; Hertz has&comma; therefore&comma; made a request authorization to sell &dollar; 500 million worth of shares this week to the sec&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; SEC President Jay Clayton&comma; in his statement to the CNBC&comma; said the commission would have &&num;8220&semi;comments&&num;8221&semi; on the transaction&comma; especially after the released information&comma; and that HERTZ must provide responses in order to conclude on the shares sale operation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>Until today&comma; Hertz has not yet responded to the request for comment&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>It should be recalled that the American and the global economy as a whole is experiencing a period of recession that the preventive measures to stop the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic have accentuated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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