HOUSTON, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cal Dive International, Inc.
(Nasdaq: CDIS) announced today that the Company has completed the refinancing
of $134.9 million of outstanding floating-rate debt through the issuance of a
4.93% fixed-rate note maturing in February 2027. The Company also terminated
a related interest rate swap contract, which had been entered into on
September 13, 2005, receiving net proceeds of $1.5 million. This gain will be
deferred and amortized over the life of the fixed-rate note resulting in an
effective fixed interest rate of approximately 4.81%.
The floating-rate debt and the refinancing were issued under the Title XI
program of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration to
assist Cal Dive in financing the construction of the Company's ultra-deepwater
multi service vessel, the Q4000, which was completed in early 2002.
Cal Dive International, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, is an
energy service company which provides alternate solutions to the oil and gas
industry worldwide for marginal field development, alternative development
plans, field life extension and abandonment, with service lines including
marine diving services, robotics, well operations, facilities ownership and
oil and gas production.
This press release and attached presentation contain forward-looking
statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause
our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of
historical fact, are statements that could be deemed "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995, including, without limitation, any projections of revenue, gross
margin, expenses, earnings or losses from operations, or other financial
items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management
for future operations; any statement concerning developments, performance or
industry rankings relating to services; any statements regarding future
economic conditions or performance; any statements of expectation or belief;
and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. The risks,
uncertainties and assumptions referred to above include the performance of
contracts by suppliers, customers and partners; employee management issues;
complexities of global political and economic developments, and other risks
described from time to time in our reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ending December 31, 2004. We assume no obligation and do not intend
to update these forward-looking statements.
SOURCE Cal Dive International, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.caldive.com
CONTACT:
Wade Pursell, Chief Financial Officer of Cal
Dive International, Inc., +1-281-618-0400, or fax,
+1-281-618-0505
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