Beverly Obtains $40 Million Letter of Credit Financing.FORT SMITH, Ark. -- Beverly Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BEV) today announced that one of its subsidiaries - Beverly Funding Corporation - has obtained a $40 million four-year Letter of Credit facility from Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER TYO: 8675 ), through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides capital markets services, investment banking and advisory services, wealth management, asset management, insurance, banking and related products and services on a global basis. Capital. These Letters of Credit formerly were drawn on Beverly's $90 million revolving credit Revolving Credit A line of credit where the customer pays a commitment fee and is then allowed to use the funds when they are needed. It is usually used for operating purposes, fluctuating each month depending on the customers current cash flow needs. facility, which remains in place. The new Letter of Credit facility is backed by certain Medicaid and Veterans Administration receivables. Besides providing additional availability under the company's revolving credit facility, the new facility is expected to slightly reduce interest costs. The statements in this press release relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements based on management's beliefs and assumptions using currently available information and expectations as of the date hereof, are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties including the risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in Beverly's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although Beverly believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot give any assurances that these expectations will prove to be correct. Beverly assumes no duty to publicly update or revise such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Beverly Enterprises, Inc. and its operating subsidiaries are leading providers of healthcare services to the elderly in the United States. Beverly currently operates 355 skilled nursing facilities skilled nursing facility n. Abbr. SNF An establishment that houses chronically ill, usually elderly patients, and provides long-term nursing care, rehabilitation, and other services. , as well as 18 assisted living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. centers, and 44 hospice centers. Through Aegis Therapies, Beverly also offers rehabilitative services on a contract basis to facilities operated by other care providers. |
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