COBURG, OR -- (Marketwire) -- 11/05/08 -- Monaco Coach Corporation (NYSE: MNC), one of the
nation's leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles, today announced
that it has entered into two new definitive financing arrangements, the
first of which is a three-year $90 million revolving working capital loan
and security agreement with several financial institutions and Bank of
America, N.A., as agent for the lenders. The Company also executed a
secured financing agreement with Ableco Finance, LLC for a $39.3 million
3.5-year secured term loan. The funding of these loan facilities is
scheduled to occur today and will pay off and retire our existing credit
agreement.
"We are extremely pleased to have signed these two financing arrangements,
which we believe give us the liquidity and flexibility to continue
executing on our operational restructuring plan to size the Company for
today's market," said Kay Toolson, Chairman and CEO of Monaco Coach
Corporation. "Despite these difficult times for our industry, today's
announcement of our new financing agreements reinforces to our dealer
partners, vendors and retail customers that Monaco Coach Corporation is on
solid financial footing and will remain a strong partner."
"We remain committed to product innovation and quality and look forward to
displaying some exciting new models this December at the National RV Trade
Show in Louisville, Kentucky," added Toolson. "We continue to introduce
new towable and motorized products to help increase retail traffic at our
dealer partner locations, continue our market share gains in the Class A
segment, as well as grow our towable market share."
About Monaco Coach Corporation
Monaco Coach Corporation, a leading national manufacturer of motorized and
towable recreational vehicles, is ranked as the number one producer of
diesel-powered motorhomes. Dedicated to quality and service, Monaco Coach
is a leader in innovative RVs designed to meet the needs of a broad range
of customers with varied interests and offers products that appeal to RVers
across generations.
Headquartered in Coburg, Oregon, with manufacturing facilities in Indiana,
the Company offers a variety of RVs, from entry-level priced towables to
custom-made luxury models under the Monaco, Holiday Rambler, Safari,
Beaver, McKenzie, and RVision brand names. The Company maintains RV service
centers in Harrisburg, Oregon and Wildwood, Florida and operates
motorhome-only resorts in California, Florida, Nevada and Michigan.
Monaco Coach Corporation trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol "MNC," and the Company is included in the S&P Small-Cap 600 stock
index. For additional information about Monaco Coach Corporation, please
visit www.monaco-online.com or www.trail-lite.com.
The statements above regarding the anticipated funding of the loans and
concurrent retirement of our existing credit agreement and our belief that
the new financing gives the Company the liquidity and flexibility to
continue executing on our operational restructuring plan are
forward-looking statements subject to various risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements.
These risks and uncertainties include (i) our ability to meet certain
standard funding conditions, (ii) in the absence of funding, our ability to
obtain a further waiver from our existing lenders, (iii) the risks of
continued deterioration in the economy and the market for our products and
(iv) our ability to remain in compliance with the covenants under the new
financing arrangements. Please refer to the Company's SEC reports for
additional risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the most
recent Form 10-Q, the annual report on Form 10-K for 2007, and the 2007
Annual Report to Shareholders for additional factors. These filings can be
accessed over the Internet at http://www.sec.gov or
http://www.monaco-online.com.
CONTACT:
Craig Wanichek
Director of Investor Relations
Monaco Coach Corporation
(541) 681-8029
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