Tenneco has modified its U.S. trade accounts receivable securitization program to extend the revolving terms of the program to March 25, 2011, add an additional bank investor and increase the available financing under the facility by $10 million to a total of $110 million.
The company said it has added a second priority facility, which provides up to an additional $40 million of financing against accounts receivable generated in the U.S. and Canada that would otherwise be ineligible under the first priority facility.
The new second priority facility, which also expires on March 25, 2011, is subordinated to the existing securitization facility.
Tenneco’s accounts receivable securitization programs, both in North America and Europe, provide the company with financing at costs that are generally favorable to alternative sources of financing and allow the company to reduce borrowings under its revolving credit agreements.
