KAR Auction Services, Inc. Announces Amendment to Canadian Securitization Facility
For Immediate Release
Jonathan Peisner
Vice President and Treasurer
(317) 249-4390
jonathan.peisner@karauctionservices.com
KAR Auction Services, Inc. Announces Amendment to Canadian Securitization Facility
Transaction Extends Canadian Securitization to June 2014 and Increases Canadian Facility from CAD$75 Million to CAD$100 Million
Carmel, Ind. – KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE: KAR) today announced that its Canadian floorplan finance subsidiary, Automotive Finance Canada Inc. (AFCI), which is a subsidiary of Automotive Finance Corporation (AFC), has entered into an Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2011, by and among AFCI, KAR Auction Services, Inc. and a Canadian multi-seller conduit administered by an affiliate of a Canadian bank. The Receivables Purchase Agreement increases AFCI’s Canadian committed liquidity to CAD$100 million and extends the facility’s maturity date to June 30, 2014.
Commenting upon the securitization agreement, Don Gottwald, CEO and President of AFC and AFCI, stated, “This amended Canadian securitization facility continues to underscore our commitment to our dealer customers and strengthens AFCI’s position as a premier floorplan funding source throughout Canada. Much like the changes to our U.S. facility, I am pleased that we have been able to secure increased funding capacity through June 2014, as well as expand the definition of eligible receivables.”
About KAR Auction Services, Inc.
KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE: KAR) is the holding company for ADESA,
Inc., a leading provider of wholesale used vehicle auctions whose
operations span North America with 70 used vehicle sites, Insurance Auto
Auctions, Inc., a leading salvage auto auction company whose operations
span North America with 159 sites and Automotive Finance Corporation, a
leading provider of floorplan financing to independent and franchised
used vehicle dealers with 88 branches across North America. For further
information on KAR Auction Services, Inc., ADESA, Inc., Insurance Auto
Auctions, Inc. or Automotive Finance Corporation, visit the company’s
Web site at www.karauctionservices.com.
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