OREANDA-NEWS. October 01, 2015.  Toshiba Corporation (Tokyo: 6502) today announced that the company has entered into a 400 billion yen commitment line agreement* with its main financing banks. The agreement has a term of two years, until September 29, 2017.

The objective of the agreement is to supplement the liquidity of cash reserves by securing access to stable financing. As shares of the company were designated as “Securities on Alert” on September 15, the agreement will provide protection against unexpected contingencies, such as temporary changes in the market environment. With this agreement, Toshiba now has a total loan facility of 762.0 billion yen, including its existing commitment line of 362.0 billion yen.

Toshiba will make continuous efforts to regain the trust of the financial market and to secure removal of the “Securities on Alert” designation, and to strengthen its financial base.

* Commitment-line agreement: an agreement between a private corporation and banks under which the banks commit to execute financing at the request of the company, at any time within the agreed period and credit limit