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Unilever Indonesia secures Rp 3 trillion standby loan for expansion
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Unilever Indonesia president director Hemant Bakshi (in green batik) opens the trading day of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in South Jakarta in this Jan. 11 file photo. (JP/Prima Wirayani)
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ublicly listed consumer goods giant PT Unilever Indonesia (UNVR) has secured a standby loan worth Rp 3 trillion (US$225 million) from Unilever Finance International AG to expand its business in the country.
Unilever corporate secretary Sancoyo Antarikso said the loan facility could be disbursed anytime the firm needed it in the next five years, with a tenure of one to 12 months and at a 0.15 percent lower interest compared to bank loans.
“The shareholders meeting has agreed to allow the firm to receive a standby loan within five years from now, so we can use it anytime we need it,” Sancoyo told The Jakarta Post after the meeting at Unilever Indonesia headquarters in BSD City, Banten, on Tuesday.
The loan can be used to fund the company’s plan to expand the capacities of its nine existing factories in West Java and East Java. The Indonesian unit of the Dutch-British transnational consumer goods company has announced plans to invest $500 million within the 2016-2020 period in Indonesia.
In 2016, Unilever Indonesia spent Rp 1.79 trillion (US$134.4 million) in capital expenditure toward capacity expansion, among other aims, while booking a 9.2 percent increase in its net profit to Rp 6.4 trillion and a 9.8 percent increase in net sales to Rp 40 trillion.
Almost all of its 2016 profit will be distributed as dividends worth Rp 835 per share. While Rp 2.9 trillion has been paid as an interim dividend last year, the company will distribute the remaining Rp 3.5 trillion this year. (ags)
