JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Investors focused buying shares of giant coal miner PT Bumi Resources Tbk (BUMI) at early trade this morning following report the company’s units have proposed debt moratorium for 6 months ahead.
At 9.37 am Jakarta time, BUMI gained 6.38% to Rp99 per share with over 85 million shares exchanged hands.
Bloomberg reported that Bumi Capital, Bumi Investment, and Enercoal — units of BUMI — have proposed debt moratorium for 6 months to Singapore Court.
Bumi Investment has not yet paid bond coupon of US$700 million. BUMI intends to cut its debt within next few years, from current total of US$3.73 billion, equivalent Rp44.77 trillion.
BUMI plans had raised Rp3.6 trillion from its rights issue of 15.85 billion shares, to pay Rp1.725 trillion debt to China Investment Corporation (CIC), through Country Forest Limited (CFL), and Rp1.725 trillion debt to Castleford Investment Limited Holdings Ltd. The rest Rp161 billion is used for working capital.