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Havila Shipping ASA : DNB, Swedbank and Danske Bank demand prepayment of outstanding debt
Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement dated 21 January 2025. As described in the stock exchange announcement, DNB Bank ASA, Swedbank AB (publ) and Danske Bank A/S NUF claim that the Company has breached the restructuring agreement for the group entered into on 19 June 2020. The three banks finance the vessels Havila Foresight and Havila Harmony. The Company disputes that there is any breach of the restructuring agreement. It is the Company' postion that the three banks are obliged
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