Thames Water to pay $1 billion under creditor takeover deal, FT reports

June 10 (Reuters) - UK's Thames Water could pay £749 million ($1 billion), including fees to bankers and lawyers, if a proposed deal handing senior creditors control of the utility goes through, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing a creditor submission.

Here are some details from the report: 

• Deal would include £160 million in fees to senior creditors and £254 million in other costs

• Thames Water would pay about £285 million in accrued interest to creditors on deal completion, and £50 million in fees owed to other creditors

• The utility would avoid some new penalties over four years in return for £700 million investor funding to improve assets

• Creditors would inject £3.35 billion in new equity and provide £3.25 billion in new debt, plus an option to increase debt by £3.3 billion

• Thames Water will pay £160 million in commitment fees to lenders backing the £6.55 billion debt package

• Apollo will backstop the entire credit facility and could receive a sum of £160 million, with other creditors taking smaller portions

• Thames Water reiterated its focus on securing a recapitalisation to restore financial stability, a spokesperson told Reuters, adding that the deal is intended to support and accelerate a turnaround

• Creditors have proposed a new management plan that could lead to a 2030 IPO

• Ofwat said that it is reviewing the proposals carefully to assess whether they would benefit customers and the environment

• Silver Point and Apollo did not respond to Reuters' requests for comment

($1 = 0.7469 pounds)

(Reporting by Bipasha Dey in Bengaluru, additional reporting by Anusha Shah; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala and Sonia Cheema)