iGATE Enters Into a New Credit Agreement

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25 Nov, 2013, 16:50 IST

BANGALORE and ISELIN, New Jersey, November 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Facilities of the Agreement Set to Improve Earnings and Profitability of the Company Creating More Shareholder Value

iGATE Corporation ("iGATE" or "the Company"), the first integrated technology and operations company providing outcomes-based solutions, today announced that on November 22, 2013 (the "Closing Date"), Pan-Asia iGATE Solutions ("Pan-Asia"), a 100% owned subsidiary of iGATE, entered into a credit agreement (the "Credit Facility") for a secured term loan facility with DBS Bank Ltd and ING Bank N.V., Singapore (the lenders) with ING Bank N.V., Singapore, as security agent (the "Security Agent"). The Company, along with several of its 100% owned subsidiaries, has entered into a Guaranty (the "Guaranty") with the Security Agent, under which the Company has guaranteed all of the obligations of Pan-Asia under the Credit Facility.

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The Credit Facility has two components, Facility A and Facility B. Facility A has a commitment amount of $270.0 million and an interest rate of LIBOR+3.25% and Facility B has a commitment amount of $90.0 million and an interest rate of LIBOR + 2.00%. Facility A will mature 60 months from utilization date while Facility B will mature 9 months from utilization date. The Credit Facility contains customary representations and warranties, events of default and affirmative, negative covenants and financial covenants.

Ashok Vemuri, President and Chief Executive Officer of iGATE said, "We are very happy to announce the signing of a credit agreement which we expect to lower our financial leverage and create shareholder value by refinancing the indebtedness under the Senior Notes and Existing Credit Facilities Agreements. We expect this will result in significant interest savings in the years to come."

After the Closing Date, the Credit Facility will be available to enable Pan-Asia to repay a capital contribution to its parent company which in turn will be applied towards a refinancing of indebtedness under the Senior Notes and Existing Credit Facilities Agreements, subject to the terms of the Credit Facility.

The foregoing description of the Credit Facility and the Guaranty does not propose to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Credit Facility and the Guaranty.

This press release is for informational purposes.

About iGATE

iGATE Corporation is the first integrated technology and operations (iTOPS) company providing full-spectrum consulting, technology and business process outsourcing, and product and engineering solutions on a Business Outcomes-based model. Armed with over three decades of IT Services experience and powered by the iTOPS platform, iGATE's multi-location global organization has a talent pool of more than 28,000 employees and consistently delivers effective solutions to over 300 companies including Fortune 1000 clients spanning verticals such as: banking and financial services; insurance and healthcare; life sciences; manufacturing, retail, distribution and logistics; media, entertainment, leisure and travel; energy and utilities; public sector; and independent software vendors. Please visit http://www.iGATE.com for more information. iGATE Corporation is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol "IGTE."

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