Marston’s the pub firm and brewer have secured an extra £70m in funding so that the company can survive until the end of the year as pubs remain closed.
All 1,350 pubs were closed in March after the government announced the lockdown over the pandemic.
The pub group remains “uncertain” as to when pubs will be allowed to reopen with some reports saying the end of the year and others saying it could be early July.
Marston’s have secured an agreement with banks to amend their covenants for September 2020 and March 2021.
On Thursday, shares fell by 1.1% to 29.66p.
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