RE: Newcrest Loan repayment from proceeds22 Dec 2021 08:06
The loan repayment is simply a technical finance matter, a bit of a distraction to the valuation of the 5%.
It was provided, on a drawdown basis, to GGP from NCM so that there was ready cash available to cover our 30% share of development costs.
Once the 5% valuation is agreed, two things happen. The amount of loan drawn so far (circa$20m?) will be repaid from the proceeds (in reality GGP will not be paid that amount, it will be deducted from the 5% payment. Secondly, we will still be responsible for our, now 25%, share of development costs until Hav is in positive cashflow (2023 perhaps).
Expect some more mention of this following agreed valuation, we will be saving interest costs on whatever we have borrowed, but there will likely be some form of funding agreement to cover our share of ongoing costs which will replace the loan. We may simply have a $50m (plus accrued interest) deduction from the 5% value which will represent $20m spent and $30m pre-funding of our costs.
So, in short, this is a minor distraction that can be ignored for the purposes of overall valuation of HAV. It is simply a technical funding 'tool' to make sure HAV gets timely development.