10 Jun 2021 07:00
10 June 2021
| AIM/ASX Code: SO4
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SALT LAKE POTASH LIMITED |
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Funds from placement and final debt drawdown received
Salt Lake Potash Limited (SO4 or the Company) is pleased to announce that following receipt of funds from Tranche 1 of its recent A$28m placement, announced on 24 May 2021, SO4 has drawn down the final US$33m tranche of its US$138m Senior Debt Facility. The A$18m Guarantee Facility with Sequoia has also been executed.
Senior Debt drawn and Gaurantee Facility executed
· Following completion of Tranche 1 of the A$28m equity placement, the Company had satisfied all remaining conditions precedent to draw the final tranche of the Senior Debt Facility.
· The final US$33m tranche of the US$138m Senior Debt facility has been drawn, with US$11m escrowed for early repayment in June 2022.
· The company has also executed its A$18m Guarantee Facility with Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Fund (SEQI), allowing the release of A$18m of equity back into the project.
· The funds will be used for general operating expenses during the ramp up of the Lake Way Project.
CEO Statement
"We are pleased to have concluded the debt financing process and would like to thank all our financial stakeholders for their support in funding the Lake Way project. We now look forward to delivering the project and ramping up SOP production over the next 9-12 months."
Tony Swiericzuk Chief Executive Officer
Tony Swiericzuk / Richard Knights | Salt Lake Potash Limited | Tel: +61 8 6559 5800 |
Colin Aaronson / Lukas Girzadas | Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser) | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7383 5100 |
Derrick Lee / Peter Lynch | Cenkos Securities plc (Joint Broker) | Tel: +44 (0) 131 220 6939 |
Rupert Fane / Ernest Bell | Hannam & Partners (Joint Broker) | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7907 8500 |
This announcement has been authorised for release by the the Managing Director, Tony Swiericzuk
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