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FINAL CREDIT APPROVAL FOR CERTEJ FINANCING

15th Jun 2010 07:00

RNS Number : 5921N
European Goldfields Ltd
15 June 2010
 



 

 

For Immediate Release 15 June 2010

 

 

European Goldfields Limited

 

FINAL CREDIT APPROVAL FOR CERTEJ FINANCING

 

15 June 2010 - European Goldfields Limited (TSX / AIM: EGU) ("European Goldfields" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, further to its press release of 30th March 2010 announcing the signing of a mandate letter, it has now received formal letters of commitment to underwrite a US$135 million financing package to part fund the development costs of the Certej gold-silver Project in Romania (the "Project"). As previously disclosed, the Mandated Lead Arrangers are Caterpillar Financial SARL, ING Bank N.V., Investec Bank plc, UniCredit Bank AG, London Branch and WestLB AG, London Branch, (together the "MLAs").

 

The structure of the financing package has further been optimised since the signing of the mandate letter and now consists of an 8 year US$120 million secured, limited recourse debt facility and a US$15 million secured equipment lease facility. The commitments are on the basis of detailed term sheets which have been agreed with the Company and a Technical, Environmental and Social Audit of the Project conducted by SRK Consulting on behalf of the MLAs.

 

The terms and conditions of the financing packaging include:

 

·; No hedging that limits upside exposure of the shareholders to gold prices

·; Security upon the Project assets

·; A guarantee from the Company of the debt payment obligations until such time as the Project achieves completion, by the satisfaction of certain operational, legal and economic tests

 

The underwriting commitments of the MLAs are subject to acceptable legal documentation and customary conditions precedent. The financing package was oversubscribed by approximately 33%.

 

European Goldfields is very pleased to have received commitments from such high quality financial institutions, which demonstrate strong support for the Certej Project and the Company's wider growth plans.

 

About European Goldfields

 

European Goldfields is a developer-producer with globally significant gold reserves located within the European Union. The Company generates cash flow from its 95% owned Stratoni operation, a high grade lead/zinc/silver mine in North-Eastern Greece. European Goldfields will evolve into a mid tier producer through responsible development of its project pipeline of gold and base metal deposits at Skouries and Olympias in Greece and Certej in Romania. The Company plans future growth through development of its highly prospective exploration portfolio in Greece, Romania and Turkey.

 

For further information please see the Company's website at www.egoldfields.com 

 

 

 

For further information please contact:

 

European Goldfields: Liberum Capital Limited

Sally Schofield, VP Investor Relations Simon Atkinson

e-mail: [email protected] Michael Rawlinson

Tel: +44 (0)20 7408 9534 Tel: +44 (0)20 3100 2000

 

Buchanan Communications: Evolution Securities Limited

Bobby Morse / Katharine Sutton Rob Collins

e-mail: [email protected] Tim Redfern

Tel: +44 (0)20 7466 5000 Tel: +44 (0)20 7071 4300

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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