Tomingley Debt Restructured

Highlights

  • Macquarie Bank debt facility restructured as a result of the increased reserve base at Roswell.
  • Facility increased to $60m (previously $50m) and the term extended to June 2027 (previously December 2026).
  • The repayments and forward sale deliveries have been amended to smooth the repayment profile.
  • No additional ounces have been hedged and there are no other changes to the facility terms and conditions.
  • As noted in the recent quarterly Alkane has purchased put options over 140,000 ounces of gold production with a strike price of A$3000/oz, providing price certainty while maintaining exposure to any gold prices above this level.
  • Alkane has total liquidity of ~$95m (include cash and bullion of ~$35m at March 2024) to complete development of the current stage of the Tomingley Extension Project and meet its working capital requirements.

Alkane has restructured the debt facility, provided by Macquarie Bank, that is in place to finance the first stage of the expansion to Tomingley Gold Operations (‘Tomingley’) in Central New South Wales. The facility has increased to $60m and the term extended to June 2027. The repayments and forward sale deliveries have been amended to smooth the repayment profile. No additional ounces have been hedged and there are no other changes to the facility terms and conditions.

Alkane Managing Director, Nic Earner, said: “The increase in reserves at Roswell has given us the flexibility to restructure our existing debt facility to smooth the repayment profile.

Together with the put options we have put in place, which ensure our un-hedged production over the next three years should not be sold below A$3,000 per ounce, this is a further step to financially de-risking our business.

The repayment and hedging profiles are shown below:

Forward Sales Contracts

New

QuarterDelivery
Ounces
Average Price
A$/oz
June 20246,9002,762
September 20245,5002,778
December 20246,3002,791
March 20256,6002,804
June 20257,2002,818
September 20257,2502,832
December 20258,2002,843
March 20268,7002,855
June 20268,5002,870
September 20267,8002,884
December 20267,2002,896
March 20277,3002,821
June 20276,6502,844
Total94,1002,833

Previous

QuarterDelivery OuncesAverage Price
A$/oz
June 20247,3002,762
September 20248,6002,778
December 20249,4002,791
March 20259,8002,804
June 20258,7002,818
September 20258,6002,832
December 20258,2002,843
March 20268,7002,855
June 20268,5002,870
September 20267,8002,884
December 20268,5002,896
March 2027
June 2027
Total94,1002,830

Project Finance Loan Repayments

QuarterNew $60m FacilityPrevious $50m Facility
June 2024
September 20246.0
December 202410.0
March 20256.04.5
June 20256.03.0
September 20255.02.0
December 20257.52.0
March 20268.06.5
June 20268.07.0
September 20265.04.5
December 20265.04.5
March 20275.0
June 20274.5
Total60.050.0