Westgold Strengthens Balance Sheet Flexibility
New
The new 5-year facility strengthens the Company's balance sheet by providing unrestricted access to
Highlights
The 5-member lending syndicate includes:
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)
- Oversea- Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC)
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RBC Capital Markets (RBC) - Société Generale (SG)
- Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC)
Revolving facilities are unsecured
- The facilities comprise three separate tranches maturing in 3, 4 and 5 years
- No mandatory hedging requirement
- No amortisation or sweep requirements over the facilities
Argonaut Corporate Finance acted as financial adviser to Westgold.
Key terms for the new facilities are attached as Appendix A.
Westgold Managing Director and CEO
"While Westgold does not require additional funding today, securing long‑dated, unsecured and cost‑effective liquidity now is strategic and ensures we can continue to invest and expand our business with confidence.
These new facilities are a prudent step that enhances our financial flexibility at a time when the business is in a position of real financial strength. They provide us with additional balance sheet resilience and most critically, optionality as to how we bring value forward in our 3-Year Outlook.
With our treasury at over
Westgold thanks CBA, OCBC, RBC, Société Generale and WBC for their support and look forward to working with this syndicate as we advance our growth strategy."
Appendix A – Syndicated Finance Agreement - Key Terms
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Key Terms – |
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Purpose |
General Corporate Purposes |
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Argonaut Corporate Finance |
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Hedging |
Available but not mandatory |
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Security |
Nil |
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Lenders |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) Oversea- Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC)
Société Generale (SG) Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC) |
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Interest Rate |
BBSY plus fixed margin for each Tranche |
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Maturity |
Tranche A $300M March 2029 Tranche B $200M March 2030 Tranche C $100M March 2031 |
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Repayment |
At Maturity |
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Financial Covenants |
Net Leverage Ratio, Reserve Tail Amount, Interest Coverage Ratio |
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Facility Undertakings |
Typical for a facility of this nature |
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Events of Default |
Typical for a facility of this nature |
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Facility Agent |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
This announcement is authorised for release to the ASX by the Board.
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