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COMMITMENTS FOR LOAN FUNDING OF $2.687 MILLION
Aguia Resources Limited (ASX:AGR) is pleased to advise that it has received commitments for loan funding of $2.687 million before costs. This includes $500,000 committed by Executive Chairman, Warwick Grigor (or his nominee). The loans are subject to the execution of formal documentation and receipt of loan funds by Aguia.Loans have a repayment date that is 12 months after funds are received by the Company (subject to a further 12 month extension at the election of the lender) and accrue interest at a rate of 10% per annum (such interest being payable bi-annually in cash). Loans are repayable in (convertible to) shares at a repayment price of $0.035 per share at the election of the lender, subject to shareholder approval in reliance on ASX Listing Rule 7.2 Exception 17. The Company will seek shareholder approval following an election to convert the loan to shares being received from the lender. If shareholders do not approve the issue of shares in repayment of the loan following an election by the lender, the loan will remain repayable in cash on the repayment date.
Loans from unrelated lenders are to be secured against the shares held by the Company in Andean Mining Limited, which holds the rights and interests to the Colombian operations of the Company. The loan funding committed by the Executive Chairman, Mr Warwick Grigor, will be provided as an unsecured loan which is proposed to become secured on the same terms as loans from unrelated lenders, subject to ASX granting a waiver of Listing Rule 10.1. The Company proposes seeking a waiver of Listing Rule 10.1 from ASX in the coming days and will provide updates as and when received. If a waiver of Listing Rule 10.1 is not granted by ASX then the loan provided by Warwick Grigor (or his nominee) will become repayable in cash shortly after ASX advises the Company that the waiver has not been granted.
Loan funds received will be applied toward continuing mine development, drilling and exploration of Aguia projects and for general working capital.
The Company has agreed to issue lenders unlisted options, subject to shareholder approval. The number of options to each lender is equal to the number of shares that would be issued to repay the loan of that lender in shares at the repayment price. Options will have an exercise price of $0.045 (4.5 cents) and expire 24 months from issue. If shareholder approval is not received, options will not be issued. The loans are not conditional upon the issue of the options.