Newmont Prepays $100 Million of $575 Million Term Loan Maturing in 2019
Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE: NEM) (“Newmont” or “the Company”) today announced it made a $100 million prepayment toward a five-year, $575 million unsecured amortizing term loan received in March. The term loan was used to repay $575 million of convertible debt that matured in July of this year. Proceeds recently received as a result of the government of Suriname exercising its option to participate in a fully-funded, 25 percent equity ownership stake in the Merian Gold Project were included in the $100 million prepayment.
“We continue to improve our financial flexibility and strengthen our balance sheet despite a lower price environment,” said Laurie Brlas, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “We have generated $1.7 billion in cost and productivity improvements and $1.4 billion in the sale of non-core assets since 2013, giving us the means to pay down debt and invest in profitable growth. Taken together, these efforts contribute to increasing shareholder value and maintaining our investment grade rating.”
Newmont has approximately $5 billion in cash, revolver capacity and marketable securities on its balance sheet and will continue to evaluate and optimize the best use of free cash flow, including investing in profitable projects, repaying debt and returning capital to shareholders.
About Newmont
Founded in 1921 and publicly traded since 1925, Newmont is a leading producer of gold and copper. Headquartered in Colorado, the Company has approximately 29,000 employees and contractors, with the majority working at managed operations in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Peru, Indonesia and Ghana. Newmont is the only gold company listed in the S&P 500 index and in 2007 became the first gold company selected to be part of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. Newmont is an industry leader in value creation, supported by its leading technical, environmental, and health and safety performance.
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