Roxgold's Yaramoko Gold Mine Passes Lenders' Completion Test and Amends Credit Facility

TORONTO, Jan. 18, 2017 /CNW/ - Roxgold Inc. ("Roxgold" or "the Company") (TSX.V: ROG) is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed the lenders' completion test and made an early repayment of US$15 million under its US$75 million credit facility (the "Initial Facility"). The Company is also announcing that it has amended the Initial Facility with BNP Paribas and Societé Generalé Corporate & Investment Banking ("Societé Generalé") (the "Amended Facility") in order to reduce borrowing costs and obtain more financial flexibility.

The Yaramoko Gold Mine successfully passed the lenders' completion test, which encompasses a number of key performance and financial metrics including reserve grade reconciliation, plant throughput, metal recoveries and operating costs. As a result of passing the completion test, the US$15 million cost overrun facility required under the Initial Facility has been released.

The Initial Facility of US$75 million has been amended to a US$60 million credit facility, amortizing on a quarterly basis, maturing in June 2021 at an interest rate of LIBOR plus 3.75% which represents a reduction of 1.00% from the current prevailing rate. The Amended Facility is no longer subject to a semi-annual mandatory cash sweep and reduces restrictions on the timing and usage of cash flow generated from the Yaramoko Gold Mine. The first US$15 million tranche of the Amended Facility has also been arranged as a revolving credit facility to provide further financial flexibility.

"We continue to have a positive relationship with our partners, Societé Generalé and BNP Paribas, and thank them for their continued support," said John Dorward, President and CEO. "Successfully completing the lenders' completion test straight out of the gate is a significant milestone for Roxgold and the terms of the Amended Facility will allow us the flexibility to execute on our strategy of organic growth."

About Roxgold

Roxgold is a gold mining company with its key asset, the high grade Yaramoko Gold Mine, located in the Houndé greenstone region of Burkina Faso, West Africa. The Company declared commercial production on October 1, 2016. Roxgold trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol ROG and as part of the Nasdaq International Designation program with the symbol OTC: ROGFF.

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SOURCE Roxgold Inc.