Melbourne, Australia–(Newsfile Corp. – March 2, 2021) – Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM) (TSX: NCM) (PNGX: NCM) is pleased to announce that it has renewed its unsecured bilateral bank lending facilities with its existing 13 bank lenders, extending the maturity dates.
Each bank has committed approximately US$154 million in facilities for an overall unchanged quantum of
US$2 billion on similar commercial terms for Newcrest.
The facilities have tenors of three or five years, the aggregate of which is as follows:
- US$1,077 million of facilities maturing in FY24
- US$923 million of facilities maturing in FY26
Newcrest’s bank lending facilities were undrawn at 31 December 2020 and the Company had US$1,744 million of cash on hand at this date. These bank lending facilities remain undrawn.
Newcrest Finance Director and Chief Financial Officer, Gerard Bond, said “Newcrest has a strong banking group who have supported the Company for many years. We are pleased to have their continued provision of committed bank facilities which provides considerable liquidity and financial flexibility for Newcrest at low cost.”
Authorised by the Newcrest Disclosure Committee
For further information please contact
Investor Enquiries
Tom Dixon
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Ben Lovick
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North American Investor Enquiries
Ryan Skaleskog
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+61 403 435 222
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Media Enquiries
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Annie Lawson
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This information is available on our website at www.newcrest.com
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