Paringa Closes US$56 Million Debt Refinancing and Completes First Drawdown
- Paringa has achieved financial close for its US$56 million debt facility from Tribeca, and the first US$40 million tranche of the facility has been drawn
- Paringa's existing US$21.7 million debt facility with Macquarie Bank has been repaid in full
- The balance of funds will be deployed to accelerate expansion of the 3rd mining unit and provide additional working capital
- Paringa commenced mining at Poplar Grove in Q1 2019, with first coal delivered to LG&E and KU last week (refer to announcement on April 29, 2019)
- Production ramp-up is continuing, with full capacity of 2.8 Mtpa targeted in 2020