Eastern Platinum Limited: Final Credit Approval Received for US$100 Million Debt Finance
01 Februar 2011 - 3:00PM
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Eastern Platinum Limited: Final Credit Approval Received for US$100 Million Debt Finance
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FOR: EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED
TSX, AIM SYMBOL: ELR
JSE SYMBOL: EPS
February 1, 2011
Eastern Platinum Limited: Final Credit Approval Received for US$100 Million Debt Finance
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 1, 2011) - Eastern Platinum Limited (the "Company" or
"Eastplats") (TSX:ELR)(AIM:ELR)(JSE:EPS) is pleased to report that further to its press release of October 28,
2010 announcing the signing of a mandate letter, it has now received formal letters of commitment to underwrite
a US$100 million financing package to be used to part fund the development costs of its Mareesburg Project and
the construction costs of the associated concentrator. As previously reported, the mandated lead arrangers are
UniCredit Bank AG, London Branch and The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (together the "MLAs").
The commitments are on the basis of detailed term sheets which have been agreed with the Company and the MLAs.
The terms and conditions of the financing package include:
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=- Underwriting by MLAs on a 50/50 basis and not subject to syndication
=- Scheduled tenor of 5.5 years with an 18 month grace period
=- Separate term loan and revolving loan facilities
=- Initial interest rate of US LIBOR + 3.85% rising to US LIBOR + 4.15% for
the last three years of the loan. US one-month LIBOR currently sits at
approximately 0.26%.
=- No hedging
/T/
The underwriting commitments of the MLAs are subject to acceptable legal documentation and customary conditions
precedent.
Upon the completion of the legal documentation, the Company will have approximately US$450 million in cash and
undrawn credit facilities available for development of its Eastern Limb projects and for general corporate
purposes.
Total shares issued and outstanding: 908,041,254
Certain statements included herein constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable
Canadian securities legislation. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions by Eastplats
and as such are not a guarantee of future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those
expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements due to factors such as general economic and market
conditions, increased costs of production and a decline in metal prices. Eastplats is under no obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, except as required by applicable laws.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Eastern Platinum Limited
Investor Relations
+1-604-685-6851
+1-604-685-6493 (FAX)
info@eastplats.com
www.eastplats.com
OR
NOMAD:
Canaccord Genuity Limited, London
Mark Williams / Ryan Cohen
+44 20 7050 6500
mwilliams@canaccordgenuity.com
rcohen@canaccordgenuity.com
OR
JSE SPONSOR:
PSG Capital (Pty) Limited
Johan Fourie
+27 21 887 9602
johanf@psgcapital.com
No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the
information contained herein.
INDUSTRY: Manufacturing and Production-Mining and Metals
SUBJECT: FNC
Eastern Platinum Limited
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