Eldorado Gold Corporation (“Eldorado” or the
“Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hellas Gold Single
Member S.A. (“Hellas”), are pleased to announce that Hellas has
satisfied all necessary precedent conditions and has closed its
previously announced €680 million project financing facility (the
“Facility”) for the development of the Skouries Project in Northern
Greece (“Skouries” or the “Project”).
The Facility is structured to provide 80% of the
funding required to complete the Project, with the remaining 20% to
be funded by the Company. Hellas contributed €31.2 million
(approximately US$34.0 million) from January 2022 through to the
end of March 2023, on early works activities at Skouries, which
will be applied as a credit towards the Company’s equity commitment
per the terms of the Facility. The Company’s equity commitment for
the Project is backstopped by a letter of credit in the amount of
€190 million issued under the Company’s revolving credit facility.
The letter of credit will be reduced Euro for Euro as the Company
invests further in the Project.
As noted in the Company’s December 15, 2022,
news release, in accordance with the terms of the Facility, Hellas
has entered into a secured hedging program that covers gold and
copper prices, an interest rate swap and US dollar to Euro exchange
rate arrangements. The key terms of the hedging program are as
follows:
1. Limited
forward sales for delivery on June 30, 2026, as follows:
- Gold: 32,000 ounces of gold at a
forward price of US$2,160 per ounce; and
- Copper: 6,160 tonnes of copper at a
forward price of US$8,525 per tonne.
2. Hellas has
entered into an interest rate swap covering 70% of the variable
interest rate exposure, per the terms of the Facility. Details of
the interest rate swap are as follows:
Term |
Term Detail |
Interest Payment Frequency |
6 months |
Floating Index |
6-month Euribor |
Tenor |
9 years |
Effective Date |
April 6, 2023 |
Maturity Date |
December 31, 2032 |
Fixed Rate |
3.11% |
3. Hellas has
entered into foreign exchange hedging arrangements to fix the US
dollar to Euro exchange rate for a portion of the Facility
repayments:
Delivery Dates |
Euro Notional |
Forward Rate |
June 30, 2026 |
17,000,000 |
1.1362 |
December 31, 2026 |
17,000,000 |
1.1393 |
June 30, 2027 |
17,000,000 |
1.1423 |
December 31, 2027 |
17,000,000 |
1.1455 |
June 30, 2028 |
17,000,000 |
1.1487 |
December 29, 2028 |
17,000,000 |
1.1521 |
June 29, 2029 |
17,000,000 |
1.1554 |
December 31, 2029 |
17,000,000 |
1.1587 |
June 28, 2030 |
11,350,000 |
1.1619 |
December 31, 2030 |
11,350,000 |
1.1655 |
June 30, 2031 |
11,350,000 |
1.1688 |
December 31, 2031 |
11,350,000 |
1.1722 |
June 30, 2032 |
11,350,000 |
1.1755 |
December 30, 2032 |
11,350,000 |
1.1787 |
About Eldorado Gold
Eldorado is a gold and base metals producer with
mining, development and exploration operations in Turkiye, Canada
and Greece. The Company has a highly skilled and dedicated
workforce, safe and responsible operations, a portfolio of
high-quality assets, and long-term partnerships with local
communities. Eldorado's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock
Exchange (TSX: ELD) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:
EGO).
Contact
Investor Relations
Philip Yee, EVP and Chief Financial
Officer604.687 4018 or 1.888.353.8166
philip.yee@eldoradogold.com
Media
Louise McMahon, Director Communications &
Public Affairs604.757 5573 or 1.888.353.8166
louise.mcmahon@eldoradogold.com
Cautionary Note about Forward-looking
Statements and Information
Certain of the statements made and information
provided in this press release are forward-looking statements or
information within the meaning of the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian
securities laws. Often, these forward-looking statements and
forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words
such as “believes”, “budgets”, “commitment”, “confident”,
“estimates”, “expects”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “plans”,
“potential”, “prospective”, or “schedule” or the negatives thereof
or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain
actions, events or results “can”, “could”, “likely”, “may”,
“might”, “will” or “would” be taken, occur or be achieved.
Forward-looking statements or information
contained in this press release include, but are not limited to,
statements or information with respect to: the total funding
requirements for the Project, including the sources thereof; the
drawdown of the proceeds of the Facility, including the timing
thereof; the Company’s ability to fund the remaining 20% equity
funding commitment, the Company’s hedging strategy; risk factors
affecting our business; our expectations as to our future financial
and operating performance, including future cash flow, estimated
cash costs, expected metallurgical recoveries and gold and copper
price outlook; and our strategy, plans and goals, including our
proposed exploration, development, construction, permitting and
operating plans and priorities, related timelines and schedules.
Forward-looking statements and forward-looking information by their
nature are based on assumptions and involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements or information.
We have made certain assumptions about the
forward-looking statements and information, including assumptions
about: the total funding required to complete the Project; our
ability to meet our timing objectives for drawdown of funds under
the Facility and to provide our equity commitment; our ability to
execute our plans relating to Skouries, including the timing
thereof; our ability to obtain all required approvals and permits;
cost estimates in respect of Skouries; no changes in input costs,
exchange rates, development and gold; the geopolitical, economic,
permitting and legal climate that we operate in, including at
Skouries; how the worldwide economic and social impact of COVID-19
is managed and the duration and extent of the COVID-19 pandemic;
timing, cost and results of our construction and exploration; the
future price of gold and other commodities; the global concentrate
market; exchange rates; anticipated values, costs, expenses and
working capital requirements; production and metallurgical
recoveries; mineral reserves and resources; and the impact of
acquisitions, dispositions, suspensions or delays on our business
and the ability to achieve our goals. In addition, except where
otherwise stated, we have assumed a continuation of existing
business operations on substantially the same basis as exists at
the time of this press release.
Even though our management believes that the
assumptions made and the expectations represented by such
statements or information are reasonable, there can be no assurance
that the forward-looking statement or information will prove to be
accurate. Many assumptions may be difficult to predict and are
beyond our control.
Furthermore, should one or more of the risks,
uncertainties or other factors materialize, or should underlying
assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially
from those described in forward-looking statements or information.
These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others,
the following: increases in financing costs or adverse changes to
the Facility and our revolving credit facility; failure or delays
to receive necessary approvals or otherwise satisfy the conditions
to the drawdown of the Facility; the proceeds of the Facility not
being available to the Company or Hellas; ability to execute on
plans relating to Skouries, including the timing thereof, ability
to achieve the social impacts and benefits contemplated; inability
to meet production guidance; risks relating to the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic and any future pandemic, epidemic, endemic or similar
public health threats; risks relating to our operations being
located in foreign jurisdictions; community relations and social
license; climate change; liquidity and financing risks, including
our ability to further draw under our revolving credit facility;
development risks; indebtedness, including current and future
operating restrictions, implications of a change of control,
ability to meet debt service obligations, the implications of
defaulting on obligations and change in credit ratings;
environmental matters; waste disposal; the global economic
environment; government regulation; reliance on a limited number of
smelters and off-takers; commodity price risk; mineral tenure;
permits; risks relating to environmental sustainability and
governance practices and performance; non-governmental
organizations; corruption, bribery and sanctions; litigation and
contracts; information technology systems; estimation of mineral
reserves and mineral resources; production and processing
estimates; credit risk; actions of activist shareholders; price
volatility, volume fluctuations and dilution risk in respect of our
shares; reliance on infrastructure, commodities and consumables;
currency risk; inflation risk; interest rate risk; tax matters;
dividends; financial reporting, including relating to the carrying
value of our assets and changes in reporting standards; labour,
including relating to employee/union relations, employee
misconduct, key personnel, skilled workforce, expatriates and
contractors; reclamation and long-term obligations; regulated
substances; necessary equipment; co-ownership of our properties;
acquisitions, including integration risks, and dispositions; the
unavailability of insurance; conflicts of interest; compliance with
privacy legislation; reputational issues; competition, as well as
those risk factors discussed in the sections titled
“Forward-looking information and risks” and “Risk factors in our
business” in our most recent Annual Information Form & Form
40-F. The reader is directed to carefully review the detailed risk
discussion in our most recent Annual Information Form & Form
40-F filed on SEDAR and EDGAR under our Company name, which
discussion is incorporated by reference in this release, for a
fuller understanding of the risks and uncertainties that affect our
business and operations.
The inclusion of forward-looking statements and
information is designed to help you understand management’s current
views of our near- and longer-term prospects, and it may not be
appropriate for other purposes.
There can be no assurance that forward-looking
statements or information will prove to be accurate, as actual
results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, you should not place
undue reliance on the forward-looking statements or information
contained herein. Except as required by law, we do not expect to
update forward-looking statements and information continually as
conditions change and you are referred to the full discussion of
the Company’s business contained in the Company’s reports filed
with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada and the United
States.
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