Company Update
Range is pleased to provide a Company update with the following highlights:
* As a result of the recent debt repayment, the total outstanding debt of the
Company is forecast to reduce from $US10.5 million (as reported on 30 April
2014) to approximately GBP 75,000 by the end of June 2014.
* The Company's equity interest in Citation Resources Limited (ASX: CTR) has
reduced to 6.67%. Following this change, Range will have a direct and
indirect interest of approximately 24% in the Guatemalan Project
(previously 32%).
Debt Repayment
Following completion of US$12 million financing (see Announcement on 29 May
2014), Range utilised the funds to repay the Company's debt and is pleased to
provide details on its debt repayment progress.
The Company has agreed to pay a total of approximately US$7.4 million to repay
outstanding debt with Platinum Partners, Yorkville and a syndicate of
Australian investors, out of which US$6.7 million has already been paid with a
remaining final payment of approximately US$0.7 million to be paid to the
Australian syndicate prior to 30 June 2014.
The remaining lenders, Hudson Bay and a US based institutional investor, which
had outstanding loans of AU$250,000 and GBP 210,000 respectively, continue to
be repaid through the conversion into equity rather than cash, as permitted
under their respective loan agreements. As a result, the AU$250,000 loan with
the US based institutional investor has been fully repaid and converted into
27,777,777 shares. The outstanding GBP 210,000 loan with Hudson Bay Master Fund
was partially converted (through the issuance of 23,333,334 shares and
11,666,667 unlisted options - please refer to Issue of Shares at the end of
this announcement). The current outstanding loan balance with Hudson Bay Master
Fund is GBP 75,000 and this loan expires on 13 September 2015.
The total remaining outstanding Company debt has therefore reduced from $US10.5
million (as reported on 30 April 2014) to approximately GBP 75,000 after final
payment of approximately US$0.7 million to be paid to the Australian syndicate
prior to 30 June 2014.
As part of the original debt agreement, Platinum Partners held 100 million
Range shares along with 100 million shares Range held in Citation Resources
Limited (ASX: CTR), as collateral for the loan. Range has agreed with Platinum
Partners that the lender is not required to return to the Company these shares,
as part of the loan settlement. This arrangement has, therefore, allowed the
Company to fully repay the loan for a reduced cash payment and provides the
Company with additional liquidity to fund its Trinidad commitments and for
on-going general working capital.
Interest in Citation Resources Limited
As a result of the transactions detailed above, the Company's equity interest
in Citation Resources Limited (ASX: CTR) which holds interest in the Guatemalan
Project has reduced to 6.67%. A Form 604 - Notice of Change of Interest of
Substantial Holder advising of the change in shareholding has been lodged with
the Australian Securities Exchange today.
Range retains its 20% interest in Latin American Resources, which holds an 80–
100% interest in the Guatemalan Project.
Following this change in Citation Resources Limited shareholding, Range will
have a direct and indirect interest of approximately 24% in the Guatemalan
Project (previously 32%).
Commenting on today's announcement, Rory Scott Russell, CEO, said:
"We are pleased to have reached agreements with our various lenders to repay
the expensive corporate debt which has diluted the Company's equity over recent
months. The Company has been able to achieve these repayments as a result of
the US$12 million equity financing which completed last week. The agreements
reached allow the company to maximise its cash position to fund development
work on its core Trinidad assets as well as retain cash for other corporate
purposes. Substantially removing this expensive and dilutionary debt is an
important step as we continue to focus on our operational and long term
financing objectives."
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