GOLD ROYALTY ANNOUNCES AMENDED AND UPSIZED REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY OF UP TO US$100 MILLION AND ELIMINATION OF DEBT
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Gold Royalty (NYSE American: GROY) amended and upsized its revolving credit facility to US$75 million with an accordion to US$25 million, extended maturity to November 2028, and lowered borrowing margins to SOFR+2.5%–3.5%. As a condition, the company completed early redemption/conversion of its outstanding US$40 million of 10% convertible debentures due 2028, issuing 23,288,896 common shares and paying a partial make‑whole (70% cash, 30% shares at US$3.59 per share). The Borborema investment of US$31 million has generated US$7.2 million in cash flows with commercial production in Q3 2025.
Positive
- Facility upsized to US$75M with US$25M accordion
- Borrowing margin improved to SOFR+2.5%–3.5%
- Facility maturity extended to November 2028
- Eliminated US$40M of 10% debentures improving cash flows
Negative
- Issued 23,288,896 common shares to debenture holders (dilution)
- Paid partial make‑whole of interest with 70% cash and 30% shares at US$3.59
News Market Reaction – GROY
On the day this news was published, GROY gained 3.92%, reflecting a moderate positive market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Retirement of long-term fixed interest convertible debentures and upsized credit facility with lower cost of borrowing enhance Gold Royalty's cash flow profile and strengthen the balance sheet to support continued growth
The Facility's maturity has been extended to November 2028. The amendment also improves the interest rate under the Facility, with the applicable interest rate improving from SOFR plus a fixed
Andrew Gubbels, Chief Financial Officer, commented: "The Facility expansion and retirement of our outstanding
"We thank Queen's Road Capital and Taurus, the holders of the Debentures, for their support of the Company. The initial Debenture financing completed in December 2023 allowed us to make flag-ship investments in our Borborema royalty and related gold-linked loan, which have proven to be very accretive additions to our portfolio. The initial
Upsized Facility
The Company entered into an amendment agreement with its existing lenders to amend and upsize its existing Facility. The Facility now consists of a
Under the amended Facility, term benchmark advances will bear interest at a rate equal to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus a margin ranging from
The Facility includes customary financial covenants, including a net leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio. The Facility continues to be secured against the assets of the Company.
Retirement of Debentures
An aggregate of
Under the existing Debentures, the Company had the pre-existing right to cause the early redemption of the Debentures in December 2026. Pursuant to the amendment, with the consent of the holders of the Debentures, the Company amended the terms of the Debenture to allow it to exercise such right immediately. The existing terms of the Debentures provided that, on exercise of the Company's early redemption rights, the holders could elect to convert their debentures to common shares of the Company at a conversion price of
The conversion price relating to the redemption was unchanged at
As a result of the transaction, the Company issued a total of 23,288,896 common shares to the holders of the Debentures and the entire principal amount outstanding of the Debentures has been eliminated.
The early redemption and conversion of the Debentures is considered a "related party" transaction for the purposes of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101") as QRC is a company whose chairman and CEO, Warren Gilman, is also a director of the Company. A material change report respecting the transaction will be filed in due course. The transaction is exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements available under MI 61-101, as neither the fair market value of the subject matter of, nor the fair market value of the consideration thereunder, insofar as it involves related parties, exceeded
The terms of the early redemption and conversion of the Debentures, were reviewed and approved by its independent directors, after consultation with an independent financial advisor, and were approved unanimously by its board of directors, with Mr. Gilman abstaining as a result of his relationship with QRC.
About Gold Royalty Corp.
Gold Royalty Corp. is a gold-focused royalty company offering creative financing solutions to the metals and mining industry. Its mission is to invest in high-quality, sustainable, and responsible mining operations to build a diversified portfolio of precious metals royalty and streaming interests that generate superior long-term returns for our shareholders. Gold Royalty's diversified portfolio currently consists primarily of net smelter return royalties on gold properties located in the
Forward-Looking Statements:
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