Aurora Oil & Gas Corporation Completes Refinancing; Borrowing Capacity Increases to $120 Million
August 22 2007 - 5:34PM
PR Newswire (US)
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aurora Oil
& Gas Corporation (AMEX:AOG) today announced that it has
entered into a new $50 million second lien term loan ("Term Loan"),
effective August 20, 2007. The proceeds of this loan were used to
fund the payoff of all outstanding amounts under the Company's
project financing line provided by TCW, which has now been
terminated. Members of the Term Loan syndicate, arranged by BNP
Paribas, include Laminar Direct Capital L.P., a member of the D.E.
Shaw group, CIT, Energy Components and BNP Paribas. In connection
with the Term Loan, the Company agreed to the amendment and
restatement of its existing senior secured credit facility with BNP
Paribas, allowing the existing borrowing base under this senior
line to be increased to $70 million. The combined senior secured
and second lien facilities provide $120 million of available
borrowing capacity. At this time, approximately $31 million of
available borrowing capacity is remaining. Additionally, total
potential credit capacity may increase up to $170 million under the
existing agreements, based upon sufficient growth in the Company's
proved reserves, production and cash flow to support those debt
levels. On execution of the new Term Loan, the Company also entered
into a 3-year interest rate swap to hedge its exposure to floating
interest rate risk on its Term Loan debt. This hedge transaction on
$50 million will yield an effective interest rate of 11.86% through
August 23, 2010. Ronald E. Huff, President and Chief Financial
Officer, commented, "The refinancing is a major accomplishment as
it provides a stable foundation for our future. With the financial
stability afforded by these transactions, we can now focus entirely
on implementing our strategic business plan." About Aurora Oil
& Gas Corporation Aurora Oil & Gas Corporation is an
independent energy company focused on unconventional natural gas
exploration, acquisition, development and production with its main
operations in the Michigan Antrim Shale and New Albany Shale of
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DATASOURCE: Aurora Oil & Gas Corporation CONTACT: Jeffrey W.
Deneau, Investor Relations, Aurora Oil & Gas Corporation,
+1-231-941-0073 Web site: http://www.auroraogc.com/
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