Prairie Provident Announces Renewal of Credit Facilities
December 29 2021 - 8:16PM
Prairie Provident Resources Inc. ("Prairie Provident" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce the renewal of its senior secured
revolving note facility (the "Revolving Facility"). The renewal
extends the maturity date and revolving period by a full year from
December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2023, and
includes complementary amendments to the terms of both the
Revolving Facility as well as the Company's outstanding senior
subordinated notes ("Subordinated Notes").
The amendments provide Prairie Provident with
the financial stability to support the execution of its 2022 and
2023 capital programs, underpinning the Company's objective to
create shareholder value.
Credit availability under the Revolving Facility
is based on the then-applicable borrowing base, which in accordance
with terms agreed in late 2020 will be set at US$53.8 million
effective December 31, 2021 (equivalent to CAD$71.1 million). The
current amendments provide for added borrowing base certainty
during 2022, as there is to be no scheduled redetermination of the
borrowing base until after December 31, 2022, when the borrowing
base will be reset to US$50.0 million and thereafter be subject to
semi-annual redetermination based on year-end and mid-year reserves
evaluations during 2023. Though the lenders maintain their right to
require a redetermination at any time, the next scheduled
redetermination is Spring 2023 based on a year-end 2022 reserves
evaluation.
The Company currently has US$17.0 million of
USD-denominated advances and $41.1 million of CAD-denominated
advances drawn against the Revolving Facility, for aggregate
borrowings thereunder of US$47.4 million, or CAD$62.9 million
(converting the USD-denominated advances at a current exchange rate
of $1.00 USD to $1.28 CAD).
The margin on amounts borrowed under the
Revolving Facility will continue to be 650 bps per annum above
benchmark prime, LIBOR or CDOR rates, as applicable, for 2022, and
will increase to 950 bps per annum for 2023.
In connection with renewal of the Revolving
Facility, the maturity date of the US$28.5 million aggregate
original principal amount of Subordinated Notes issued in October
2017 and November 2018 (together with deferred interest amounts
thereon paid in kind) has been extended from
June 30, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The maturity
date of the US$11.4 million original principal amount of
Subordinated Notes issued in December 2020 (together with deferred
interest amounts thereon paid in kind) remains
December 21, 2026.
The current balance of amounts owed under the
outstanding Subordinated Notes, including deferred interest amounts
through December 31, 2021, is US$48.4 million (equivalent to
CAD$61.9 million based on a current exchange rate of $1.00 USD to
$1.28 CAD), of which US$35.5 million now matures June 30, 2024.
The amendments to the Subordinated Notes also
allow the Company to elect to pay in kind all interest due thereon
for so long as any indebtedness remains outstanding under the
Revolving Facility. The terms of the Revolving Facility require
that Prairie Provident make that election.
ABOUT PRAIRIE PROVIDENT:
Prairie Provident is a Calgary-based company
engaged in the exploration and development of oil and natural gas
properties in Alberta. The Company's strategy is to optimize cash
flow from our existing assets, grow a base waterflood business in
Evi (Slave Point Formation) and Michichi (Banff Formation)
providing stable low decline cash flow, and organically develop a
new complementary play to facilitate reserves and production
growth. The Princess area in Southern Alberta continues to provide
short cycle returns through successful development of the
Glauconite and Ellerslie Formations.
For further information, please contact:
Prairie Provident Resources Inc.Tony BertheletPresident and
Chief Executive OfficerTel: (403) 292-8125Email:
tberthelet@ppr.ca
Mimi LaiEVP Finance and Chief Financial OfficerTel: (403)
292-8171Email: mlai@ppr.ca
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