Itafos Announces Amendment and Extension of Its Existing Credit Facilities
September 09 2024 - 7:30AM
Itafos Inc. (TSX-V: IFOS) (“Itafos” or the “Company”) announced
today that it has entered into an amendment of its existing credit
facilities with a syndicate of lenders led by RBC Capital Markets,
pursuant to which the Company will refinance its existing $85
million loan (with $35.4 million outstanding) and its $35 million
letter of credit facility (together, the “Existing Term Loan
Agreement”) for a new commitment of $100 million and a $30 million
letter of credit facility and will extend the maturity date under
the Existing Term Loan Agreement (as so amended, the “Amended Term
Loan Agreement”). The Company also announced that it has entered
into an amendment to its revolving asset-based credit facility with
a syndicate of lenders led by RBC Capital Markets to extend the
maturity date of such facility and to effect certain other
amendments to such facility (the “Amended ABL Agreement”). All
figures are in US Dollars except as otherwise noted.
David Delaney, Chief Executive Officer of
Itafos, commented: “The amendment and extension of our credit
facilities provide enhanced financial flexibility and liquidity for
the Company through the development phase of the H1/NDR project.
Execution of the H1/NDR project remains on schedule and will extend
the Conda mine life through 2037. Over the last three years, the
Company has prioritized deleveraging its balance sheet and
enhancing its available liquidity to improve its ability and
flexibility to execute on its strategic initiatives and deliver
value to its shareholders.”
The key terms of the Amended Term Loan Agreement
are set out below:
- Extension of maturity date to
September 6, 2027.
- Term loan upsized from the original
$85 million (currently $35.4 million outstanding) to $100
million.
- Dedicated letter of credit facility
reduced from $35 million to $30 million.
- Annual principal amortization
reduced from 33.33% to 10%.
- Further amendments to the facility
that provide the Company greater flexibility and enhance its
ability to distribute capital to shareholders.
The key terms of the Amended ABL Agreement are
set out below:
- Extension of maturity date to
September 6, 2027.
- Enhancements to the facility that
provide the company additional flexibility and capacity under the
borrowing base calculation.
The proceeds of the Amended Term Loan Agreement
and Amended ABL Agreement are expected to be used to refinance the
Company’s indebtedness under the Existing Term Loan Agreement,
repayment of all outstanding ABL Borrowings, and for general
corporate purposes.
Upon closing the refinancing, the Amended Term
Loan will have an outstanding balance of $100 million, the ABL
Facility will be undrawn, and the LC Facility will have an
outstanding balance of $12.5 million.
About Itafos
The Company is a phosphate and specialty fertilizer company. The
Company’s businesses and projects are as follows:
- Conda – a vertically integrated phosphate fertilizer business
located in Idaho, US with production capacity as follows:
- approximately 550kt per year of monoammonium phosphate (“MAP”),
MAP with micronutrients, superphosphoric acid (“SPA”), merchant
grade phosphoric acid and ammonium polyphosphate; and
- approximately 27kt per year of hydrofluorosilicic acid;
- Arraias – a vertically integrated phosphate fertilizer business
located in Tocantins, Brazil with production capacity as follows:
- approximately 500kt per year of single superphosphate (“SSP”)
and SSP with micronutrients (“SSP+”); and
- approximately 40kt per year of excess sulfuric acid (220kt per
year gross sulfuric acid production capacity);
- Farim – a high-grade phosphate mine project located in Farim,
Guinea-Bissau;
- Santana – a vertically integrated high-grade phosphate mine and
fertilizer plant project located in Pará, Brazil.
The Company is a Delaware corporation that is headquartered in
Houston, TX. The Company’s shares trade on the TSX-V under the
ticker symbol “IFOS”. The Company’s principal shareholder is CL
Fertilizers Holding LLC (“CLF”). CLF is an affiliate of Castlelake,
L.P., a global private investment firm.
For more information, or to join the Company’s mailing list to
receive notification of future news releases, please visit the
Company’s website at www.itafos.com.
Forward-Looking Information
Certain information contained in this news
release constitutes forward-looking information (“FLI”), including
statements with respect to the refinancing and any information
related to: statements with respect to the use of proceeds from the
Amended Term Loan Agreement and the Amended ABL Agreement and the
potential impact of the agreements on the Company’s financial
performance. All information other than information of historical
fact may constitute forward-looking information. The use of any of
the words “intend”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “continue”, “estimate”,
“expect”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “should”, “would”, “believe”,
“predict” and “potential” and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking information.
The FLI contained in this news release is based
on the opinions, assumptions and estimates of management set out
herein, which management believes are reasonable as at the date the
statements are made. Those opinions, assumptions and estimates are
inherently subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and
other known and unknown factors that could cause actual events or
results to differ materially from those projected in the FLI. These
include the Company’s expectations and assumptions with respect to
the following: commodity prices; operating results; safety risks;
changes to the Company’s mineral reserves and resources; risk that
timing of expected permitting will not be met; changes to mine
development and completion; foreign operations risks; changes to
regulation; environmental risks; the impact of adverse weather and
climate change; general economic changes, including inflation and
foreign exchange rates; the actions of the Company’s competitors
and counterparties; financing, liquidity, credit and capital risks;
the loss of key personnel; impairment risks; cybersecurity risks;
risks relating to transportation and infrastructure; changes to
equipment and suppliers; adverse litigation; changes to permitting
and licensing; geo-political risks; loss of land title and access
rights; changes to insurance and uninsured risks; the potential for
malicious acts; market volatility; changes to technology; changes
to tax laws; the risk of operating in foreign jurisdictions; and
the risks posed by a controlling shareholder and other conflicts of
interest. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of risks,
uncertainties and assumptions is not exhaustive.
Although the Company has attempted to identify
crucial factors that could cause actual actions, events or results
to differ materially from those described in the FLI, there may be
other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as
anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that
FLI will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events
could differ materially from those anticipated in such information.
The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on FLI. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking
statements if circumstances or management’s estimates, assumptions
or opinions should change, except as required by applicable
securities law. Additional risks and uncertainties affecting the
FLI contained in this news release are described in greater detail
in the Company’s current Annual Information Form and current
Management’s Discussion and Analysis available under the Company’s
profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on the Company’s website
at www.itafos.com. The FLI included in this news release is
expressly qualified by this cautionary statement and is made as of
the date of this news release.
NEITHER THE TSX-V NOR ITS REGULATION
SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE
TSX-V) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS
NEWS RELEASE.
For further information, please contact:
Matthew O’NeillExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial
Officerinvestor@itafos.com 713-242-8446
For Media and Investor Relations:
irlabsAlyssa BarryPrincipal and Co-Founderalyssa@irlabs.ca
1-833-947-5227
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