NanoXplore Announces Closing of $60M New Credit Facility and Provides Update on The Financing of Its 5-year Strategic Plan
30 April 2024 - 9:15PM
NanoXplore Inc. ("NanoXplore" or the "Corporation") (TSX: GRA
and OTCQX: NNXPF), a world-leading graphene company, announces the
closing of a new credit facility with the Royal Bank of Canada
(“RBC”). Under the agreement, RBC will provide NanoXplore’s
subsidiaries with up to $60M CAD.
The credit facility, inclusive of an existing
equipment lease and other financial products, will provide a $10M
revolving credit line, up to $45M in equipment leasing and $5M in
term loans and will carry interest rates similar to those the
Corporation currently pays. The new credit facility will allow for
the reimbursement of existing loans of approximately $4.7M with
other lenders.
This expanded credit facility has been made
possible by the improvements across our financial performance and
metrics over the last year and will provide additional liquidity
and flexibility to execute our five-year strategic plan.
“I am very pleased we were able to secure a
credit facility from a top lender such as RBC who sees the growth
potential in the NanoXplore business. This credit facility will
provide NanoXplore’s subsidiaries with additional financial
resources to drive long term growth and expansion” says Pedro
Azevedo, Chief Financial Officer.
Today’s announcement is a significant step
forward in completing our financial requirements to meet our capex
needs. The Corporation is also in the process of finalizing up to
$80M in non-dilutive government incentives that will cover most of
the remaining portion of our capital needs for execution of our
five-year strategic plan.
Soroush Nazarpour, President & Chief
Executive Officer, said: “As recently announced, our capital
requirement for our 5-year strategic plan sits near $140M and we
expect to be able to fund these initiatives through a combination
of government support and the credit facility. As our capital
allocation program continues in the next 24 months, we expect to
see contribution to our financial results starting in 2026.”
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For further information, please
contact: Pierre-Yves Terrisse Vice-President
Corporate
Development py.terrisse@nanoxplore.ca Tel: 1
438 476-1965
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