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GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC. (GTE): debt financing — Gran Tierra commences exchange offers for up to $572M in senior notes; amends credit facility
GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC.
- Gran Tierra offers to exchange 6.250% Senior Notes due 2025 and 7.750% Senior Notes due 2027 for newly issued 9.500% Senior Secured Amortizing Notes due 2029.
- Early tenders (by Oct 2) for 2025 notes: $1,080 per $1,000 principal in cash and New Notes, subject to $50M cash cap; late tenders: $1,000 in New Notes.
- Early tenders for 2027 notes: $1,020 per $1,000 principal in New Notes; late tenders receive $950 per $1,000.
- Credit facility with Trafigura amended: commitment reduced to $50M (from $100M), availability extended to Dec 31, 2023; undrawn, expected to fund cash portion of exchange.
- Exchange offers require minimum valid tenders of 50% of each series of Existing Notes; Expiration Deadline Oct 18, 2023.