Prospect
Global Completes Senior Debt Restructuring
DENVER,
April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Prospect Global Resources, Inc. (PGRX)
announced today the successful restructuring of its long-term debt
with the Karlsson Group ("KG"), advancing its long-term
plan to build a potash mine in the Holbrook Basin of Arizona.
Key
highlights include:
Debt
maturity extended to July 2015; interim principal payment of $30
million due January 2015
Interim
payments to KG decreased to 10% of any capital raised after $10
million of capital raised (previously 40% of any capital raised)
Restructured
$6.75 million Unsecured Notes from 3rd party to extend
maturity dates, and reduced interim capital payments to 10% of any
capital raised after $10 million of capital raised (previously 33%
of any capital raised)
- The
Company is required to meet interim financing milestones to fund the
continued development of the Holbrook Basin project
"We
are very pleased with the outcome of our restructuring efforts,"
said Damon Barber, Prospect Global's President and Chief Executive
Officer. "The restructuring of our debt marks a significant step
forward for the company. Despite the recent volatility in our stock
price, we believe that we are now well positioned to move forward in
building long-term value for all shareholders."
About
Prospect Global Resources, Inc.
Prospect
Global Resources, Inc. is a Denver-based company engaged in the
exploration and development of a large, high-quality potash deposit
located in the Holbrook Basin of eastern Arizona. The company's stock
is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PGRX.
Additional
details about Prospect Global Resources Inc. can be viewed at the
Company's website, www.prospectgri.com.
Kimber,
KBX, owns mineral concessions covering in excess of 39,000 hectares
in the prospective Sierra Madre gold-silver belt, including the
Monterde property, where three gold-silver mineral resources have
already been defined. The most advanced of these, the Carmen deposit,
has been extensively drilled and has undergone detailed geologic
modeling. The completion of the Updated Preliminary Economic
Assessment for Monterde in 2011 represented a significant step
forward for Kimber and supported further evaluation and more advanced
economic studies at the Monterde deposits, with the recently filed
2012 Updated Mineral Resource Estimate Technical Report for the
Carmen deposit representing a component of those activities.