Yancoal announces debt prepayment of more than $800m amid soaring coal prices

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Yancoal Australia has announced that intends to repay about US$801 million of debt from available cash before the end of July 2022.

Yancoal said the prepayment, which consists of payment toward its Syndicated Facility and its unsecured related-party loans, delivers an approximate US$133 million reduction in total finance cost over the loan periods.

“Combined with the US$500 million repaid in October last year and US$50 million of mandatory debt repayments in July 2021 and July 2022, the planned US$801 million debt prepayment results in Yancoal repaying over 45% of the A$3,975 million in interest-bearing liabilities it reported twelve months ago at 30 June 2021,” said Yancoal CEO, David Moult.

“Yancoal’s decision to undertake another early debt repayment was made possible by the ongoing record coal prices and the company’s focus on optimising its capital structure to deliver sustainable future value to shareholders.

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“Yancoal’s scale of production provides substantial cash inflows during periods of elevated coal prices. As coal price strength persists, Yancoal will continue to evaluate how to balance the allocation of its financial resources.”