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Harmony Gold Mining Deal

Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (Absa CIB) and emerging market mining specialist, Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony), have finalised a new syndicated, multi-tranche, multi-currency, sustainability-linked and green use of proceeds term debt package (the “New Syndicated Facilities”). This is a landmark and market leading transaction. Not only is it one of the largest completely sustainability-linked debt packages on the African continent, it is also the largest in the sector over the last 12 months.

In a transaction valued at approximately R10.40bn, Absa CIB were mandated by Harmony as Joint Global Co-ordinator, Bookrunner, Sustainability Co-ordinator, Mandated Lead Arranger, Facility Agent and Sustainability Agent on the New Syndicated Facilities.

The New Syndicated Facilities comprised:

  • A green use of proceeds R1.50bn term loan
  • A sustainability linked $100mn term loan
  • A sustainability linked R2.50bn revolving credit facility
  • A sustainability linked $300mn revolving credit facility

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