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ST BARBARA LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2018
Oct 25, 2018
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Capital/Financing Update
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ASX Release / 26 October 2018
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Short term A$ gold price protection on 50 koz of gold from January to December 2020
St Barbara Limited (ASX: SBM) has entered into a total of 50,000 ounces of forward gold contracts to be delivered in monthly instalments from January to December 2020 at a forward price of A$1,809 per ounce.
The forward contracts are notionally assigned to secure a reliable cash margin on a portion of Simberi’s anticipated future gold production in FY20 and FY21. As previously announced, the Simberi Life of Mine plan extends to FY21[1] , with mining continuing throughout FY19 and FY20. Low grade stockpiles accumulated over FY18 to FY20 will be processed in FY21.
In FY19 Simberi is forecast to produce between 105,000 and 115,000 ounces of gold, at an All-in Sustaining Cost of between A$1,275 and A$1,375 per ounce[2] .
Summary of hedging in place at the date of this release
| FY19 | • | 68,000ounces of forward gold contracts to be delivered in monthly instalments between |
|---|---|---|
| November 2018 and June 2019 atA$1,750per ounce (remaining FY19 component of initial | ||
| 100,000 ounce hedges announced 7 and 19 February2018,and 7 March 2018) | ||
| FY20 | • | 50,000ounces of forward gold contracts to be delivered in monthly instalments between |
| July and December 2019 atA$1,750per ounce (announced 7 and 19 February 2018, and 7 | ||
| March 2018) | ||
| • | 24,000ounces of forward gold contracts to be delivered in monthly instalments between | |
| Januaryand June 2020 atA$1,809 per ounce(announced today) | ||
| FY21 | • | 26,000ounces of forward gold contracts to be delivered in monthly instalments between |
| Julyand December 2020 atA$1,809 per ounce(announced today) |
1 LOM based on existing Reserves, refer to Ore Reserves and Mineral Resources Statement as at 30 June 2018, released 27 August 2018 2 AISC is a Non-IFRS measure, refer Q1 September FY19 Quarterly Report released 17 October 2018. The Report also includes FY19 guidance.
Investor Relations Mr David Cotterell Manager Investor Relations +61 3 8660 1900 ASX: SBM Media Relations Mr Tim Duncan Hinton & Associates +61 3 9600 1979 ADR: STBMY St Barbara Limited Level 10, 432 St Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC 3004 T +61 3 8660 1900 F +61 3 8660 1999 ACN 009 165 066 Locked Bag 9, Collins Street East, Melbourne VIC 8003 W www.stbarbara.com.au