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| LOANS AND DEBENTURES | 13 LOANS AND DEBENTURES
The list of loans and debentures held by the Company, as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, is as follows:
* Definition: Secured Overnight Financing Rate Data (“SOFR”) and Certificates of Interbank Deposits (“CDI”)
(a) This loan was recognized in the Company’s financial statements as a result of the acquisition of Bluestone. On February 7, 2025, Aura, Nemesia S.à.r.l., and Bluestone, signed a term sheet for the purchase and assignment of the debt obligation related to the Era Dorada Project held by Bluestone. On March 14, 2025, the parties executed a Debt Purchase and Assignment Agreement, reflecting the terms previously agreed between the parties and subject to certain closing conditions, including approval from Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”). On April 15, 2025, the parties closed the transaction, pursuant to which Aura acquired from Nemesia S.à.r.l. all of Nemesia’s rights, title, and interest in the outstanding debt of Bluestone in exchange for common shares of Aura and an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $5.9 million payable from Aura to Nemesia S.à.r.l (the “New Promissory Note”), The New Promissory Note has a fixed interest rate of 7% and becomes due once Era Dorada Project achieves commercial production within the next 20 years. The fair value of the common shares issued was $22.8 million, based on Aura’s share price at the closing date. The transaction resulted in a loss on settlement of liability with equity instruments of $8.8 million, recognized as a finance expense (Note 24) for the year ended December 31, 2025.
The future flows of loans and debentures payments are as follows:
Financial Covenants Mineração Apoena S.A. (“Apoena”) – subsidiary of the Company - Bank BTG Pactual.: Principal of US$ 20,000 entered in December 2024 The agreement has financial covenants where Net Debt should be lower than 2.75x over the last 12 months EBITDA. The covenant is measured on a quarterly basis at Aura Minerals Inc.
Aranzazu Holdings SA de CV (“Aranzazu”) – subsidiary of the Company - Bank Santander México S.A.: Principal amount of $15,000, in August 2024 plus $22,000 in December, 2024 The agreement has financial covenants where: Net Debt should be lower than 1.5x over the last 12 months EBITDA; and last 12 months EBITDA over the interest expense should be over or equal 5.0x. The covenant is measured on a quarterly basis at the subsidiary.
Aura Almas Mineração S.A. (“Almas”) – subsidiary of the Company - Debentures: Principal of R$1 billion (US$161,491) entered in October 2024 The agreement also includes a quarterly financial covenant where the net debt to the last 12 months EBITDA ratio not exceed: - in the case of Aura Minerals, 2.75x through June 30, 2025; - in the case of Almas, 2.00x from July 1, 2025 through October 2, 2027; and - in the case of Almas, 1.50x thereafter through maturity;
Aura Almas Mineração S.A. (“Almas”) – subsidiary of the Company - Swap agreement entered in October 2024. The agreement also includes a quarterly financial covenant where the net debt to the last 12 months EBITDA ratio not exceed: - in the case of Aura Minerals, 2.75x through June 30, 2025; - in the case of Almas, 2.00x from July 1, 2025 through October 2, 2027; and - in the case of Almas, 1.50x thereafter through maturity;
Aura Almas Mineração S.A. (“Almas”) – subsidiary of the Company - Safra Bank: Principal of US$ 20,000 entered in August 2024 The agreement has financial covenants where Net Debt should be lower than 2.75x over the last 12 months EBITDA. The covenant is measured on a quarterly basis at Aura Minerals Inc.
Cascar Brasil Mineração Ltda. (“Cascar”) – subsidiary of the Company (Borborema Project) - Santander Brasil S.A., principal of $100,750 entered in September 2023 The agreement has one annual financial covenant requiring that, beginning in the year ended December 31, 2025, following an initial grace period, where Cascar’s Net Debt should be lower than 1.5x over Cascar’s last 12 months EBITDA.
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance with all the financial covenants.
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