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LOANS AND DEBENTURES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Loans And Debentures  
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:

 

                       
Financial debt   Maturity Date   Interest Rate   12/31/2025     12/31/2024  
Bank Occidente                        
Q2 2022 Promissory Note (“5º Promissory Note”)   May 2026   6.25%     1,153       3,882  
Q3 2022 Promissory Note (“6º Promissory Note”)   August 2026   6.25%     2,088       4,709  
Q2 2023 Promissory Note (“7º Promissory Note”)   June 2026   7.50%     -       1,320  
Q1 2024 Promissory Note (“8° Promissory Note”)   February 2026   7.50%     446       3,000  
Q3 2024 Promissory Note (“9° Promissory Note”)   July 2027   8.00%     2,730       4,178  
Bank Atlántida                        
Q2 2022 Loan Agreement (“7º Loan”)   March 2027   6.50%     3,125       5,625  
Bank ABC Brasil S.A.                        
Q4 2022 Loan Agreement (“5º Loan”)   January 2026   5.38%     2,194       10,968  
Bank Santander Mexico                        
Q3 2024 Loan Agreement (“5° Loan”)   July 2027   * SOFR + 3.8%     22,083       35,333  
Bank Santander Brazil                        
Q3 2023 Loan Agreement (“4° Loan)   November 2028   9.51%     78,047       104,073  
Bank Safra                        
Q3 2024 Loan Agreement (“2° Loan”)   August 2026   7.10%     20,529       20,513  
Bank Brasil                        
Q1 2024 Loan Agreement (“1º Loan”)   December 2028   6.50%     10,000       10,003  
Bank Bradesco                        
Q1 2022 Loan Agreement (“1º Loan”)   February 2025   * CDI + 2.342%     -       2,453  
Q4 2024 Loan Agreement (“2° Loan”)   December 2028   6.50%     43,033       43,000  
Other banks                        
BTG Pactual   November 2027   6.70%     20,116       20,116  
Debentures payable                        
Debentures – 2nd issuance   October 2030   CDI + 1.60%     186,433       162,515  
Gold Royalty Corp                        
Gold linked loan   December 2029   8.5%     13,291       11,416  
Nemesia SARL                        
Nemesia SÀRL   (a)   7%     5,900       -  
Total             411,168       443,104  
Current             99,548       82,007  
Non-Current             311,620       361,097  

 

* 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 1,218,222 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 1,218,222 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:

 

         
      Amount  
2027       81,842  
2028       50,396  
2029       59,794  
2030       59,794  
2031 onwards       59,794  
Total        311,620  

 

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.