Australia’s Atlas issues stock to lenders to cut debt


SYDNEY: Australian iron ore miner Atlas Iron Ltd said it has agreed a far-reaching debt restructuring that will hand its lenders 70% of the company’s stock as it struggles to stay afloat.

Under the proposed deal, the company’s so-called Term Loan B lenders would retire US$132mil in debt, cutting Atlas’s debt load to US$135mil from US$267mil.

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