On December 19, 2024, TR Ltd., as guarantor, entered into the Facility Agreement with TR West, as borrower, each
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as obligors, and Macquarie Bank Limited (“Macquarie”), as lender. The
Facility Agreement provides TR West with A$25,000,000 in availability (“Facility A”) for letters of credit and bank
guarantees (“performance bonds”), and includes two potential additional performance bond facilities, each in the amount of
A$5,000,000 (“Facility B” and “Facility C,” respectively, and collectively, the “Facilities”). Availability under the Facility
B and Facility C is subject, among other conditions, to the Company raising additional capital in the amounts of at least
A$62,500,000 and A$75,000,000, respectively. All Facilities terminate on December 19, 2027. The obligations under the
Facility Agreement are unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by TR Ltd.
The Facilities are subject to customary representations, warranties and ongoing affirmative and negative covenants
and agreements. The Group is required to maintain Minimum Liquidity of A$20,000,000 and have a current ratio of at least
1:1. The Facility Agreement provides for events of default that include, among others, nonpayment of any amount due
under the Facility Agreement, breach of covenants and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. If an event of default
occurs, Macquarie will be able to, among other things, terminate the commitments immediately, declare any amounts
outstanding to be due and payable in whole or in part, and exercise other rights and remedies. The Group was in
compliance with all terms of the Facility Agreement as of December 31, 2024.
In relation to Facility A, the Group incurred an establishment fee of A$500,000. The outstanding letters of credit and
bank guarantees under the Facilities are subject to a drawdown fee of 10% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears. The
Group is also required to pay a commitment fee of 4% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears, on the average monthly
unused amount of the Facilities. If the borrower fails to pay any amount payable under the Facility Agreement by the due
date, interest accrues on the overdue amount at a rate of 12% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears.
As of December 31, 2024, there was A$6,360,000 of letters of credits issued under the Facility Agreement. As of
December 31, 2024 there was A$18,640,000 of unused credit under Facility A and A$10,000,000 of unused credit under
Facility B and Facility C.
Costs incurred in connection with securing the Facility Agreement, including fees paid to legal advisors and third
parties, are deferred and amortized to interest expense over the term of the Facility Agreement. As of December 31, 2024,
total unamortized debt issuance costs were A$828,480. During the three months and six months ended December 31, 2024,
the Group recorded A$23,671, as amortization of deferred debt issuance costs as a part of interest expense.
In December 2024, Tamboran B1 Operator signed a Development Agreement (“DA”) with APA Group (“APA”) that
defines the conditions under which APA will design and construct the SPP. Under the DA, Tamboran B1 Operator is
required to put in place bank guarantees that cover approximately two-thirds of APA’s projected construction cost.
Tamboran’s share of the bank guarantees over the next six months is estimated to be A$15.0 million. Pursuant to the Gas
Transportation Agreement (“GTA”) signed with APA, the bank guarantees will be released by APA once certain
performance conditions are met and first gas has been delivered to the NT Government under the Gas Sales Agreement
(“GSA”). APA may call on the bank guarantees if certain defaults under the DA or GTA remain unremedied, which in turn
triggers a requirement by Tamboran B1 Operator to deposit cash amounts sufficient to cover the bank guarantees under the
Facility Agreement with Macquarie.
Note 12 – Related Party Transactions
The Group transacts with two shareholders identified as related parties, H&P and Mr. Bryan Sheffield (“Mr.
Sheffield”). The transactions during the six months ended December 31, 2024 are as follows.
H&P
During the year ended June 30, 2023, the Group entered into a strategic alliance with H&P and secured a
$15,000,000 equity investment from H&P (and as a consequence, a member of the H&P Executive Leadership Team was
appointed as a director of the Group). The strategic alliance resulted in H&P supporting the Group’s development plans in
the Beetaloo Basin through their equity investment in the Company while at the same time executing on H&P’s strategy to
gain more international exposure through the use of drilling rigs in Australia.
On July 1, 2023, the lease commenced with H&P for the use of the FlexRig® for a 25-month period (Refer Note 4).
During the three months and six months ended December 31, 2024, the Group incurred cost of $4,147,721 and $8,099,387
relating to a combination of site mobilization, standby, drilling, labor and rig move costs, $4,065,814 of which remains
invoiced and unpaid as of December 31, 2024.