Standard Lithium Announces the Early Conversion of Loan Facility With LANXESS Corporation
Standard Lithium Ltd. announced the early conversion of its loan facility with LANXESS Corporation, eliminating long-term debt and enhancing its balance sheet. The company issued 6,251,250 shares and 3,125,625 warrants to LANXESS, retiring a US$3,750,000 loan. This conversion reduces interest expenses and strengthens shareholder ties. Standard Lithium's flagship project in Arkansas focuses on lithium extraction innovation, utilizing its proprietary LiSTR technology for efficient resource recovery.
- Elimination of US$3,750,000 long-term debt improves the balance sheet.
- Issuance of 6,251,250 shares strengthens capital position.
- Reduction in interest expense enhances future profitability.
- LANXESS becomes a key shareholder, improving stakeholder relations.
- None.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Standard Lithium Ltd. (“Standard Lithium” or the “Company”) (TSXV: SLL) (OTCQX: STLHF) (FRA: S5L), an innovative technology and lithium project development company, announced today that LANXESS Corporation (the “Lender”) has elected for the early conversion in full of its loan facility (the “Loan”) previously advanced to the Company.
Conversion of the Loan will allow the Company to strengthen its balance sheet with the elimination of long-term debt and conserve capital for ongoing project development work. The early conversion of the Loan will also reduce interest expense and positions the Lender as a key shareholder.
The Company has issued 6,251,250 common shares, and 3,125,625 share purchase warrants (each, a “Warrant”), to the Lender in connection with the conversion of the outstanding Loan and has retired the principal of the Loan in the amount of US
About Standard Lithium Ltd.
Standard Lithium is an innovative technology and lithium development company. The company's flagship project is located in southern Arkansas, where it is engaged in the testing and proving of the commercial viability of lithium extraction from over 150,000 acres of permitted brine operations. The company has commissioned its first-of-a-kind industrial-scale direct lithium extraction demonstration plant at Lanxess's south plant facility in southern Arkansas. The demonstration plant utilizes the company's proprietary LiSTR technology to selectively extract lithium from Lanxess's tail brine. The demonstration plant is being used for proof-of-concept and commercial feasibility studies. The scalable, environmentally friendly process eliminates the use of evaporation ponds, reduces processing time from months to hours and greatly increases the effective recovery of lithium. The company is also pursuing the resource development of over 30,000 acres of separate brine leases located in southwestern Arkansas and approximately 45,000 acres of mineral leases located in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino county, California.
Standard Lithium is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol “SLL”; quoted on the OTC - Nasdaq Intl Designation under the symbol “STLHF”; and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “S5L”. Please visit the Company’s website at www.standardlithium.com.
On behalf of the Board of Standard Lithium Ltd.
Robert Mintak, CEO & Director
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