OceanaGold December 2013 convertible bond maturity

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MELBOURNE, Dec. 20, 2013 /CNW/ - OceanaGold Corp. (ASX: OGC) (TSX: OGC) (NZX: OGC) (the "Company") announces the maturity and repayment of the December 2013, 7% convertible bond.

The principal amount of A$110 million has been repaid in full and was financed through cash and the term facility specifically provided for this repayment which was put in place and announced on 21 August 2012. The term facility was provided by a multinational banking syndicate made up of Citibank N.A, Barclays Bank plc, BNP Paribas, HSBC and Nedbank Capital.

The Company has no outstanding convertible bonds.

About OceanaGold

OceanaGold Corp. is a significant multinational gold producer with mines located on the South Island of New Zealand and in the Philippines. The Company's assets encompass New Zealand's largest gold mining operation at the Macraes goldfield in Otago which is made up of the Macraes Open Pit and the Frasers Underground mines. Additionally, on the west coast of the South Island, the Company operates the Reefton Open Pit mine. The Company's Didipio Mine in northern Luzon, Philippines commenced commercial production on April 1, 2013 and is expected to produce 100,000 ounces of gold and 14,000 tonnes of copper per year on average over an estimated 16 year mine life. OceanaGold expects to produce 285,000 to 325,000 ounces of gold in 2013 from the New Zealand and Philippine operations combined and 18,000 to 20,000 tonnes of copper in 2013 from the Philippine operations.

OceanaGold is listed on the Toronto, Australian and New Zealand stock exchanges under the symbol OGC.

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SOURCE OceanaGold Corp.