Canacol Energy Announces Agreement for Debtor in Possession (“DIP”) Financing

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canacol Energy Ltd. (TSX: CNE) (OTCID: CNNEQ) (BVC: CNEC) (“Canacol” or the “Company”) announces that it has entered into an agreement with an ad hoc group of holders of the Company’s 5.75% senior unsecured notes due 2028 (the “DIP Credit Agreement”) for debtor-in-possession financing (the “DIP Financing”), comprised of a U.S.$45 million delayed-draw new-money term loan (the “Term Loan Tranche”) with capacity to obtain additional commitments to issue up to U.S.$22 million in letters of credit to renew and/or replace certain existing letters of credit (the “LC Tranche”). The DIP Financing will bear customary DIP interest and fees, will mature on June 30, 2026 (with a three-month extension option subject to conditions), and, subject to court approval, will be secured by a court-ordered super-priority charge over all of the Company’s and its operating subsidiaries’ assets, subject only to a court-ordered super priority administration charge granted in the CCAA (as defined below) proceedings.