Mr. Gregg Ruhl reports

ALGOMA CENTRAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES REFINANCING OF LONG-TERM DEBT

Algoma Central Corp. has completed an amendment and expansion of its senior secured financing facilities. Proceeds from the expanded financing facilities will be used to repay the bank revolver (as defined below), to finance the company's investment opportunities and for general corporate purposes.

The company has entered into an amendment of its revolving bank credit agreement with a syndicate of six banks, providing access to $634-million of credit, an increase of $182-million over the existing credit facility. The amendment also extends the maturity of the bank revolver from 2027 to 2031. Placement of the amended and extended bank revolver was led by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

In addition to the amendment and extension of the bank revolver, the expanded financing facilities also include $183-million raised in a private placement of senior secured notes payable by the company. The new notes, which have been issued in both U.S. dollar and Canadian dollar tranches, have terms between three and five years and bear interest rates ranging from 4.45 per cent to 5.49 per cent per annum, with an overall effective rate at closing of 4.99 per cent. The new notes have been issued to a group of Canadian and US insurance companies. RBC Capital Markets, LLC led the issuance of the new notes on behalf of the company. Proceeds of the new notes will be used to repay $183-million of outstanding advances under the bank revolver.

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP acted as counsel to the company.

Both the new notes and the bank revolver are secured by the material marine assets of Algoma and by guarantees pledged by the material subsidiaries of the company.

The new notes were offered and sold on a private placement basis to accredited investors in the United States and in certain provinces of Canada. The new notes have not been and will not be qualified for sale to the public under applicable Canadian securities laws and, accordingly, any offer and sale of the new notes in Canada will be made on a basis that is exempt from the prospectus requirements of such securities laws.

About Algoma Central Corp.

Algoma Central is a global provider of marine transportation, owning and operating dry and liquid bulk carriers that serve critical industries throughout the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region and internationally. Focused on delivering exceptional customer service, utilizing fuel efficient vessels and advancing innovative technologies, Algoma drives productivity while contributing to economic growth, strengthening communities and supporting its people.

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