Noranda Announces Plans for New Debt Financing

Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation

announced today that its Board of Directors has approved plans to pursue a debt refinancing of the Company's senior secured credit facility, including both its term loan and revolving credit facility. The refinancing is expected to result in two new senior secured credit facilities in an aggregate amount of approximately $550 million, comprised of a term loan in an amount of approximately $300 million, and an asset-based revolving credit facility in an amount of approximately $250 million, which is anticipated to be undrawn at closing