Mr. Dev Shetty reports

FURA ARRANGES LONG TERM LOAN FACILITY

Fura Gems Inc. has issued a grid promissory note to a private company pursuant to which the lender has agreed to immediately lend and the company has agreed to borrow $21-million (U.S.). An additional $7.6-million (U.S.) remains available for drawdown by the company at a later date, subject to the terms of the note, for a maximum aggregate principal amount of $28.6-million (U.S.). The funds advanced under the note are initially unsecured, will bear interest at a rate of 10 per cent per annum and have a maturity date of Aug. 31, 2021. The initial advance is inclusive of $5,543,699 (U.S.) for that certain loan advanced by the lender to the company described in the company's press release dated Feb. 10, 2020. The principal amount of the loan, as well as accrued interest, will be payable on the maturity date.

Under the terms of the note, if any amounts payable by the company to the lender remain outstanding on May 31, 2020, at the request of the lender, the company agrees to grant a security interest to the lender in all of its present and future property. If the security interest is not granted to the lender and the obligations are not paid in full on or prior to the date that falls six months from the date that the funds are advanced, the company is required to pay an extension fee of $800,000 (U.S.), which shall form part of the obligations payable on the maturity date, and the lender shall extend the security date to the date that is 12 months from the date that the funds are advanced. If the security interest is not granted to the lender and the obligations are not paid in full on or prior to the extended security date, the company is required to pay an additional extension fee of $800,000 (U.S.), which shall form part of the obligations payable on the maturity date, and the lender shall extend the extended security date to the maturity date.

The proceeds of the loan are expected to be used for: (i) the advancement of its Coscuez emerald project in Colombia, its ruby projects in Mozambique and its sapphire projects in Australia; (ii) general corporate purposes, including paying down debts; and (iii) payment toward acquiring ruby mining concession 8955C, ruby mining licence 7414L and a 20-per-cent interest in ruby mining concession 8921C, each in the Montepuez district of Mozambique.

The lender is both a related party and a control person of the company pursuant to Canadian securities laws. Issuing the note to the lender is therefore considered to be a related-party transaction under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 (Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions) but is exempted from the requirement to obtain a formal valuation pursuant to 5.5 (b) and from the requirement to obtain minority approval pursuant to 5.7(1)(f) of MI 61-101, as the loan: (i) is on reasonable commercial terms that are not less advantageous to the company than if the loan was obtained from an arm's-length party, and (ii) is not convertible, directly or indirectly, into equity or voting securities of the company or a subsidiary of the company, or repayable as to principal or interest, directly or indirectly, in equity or voting securities of the company or a subsidiary of the company. Minority shareholder approval for the lender becoming a control person of Fura was previously obtained by Fura at its annual and special meeting of shareholders, held on Aug. 2, 2019. Please refer to the company's management information circular dated July 2, 2019, for more information. The company did not file a material change report more than 21 days before issuing the note as the terms of the note were not settled until shortly prior to such issuance, and the company wished to complete the loan on an expedited basis.

About Fura Gems Inc.

Fura Gems is a gemstone mining and marketing company, which is engaged in the mining, exploration and acquisition of gemstone licences. Fura's headquarters is located in Toronto, Canada, and its administrative headquarters is located in the Gold Tower, Dubai.

Fura is engaged in the exploration of resource properties in Colombia and owns a 76-per-cent interest in the Coscuez emerald mine in Boyaca, Colombia. Fura is involved in the exploration and mining of sapphires in Australia through its 100-per-cent interests in two mining permits (EPM 25973 and EPM 25978) and three mining licences (ML 70419, ML 70447 and ML 70451), and rubies in Mozambique through its 80-per-cent effective interest in four ruby licences (4392L, 3868L, 3869L and 6811L) and its 100-per-cent interest in ruby licence 5572L.

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