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  1. Cameco Corporation
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14. Short-term debt

  2013 (Revised – note 3)
2012
Promissory note payable $10,601 $42,106
Commercial paper 24,974 24,984
NUKEM short-term loans 14,655 –
Total $50,230 $67,090

In 2008, a promissory note in the amount of $73,344,000 (US) was issued to finance the acquisition of GLE. The promissory note is payable on demand and bears interest at a market rate of 0.95%. At December 31, 2013, $9,967,000 (US) was outstanding under this promissory note (2012 – $42,322,000 (US)).

Cameco borrows directly in the commercial paper market. As of December 31, 2013, there was $24,974,000 outstanding (2012 – $24,984,000), bearing interest at an average rate of 1.13%.

JV Inkai LLP (Inkai) has a $20,000,000 (US) revolving credit facility that is available until August 11, 2015. Cameco’s share of this facility is $12,000,000 (US). No balance was outstanding under this facility at December 31, 2013, or December 31, 2012.

During 2013, NUKEM entered into a multicurrency revolving loan facility that is available until February 15, 2018. Total funds of €100,000,000 are available under the facility, which can be drawn in either Euros or US dollars in the form of bank overdrafts, letters of credit, short-term loans, or foreign exchange facilities. Any amounts drawn in Euros bear interest at a rate equal to the comparable EURIBOR on the draw date plus 0.9%, while amounts drawn in US dollars bear interest at a rate equal to the comparable LIBOR on the draw date plus 1.3%.

As of December 31, 2013, NUKEM had drawn a total of €38,130,000 against the facility, of which €28,130,000 was drawn in the form of bank overdrafts, and €10,000,000 in the form of short-term loans. The bank overdrafts are due on demand and carry a variable interest rate, while the short-term loans are due on January 23, 2014 and bear interest at a rate of 1.14% per annum. NUKEM also has $693,000 (US) in letters of credit drawn on the facility in support of performance obligations under outstanding delivery contracts.

The terms of the facility contain a financial covenant that requires NUKEM to maintain a minimum working capital to debt ratio of 1.35. The facility also stipulates Cameco as a guarantor for NUKEM’s withdrawals, and requires the Company to maintain a credit rating of at least BBB-. Failure to comply with these covenants could result in cancellation of the facility and accelerated payment of any outstanding amounts. As of December 31, 2013, NUKEM and Cameco were in compliance with the covenants, and the Company does not expect its operating and investing activities in 2014 to be constrained by them.