Gran Colombia Gold Announces Details of August 2015 interest Payments on Senior Debt

TORONTO, Aug. 7, 2015 /CNW/ - Gran Colombia Gold Corp. (TSX: GCM, OTC: TPRFF) announced today the details of the interest payments it will make on August 31, 2015 on its Senior Secured Gold-Linked Notes due 2017 and its Senior Unsecured Silver-Linked Notes due 2018.

Gold Note holders of record as of August 21, 2015 will receive approximately US$8.49 per US$1,000 face value of the notes, leaving a balance of interest in arrears after the August payment of US$17.26 (approximately two months) per US$1,000 face value of the Gold Notes. Silver Note holders of record as of August 21, 2015 will receive approximately US$4.25 per US$1,000 face value of the notes which will be applied against the interest in arrears from December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015, leaving a balance of US$20.96 per US$1,000 face value of Silver Notes after the August payment. These payment amounts are derived based on a 31-day period from August 1, 2015 through August 31, 2015, inclusive. The Company also confirmed that it will not be making any repayments on the Silver Notes principal originally scheduled for August 11, 2015 under the Silver Note indenture.

The interest payments are being made by the Company while we continue work on a comprehensive plan moving forward. The Company is continuing to work closely with its financial advisor, GMP Securities L.P. and continues discussions with Gold and Silver Note holders.

About Gran Colombia Gold Corp.

Gran Colombia is a Canadian-based gold and silver exploration, development and production company with its primary focus in Colombia. Gran Colombia is currently the largest underground gold and silver producer in Colombia with several underground mines in operation at its Segovia and Marmato Operations. Gran Colombia is currently advancing a project to develop a modern, large-scale, gold and silver mine at its Segovia operations.

Additional information on Gran Colombia can be found on its website at www.grancolombiagold.com and by reviewing its profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information:

This news release contains "forward-looking information", which may include, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the future financial or operating performance of the Company and its projects and, specifically, statements concerning anticipated growth in annual gold production and reduction of cash costs. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", or "believes" or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Gran Colombia to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements are described under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Information Form dated as of March 31, 2015, which is available for view on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this press release and Gran Colombia disclaims, other than as required by law, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, results, future events, circumstances, or if management's estimates or opinions should change, or otherwise. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

SOURCE Gran Colombia Gold Corp.

Mike Davies, Chief Financial Officer, [phone], [email protected]