Gran Colombia Gold Announces Details of May 2015 Interest Payments on Senior Debt and Upcoming Webcast on Financial Results for Q1 2015

TORONTO, May 7, 2015 /CNW/ - Gran Colombia Gold Corp. (TSX: GCM, OTC: TPRFF) announced today the details of the interest payments it will make on May 29, 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 May 19, 2015 will receive approximately US$7.95 per US$1,000 face value of the notes, leaving a balance of interest in arrears after the May 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 May 19, 2015 will receive approximately US$3.97 per US$1,000 face value of the notes which will be applied against the interest in arrears from December 31, 2014, leaving a balance of US$9.04 per US$1,000 face value of Silver Notes after the April payment. These payment amounts are derived based on a 29-day period from May 1, 2015 through May 29, 2015, inclusive.

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 expects to continue discussions with Gold and Silver note holders in the second quarter of 2015.

The Company also announced today that it will release its financial results for the first quarter of 2015 after market close on Thursday, May 14, 2015 and will host a conference call and webcast on Friday, May 15, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the results.

Webcast and call-in details are as follows:

Live Event link:	http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/32qpqvp6
Toronto & International:	1 [phone]
North America Toll Free:	1 [phone]
Colombia Toll Free:	01 800 9 156 924
Conference ID:	39690668

A replay of the webcast will be available at www.grancolombiagold.com from Friday, May 14, 2015 until Sunday, June 14, 2015.  

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]