CanAm Repays $450,000 of its $1,085,000 Aug 2013 Unsecured Debenture and Amends the Terms on the Balance Outstanding

CanAm Coal Corp. ("CanAm" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:COE)(OTCQX:COECF) is
pleased to announce that it has entered into a First Amending Agreement with
certain of its debenture holders, which amends certain terms of an Unsecured
Convertible Debenture maturing August 31, 2013 as follows:




--  Extends the Maturity Date of the Debentures from August 31, 2013 to May
    8, 2014 
--  Removes the ability to convert the Debentures into common shares of the
    Company, and 
--  Sets the interest rate at 10% compared to the original 12%



Of the $1,085,000 of Unsecured Convertible Debentures outstanding, holders
totaling $630,000 have entered into the Amending Agreement, including insiders
holding $45,000. The remaining $455,000 has been repaid, in full. In conjunction
with the repayment, the Company received a loan from a Director totaling
$100,000. The loan bears interest at 10% and matures on May 8, 2014.


The Amending Agreement is s subject to final approval by the TSX Venture Exchange. 

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that
term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.


Forward-Looking Information and Statements 

This news release may contain certain forward-looking information and statements
about management's view of future events, expectations, plans and prospects,
including the use of proceeds from the private placement and the completion of
the private placement. All statements included herein, other than statements of
historical fact, is forward-looking information and such information involves
various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such information
will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such information. A description of
assumptions used to develop such forward-looking information and a description
of risk factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from
forward-looking information can be found in the Company's disclosure documents
on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. The Company does not undertake to update
any forward-looking information except in accordance with applicable securities
laws.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
CanAm Corporate Office:
Jos De Smedt, President & CEO
403.262.3797
Toll Free: 1.877.262.5888
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