Dec 19 (Reuters) - St Barbara Ltd SBM.AX :
* Asx alert-St Barbara to buy back US$20 million of senior secured notes-SBM.AX
* Will repurchase an additional US$20 million in aggregate principal of its US 144A senior secured notes, effective 20 January 2017
* "Expect to be debt free next quarter"
* Repurchase will be achieved via a notice of redemption administered by trustee
* Note repurchase will be funded from US dollar cash reserves generated from US dollar gold sales Source text for Eikon: ID:nASX2MrySd Further company coverage: SBM.AX