Pricing of $500 million senior unsecured bonds

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Genel Energy PLC

01 May 2014

 



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1 May 2014

Genel Energy plc

Pricing of $500 million senior unsecured bonds

Genel Energy plc ('Genel' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that it has priced an issue of $500 million senior unsecured bonds ('the Bonds') due 2019 at 7.50%. The size of the offering has been increased from the $400 million indicated at launch on 25 April 2014 to $500 million.

The offering is expected to complete on or around 14 May 2014, subject to customary conditions precedent. The Bonds, net proceeds of which shall be employed towards a combination of field development costs as well as general corporate purposes, will be senior obligations of Genel.

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For further information, please contact:

Genel Energy Julian Metherell, Chief Financial Officer Phil Corbett, Head of Investor Relations Andrew Benbow, Head of Public Relations	[phone]
Vigo Communications Patrick d'Ancona	[phone]

Notes to editors:

Genel Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: GENL). The company, with headquarters in London and additional offices in Ankara and Erbil, is the largest independent oil producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and, through value-accretive acquisitions, is building a high impact exploration portfolio within the Middle East and Africa.  For further information, please refer to www.genelenergy.com.  

Disclaimer

This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to the usual risk factors and uncertainties associated with the oil & gas exploration and production business. Whilst the Company believes the expectations reflected herein to be reasonable in light of the information available to them at this time, the actual outcome may be materially different owing to factors beyond the Company's control or within the Company's control where, for example, the Company decides on a change of plan or strategy. Accordingly no reliance may be placed on the figures contained in such forward looking statements.

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This communication and the information contained herein is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States unless they are registered or are exempt from registration. Any public offering of securities to be made in the United States would be made by means of a prospectus that would contain detailed information about the company and its management, as well as financial statements. The company does not intend to register any portion of this offering in the United States or to conduct a public offering in the United States or any other jurisdiction. Copies of this communication are not being, and should not be, distributed in or sent into the United States.

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