Aker BP ASA announces pricing of Senior Notes Offering

Aker BP ASA (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has priced its offering (the “Offering”) of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.875% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) at a price equal to 99.778% of the aggregate principal amount thereof and $750 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.000% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”) at a price equal to 99.371% of the aggregate principal amount thereof (the 2026 Notes and 2031 Notes together, the “Notes”). Interest will be payable semi-annually. The Offering is expected to close on or about September 30, 2020, subject to customary conditions precedent for similar transactions. In connection with the Offering, the initial purchasers may engage in stabilizing transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the Notes at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail. Any stabilization action must be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws and rules.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to redeem all the outstanding the $400,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 6% Senior Notes due 2022, issued pursuant to an indenture dated July 5, 2017 and to pay related redemption premia, repay outstanding amounts under the Company’s revolving credit facility (without reducing commitments) and for general corporate purposes. 

For further information, please contact: 
Kjetil Bakken, VP Investor Relations, tel.: +47 918 89 889 
John Ole Hægeland, VP Corporate Finance, tel.: +47 906 06 169 

Cautionary Statements 

This press release is for information purposes only and does not constitute a prospectus or any offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security in the United States of America or in any other jurisdiction. This announcement is not for public release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia), except to “qualified institutional buyers” (“QIBs”) as defined in Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). This announcement does not constitute or form a part of any offer of, or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for, any securities in the United States. Any such securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act. Any such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States, except that the securities may be offered for sale in the United States to QIBs in reliance on the exemption from registration under Rule 144A. No public offering of securities will be made in the United States or in any other jurisdiction where such an offering is restricted or prohibited. 

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In member states of the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or the United Kingdom, this announcement is directed only at persons who are “qualified investors” under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as amended. 

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