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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.
-endsFor further information, please contact:
Genel Energy
Julian Metherell, Chief Financial Officer
Phil Corbett, Head of Investor Relations
Andrew Benbow, Head of Public Relations
+44 20 7659 5100
Vigo Communications
Patrick d’Ancona
+44 20 7016 9573
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.
This announcement (and the information contained herein) does not contain or constitute an offer to
sell or the solicitation of an offer to purchase, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction
where such offer, solicitation or sale would constitute a contravention of the relevant laws or
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or are exempt from registration. Any public offering of securities to be made in the United States
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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
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