SET Notification

Notification of the plans to repurchase US$ denominated securities and raise funds by issuing new US$ denominated securities of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited's group

23 June 2017

PTTEP 13061/00-5232/2017                                                                                 

Investor Relations
                    
Tel. 0-2537-5919, 0-2537-5304, 0-2537-5779, 0-2537-4446

23 June 2017

President
The Stock Exchange of Thailand
93 Ratchadaphisek Road, Dindaeng
Bangkok 10400

Dear Sir,

Subject:           Notification of the plans to repurchase US$ denominated securities and raise funds by issuing new US$ denominated securities of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited's group 

PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) hereby informs you that PTTEP plans to implement a liability management exercise for its group companies with respect to US$ denominated debts to ensure efficiency in financial management and in response to the current market conditions. Details of the plans are follows:

  1. making an offer to repurchase the US$1,000,000,000 Subordinated Perpetual Capital Securities, which were previously offered to investors offshore and issued by PTTEP on 18 June 2014 and currently listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST) in Singapore; and
  2. general funds raising which includes a funds raising by PTTEP Treasury Center Company Limited (PTTEP Treasury Center), in its capacity as a treasury center and international headquarter of companies within the PTTEP group, by way of issuing new US$ denominated subordinated perpetual capital securities guaranteed by PTTEP. The proceeds from the issuance of such new securities will be used for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, on-lending to entities within PTTEP group.

PTTEP expects that the repurchase (as set forth in 1 above) will be completed within July 2017. PTTEP will further notify you of the result of the repurchase and the progress of the funds raising plan of PTTEP Treasury Center.

Please be informed accordingly.

Yours Sincerely, 

Kanit Sangwongwanich

Kanit Sangwongwanich
Executive Vice President, Engineering and Development Group
Acting President and Chief Executive Officer

 

These materials are not an offer of securities for sale into the United States or Thailand. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration. No public offering of securities is being made in the United States. No offering of any securities will be made to any person in Thailand.