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ENDEAVOUR ANNOUNCES OFFERING OF $500 MILLION SENIOR NOTES DUE 2030
London, 19 May 2025 – Endeavour Mining plc (LSE:EDV, TSX:EDV, OTCQX:EDVMF)
(the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) announces
the launch of an offering (the “Offering”) of fixed rate senior notes due
2030 (the “Notes”).
The proceeds of the Offering are expected to be used, together with cash on
hand, to (i) finance the purchase of any and all of the Company’s
outstanding U.S.$500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.000% senior
notes due 2026 (the “Existing Notes”) validly tendered and accepted for
purchase by the Company pursuant to the cash tender offer launched by the
Company concurrently with the Offering (the “Tender Offer” and, together
with the Offering, the “Transactions”) and (ii) pay fees and expenses in
relation to the Transactions.
ABOUT ENDEAVOUR MINING PLC
Endeavour Mining is one of the world’s top gold miners and one of the
largest gold producers in West Africa, with operating assets across Senegal,
Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso and a strong portfolio of advanced
development projects and exploration assets in the highly prospective Birimian
Greenstone Belt across West Africa.
A member of the World Gold Council, Endeavour is committed to the principles
of responsible mining and delivering sustainable value to its employees,
stakeholders and the communities where it operates. Endeavour is admitted to
listing and to trading on the London Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock
Exchange, under the symbol EDV.
Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange nor the Investment Industry Regulatory
Organization of Canada accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this press release.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This announcement is for informational purposes only and does not constitute
an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or the
guarantees thereof (the “Guarantees”), nor shall it constitute an offer,
solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which, or to any person to whom,
such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The Notes and the
Guarantees have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities
Act of 1933 or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. Securities may
not be offered in the United States absent registration or an exemption from
registration. No action has been or will be taken in any jurisdiction in
relation to the Notes or the Guarantees to permit a public offering of
securities. There is no assurance that any Notes offering will be completed
or, if completed, as to the terms on which it is completed.
The Notes and the Guarantees are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise
made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available
to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (“EEA”). For these
purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a
retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (ii) a
customer within the meaning of Directive 2016/97/EU (as amended, the
“Insurance Distribution Directive”), where that customer would not qualify
as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II;
or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as
amended, the “Prospectus Regulation”). No key information document
required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the “PRIIPs
Regulation”) for offering or selling the Notes or the Guarantees or
otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been
prepared. Offering or selling the Notes or the Guarantees or otherwise making
them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the
PRIIPs Regulation.
The Notes and the Guarantees are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise
made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available
to any retail investor in the United Kingdom (the “UK”). For these
purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a
retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No.
2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; (ii) a
customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and
Markets Act 2000 (as amended, “FSMA”) and any rules or regulations made
under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would
not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1)
of Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of
the EUWA; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of the UK
Prospectus Regulation. Consequently, no key information document required by
Regulation (EU) No. 1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of
the EUWA (as amended the “UK PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling
the Notes or the Guarantees or otherwise making them available to retail
investors in the UK has been prepared, and therefore, offering or selling the
Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may
be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.
MiFID II professionals / ECPs-only / No PRIIPs KID – Manufacturer target
market (MiFID II product governance) is eligible counterparties and
professional clients only (all distribution channels). No EU PRIIPs key
information document has been prepared as not available to retail in the EEA.
UK MiFIR professionals / ECPs-only / No UK PRIIPs KID – Manufacturer target
market (UK MiFIR product governance) is eligible counterparties and
professional clients only (all distribution channels). No UK PRIIPs key
information document has been prepared as not available to retail in the UK.
This announcement is being distributed to, and is directed at, only persons
who (i) are outside the UK; (ii) are “qualified investors” within the
meaning of Article 2 of the Prospectus Regulation as it forms part of retained
EU law in the UK as defined in the EUWA, (iii) have professional experience in
matters relating to investments falling within the definition of “investment
professionals” in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act
2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the “Order”), or (iv)
are persons who are high net worth bodies corporate, unincorporated
associations and partnerships and the trustees of high value trusts, as
described in Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order or (v) are persons to whom
this communication may otherwise be lawfully communicated (all such persons
together being referred to as “Relevant Persons”). The investments to
which this announcement relates are available only to, and any invitation,
offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such
investments will be available only to or will be engaged in only with,
Relevant Persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or
rely on this announcement or any of its contents. Persons distributing this
announcement must satisfy themselves that it is lawful to do so.
In any EEA Member State this communication is only addressed to and is only
directed at “qualified investors” in that Member State within the meaning
of Article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation.
The Notes and the Guarantees have not been nor will they be qualified for sale
to the public under applicable Canadian securities laws and, accordingly, any
offer and sale of the Notes in Canada will be made on a basis which is exempt
from the prospectus requirements of Canadian securities laws and the Notes
will be subject to “hold period” resale restrictions under applicable
Canadian securities laws.
The distribution of this announcement in certain jurisdictions may be
restricted by law and therefore persons in such jurisdictions into which they
are released, published or distributed, should inform themselves about, and
observe, such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may
constitute a violation of the laws of any such jurisdiction.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This announcement contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning
of applicable securities laws. All statements, other than statements of
historical fact, are “forward-looking statements”, including but not
limited to, statements with respect to the Group’s intentions with regards
to any offering of the Notes and the Guarantees. These forward-looking
statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology,
including the terms “anticipate,” “expect,” “suggests,”
“plan,” “believe,” “intend,” “estimates,” “targets,”
“projects,” “forecasts,” “should,” “could,” “would,”
“may,” “will” and other similar expressions or, in each case, their
negative or other variations or comparable terminology and similar
expressions.
Forward-looking statements, while based on management’s reasonable
estimates, projections and assumptions at the date the statements are made,
are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to be
materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statement. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in
forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not
to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that
such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events
could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements. Please refer to the Group’s most recent Annual Information Form
filed under its profile at www.sedar.com for further information respecting
the risks affecting Endeavour and its business.
These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
announcement. Except as required by applicable law and regulation, the Company
does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
CONTACT INFORMATION
For Investor Relations enquiries: For Media enquiries:
Jack Garman Brunswick Group LLP in London
Vice President of Investor Relations Carole Cable, Partner
+442030112723 +442074045959
investor@endeavourmining.com ccable@brunswickgroup.com
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