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Fresnillo PLC
November 13, 2013
Fresnillo Plc
28 Grosvenor Street
London W1K 4QR
United Kingdom
www.fresnilloplc.com
November 13, 2013
Fresnillo Announces Closing of U.S.$800 million Senior Notes Offering
Fresnillo plc is pleased to announce the completion of its previously announced offering of U.S.$800 million aggregate principal amount of 5.500% Senior Notes due 2023 (the "notes"). The notes were offered to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to certain non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. Fresnillo intends to use the net proceeds from the issuance for funding its current investment and development plans, for future growth opportunities and for general corporate purposes.
This press release is not an offer of notes for sale in Mexico, the United States or the United Kingdom. The notes may not be offered or sold (i) in Mexico absent authorization by the CNBV in accordance with the Ley del Mercado de Valores (Mexican Securities Market Law) and all applicable regulations and the due registration of the notes in the National Registry of Securities maintained by the CNBV; or (ii) in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption from registration therefrom. Any public offering of securities in Mexico, in the United States or in the United Kingdom must be made by means of a prospectus containing detailed information about the terms of the offering, the issuer and matters relating to its financial, administrative, and legal condition, as well as financial statements.
For further information, please visit our website www.fresnilloplc.com or contact:
Fresnillo plc London Office Gabriela Mayor, Head of Investor Relations | Tel: +44 (0)20 7399 2470 |
Mexico City Office Ana Belem Zárate García | Tel: +52 55 52 79 3206 |
Brunswick Group Carole Cable David Litterick | Tel: +44 (0)20 7404 5959 |
About Fresnillo plc
Fresnillo plc is the world's largest primary silver producer and Mexico's second largest gold producer, listed on the London and Mexican Stock Exchanges under the symbol FRES.
Fresnillo plc has six operating mines, all of them in Mexico - Fresnillo, Saucito, Ciénega (including the San Ramón satellite mine), Herradura, Soledad and Noche Buena; three development projects - a dynamic leaching plant to treat high grade gold ore from the Herradura and Soledad mines; San Julián and Saucito II and four advanced exploration prospects - Centauro Deep, Juanicipio, Orisyvo and Las Casas Rosario as well as a number of other long term exploration prospects. In total, Fresnillo plc has mining concessions covering approximately 2.1 million hectares in Mexico.
Fresnillo plc has a strong and long tradition of mining, a proven track record of mine development, reserve replacement, and production costs in the lowest quartile of the cost curve for both silver and gold.
Fresnillo plc's goal is to maintain the group's position as the world's largest primary silver company, producing 65 million ounces of silver and 500,000 ounces of gold by 2018.
Forward Looking Statements
Information contained in this announcement may include 'forward-looking statements'. All statements other than statements of historical facts included herein are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and the actual results of Fresnillo plc's operations, financial position and liquidity, and the development of the markets and the industry in which Fresnillo plc operates, may differ materially from those described in, or suggested by, the forward-looking statements contained in this document.