7 Feb 2019 09:52
Press Release
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7 February 2019
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BOARD UPDATE ON UK SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE INVESTIGATION
This morning the Serious Fraud Office announced that a former employee of a Petrofac subsidiary yesterday admitted bribery under the UK Bribery Act 2010.
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Petrofac confirms that no charges have been brought against any Group company or any other officers or employees. Although not charged, a number of Petrofac individuals and entities are alleged to have acted together with the individual concerned.
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No current Board member of Petrofac Limited is alleged to have been involved.
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René Médori, Chairman of Petrofac, said:
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"The SFO has chosen to bring charges against a former employee of a subsidiary company. It has deliberately not chosen to charge any Group company or any other officer or employee. In the absence of any charge or credible evidence, Petrofac intends as a matter of policy to stand by its employees."
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 "Petrofac has policies and procedures in place designed to ensure that we operate at the highest levels of compliance and ethics."
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For further information contact:
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Petrofac Limited
+44 (0) 207 811 4900
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Jonathan Low, Head of Investor Relations
jonathan.low@petrofac.com
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Alison Flynn, Group Head of Communications
alison.flynn@petrofac.comÂ
+44 (0) 207 811 4913
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Tulchan Communications Group
+44 (0) 207 353 4200
petrofac@tulchangroup.com
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Martin Robinson
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NOTES TO EDITORS
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Petrofac
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Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the oil and gas production and processing industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world's leading integrated, independent and national oil and gas companies. Petrofac is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (symbol: PFC).
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Petrofac designs and builds oil and gas facilities; operates, maintains and manages facilities and trains personnel; enhances production; and, where it can leverage its service capability, develops and co-invests in upstream and infrastructure projects. Petrofac's range of services meets its clients' needs across the full life cycle of oil and gas assets.
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With around 12,750 employees, Petrofac operates out of seven strategically located operational centres, in Aberdeen, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Woking, Chennai, Mumbai and Kuala Lumpur and has a further 24 offices worldwide.
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For additional information, please refer to the Petrofac website at www.petrofac.com
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