HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Crescent Energy Company (NYSE: CRGY) (“we” or “our”) announced today that its indirect subsidiary Crescent Energy Finance LLC (the “Issuer”) has priced its previously announced private placement pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to eligible purchasers of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 7.375% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “Notes”). The Notes mature on January 15, 2033 and pay interest at the rate of 7.375% per year, payable on January 15 and July 15 of each year, with interest payments on the Notes commencing on January 15, 2025. The Notes were priced at 101% of par, plus accrued and unpaid interest from June 14, 2024. The Issuer intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay a portion of the amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facility. This offering is expected to close on September 9, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions.
The Notes are being offered as additional notes under the indenture dated as of June 14, 2024, as previously supplemented (the “Indenture”), pursuant to which the Issuer has previously issued $750 million aggregate principal amount of 7.375% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “Existing Notes”). The Notes will have substantially identical terms, other than the issue date and issue price, as the Existing Notes, and the Notes and the Existing Notes will be treated as a single series of securities under the Indenture and will vote together as a single class.
The Notes and the related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and, unless so registered, the Notes and the guarantees may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The Issuer plans to offer and sell the Notes only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Crescent Energy Company
Crescent Energy Company is a U.S. energy company with a portfolio of assets concentrated in Texas and the Rockies.
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Many of such risks, uncertainties and assumptions are beyond our ability to control or predict. Because of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We do not give any assurance (1) that we will achieve our expectations or (2) concerning any result or the timing thereof.
All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning this offering, the use of proceeds therefrom, Crescent Energy Company and the Issuer or other matters and attributable thereto or to any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. We assume no duty to update or revise these forward-looking statements based on new information, future events or otherwise.
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