Tender Offer
June 12 2003 - 9:30AM
UK Regulatory
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( BW)(SCHLUMBERGER-LD.)(SCL) Tender Offer
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UK REGULATORY NEWS
PARIS & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2003--
Schlumberger Subsidiaries Announce
Tender Offers For Their Bonds
Schlumberger S.A. (formerly Schlumberger Industries S.A.) ("SSA") is
offering to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding EUR
850,000,000 5.25% Guaranteed Bonds due 2008 (the "SSA Series A Bonds")
and up to EUR 200 million in Total Consideration of its outstanding
EUR 500,000,000 5.875% Guaranteed Bonds due 2011 (the "SSA Series B
Bonds").
Schlumberger PLC ("SPLC") is offering to purchase for cash up to GBP
100 million in Total Consideration of its outstanding GBP 250,000,000
6.25% Guaranteed Bonds due 2008 (the "SPLC Series A Bonds") (and
together with the SSA Series A Bonds and the SSA Series B Bonds, the
"Bonds"). Each offer (an "Offer" and together, the "Offers") is made
upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Tender
Offer Document.
Pricing
The price payable for each series (the "Purchase Price") will be based
upon a fixed spread over the yield to maturity of the reference
government bond as described in the table below, based on the average
of the bid and the offer price for such reference government bond as
reported by Bloomberg (pages PXGB and PXUK, as applicable) at 2:00 PM
CET on the date which is two business days prior to the applicable
expiration date of the Offer for that series using standard market
practice.
Holders of SSA Series B Bonds and SPLC Series A Bonds who validly
tender (and do not withdraw) their respective Bonds prior to 5:00 PM
CET on 27 June 2003 will receive an additional EUR 15.00 per EUR 1,000
of SSA Series B Bonds accepted and GBP 7.50 per GBP 1,000 of SPLC
Series A Bonds accepted (each an "Early Tender Premium") in addition
to the Purchase Price and accrued interest under the relevant Bonds.
There is no Early Tender Premium in respect of the SSA Series A Bonds.
Early Tender
Security Premium (per
Description/ EUR1,000/GBP1,000
Common Amount Subject Reference Fixed in principal
Code/ISIN to Offer Bond(s) Spread(s) amount)
-------------- -------------- ----------- --------- ------------------
EUR850,000,000
5.25%
Guaranteed 4.125%
Bonds due German
2008 Government
013665605 Bund due 4
XS0136656054 Any and all July 2008 0.15% None
-------------- -------------- ----------- --------- ------------------
EUR500,000,000
5.875%
Guaranteed 5.0 %
Bonds due Up to EUR200 German
2011 million in Government
013665699 Total Bund due 4
XS0136656997 Consideration July 2011 0.35% EUR15.00
-------------- -------------- ----------- --------- ------------------
GBP250,000,000
6.25%
Guaranteed
Bonds due Up to GBP100 5.0% U.K.
2008 million in Treasury
013665788 Total Gilt due 7
XS0136657888 Consideration March 2008 0.50% GBP7.50
-------------- -------------- ----------- --------- ------------------
Key Terms of the Offers
SSA and SPLC are seeking to retire Bonds for an aggregate Total
Consideration not to exceed U.S.$1.4 billion (based on exchange rates
on the relevant price determination date).
The Offer by SSA for the SSA Series A Bonds expires at 5:00 PM CET on
27 June 2003 unless extended or terminated by SSA. The Offer by SSA
for the Series B Bonds and the Offer by SLPC for the SPLC Series A
Bonds each expire at 5:00 PM CET on 15 July 2003 unless extended or
terminated by SSA or SPLC, respectively.
Each of the Offers may be amended, terminated or cancelled by SSA or
SPLC, as applicable, in its sole discretion. Payment of the Purchase
Price, accrued interest and Early Tender Premium, if applicable, will
only become payable upon acceptance of the relevant Bonds tendered in
the Offer. The settlement date for each Offer will be four business
days after the relevant expiration date for an Offer.
Under no circumstances shall the Offers constitute, or be construed,
as a public offer of securities. In particular, the Offers are not
being made to the public in the Republic of France. The Tender Offer
Document is not meant to be transmitted into the Republic of France to
any person who is not a qualified investor (as defined in article
L.411-2 of the French Code monetaire et financier and Decree No.
98-888 dated 1 October 1998). The Offers shall not be made nor tenders
of Bonds accepted in circumstances, which are unlawful.
Bondholders who wish to accept the Offers should refer to the Tender
Offer Document for the procedures, which must be followed to accept.
Pro Ration
The Total Consideration shall be the maximum amount payable by each of
SSA and/or SPLC, as applicable, with respect to each series of Bonds
to be accepted for payment, and shall include the Purchase Price for
such series, accrued interest and Early Tender Premium, if applicable.
Acceptance of the SSA Series B Bonds or SPLC Series A Bonds may be
subject to proration if the amount tendered is greater than the amount
SSA or SPLC, respectively, has offered to purchase.
Further Information
The Tender Offers are described in the Tender Offer Document dated 12
June 2003, which is available for collection from the Tender Agent to
current bondholders. BNP Paribas, Citigroup Global Markets Limited and
Goldman Sachs International are Dealer Managers for the Tender Offers.
Requests for the Tender Offer Document or related documents and other
relevant information in relation to the tenders should be directed to:
The Tender Agents
Citibank, N.A. Dexia Banque Internationale a
Luxembourg, societe anonyme
P.O. Box 180555 69, route d'Esch
5 Carmelite Street L-2953 Luxembourg
London Luxembourg
EC4Y 0PA
United Kingdom
Attn: Exchange Team Attn: Fiscal and Listing Agencies,
Tel: +44 (0) 207 508 3867 ref: Tender Offer/Schlumberger
Fax: +44 (0) 207 508 3866 Tel: +352 4590 3550
Email: exchange.gats@citigroup.com Fax: +352 4590 4227
Requests for all other information in relation to the Tender Offers
should be directed to:
The Dealer Managers
BNP Paribas Citigroup Global Markets Limited
10 Harewood Avenue Citigroup Centre
London NW1 6AA 33 Canada Square
United Kingdom Canary Wharf
London E14 5LB
United Kingdom
Attn: Fixed Income Syndicate Attn: The Liability Management
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7595 8222 Group
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7595 2555 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7986 8969
Email: mary.chapman@bnpparibas.com Fax: +44 (0) 20 7986 1912
Email: graham.bahan@citigroup.com
Goldman Sachs International
Peterborough Court
133 Fleet Street
London EC4A 2BB
United Kingdom
Attn: Ronan McCullough
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7774 5172
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7774 2330
Email: ronan.mccullough@gs.com
Short Name: Schlumberger Ld.
Category Code: TEN
Sequence Number: 00005754
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20030612T105333+0100
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CONTACT: Schlumberger Ld.
KEYWORD: UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL EUROPE
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ENERGY OIL/GAS
SOURCE: Schlumberger Ld.
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