ConocoPhillips Announces Early Results of Cash Tender Offer
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) announced today the early results of the previously announced tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) of
ConocoPhillips and its wholly-owned subsidiary, ConocoPhillips Company (“CPCo” and, together with ConocoPhillips, the “Company”),
to purchase up to $400 million in aggregate principal amount (the “Maximum Tender Offer Amount”) of the outstanding debt securities
identified in the table below (collectively, the “Notes” and each a “Series” of Notes).
As of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 27, 2018 (the “Early Tender Deadline”), approximately $2.1 billion aggregate
principal amount of Notes were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn. The table below identifies the principal amount of each
Series of Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn and the principal amount the Company has accepted for purchase:
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Acceptance
Priority
Level
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Title of Security |
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Purchaser |
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Original
Issuer
(1)
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CUSIP/ISIN |
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Principal Amount
Outstanding Prior
to the Tender
Offer
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Principal
Amount
Tendered (2)
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Principal
Amount
Accepted for
Purchase
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Final
Proration
Factor (3)
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Principal
Amount
Outstanding
After the Tender
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1 |
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9.125% Senior Notes due 2021 |
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CPCo |
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BRI |
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122014AE3 / US122014AE34 |
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$150,000,000 |
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$27,040,000 |
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$27,040,000 |
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100% |
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$122,960,000 |
2 |
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8.200% Senior Notes due 2025 |
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CPCo |
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BRI |
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122014AH6 / US122014AH64 |
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$150,000,000 |
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$16,021,000 |
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$16,021,000 |
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100% |
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$133,979,000 |
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8.125% Senior Notes due 2030 |
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CPCo |
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TOSCO |
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891490AT1 / US891490AT14 |
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$600,000,000 |
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$210,420,000 |
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$210,420,000 |
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100% |
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$389,580,000 |
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7.900% Senior Notes due 2047 |
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CPCo |
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TOSCO |
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891490AS3 / US891490AS31 |
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$100,000,000 |
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$40,100,000 |
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$40,100,000 |
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100% |
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$59,900,000 |
5 |
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7.800% Senior Notes due 2027 |
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CPCo |
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TOSCO |
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891490AR5 / US891490AR57 |
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$300,000,000 |
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$96,732,000 |
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$96,732,000 |
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100% |
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$203,268,000 |
6 |
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7.650% Senior Notes due 2023 |
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CPCo |
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LLEC |
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546268AG8 / US546268AG84 |
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$87,920,000 |
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$21,329,000 |
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$9,687,000 |
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45.4% |
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$78,233,000 |
7 |
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7.375% Senior Notes due 2029 |
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CPCo |
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BRI |
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122014AL7 / US122014AL76 |
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$92,184,000 |
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$10,105,000 |
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$0 |
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0% |
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$92,184,000 |
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7.250% Senior Notes due 2031 |
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CPCo |
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CFC |
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20825UAC8 / US20825UAC80 |
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$500,000,000 |
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$148,304,000 |
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$0 |
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0% |
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$500,000,000 |
9 |
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7.000% Senior Notes due 2029 |
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CPCo |
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PPC |
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718507BK1 / US718507BK18 |
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$200,000,000 |
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$76,882,000 |
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$0 |
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0% |
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$200,000,000 |
10 |
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6.950% Senior Notes due 2029 |
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CPCo |
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CINC |
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208251AE8 / US208251AE82 |
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$1,549,114,000 |
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$535,683,000 |
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$0 |
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0% |
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$1,549,114,000 |
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6.875% Senior Notes due 2026 |
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CPCo |
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BRI |
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122014AJ2 / US122014AJ21 |
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$67,315,000 |
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$28,774,000 |
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$0 |
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0% |
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$67,315,000 |
12 |
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6.500% Senior Notes due 2039 |
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COP |
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COP |
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20825CAQ7 / US20825CAQ78 |
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$2,750,000,000 |
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$886,010,000 |
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$0 |
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0% |
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$2,750,000,000 |
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Any series of Notes designated with “BRI” was originally issued by Burlington
Resources Inc. Any Series of Notes designated with “TOSCO” was originally issued by Tosco Corporation. Any Series of Notes
designated with “LLEC” was originally issued by The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company. Any Series of Notes designated with
“CFC” was originally issued by Conoco Funding Company. Any Series of Notes designated with “PPC” was originally issued by
Phillips Petroleum Company. Any Series of Notes designated with “CINC” was originally issued by Conoco Inc. Any Series of Notes
designated with “COP” was issued by ConocoPhillips. |
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As of the Early Tender Deadline. |
(3) |
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The final proration factor has been rounded to the nearest tenth of a percentage
point for presentation purposes. |
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The amount of each Series of Notes accepted for purchase was determined pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer
as set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated March 14, 2018 (the “Offer to Purchase”) and the related Letter of Transmittal dated
March 14, 2018 (the “Letter of Transmittal”).
Notes not accepted for purchase will be promptly credited to the account of the registered holder of such Notes with The
Depository Trust Company, as applicable, and otherwise returned in accordance with the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of
Transmittal.
Holders of Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or before the Early Tender Deadline and accepted for purchase
will be eligible to receive the applicable Total Tender Offer Consideration (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), which includes
an early tender premium of $30 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes. The applicable Total Tender Offer Consideration will be
determined by reference to a fixed spread specified for such Series of Notes over the yield based on the bid-side price of the
applicable U.S. Treasury Security, as described in the Offer to Purchase. The Total Tender Offer Consideration will be calculated
by the Dealer Managers (identified below) for the Tender Offer at 2:00 p.m., New York City time, today, March 28, 2018. All
payments for Notes purchased in connection with the Early Tender Deadline will also include accrued and unpaid interest on the
principal amount of Notes tendered and accepted for purchase from the last interest payment date applicable to the relevant Series
of Notes up to, but not including, the early settlement date, which is currently expected to be March 29, 2018. In accordance with
the terms of the Tender Offer, the withdrawal deadline was 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 27, 2018. As a result,
tendered Notes may no longer be withdrawn, except in certain limited circumstances where additional withdrawal rights are required
by law (as determined by the Company).
Although the Tender Offer is scheduled to expire one minute after 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on April 10, 2018, because
holders of Notes subject to the Tender Offer validly tendered and did not validly withdraw Notes on or before the Early Tender
Deadline in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Tender Offer Amount, the Company does not expect to accept for purchase any tenders
of Notes after the Early Tender Deadline.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and MUFG Securities Americas Inc. are the Dealer Managers for the Tender Offer. Barclays Capital
Inc., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., HSBC Securities
(USA) Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are the Co-Dealer Managers for the Tender Offer. Global Bondholder Services Corporation
is the Tender Agent and Information Agent. Persons with questions regarding the Tender Offer should contact Citigroup Global
Markets Inc. at (toll-free) (+1) (800) 558-3745 and MUFG Securities Americas Inc. at (toll-free) (+1) (877) 744-4532. Requests for
copies of the Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and related materials should be directed to Global Bondholder Services
Corporation at (+1) (212) 430-3774, (toll-free) (+1) (866) 924-2200 or contact@gbsc-usa.com . Questions regarding the tendering of Notes may be directed to Global Bondholder Services
Corporation at (toll-free) (+1) (866) 924-2200.
This news release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell the Notes. The Tender Offer is made
only by the Offer to Purchase and the information in this news release is qualified by reference to the Offer to Purchase and
related Letter of Transmittal. None of ConocoPhillips or its affiliates, their respective boards of directors, the Dealer Managers,
the Co-Dealer Managers, the Tender Agent and Information Agent or the trustees with respect to any Notes is making any
recommendation as to whether holders should tender any Notes in response to the Tender Offer, and neither ConocoPhillips nor any
such other person has authorized any person to make any such recommendation. Holders must make their own decision as to whether to
tender any of their Notes, and, if so, the principal amount of Notes to tender.
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About ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips is the world’s largest independent E&P company based on production and proved reserves. Headquartered in
Houston, Texas, ConocoPhillips had operations and activities in 17 countries, $73 billion of total assets, and approximately 11,400
employees as of Dec. 31, 2017. Production excluding Libya averaged 1,356 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2017, and
proved reserves were 5.0 billion barrels of oil equivalent as of Dec. 31, 2017. For more information, go to www.conocophillips.com .
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not forward-looking. Where, in any forward-looking statement, ConocoPhillips expresses an expectation or belief as to future
results, such expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis. However, there can be no
assurance that such expectation or belief will result or be achieved. The actual results of operations can and will be affected by
a variety of risks and other matters including, but not limited to changes in commodity prices; changes in expected levels of oil
and gas reserves or production; operating hazards, drilling risks, unsuccessful exploratory activities; difficulties in developing
new products and manufacturing processes; unexpected cost increases or technical difficulties in constructing, maintaining, or
modifying company facilities; international monetary conditions and exchange rate fluctuations; our ability to complete the Tender
Offer; our ability to complete the sale of our announced dispositions on the timeline currently anticipated, if at all; potential
liability for remedial actions under existing or future environmental regulations; potential liability resulting from pending or
future litigation; limited access to capital or significantly higher cost of capital related to illiquidity or uncertainty in the
domestic or international financial markets; and general domestic and international economic and political conditions; as well as
changes in tax, environmental and other laws applicable to our business. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those described in the forward-looking statements include other economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory
factors affecting our business generally as set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Unless legally
required, ConocoPhillips undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
ConocoPhillips
Daren Beaudo, (+1) 281-293-2073 (media)
daren.beaudo@conocophillips.com
or
Andy O’Brien, (+1) 281-293-5000 (Investors)
andy.m.obrien@conocophillips.com
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