Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners Ltd. represented PTT
Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) in the liability management
transaction comprised of (i) tender for purchase of USD 500 million Subordinate Perpetual Securities
issued by PTTEP Treasury Center Company Limited to foreign investors (the “Perpetual Securities”),
(ii) the establishment of the USD 3 billion Global Medium Term Notes Program (the “Program”), and
(iii) the issuance of the long term senior notes in an aggregate principal amount of USD 650
million with the fixed interest rate of 3.903% per annum and the maturity date of 6 December 2059
under the Program.
In this regard, 93.83% of the Perpetual Securities, being equal to
approximately USD 469.15 million, have been tendered and accepted to be purchased, where PTTEP
Treasury Center Company Limited plans to exercise the right to redeem all of the remaining Perpetual
Securities. The settlement date for the transaction was 6 December 2019.
The Weerawong
C&P team led by Veeranuch Thammavaranucupt, Senior Partner and
Patcharaporn Pootranon, Partner included James Lawden, Senior Counsel
and associates Veerakorn Samranweth, Ploypapas Ratanarangsimant, Arisa
Taweepanyayot and Irene
Ittisarnronachai.