HOUSTON - Friday, December 11th 2015 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) announced today that Schlumberger Holding Corporation (“SHC”), its wholly-owned subsidiary and the holding company for its U.S. operations, will issue five tranches of senior notes with the following maturities: 2017 (the “2017 Notes”); 2018 (the “2018 Notes”); 2020 (the “2020 Notes”); 2022 (the “2022 Notes”); and 2025 (the “2025 Notes” and together with the 2017 Notes, the 2018 Notes, the 2020 Notes and the 2022 Notes, the “Notes”). The offering is expected to close on December 10, 2015.
The net proceeds to SHC from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes, including to finance a portion of the consideration of Schlumberger’s pending acquisition of Cameron International Corporation.
About Schlumberger
Schlumberger is the world’s leading supplier of technology, integrated project management and information solutions to customers working in the oil and gas industry worldwide. Employing approximately 105,000 people representing over 140 nationalities and working in more than 85 countries, Schlumberger provides the industry’s widest range of products and services from exploration through production.
Schlumberger Limited has principal offices in Paris, Houston, London and The Hague, and reported revenues of $48.58 billion in 2014. For more information, visit www.slb.com.
Additional Information
This press release does not constitute an offer to buy or sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. This press release relates in part to a proposed business combination between Schlumberger and Cameron and may be deemed to be solicitation material. In connection with the proposed transaction, Schlumberger has filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4, including Amendment No. 1 thereto, which was declared effective by the SEC on November 16, 2015. Cameron filed a definitive proxy statement/prospectus on November 17, 2015, and began mailing the definitive proxy statement/prospectus to its stockholders on that date. This press release is not a substitute for the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, the registration statement or any other document Schlumberger or Cameron may file with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction.
STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN AND THAT MAY BE FILED WITH THE SEC REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY AS AND WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. These materials will be made available to stockholders of Cameron at no expense to them. Investors will be able to obtain free copies of these documents and other documents filed with the SEC by Schlumberger and/or Cameron through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Schlumberger are available free of charge on Schlumberger’s internet website at http://www.slb.com. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Cameron are available free of charge on Cameron’s internet website at http://www.c-a-m.com. You may also read and copy any reports, statements and other information filed by Cameron or Schlumberger with the SEC at the SEC public reference room at 100 F Street N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at (800) 732-0330 or visit the SEC’s website for further information on its public reference room.
Participants in Solicitation
Cameron, Schlumberger, their respective directors and certain of their respective executive officers may be considered, under SEC rules, participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of Schlumberger is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was filed with the SEC on January 29, 2015, and its proxy statement for its 2015 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on February 19, 2015. Information about the directors and executive officers of Cameron is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was filed with the SEC on February 20, 2015, and its proxy statement for its 2015 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 27, 2015. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests in the transaction, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials filed with the SEC.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The opinions, forecasts, projections and expected timetable for completing the proposed transaction, as well as any other statements regarding Schlumberger’s future expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, financial conditions, assumptions or future events or performance that are not statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Schlumberger can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. These statements are subject to, among other things, satisfaction of the closing conditions to the merger, the risk that the contemplated merger does not occur, negative effects from the pendency of the merger, the ability to successfully integrate the merged businesses and to realize expected synergies, failure to obtain the required vote of Cameron’s stockholders, the timing to consummate the proposed transaction, and other risk factors that are discussed in Schlumberger’s and Cameron’s most recent Annual Reports on Form 10-K and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus referred to above, as well as each company’s other filings with the SEC available at the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). Actual results may differ materially from those expected, estimated or projected. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Schlumberger undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any of them in light of new information, future events or otherwise.
View this news release online at: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151210005848/en
Contacts
Schlumberger Limited
Simon Farrant – Schlumberger Limited, Vice President of Investor Relations
Joy V. Domingo – Schlumberger Limited, Manager of Investor Relations
Tel:+1 (713) 375-3535
investor-relations@slb.com
Joao Felix – Schlumberger Limited, Director of Corporate Communication
Tel:+1 (713) 375-3494
communication@slb.com
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(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) announced today that Schlumberger Holding Corporation (“SHC”), its wholly-owned subsidiary and the holding company for its U.S. operations, will issue five tranches of senior notes with the following maturities: 2017 (the “2017 Notes”); 2018 (the “2018 Notes”); 2020 (the “2020 Notes”); 2022 (the “2022 Notes”); and 2025 (the “2025 Notes” and together with the 2017 Notes, the 2018 Notes, the 2020 Notes and the 2022 Notes, the “Notes”). The offering is expected to close on December 10, 2015.
The net proceeds to SHC from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes, including to finance a portion of the consideration of Schlumberger’s pending acquisition of Cameron International Corporation.
About Schlumberger
Schlumberger is the world’s leading supplier of technology, integrated project management and information solutions to customers working in the oil and gas industry worldwide. Employing approximately 105,000 people representing over 140 nationalities and working in more than 85 countries, Schlumberger provides the industry’s widest range of products and services from exploration through production.
Schlumberger Limited has principal offices in Paris, Houston, London and The Hague, and reported revenues of $48.58 billion in 2014. For more information, visit www.slb.com.
Additional Information
This press release does not constitute an offer to buy or sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. This press release relates in part to a proposed business combination between Schlumberger and Cameron and may be deemed to be solicitation material. In connection with the proposed transaction, Schlumberger has filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4, including Amendment No. 1 thereto, which was declared effective by the SEC on November 16, 2015. Cameron filed a definitive proxy statement/prospectus on November 17, 2015, and began mailing the definitive proxy statement/prospectus to its stockholders on that date. This press release is not a substitute for the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, the registration statement or any other document Schlumberger or Cameron may file with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction.
STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN AND THAT MAY BE FILED WITH THE SEC REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY AS AND WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. These materials will be made available to stockholders of Cameron at no expense to them. Investors will be able to obtain free copies of these documents and other documents filed with the SEC by Schlumberger and/or Cameron through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Schlumberger are available free of charge on Schlumberger’s internet website at http://www.slb.com. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Cameron are available free of charge on Cameron’s internet website at http://www.c-a-m.com. You may also read and copy any reports, statements and other information filed by Cameron or Schlumberger with the SEC at the SEC public reference room at 100 F Street N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at (800) 732-0330 or visit the SEC’s website for further information on its public reference room.
Participants in Solicitation
Cameron, Schlumberger, their respective directors and certain of their respective executive officers may be considered, under SEC rules, participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of Schlumberger is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was filed with the SEC on January 29, 2015, and its proxy statement for its 2015 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on February 19, 2015. Information about the directors and executive officers of Cameron is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was filed with the SEC on February 20, 2015, and its proxy statement for its 2015 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 27, 2015. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests in the transaction, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials filed with the SEC.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The opinions, forecasts, projections and expected timetable for completing the proposed transaction, as well as any other statements regarding Schlumberger’s future expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, financial conditions, assumptions or future events or performance that are not statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Schlumberger can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. These statements are subject to, among other things, satisfaction of the closing conditions to the merger, the risk that the contemplated merger does not occur, negative effects from the pendency of the merger, the ability to successfully integrate the merged businesses and to realize expected synergies, failure to obtain the required vote of Cameron’s stockholders, the timing to consummate the proposed transaction, and other risk factors that are discussed in Schlumberger’s and Cameron’s most recent Annual Reports on Form 10-K and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus referred to above, as well as each company’s other filings with the SEC available at the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). Actual results may differ materially from those expected, estimated or projected. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Schlumberger undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any of them in light of new information, future events or otherwise.
View this news release online at: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151210005848/en
Contacts
Schlumberger Limited
Simon Farrant – Schlumberger Limited, Vice President of Investor Relations
Joy V. Domingo – Schlumberger Limited, Manager of Investor Relations
Tel:+1 (713) 375-3535
investor-relations@slb.com
Joao Felix – Schlumberger Limited, Director of Corporate Communication
Tel:+1 (713) 375-3494
communication@slb.com
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