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Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - December 3, 2024) - Canadian Natural Resources Limited (TSX: CNQ) (NYSE: CNQ) ("Canadian Natural" or the "Company") announces that on December 3, 2024, the Company priced the following unsecured notes (the "notes"):
| Note | Coupon | Principal | Maturity | Price per Note | Yield to Maturity |
| 5 year USD notes | 5.00% | US$750,000,000 | December 15, 2029 | US$99.968 | 5.007% |
| 10 year USD notes | 5.40% | US$750,000,000 | December 15, 2034 | US$99.837 | 5.421% |
| 7 year CAD notes | 4.15% | C$500,000,000 | December 15, 2031 | C$99.836 | 4.177% |
The offerings are expected to close on December 6, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions. Net proceeds from the sale of the notes are intended to be used for general corporate purposes and the repayment of indebtedness, including indebtedness incurred in connection with the previously announced agreement to acquire various assets from Chevron Canada Limited. The net proceeds that are not utilized immediately may be invested in short-term marketable securities.
The USD notes have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of any U.S. persons absent registration under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements thereof. The USD notes are being offered and sold only to qualified institutional buyers in the United States in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside of the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The USD notes will be offered and sold in Canada on a private placement basis pursuant to certain exemptions from the prospectus requirements of applicable Canadian securities laws. The CAD notes will be offered to certain Canadian investors on a private placement basis pursuant to certain exemptions from the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these notes in any 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 other jurisdiction. Certain information regarding the Company contained herein may constitute forward-looking statements under applicable securities laws. Such statements are subject to known or unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements except as required by applicable securities laws.