Seplat Energy Plc

Pricing of Offering of USD$650 Million 9.125% Senior Notes due 2030

Lagos, Nigeria and London, United Kingdom - March 14, 2025

Seplat Energy Plc (the "Company") announces that it has priced its offering of $650 million in aggregate principal amount of 9.125% senior notes due 2030 (the "Notes"). The Notes will be issued by the Company and guaranteed by certain of its subsidiaries. The gross proceeds of the Notes will be used to (i) repurchase Issuer's outstanding 7.750% Senior Notes due April 2026 (the "2026 Notes") and (ii) pay transaction fees and expenses (the "Refinancing" and, together with the Offering, the "Transactions").

Seplat had also announced a concurrent any-and-all tender offer (the "Tender Offer") on its outstanding 2026 Notes conditional upon, among other things, the successful completion of the New Notes Offering (the "Financing Condition"). The Tender Offer expiration and withdrawal deadline is set for 5.00pm NYT on March 18, 2025, pursuant to the Offer to Purchase dated March 11, 2025. Following completion of the Tender Offer and provided the Financing Condition is met, Seplat intends to redeem any remaining outstanding 2026 Notes pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the 2026 Notes dated April 01, 2021 (as amended or supplemented).

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Enquiries:

Seplat Energy Plc

Eleanor Adaralegbe                       Chief Financial Officer

Brian Marcus                                 GM, Commercial & Corporate Finance

Investor Relations                          [email protected]

About Seplat Energy

Seplat Energy PLC (Seplat) is Nigeria's leading indigenous energy company. Listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX: SEPLAT) and the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: SEPL). Through our strategy to Build a sustainable business and Deliver energy transition, we are transforming lives by delivering affordable, reliable and sustainable energy that drives social and economic prosperity.

Following the acquisition of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, Seplat Energy's expanded portfolio now includes ten operational interests and one financial interest across eleven oil and gas assets. These assets are located in both onshore and shallow water areas within Nigeria's prolific Niger Delta region. We manage these operations in collaboration with partners, including the Nigerian Government and other oil producers. Furthermore, we have an operating interest in three export terminals including the Qua Iboe export terminal and Yoho FSO, as well as an operated interest in the Bonny River Terminal (BRT) NGL recovery plant. We operate two gas processing plants onshore, at Oben in OML 4 and Sapele in OML 41, and are soon to open the 300 MMscfd ANOH Gas Processing Plant in OML 53 as a joint venture with NGIC. Combined, these gas facilities augment Seplat Energy's position as a leading supplier of natural gas to the domestic power generation market.

For further information please refer to our website; https://www.seplatenergy.com/