Golar LNG Signs Finance Lease Agreements for FLNG Gimi

20 Mar 2025 14:29 CET

Golar LNG Limited (“Golar”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into
finance lease agreements with a consortium of leading Chinese leasing companies
for the refinancing of the existing FLNG Gimi debt facility. The sale leaseback
facility will be approximately $1.2 billion. The transaction is subject to
closing conditions including documentation and third-party approvals. The
facility is expected to close within Q2 2025.

The contemplated sale and leaseback facility will have a tenor of 12 years and a
17-year amortization profile, with quarterly repayment installments throughout
the lease period. Upon closing and repayment of the existing debt facility, Gimi
MS Corporation is expected to generate net proceeds of approximately USD 530
million. This amount includes the release of existing interest rate swaps. Golar
will benefit from 70% of these proceeds, equivalent to approximately USD 371
million.


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Hamilton, Bermuda
March 20, 2025
Investor Questions: +44 207 063 7900
Karl Fredrik Staubo - CEO
Eduardo Maranhão - CFO
Stuart Buchanan - Head of Investor Relations

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section
5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act

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