Crescent Energy Announces Pricing of $150 Million Private Placement of Additional 9.250% Senior Notes Due 2028

Crescent Energy Company (NYSE: CRGY) (“we” or “our”) announced today that its indirect subsidiary Crescent Energy Finance LLC (the “Issuer”) has priced its previously announced private placement pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to eligible purchasers of $150 million aggregate principal amount of 9.250% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”). The Notes mature on February 15, 2028 and pay interest at the rate of 9.250% per year, payable on February 15 and August 15 of each year, with interest payments on the Notes commencing on February 15, 2024. The Notes were priced at 102.125% of par, plus accrued and unpaid interest from August 15, 2023. The Issuer intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay a portion of the amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facility. This offering is expected to close on December 8, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.

The Notes are being offered as additional notes under the indenture dated as of February 1, 2023, as previously supplemented (the “Indenture”), pursuant to which the Issuer has previously issued $850 million aggregate principal amount of 9.250% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Existing Notes”). The Notes will have substantially identical terms, other than the issue date, issue price and first payment date, as the Existing Notes, and the Notes and the Existing Notes will be treated as a single series of securities under the Indenture and will vote together as a single class.

The Notes and the related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and, unless so registered, the Notes and the guarantees may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The Issuer plans to offer and sell the Notes only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.