Scatec Solar ASA fixed income investor meetings

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Oslo, October 23, 2017: Scatec Solar ASA (the "Issuer" or "Scatec Solar") is currently in the process of assessing its options to secure longer term funding beyond the maturity of the outstanding bond SSO01 G (ISIN NO0010752298, maturing in November 2018). The Issuer has mandated Nordea Bank AB (publ), Filial i Norge, Swedbank Norge, Norwegian Branch of Swedbank AB (publ) and ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (the "Mandated Banks") to arrange a series of fixed income investor meetings commencing on Wednesday 25 October 2017. Following the investor meetings, a NOK denominated, senior unsecured green bond issue with a 4-year tenor will  follow, subject to, inter alia, market conditions. A potential bond issue would be intended to refinance SSO01 G and for general corporate purposes.                      

For more information please contact:

Mikkel Tørud, CFO

Mobile: +47 97699144

About Scatec Solar

Scatec Solar is an integrated independent solar power producer, delivering affordable, rapidly deployable and sustainable source of clean energy worldwide. As a long term player, Scatec Solar develops, builds, owns, operates and maintains solar power plants, and already has an installation track record of close to 600 MW.

Currently, the company is producing electricity from 322 MW of solar power plants in the Czech Republic, South Africa, Rwanda, Honduras and Jordan and another 394 MW are under construction.

With an established global presence, the company is growing briskly with a project backlog and pipeline of more than 1.8 GW under development in the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Scatec Solar is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol 'SSO'.

To learn more, visit www.scatecsolar.com
 

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The Transaction has not been, and will not be, made in any jurisdiction or in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful. This announcement is not for distribution, directly or indirectly in or into any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful to make any such offer or solicitation to such person or where prior registration or approval is required for that purpose. No steps have been taken or will be taken relating to the Transaction in any jurisdiction in which such steps would be required. Neither the publication and/or delivery of this announcement shall under any circumstances imply that there has been no change in the affairs of the Issuer or that the information contained herein is correct as of any date subsequent to the earlier of the date hereof and any earlier specified date with respect to such information.

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

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