MONTERREY, Mexico, Oct. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Arendal, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“Arendal”) hereby announces that Arendal and an ad hoc group representing the majority of the holders of Arendal’s 10.50% Medium Term Notes due 2016 (the “Existing Notes”), which matured on May 23, 2016, have reached a mutual understanding with respect to the principal terms of the refinancing of the Existing Notes (the “Refinancing”).

The principal terms of the new notes (the “New Notes”) to be issued in exchange for the Existing Notes include a fixed interest rate of 11.5% per annum (or 12.5% per annum in the case of interest that Arendal elects to capitalize pursuant to a payment-in-kind option that may be exercised for interest periods ending prior to December 31, 2018) and a maturity date of June 30, 2021. The parties are in the process of negotiating the definitive documentation for the Refinancing and intend to implement the Refinancing through an exchange offer of the Existing Notes for New Notes in the near future.

This announcement is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the New Notes nor an offer to purchase Existing Notes.

About Arendal

Arendal is a leading engineering, procurement and construction, or EPC, company operating in Mexico.  Since its inception in 1995, Arendal has provided a full range of EPC services, including feasibility studies, acquisition of rights of way, conceptual design, engineering, procurement, project and construction management, construction, maintenance, technical site evaluations and other consulting services.

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