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GLENCORE PLC - GLN - Intended issuance of $500 million non-dilutive cash settled guaranteed convertible bonds due 2025

Release Date: 20/03/2018 15:56
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GLN - Intended issuance of $500 million non-dilutive cash settled guaranteed convertible bonds due 2025

Glencore plc
(Incorporated in Jersey under the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991)
(Registration number 107710)
JSE Share Code: GLN
LSE Share Code: GLEN
HKSE Share Code: 805HK
ISIN: JE00B4T3BW64

This press release relates to the disclosure of information that qualified, or may have qualified, as inside information
within the meaning of Article 7(1) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OR FOR THE
ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED), OR IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN OR ANY
JURISDICTION IN WHICH OFFERS OR SALES WOULD BE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW

Glencore plc
Baar, Switzerland
20, March 2018

Glencore plc announces the intended issuance of $500 million non-dilutive
cash settled guaranteed convertible bonds due 2025

Glencore plc (“Glencore”), through its subsidiary Glencore Funding LLC (the "Issuer"), announces the launch of an
offering of $500 million non-dilutive cash settled guaranteed convertible bonds due 2025 (the "Bonds") guaranteed
by Glencore, Glencore International AG and Glencore (Schweiz) AG (together, the "Guarantors"). Concurrently
with the placing of the Bonds, the Issuer will purchase from one or more hedge counterparties cash-settled call
options (the “Call Options”) on shares of Glencore (the “Shares”) to hedge its economic exposure to a potential
exercise of the conversion rights embedded in the Bonds. As conversion rights in respect of the Bonds will be cash-
settled only, the issue and conversion of the Bonds will not result in the issuance of any new shares, or the delivery
of existing shares, of Glencore or any other group company.

The net proceeds of the offering of the Bonds will be used for general corporate purposes and for the purchase of
the Call Options.

The nominal value of each Bond will be $200,000. The Bonds will not bear interest and will be issued at an issue
price of 93.25% - 98.25% of their nominal value, corresponding to an annual gross yield to maturity of 0.25% to
1.00%, on 27 March 2018, the expected settlement date of the Bonds. The Bonds will be redeemed at par on 27
March 2025 unless previously redeemed or converted in accordance with their terms. The initial conversion price
will be 25% above the Share Reference Price (as defined below). The reference price of the Shares (the “Share
Reference Price”) will be determined as the arithmetic average of the daily volume-weighted average prices of the
Shares in sterling on the London Stock Exchange on each of the 10 consecutive trading days commencing on (and
including) 21 March 2018 (the “Share Reference Price Period”). The initial conversion ratio of the Bonds will
correspond to the nominal value per Bond converted into sterling and divided by the initial conversion price.

The Bonds will be offered via an accelerated book building process through a private placement to institutional
investors only, outside the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa or any other jurisdiction in which
offers or sales of the Bonds would be prohibited by applicable law. No prospectus, offering circular or similar
document will be prepared in respect of the offering of the Bonds.

It is anticipated that the hedge counterparties to the Call Options, which may include the Joint Bookrunners, will
enter into transactions to hedge their respective positions under the Call Options through the purchase or sale of
Shares or any other transactions, on the market and off-market, at any time, and in particular during the Reference
Period and at the conversion or redemption of the Bonds.

Glencore expects to announce the final terms of the Bonds later today, except for the Share Reference Price, initial
conversion price, initial conversion ratio and dividend threshold that will be announced through a press release at
the end of the Share Reference Price Period, expected to occur on 5 April 2018.

Application will be made for the Bonds to be admitted to trading on the Open Market (Freiverkehr) segment of the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange and such admission to trading is expected no later than 90 days after the issue date of the
Bonds.

In the context of the offering, Glencore and the Issuer will agree to a lock-up undertaking in relation to its Shares
and equity-linked securities for a period ending 90 calendar days after the date hereof, subject to certain exceptions
and waiver by the Global Coordinators.

BofA Merrill Lynch is acting as Sole Global Coordinator for the offering and together with BNP PARIBAS,
Barclays Bank PLC, HSBC and J.P. Morgan Securities plc as Joint Bookrunners.

For further information please contact:

Investors
Martin Fewings                            t: +41 41 709 2880             m: +41 79 737 5642               martin.fewings@glencore.com
Ash Lazenby                               t: +41 41 709 2714             m: +41 79 543 3804               ash.lazenby@glencore.com

Media
Charles Watenphul                         t: +41 41 709 24 62            m: +41 79 904 33 20              charles.watenphul@glencore.com
Sustainability
Anna Krutikov                             t: +41 41 709 34 26            m: +41 79 737 55 82              anna.krutikov@glencore.com

www.glencore.com

Glencore LEI: 2138002658CPO9NBH955

Notes for Editors

Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more
than 90 commodities. The Group's operations comprise around 150 mining and metallurgical sites, oil production assets and
agricultural facilities.

With a strong footprint in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, Glencore's industrial and marketing
activities are supported by a global network of more than 90 offices located in over 50 countries.

Glencore's customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, oil and food processing
sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities. Glencore's
companies employ around 146,000 people, including contractors.

Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on
Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

Disclaimer

This announcement is not a prospectus and has been made for information purposes only and shall not constitute, or be relied upon in connection
with, an offer to buy, sell, issue, or subscribe for, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, sell, issue, or subscribe for, any securities, nor shall there
be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The information contained in this
announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete, and is subject to change. No reliance may be placed
by any person for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy, fairness or completeness.

This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities referred to herein to any person
in the United States, Australia, Canada, South Africa or Japan or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.
This announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, or for the account or benefit of U.S.
persons (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). The distribution of this
announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to
herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. The securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in the
United States, or for the account or benefit of U.S. persons, unless registered under the Securities Act or offered in a transaction exempt from, or
not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The offer and sale of the securities referred to herein have not been and will not
be registered under the Securities Act or under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, South Africa or Japan. Any failure to comply
with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

No action has been taken by the Issuer, the Guarantors, or by Merrill Lynch International, BNP PARIBAS, Barclays Bank PLC, HSBC Bank plc
or J.P. Morgan Securities plc (together, the “Managers”) or any of their respective affiliates, or any other person that would permit an offer of
the securities referred to herein or possession or distribution of this announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating to the
securities referred to herein in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this announcement comes
are required by the Issuer, the Guarantors, and the Managers to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.

Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial
instruments, as amended (“MiFID II”); (b) Articles 9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing MiFID II; and
(c) local implementing measures (together, the “MiFID II Product Governance Requirements”), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether
arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any “manufacturer” (for the purposes of the MIFID II Product Governance Requirements) may
otherwise have with respect thereto, the Bonds have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that: (i) the target market
for the Bonds is eligible counterparties and professional clients only, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) all channels for distribution of the
Bonds to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate. Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Bonds
(a "distributor") should take into consideration the manufacturers’ target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to MiFID II is
responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Bonds (by either adopting or refining the manufacturers’ target
market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels. The target market assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of
any contractual or legal selling restrictions in relation to any offering of the Bonds. For the avoidance of doubt, the target market assessment does
not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group
of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the Bonds.

The Bonds are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any
retail investor in the European Economic Area ("EEA"). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail
client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive 2002/92/EC (as amended, the
"Insurance Mediation Directive"), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of
MiFID II. Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the "PRIIPs Regulation") for
offering or selling the Bonds or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or
selling the Bonds or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPS Regulation.

In addition, in the United Kingdom, this announcement is being distributed only to, and is directed only at, persons (i) who have professional
experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion)
Order 2005, as amended (the “Order”); (ii) who fall within Article 49(2)(A) to (D) of the Order; or (iii) to whom it may otherwise lawfully be
communicated (all such persons together being referred to as “Relevant Persons”). The information in this announcement must not be acted on
or relied on by persons who are not Relevant Persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only
to Relevant Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons.

This announcement may include statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements
may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms "believes", "estimates", "plans", "projects", "anticipates",
"expects", "intends", "may", "will" or "should" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology, or by discussions
of strategy, plans, objectives, goals, future events or intentions. Forward-looking statements may and often do differ materially from actual
results. Any forward-looking statements reflect the Issuer's current view with respect to future events and are subject to risks relating to future
events and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Each of the Issuer,
the Managers and their respective affiliates expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update, review or revise any forward-looking
statement contained in this announcement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Any decision to purchase any of the Bonds should only be made on the basis of an independent review by a prospective investor of the Issuer and
the Guarantors’ publicly available information. None of the Managers nor any of their respective affiliates or any of its and their directors,
officers, employees, advisers or agents accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for or makes any representation or warranty, express or
implied, as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information in this announcement (or whether any information has been omitted from
the announcement) or any other information relating to the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries or associated companies, whether written, oral or in a
visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available or for any loss howsoever arising from any use of this announcement or
its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith. The information contained in this announcement is subject to change in its entirety
without notice up to the closing date.

Each prospective investor should proceed on the assumption that it must bear the economic risk of an investment in the Bonds or the ordinary
shares notionally underlying the bonds (together with the bonds, the “Securities”). None of the Issuer, the Guarantors, or the Managers make any
representation as to (i) the suitability of the securities for any particular investor, (ii) the appropriate accounting treatment and potential tax
consequences of investing in the securities or (iii) the future performance of the securities either in absolute terms or relative to competing
investments.

In connection with any offering of the Bonds, each of the Managers and any of their respective affiliates may take up a portion of the Bonds or
the underlying shares as a principal position and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell or offer to sell for their own accounts such securities
and any other securities of the Issuer or any related investments in connection with the offering of the Bonds or otherwise. In addition, each of
the Managers and any of their respective affiliates may enter into financing arrangements (including swaps or contracts for differences) with
investors in connection with which they may from time to time acquire, hold or dispose of any such securities or other investments. They do not
intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligation to do so.

Merrill Lynch International, BNP PARIBAS, Barclays Bank PLC, HSBC Bank plc and J.P. Morgan Securities plc, each of which are authorised
by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, are acting
exclusively for the Issuer and the Guarantors and no one else in connection with the securities referred to herein. They will not regard any other
person as their respective clients in relation to the securities referred to herein and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Issuer for
providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in relation to such securities, the contents of this
announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein.

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Disclaimer

The companies in which Glencore plc directly and indirectly has an interest are separate and
distinct legal entities. In this document, “Glencore”, “Glencore group” and “Group” are used for
convenience only where references are made to Glencore plc and its subsidiaries in general. These
collective expressions are used for ease of reference only and do not imply any other
relationship between the companies. Likewise, the words “we”, “us” and “our” are also used to
refer collectively to members of the Group or to those who work for them. These expressions are
also used where no useful purpose is served by identifying the particular company or companies.

Sponsor
Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Bank Division)

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