2015 US Bond

2015 US Bond

NOTICE THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO INVESTORS WHO ARE EITHER (1) QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “U.S. SECURITIES ACT”) OR (2) PERSONS WHO ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT) AND WHO ARE OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT (AND, IF INVESTORS ARE RESIDENT IN A MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA, A QUALIFIED INVESTOR). IMPORTANT: You must read the following before continuing. The following applies to the offering circular following this notice, whether received by email or otherwise received as a result of electronic communication. You are advised to read this disclaimer carefully before reading, accessing or making any other use of the offering circular. In accessing the offering circular, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions, including any modifications to them, each time you receive any information from us as a result of such access. NOTHING IN THIS ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CONSTITUTES AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DO SO. THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN, AND WILL NOT BE, REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR OTHER JURISDICTION AND THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE OR LOCAL SECURITIES LAWS. THE FOLLOWING OFFERING CIRCULAR MAY NOT BE FORWARDED OR DISTRIBUTED TO ANY OTHER PERSON AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER. ANY FORWARDING, DISTRIBUTION OR REPRODUCTION OF THIS DOCUMENT IN WHOLE OR IN PART IS UNAUTHORIZED. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE MAY RESULT IN A VIOLATION OF THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OR THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS. Confirmation of your representation: In order to be eligible to view the offering circular or make an investment decision with respect to the notes, investors must be either (1) qualified institutional buyers within the meaning of Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act (“QIBs”) or (2) persons who are not U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) and who are outside of the United States in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act; provided that investors resident in a Member State of the European Economic Area must be a qualified investor (within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of Directive 2003/71/EC and any relevant implementing measure in each Member State of the European Economic Area). The offering circular is being sent at your request. By accepting this e-mail and by accessing the offering circular, you shall be deemed to have represented to us and the initial purchasers set forth in the attached offering circular (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”) that: (1) you consent to delivery of such offering circular by electronic transmission, and (2) either you and any customers you represent are: (a) QIBs, or (b) outside the United States and the e-mail address that you gave us and to which this e-mail has been delivered is not located in the United States, its territories and possessions (including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Wake Island and the Northern Mariana Islands), any State of the United States or the District of Columbia (and if you are resident in a Member State of the European Economic Area, you are a qualified investor). Prospective purchasers that are QIBs are hereby notified that the seller of the notes offered under the offering circular may be relying on the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the U.S. Securities Act provided by Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act. You are reminded that the offering circular has been delivered to you on the basis that you are a person into whose possession the offering circular may be lawfully delivered in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are located and you may not, nor are you authorized to, deliver the offering circular to any other person. Under no circumstances shall the offering circular constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. If a jurisdiction requires that the offering be made by a licensed broker or dealer and any initial purchaser of the notes offered under the offering circular or any affiliate of any such initial purchaser is a licensed broker or dealer in that jurisdiction, the offering shall be deemed to be made by such an initial purchaser or affiliate on behalf of the issuer in such jurisdiction. The offering circular has not been approved by an authorized person in the United Kingdom. The notes may not be offered or sold other than to persons whose ordinary activities involve these persons in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or who it is reasonable to expect will acquire, hold, manage or dispose of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses where the issue of the notes would otherwise constitute a contravention of Section 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”) by us. In addition, no person may communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the notes other than in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to us. The offering circular has been sent to you in an electronic form. You are reminded that documents transmitted via this medium may be altered or changed during the process of electronic transmission and consequently none of the Initial Purchasers, any person who controls any joint lead manager, or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents accepts any liability or responsibility whatsoever in respect of any difference between the offering circular distributed to you in electronic format and the hard copy version available to you from the Initial Purchasers upon your request. Glencore Funding LLC (Incorporated with limited liability under the laws of Delaware) U.S.$500,000,000 2.125 per cent. Notes due 2018 Issue price: 99.931 per cent. U.S.$1,000,000,000 2.875 per cent. Notes due 2020 Issue price: 99.903 per cent. U.S.$500,000,000 4.000 per cent. Notes due 2025 Issue price: 99.130 per cent. U.S.$250,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 2018 Issue price: 100.00 per cent. Fully and unconditionally guaranteed as to Payment of Principal and Interest by Glencore plc, Glencore International AG and Glencore (Schweiz) AG The 2.125 per cent. Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”), the 2.875 per cent. Notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes”) and the 4.000 per cent. Notes due 2025 (the “2025 Notes” and, together with the 2018 Notes and the 2020 Notes, the “Fixed Rate Notes”) and the Floating Rate Notes due 2018 (the “Floating Rate Notes”, and, together with the Fixed Rate Notes, the “Notes”) are being offered by Glencore Funding LLC (the “Issuer”). Upon issue, payment of the principal and interest on the Notes will, subject to the limitations described in “Risk Factors” and “Description of the Notes and Guarantees”, be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior, unsecured, and joint and several basis by Glencore plc (the “Company”), Glencore International AG (“GIAG”) and Glencore (Schweiz) AG (“Glencore Schweiz” and, together with the Company and GIAG, the “Guarantors”) pursuant to the guarantees relating to the Notes (the “Guarantees”) as set forth in the indenture under which the Notes will be issued (the “Indenture”). The Notes and the Guarantees will rank pari passu with all other direct, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations (except for certain limited exceptions and those obligations preferred by statute or operation of law) of the Issuer and the Guarantors, respectively. The Issuer will pay interest on the 2018 Notes semi-annually in arrears on 16 April and 16 October of each year, commencing on 16 October 2015. The Issuer will pay interest on the 2020 Notes semi-annually in arrears on 16 April and 16 October of each year, commencing on 16 October 2015. The Issuer will pay interest on the 2025 Notes semi-annually in arrears on 16 April and 16 October of each year, commencing on 16 October 2015. The Issuer will pay interest on the Floating Rate Notes quarterly in arrears on 16 January, 16 April, 16 July and 16 October of each year, commencing on 16 July 2015. The Floating Rate Notes will bear interest at the rate of 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR plus 1.06 per cent. per year. The Fixed Rate Notes are redeemable in whole or in part at any time at the option of the Issuer or the Guarantors at a redemption price equal to the make- whole amounts described in “Description of the Notes and Guarantees”. In addition, the Notes are redeemable in whole but not in part at the option of the Issuer upon the occurrence of certain changes in taxation at their principal amount with accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption.

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