Boart Longyear Limited (ASX: BLY) (“Boart Longyear”) today announces that its previously announced $300.0 million debt offering has been priced. In lieu of offering units consisting of secured notes and unsecured notes as previously announced, Boart Longyear’s subsidiary, Boart Longyear Management Pty Limited (the “Issuer”), is offering $300.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its senior secured notes due 2018 (the “Secured Notes”). The Secured Notes are being offered in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers in the United States pursuant to Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to certain persons outside the United States in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.

The Secured Notes will pay interest at a rate of 10.00% per annum, will pay interest on April 1 and October 1 of each year commencing on April 1, 2014, and will mature on October 1, 2018.

The Secured Notes will be guaranteed by Boart Longyear Limited and certain of its subsidiaries (other than the Issuer). The Secured Notes will be secured by a first-priority lien on substantially all of the Issuer’s and the guarantors’ tangible and intangible assets, including the outstanding capital stock held by Boart Longyear, the Issuer and the guarantors, and by certain owned real property and will also be secured by a second-priority lien on substantially all of the issuer’s and the guarantors’ accounts receivable, inventories, cash and related proceeds.

The net proceeds of the offering will to be used to substantially pay down loans outstanding under Boart Longyear’s revolving credit facility and to pay fees and expenses related to the offering. Settlement of the debt offering is expected to occur on September 27, 2013.

This notice does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, the Secured Notes or any other securities. Any offers of the Secured Notes will be made only by means of a private offering memorandum. The Secured Notes are not being registered under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of Australia or any other jurisdiction. The Secured Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.

About Boart Longyear

With over 120 years of expertise, Boart Longyear is the world’s leading provider of drilling services, drilling equipment, and performance tooling for mining and drilling companies globally. It also has a substantial presence in aftermarket parts and service, energy, mine de-watering, oil sands exploration, and production drilling.

The Global Drilling Services division operates in over 40 countries for a diverse mining customer base spanning a wide range of commodities, including copper, gold, nickel, zinc, uranium, and other metals and minerals. The Global Products division designs, manufactures and sells drilling equipment, performance tooling, and aftermarket parts and services to customers in over 100 countries.

Boart Longyear is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in Sydney, Australia. More information about Boart Longyear can be found at www.boartlongyear.com. To get Boart Longyear news direct, visit http://www.boartlongyear.com/rssfeed.

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