Golar LNG Signs Finance Lease Agreements for FLNG Gimi

Group 1 - Golar LNG Limited has entered into finance lease agreements with a consortium of leading Chinese leasing companies for refinancing the existing FLNG Gimi debt facility, amounting to approximately $1.2 billion [1] - The sale leaseback facility will have a tenor of 12 years and a 17-year amortization profile, with quarterly repayment installments throughout the lease period [2] - Upon closing and repayment of the existing debt facility, Gimi MS Corporation is expected to generate net proceeds of approximately $530 million, with Golar benefiting from 70% of these proceeds, equivalent to approximately $371 million [2]