Sasol Announces Filing of Shelf Registration Statement

JOHANNESBURG, September 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

Sasol herewith announces that its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Sasol Financing USA LLC^[1], has filed an automatic shelf registration statement on Form F-3 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Under the shelf registration statement, which became effective upon filing, Sasol Financing USA LLC may offer and sell from time to time, in one or more public offerings, debt securities fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Sasol.

Sasol further announces that it intends to offer debt securities in a public offering by filing a preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus with the SEC. The offering will be made pursuant to Sasol's shelf registration statement filed with the SEC. The debt securities to be issued by Sasol Financing USA LLC, are unsecured and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Sasol. The timing of pricing and terms of the offering are subject to market conditions and other factors.

This release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sales of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.  The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States of America.

Forward-looking statements - Disclaimer: Sasol may, in this document, make certain statements that are not historical facts and relate to analyses and other information which are based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. These statements may also relate to our future prospects, developments and business strategies. Examples of such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding exchange rate fluctuations, volume growth, increases in market share, total shareholder return, executing our growth projects (including LCCP) oil and gas reserves and cost reductions, including in connection with our Business Performance Enhancement Programme, Response Plan, Continuous Improvement programme and our business performance outlook. Words such as "believe", "anticipate", "expect", "intend", "seek", "will", "plan", "could", "may", "endeavour", "target", "forecast", "project" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and there are risks that the predictions, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not be achieved. If one or more of these risks materialise, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated. You should understand that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in such forward looking statements. These factors are discussed more fully in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F filed on 28 August 2018 and in other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The list of factors discussed therein is not exhaustive; when relying on forward-looking statements to make investment decisions, you should carefully consider both these factors and other uncertainties and events. Forward-looking statements apply only as of the date on which they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any of them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

1. Sasol Financing USA LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sasol (USA) Corporation, a subsidiary of Sasol Limited.

About Sasol:

Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company. Through our talented people, we use selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, produce and market chemical and energy products competitively to create superior value for our customers, shareholders and other stakeholders.

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SOURCE Sasol Limited