Mr. Jimmy Lee reports

MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. COMPLETES PRIVATE OFFERING OF $650 MILLION OF SENIOR NOTES

Mercer International Inc. has completed its previously announced private offering of $250-million in aggregate principal amount of 7-per-cent senior notes due 2019 and $400-million in aggregate principal amount of 7.75-per-cent senior notes due 2022. The notes of each series were issued at a price of 100 per cent of their principal amount. The net proceeds from this offering, together with cash on hand and borrowings under the company's revolving credit facilities, will be used to refinance certain of the company's existing indebtedness, including the company's currently outstanding 9.5-per-cent senior notes due 2017 and two loan facilities related to its Stendal mill.

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