UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 6-K
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of May 2013

Commission File Number 1-14966
 
 
CNOOC Limited
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
65th Floor
Bank of China Tower
One Garden Road
Central, Hong Kong
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
     
CNOOC Limited
 
         
         
 
By:
 
/s/ Hua Zhong
 
 
Name:
 
Hua Zhong
 
 
Title:
 
Joint Company Secretary
 
 
Dated: May 8, 2013
 

 
 

 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Announcement dated May 8, 2013, entitled Notice of Listing on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
 
 
 
 

 
Exhibit 99.1
 
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
 
This announcement is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy the securities of CNOOC Limited (the “Company”) or any of its subsidiaries (the “Securities”) in the United States or in any other jurisdiction. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act. Any public offering of the Company’s securities to be made in the United States will be made by means of a prospectus that may be obtained from the Company and that will contain detailed information about the Company and management, as well as financial statements. The Company is conducting a public offering of the securities as described herein in the United States pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form F-3 filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on 1 May 2013.
 
NOTICE OF LISTING ON
THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONG KONG LIMITED
 
CNOOC FINANCE (2013) LIMITED
 
(Incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability under the BVI Business Companies Act 2004)
as Issuer

US$750,000,000 1.125% Guaranteed Notes due 2016
(Stock Code: 5939)

US$750,000,000 1.750% Guaranteed Notes due 2018
(Stock Code: 5940)

US$2,000,000,000 3.000% Guaranteed Notes due 2023
(Stock Code: 5941)

US$500,000,000 4.250% Guaranteed Notes due 2043
(Stock Code: 5942)

Unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by

 
(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability under the Companies Ordinance)
(Stock Code: 00883)

Joint Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners
(in alphabetical order)
 
 
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Bank of China
BofA Merrill Lynch
CICC HK Securities
Citigroup
Credit Suisse
Goldman Sachs (Asia)
L.L.C.
J.P. Morgan
UBS

Co-Managers
(in alphabetical order)
CCB International
ICBC
International
Scotiabank
Société Générale
Corporate &
Investment Banking

 
Application has been made by the Issuer to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited for the listing of and permission to deal in US$750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.125% notes due 2016, US$750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.750% notes due 2018, US$2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.000% notes due 2023 and US$500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.250% notes due 2043 guaranteed by CNOOC Limited (together, the “Notes”) by way of debt issue to professional investors only as described in the prospectus dated 1 May 2013, the free writing prospectus dated 2 May 2013 and the prospectus supplement dated 2 May 2013 and such permission to deal in the Notes is expected to become effective on or about 10 May 2013.
 
Hong Kong, 8 May 2013
 
As at the date of this announcement, the Board of the Issuer comprises:
 
CNOOC Limited

 
As at the date of this announcement, the Board of CNOOC Limited comprises:
 
Executive Directors
Independent Non-executive Directors
Li Fanrong
Chiu Sung Hong
Wu Guangqi
Lawrence J. Lau
 
Tse Hau Yin, Aloysius
 
Wang Tao
   
Non-executive Directors
 
Wang Yilin (Chairman)
 
Yang Hua   (Vice Chairman)
 
Zhou Shouwei
 
Wu Zhenfang
 
 
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