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Published on 12/9/2009 in the Prospect News Convertibles Daily.

New Issue: Energy XXI sells upsized $100 million convertible perpetual preferreds at 7.25%, up 20%

By Rebecca Melvin

New York, Dec. 9 - Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd. priced an upsized $100 million of convertible perpetual preferred stock at par of $100 per share with a dividend of 7.25% and an initial conversion premium of 20%, according to a term sheet.

There is a $10 million over-allotment option.

The convertibles priced at the rich end of talk, which was for a 7.25% to 7.75% dividend and a 15% to 20% initial conversion premium.

Energy XXI also priced 90 million shares of common stock at $1.90 a share. The stock offering has an over-allotment option of 13.5 million additional shares.

UBS Investment Bank and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC were joint bookrunners for the offerings. Co-managers included Capital One Southcoast, Dahlman Rose & Co. and CRT Capital Group LLC, among others.

Proceeds from both offerings are to be used to fund Energy XXI's previously announced MitEnergy acquisition.

The convertibles are non-callable until Dec. 15, 2014 and then provisionally callable if the daily VWAP of the common stock is 150% of the conversion price for at least 20 out of 30 consecutive trading days.

The dividend can be paid in cash or stock.

Energy XXI is a Hamilton, Bermuda-based oil and natural gas exploration and production company, with properties in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Issuer:Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd.
Issue:Convertible perpetual preferred stock
Amount:$100 million, upsized from $75 million
Greenshoe:$10 million
Concurrent offering:90 million shares of common stock at $1.90 per share
Maturity:Perpetual
Bookrunners:UBS Investment Bank, Credit Suisse Securities
Co-managers:Capital One Southcoast, Dahlman Rose & Co., CRT Capital Group LLC, among others
Dividend:7.25%
Price:Par, $100
Yield:7.25%
Conversion premium:20%
Conversion price:$2.28
Conversion ratio:43.8596
Call protection:Non-callable until Dec. 15, 2014, and then provisionally callable if the daily VWAP is 150% for 20 out of 30 days
Price talk:7.25%-7.75%, up 15%-20%
Takeover protection:Yes
Dividend protection:Yes
Pricing date:Dec. 8
Settlement date:Dec. 14
Distribution:Registered
Stock symbol:Nasdaq: EXXI
Stock reference price:$1.90

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