Intelsat Announces Proposed Offering of Senior Notes

March 19, 2013

Intelsat S.A., announced that its subsidiary, Intelsat (Luxembourg) S.A. ("Intelsat Luxembourg"), intends to offer $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2021 (the "notes").

Intelsat Luxembourg's obligations under the notes will be guaranteed by Intelsat S.A. The net proceeds from the sale of the notes are expected to be used by Intelsat Luxembourg to redeem $915,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 11½/12½% Senior PIK Election Notes due 2017 (the "2017 PIK Notes") in its previously announced redemption on April 5, 2013, to redeem an additional $460,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 2017 PIK Notes, to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment, redemption, retirement or repurchase of additional 2017 PIK Notes or other outstanding indebtedness of Intelsat Luxembourg and its subsidiaries.