KKR Prices $550,000,000 of 6.875% Subordinated Notes due 2065

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR & Co. Inc. (“KKR”) (NYSE: KKR) today announced that it has priced its previously announced offering of $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.875% Subordinated Notes due 2065 (the “notes”). The notes will be subordinated obligations of KKR and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by KKR Group Partnership L.P. The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $82,500,000 aggregate principal amount of notes, solely to cover over-allotments, if any.

The offering is expected to close on May 28, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

KKR intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the notes for general corporate purposes.

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, UBS Investment Bank and KKR Capital Markets LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.

The offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The offering is being made by means of a prospectus and related preliminary prospectus supplement only. An electronic copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement, together with the accompanying prospectus, is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained by contacting the joint book-running managers: Wells Fargo Securities, LLC toll-free at 1-800-645-3751 or emailing [e-mail]; BofA Securities, Inc. toll-free at 1-800-294-1322 or emailing [e-mail]; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at 1-212-834-4533; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC toll-free at 1-866-718-1649 or emailing [e-mail]; UBS Investment Bank toll-free at 1-833-481-0269; or KKR Capital Markets LLC at 1-212-230-9433.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase the notes or any other securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of the notes in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

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