Fortescue Announces Commencement of Consent Solicitation with Respect to its 4.750% Senior Notes due 2022, 5.125% Senior Notes due 2023, 5.125% Senior Notes due 2024 and 4.500% Senior Notes due 2027

NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ACN 002 594 872) (“Fortescue”) (ASX: FMG) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd (ACN 118 887 835) (the “Issuer”) has commenced a consent solicitation (the “Consent Solicitation“) with respect to proposed amendments to the indenture, dated as of May 12, 2017 (as supplemented to the date hereof, the “Indenture“), governing the series of notes described in this release (the “Notes“).