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Methanex Corporation
1800 – 200 Burrard St.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6C 3M1
Investor Relations: (604) 661-2600
Toll-Free: 1-800-661-8851
www.methanex.com
Methanex Files Shelf Prospectus for Future Debt Offerings
October 31, 2011
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Oct. 31, 2011) – Methanex Corporation
(TSX:MX) (NASDAQ:MEOH) (SANTIAGO:Methanex) announced today that it has filed a
preliminary short form base shelf prospectus (the “Porspectus”) with the securities regulatory
authority in the Providence of British Columbia. The Prospectus was also filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as part of a registration statement on Form F-9 in
accordance with the Multijurisdictional Disclosure System established between Canada and the
United States. The Prospectus allows, by way of one or more prospectus supplements, for the
offering of up to an aggregate principal amount of US$500 million of debt securities. The securities
may be offered in the United States from time to time at the discretion of Methanex over a 25-
months period. Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular
offering of securities, the net proceeds from any sales of any securities will be used for any one or
more of debt repayment, working capital or other general corporate purpose.
The shelf registration statement filed today with the SEC relating to these securities has not yet
become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the
time the registration statement becomes effective and the final short-form shelf prospectus is filed.
This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall
there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale
would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction.
Methanex is a Vancouver-based, publicly ttaded company and is the world’s largest supplier of
methanol to major international markets. Methanex shares are listed for trading on the Toronto
Stock Exchange in Canada under the trading symbol “MX”; on the NASDAQ Global Market in the
United States under the trading symbol “MEOH”; and on the Foreign Securities Market of the
Santiago Stock Exchange in Chile under the trading symbol “Methanex”.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Jason Chesko
Director, Investor Relations
Methanex Corporation
604 661 2600 or Toll Free: 1 800 661 8851
www.methanex.com
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