Range Announces Closing of Nora Asset Sale

FORT WORTH, TX--(Marketwired - Dec 30, 2015) - RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION (NYSE: RRC) today announced that it has completed the sale of its Nora assets. After purchase price adjustments based upon a November 1st effective date, Range received $865 million of sales proceeds. Range will include the Nora operations for the full fourth quarter of 2015. The properties encompass approximately 3,500 operated wells and approximately 460,000 net acres in the Nora/Haysi combined fields located primarily in southwestern Virginia. Third quarter production for the Nora assets was 109 Mmcf per day representing 7.5% of Range's net production. The net proceeds were used to reduce debt by 24% from the September 30, 2015 balance. This monetization further strengthens the Company's financial position by reducing leverage and enhancing liquidity. After the sale, the borrowing base under Range's revolving credit facility remains unchanged at $3 billion. The sale is also expected to reduce direct operating expenses, brokerage natural gas and marketing expenses and general and administrative expenses for 2016. 

RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION (NYSE: RRC) is a leading U.S. independent oil and natural gas producer with operations focused in stacked-pay projects in the Appalachia Basin. The Company pursues an organic growth strategy targeting high return, low-cost projects within its large inventory of low risk development drilling opportunities. The Company is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. More information about Range can be found at www.rangeresources.com.

All statements, except for statements of historical fact, made in this release regarding activities, events or developments the Company expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, such as those regarding the final customary closing conditions and purchase price adjustments are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are based on assumptions and estimates that management believes are reasonable based on currently available information; however, management's assumptions and Range's future performance are subject to a wide range of business risks and uncertainties and there is no assurance that these goals and projections can or will be met. Any number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the volatility of oil and gas prices, the results of our hedging transactions, the costs and results of actual drilling and operations, the timing of production, mechanical and other inherent risks associated with oil and gas production, weather, the availability of drilling equipment, changes in interest rates, litigation, uncertainties about reserve estimates, environmental risks and regulatory changes. Range undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. Further information on risks and uncertainties is available in Range's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which are incorporated by reference. Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, available from our website at www.rangeresources.com or by written request to 100 Throckmorton Street, Suite 1200, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. You can also obtain this Form 10-K on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.