WPX Energy (NYSE: WPX) announced today that it has priced a public
offering of 49,500,000 shares of its common stock for total gross
proceeds (before estimated expenses) of approximately $485 million.
Pursuant to the offering, WPX intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day
option to purchase up to an additional 7,425,000 shares of WPX’s common
stock.
The underwriters intend to offer the shares from time to time for sale
in one or more transactions on the New York Stock Exchange, in the
over-the-counter market, through negotiated transactions or otherwise at
market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to
prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The offering is
expected to close on or around June 9, 2016, subject to customary
closing conditions.
WPX intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general
corporate purposes, which may include an acceleration of drilling and
completion activities, bolt-on acreage acquisitions and midstream
infrastructure in the Delaware Basin.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC, BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays, and
Citigroup are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.
The offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration
statement of WPX previously filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The offering may be made only by means of a prospectus
supplement and the accompanying base prospectus.
Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement for the offering and the
accompanying base prospectus may be obtained by sending a request to:
Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC
Attn: Prospectus Department
One
Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Phone: (800) 221-1037
Email:
newyork.prospectus@credit-suisse.com
BofA Merrill Lynch
200 North College Street, 3rd Floor
Charlotte,
N.C. 28255-0001
Attn: Prospectus Department
Email: dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com
Barclays
c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions
1155 Long Island
Avenue
Edgewood, NY 11717
Phone: (888) 603-5847
Email: Barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com
Citigroup
c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions
1155 Long Island
Avenue
Edgewood, New York 11717
Phone: (800) 831-9146
This press 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 state or jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale of these securities would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
state or jurisdiction.
About WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX is an oil-focused energy company with operations in the Permian
Basin in Texas and New Mexico, the Williston Basin in North Dakota, and
the San Juan Basin in New Mexico and Colorado. Our principal executive
office is located at 3500 One Williams Center, Tulsa, Okla., 74172.
This press release includes “forward-looking statements.” All
statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this
press release that address activities, events or developments that the
company expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future
are forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to a number
of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the
control of WPX. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not
guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments
may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking
statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release are
made as of the date of this press release, even if subsequently made
available by WPX on its website or otherwise. WPX does not undertake and
expressly disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking
statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Investors are urged to consider carefully the disclosure in our filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
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