PDC Energy, Inc. (“PDC” or the “Company”) (PDCE) today announced that it has priced a public offering of 3,480,000 shares of its common stock for total gross proceeds (before underwriters’ compensation and estimated expenses) of approximately $179 million. Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acted as the sole underwriters of the offering and have offered the shares at prevailing market prices or otherwise from time to time through the NASDAQ Global Select Market, in the over-the-counter market, through negotiated transactions or otherwise. The Company has granted the underwriters an option for 30 days to purchase up to an additional 522,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. The offering is expected to close on or around March 23, 2015.
The offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement. The offering may be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, copies of which may be obtained by sending a request to: Goldman, Sachs & Co., 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, Attn: Prospectus Department, email: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, email: prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com.
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 PDC Energy, Inc.
PDC Energy, Inc. is a domestic independent exploration and production company that produces, develops, acquires and explores for crude oil, natural gas and NGLs with primary operations in the Wattenberg Field in Colorado and in the Utica Shale in southeastern Ohio. Its operations are focused on the liquid-rich horizontal Niobrara and Codell plays in the Wattenberg Field and the condensate and wet gas portion of the Utica Shale play.
