DENVER, March 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Bill Barrett
Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE: BBG) today announced that its
stockholders overwhelmingly approved the adoption of the Agreement
and Plan of Merger between Bill Barrett Corporation and Fifth Creek
Energy Operating Company, LLC ("Fifth Creek Energy") at the special
meeting of the Company's stockholders held earlier today.
Approximately 98.7% of the shares voting, representing
approximately 76.9% of the total outstanding shares, voted in favor
of the adoption of the Merger Agreement.
With the receipt of the required stockholder approval, the
transaction is expected to close Monday,
March 19, 2018.
As previously announced on December 5,
2017, the Company and Fifth Creek Energy entered into a
business combination transaction pursuant to which the Company will
acquire Fifth Creek Energy for shares of the Company's common
stock.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements in this press release, other than statements of
historical fact, 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. Words such as expects, forecast,
guidance, anticipates, intends, plans, believes, seeks, estimates
and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to
identify forward-looking statements herein; however, these are not
the exclusive means of identifying forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements in this release relate to, among other
things, the anticipated closing of the transaction with Fifth Creek
Energy.
These and other forward-looking statements in this press release
are based on management's judgment as of the date of this release
and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. Please refer
to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2017 filed with the SEC
and other filings, including our Current Reports on Form 8-K and
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, all of which are incorporated by
reference herein, for further discussion of risk factors that may
affect the forward-looking statements. The Company encourages you
to consider the risks and uncertainties associated with projections
and other forward-looking statements and to not place undue
reliance on any such statements. In addition, the Company assumes
no obligation to publicly revise or update any forward-looking
statements based on future events or circumstances.
ABOUT BILL BARRETT CORPORATION
Bill Barrett Corporation (NYSE: BBG), headquartered in
Denver, Colorado, develops oil and
natural gas in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States. Additional information
about the Company may be found on its website
www.billbarrettcorp.com.
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