HOUSTON, Dec. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodrich
Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: GDP) (the "Company") today announced
final results from its previously announced tender offer to
exchange depositary shares of the Company's newly created 10.00%
Series E Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series E
Preferred Stock") for any and all issued and outstanding shares of
the Company's 5.375% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred
Stock ("Series B Preferred Stock"), up to 2,390,000 depositary
shares of the Company's outstanding 10.00% Series C Cumulative
Preferred Stock ("Series C Preferred Stock"), and up to 2,390,000
depositary shares of the Company's outstanding 9.75% Series D
Cumulative Preferred Stock ("Series D Preferred Stock" and,
together with the Series B Preferred Stock and the Series C
Preferred Stock, the "Existing Preferred Stock").
Similar to the Series B Preferred Stock, the Company has applied
to list the Series E Preferred Stock on the OTCQX Marketplace and
expects the shares to be delivered and freely tradable upon
closing, which is expected to occur on or about December 18, 2015. The Series E Preferred Stock
will be immediately eligible for conversion into common stock of
the Company per the terms of the Offer to Exchange dated
November 6, 2015 (the "Offer to
Exchange"). The common stock of the Company received upon
conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock will be listed on the
NYSE and will be freely tradable.
D.F. King & Co., Inc., the
exchange agent and information agent for the exchange offers, has
advised the Company that as of 5:00
p.m., New York City time on
December 15, 2015, approximately 50%
of the shares of Existing Preferred Stock eligible for exchange
have tendered and been accepted by the Company, as follows:
- 758,434 shares of Series B Preferred Stock have been validly
tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the tender offer,
representing approximately 33.7% of the Series B Preferred Stock
offered for exchange;
- 1,274,932 depositary shares of Series C Preferred Stock have
been validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the
tender offer, representing approximately 53.3% of the maximum
2,390,000 depositary shares offered for exchange; and
- 1,463,759 depositary shares of Series D Preferred Stock have
been validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the
tender offer, representing approximately 61.3% of the maximum
2,390,000 depositary shares offered for exchange.
As a result of the exchanges, the Company has retired
approximately $106.4 million of
Existing Preferred Stock in exchange for approximately $36.5 million of Series E Preferred Stock.
Certain statements in this news release regarding future
expectations and plans for future activities may be regarded as
"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. They are subject to various risks, such
as financial market conditions, changes in commodities prices and
costs of drilling and completion, operating hazards, drilling
risks, and the inherent uncertainties in interpreting engineering
data relating to underground accumulations of oil and gas, as well
as other risks discussed in detail in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2014 and other subsequent filings with the SEC.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in
such forward looking statements are reasonable, it can give no
assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Except
as required by law, the Company expressly disclaims any intention
or obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
Goodrich Petroleum is an independent oil and gas exploration and
production company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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