MIDLAND, Texas, May 7, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Legacy Reserves LP (Nasdaq:LGCY) today announced that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire certain oil and natural gas producing properties from private parties for a purchase price of $12.9 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments, to be paid in cash. The properties are located in the Slaughter and Rocker A fields in Cochran and Garza counties, respectively, in West Texas. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close during June.
Cary Brown, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the general partner of Legacy Reserves LP, said, "This is yet another example of a negotiated purchase of properties in areas where we have prior operating experience. Based on such experience, we expect these properties to have additional potential for development."
Operational highlights:
* Estimated proved reserves of approximately 1.0 MMBoe * 100% proved developed producing reserves * Proved reserves to production ratio of approximately 13 years * Current net production of approximately 215 Boe per day * 75 producing wells, of which 58 are operated
Financial highlights:
We expect the acquisition to be immediately accretive to distributable cash flow per unit. Management will evaluate the impact of the acquisition on current distribution levels as it integrates the assets. All changes in distributions are subject to approval by the Board of Directors of the general partner of Legacy Reserves LP.
About Legacy Reserves LP
We are an independent oil and natural gas limited partnership headquartered in Midland, Texas, and are focused on the acquisition and exploitation of oil and natural gas properties primarily located in the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeast New Mexico. Additional information is available at www.LegacyLP.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to Legacy's operations that are based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections about its operations. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "targets," "projects," "believes," "seeks," "schedules," "estimated," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and are difficult to predict. Among the factors contained in these forward-looking statements are uncertainties as to the actual amount and timing of Legacy's transition costs from a private entity to a publicly held MLP. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. The reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Unless legally required, Legacy undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are realized oil and natural gas prices; production volumes; lease operating expenses, general and administrative costs and finding and development costs; future operating results; and the factors set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.