Paramount Resources Ltd. Announces Increase to Previously Announced Flow-Through Share Offerings to $125 Million

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Sept. 11, 2012) -

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Paramount Resources Ltd. (TSX:POU) ("Paramount" or the "Company") has announced today that, due to strong demand, Paramount has increased the size of its previously announced public offering of Class A Common Shares ("Common Shares") to be issued on a "flow-through" basis in respect of Canadian exploration expenses ("CEE") to 1,936,000 Common Shares at a price of $31.00 per share for gross proceeds of $60,016,000. In addition, the Company is also issuing 356,000 Common Shares to be issued on a "flow-through" basis in respect of Canadian development expenses ("CDE") at a price of $28.15 per share, for gross proceeds of $10,021,400. The offering is being led by BMO Capital Markets. The Common Shares will be offered for sale to the public in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Nova Scotia by way of a short-form prospectus. Closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about October 2, 2012.

In conjunction with this offering, Paramount also intends to issue to Clayton H. Riddell or companies controlled by Mr. Riddell, Paramount's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, by way of private placement, 646,000 Common Shares to be issued on a "flow-through" basis in respect of CEE and 1,244,000 Common Shares to be issued on a "flow-through" basis in respect of CDE, at the same prices as the public offering, for aggregate gross proceeds of $55,044,600. Closing of the private placement is expected to occur on or before the closing date of the public offering.

The gross proceeds from the offerings will be used by Paramount to incur eligible CEE and CDE. The completion of the offerings is subject to Paramount receiving all necessary regulatory approvals.

Paramount is a Canadian oil and natural gas exploration, development and production company with operations focused in Western Canada. Paramount's Common Shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "POU".

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