Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1*
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Press Release dated August 12, 2016
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* Furnished herewith.
Important Information
In connection with the proposed
acquisition of the assets described in greater detail in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on December 31, 2015, the Company has filed a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This communication is not a substitute for any proxy statement or other document the Company has or may file with the SEC in connection
with the proposed transaction. Prospective investors are urged to read the proxy statement as it contains important information.
Prospective investors may obtain free copies of the proxy statement, as well as other filings containing information about Lucas
Energy, Inc., without charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). Copies of Lucas Energy, Inc.’s SEC filings may also
be obtained from Lucas Energy, Inc. without charge at Lucas Energy, Inc.’s website (www.lucasenergy.com) or by directing
a request to Lucas Energy, Inc. at (713) 528-1881. This document does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction
in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of
any such jurisdiction.
INVESTORS SHOULD READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND
OTHER DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY BEFORE MAKING A DECISION CONCERNING THE ACQUISITION.
Participants in Solicitation
Lucas Energy, Inc. and its
directors and executive officers and other members of management and employees are potential participants in the solicitation of
proxies in respect of the proposed acquisition. Information regarding Lucas Energy, Inc.’s directors and executive officers
is available in Lucas Energy, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2016 filed with the SEC on July
13, 2016 and Lucas Energy, Inc.’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on February 18, 2016. Additional
information regarding the interests of such potential participants are included in the proxy statement filed with the SEC by Lucas
Energy, Inc. in connection with the proposed acquisition. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources
indicated above. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitations and a description of their direct
and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, are contained in the proxy statement and other relevant materials to
be filed with the SEC.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this
communication regarding the proposed acquisition are “
forward-looking
” statements. The words “
anticipate,
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believe,
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ensure,
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expect,
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if,
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intend,
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estimate,
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probable,
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project,
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forecasts,
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predict,
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outlook,
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aim,
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will,
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could,
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should,
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would,
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potential,
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may,
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might,
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anticipate,
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likely
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plan,
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positioned,
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strategy,
” and similar
expressions, and the negative thereof, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements, which
are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about Lucas Energy, Inc. and the assets, may include projections of their respective
future financial performance, their respective anticipated growth strategies and anticipated trends. These statements are only
predictions based on current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause actual
results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including the risk factors set forth in Lucas Energy, Inc.’s
most recent reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and other documents on file with the SEC and the factors given below:
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failure to obtain the approval of stockholders of Lucas Energy, Inc. in connection with the proposed transaction;
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the dilution associated with the shares issuable upon closing the acquisition;
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risks associated with the debt to be assumed at closing;
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the failure to consummate or delay in consummating the proposed transaction for other reasons;
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the timing to consummate the proposed transaction;
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the risk that a condition to closing of the proposed transaction may not be satisfied;
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the risk that a regulatory approval that may be required for the proposed transaction is delayed, is not obtained, or is obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated;
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Lucas Energy, Inc.’s ability to achieve the synergies and value creation contemplated by the proposed transaction;
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the ability of Lucas Energy, Inc. to effectively integrate the assets acquired; and
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the diversion of management time on transaction-related issues.
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Lucas Energy, Inc.’s
forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that Lucas Energy, Inc. believes to be reasonable but that may not prove to
be accurate. Lucas Energy, Inc. cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Lucas Energy,
Inc. assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, except as may be required by law.
Readers are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof.