DENVER, April 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Bill Barrett
Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE:BBG) today announced that,
subject to market conditions, the Company is planning a private
offering of $275 million in aggregate
principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2025 (the "notes").
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering,
together with available cash on hand, to fund the redemption of all
of its outstanding 7.625% Senior Notes due 2019 and all of its
outstanding 5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028.
This press release is neither an offer to sell nor the
solicitation of an offer to buy the notes or any other securities.
The notes will be offered in the United
States only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on
Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), and outside the United
States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.
The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may
not be offered or sold in the United
States without registration or an applicable exemption from
registration requirements.
ABOUT BILL BARRETT CORPORATION
Bill Barrett Corporation, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, develops oil and natural gas
in the Rocky Mountain region of the
United States.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements in this news release related to the Company's planned
private offering of the notes, including the use of proceeds from
the planned offering, and all other statements other than
statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements that
are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that
may cause actual results to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements. The Company urges you to carefully
review and consider the cautionary statements made in this press
release, the "Risk Factors" section of the Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31,
2016, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC") on March 2, 2017, and other
filings with the SEC for further information on risks and
uncertainties that could affect the Company's business, financial
condition and results of operations, which are incorporated by this
reference as though fully set forth herein. The Company cautions
you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no
obligation to update any forward-looking statements in order to
reflect any event or circumstance occurring after the date of this
release or currently unknown facts or conditions or the occurrence
of unanticipated events. All forward looking statements are
qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
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SOURCE Bill Barrett Corporation