Item 8.01 Other Events.
On April 27, 2018, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements
Act of 1976, as amended, with respect to the proposed acquisition of RSP Permian, Inc. (RSP) by Concho Resources Inc. (Concho) pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 27, 2018 (the Merger
Agreement). The completion of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, which is expected in the third
quarter of 2018, remains subject to approval by RSP and Concho stockholders and other customary closing conditions.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication relates to a
proposed business combination transaction (the Transaction) between RSP and Concho. This communication is for informational purposes only and 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, in any jurisdiction, pursuant to the Transaction or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance, exchange or transfer of the securities referred to in this document in any jurisdiction in contravention of
applicable law. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In
connection with the Transaction, Concho filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a registration statement on Form
S-4
on April 20, 2018, that includes a preliminary joint
proxy statement of RSP and Concho that also constitutes a preliminary prospectus of Concho. RSP and Concho will also file other documents with the SEC regarding the Transaction, including the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus. The
information in the preliminary joint proxy statement/prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to the stockholders of Concho and RSP. This document is not a substitute for the
registration statement and preliminary joint proxy statement/prospectus filed with the SEC, including any amendments thereto, or any other documents that Concho or RSP may file with the SEC or send to stockholders of Concho or RSP in connection with
the Transaction. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF RSP AND CONCHO ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE PRELIMINARY JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, THE DEFINITIVE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE, AND ALL
OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FILED OR WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRANSACTION AND
RELATED MATTERS.
Investors and security holders are able to obtain free copies of the registration statement and the preliminary joint proxy
statement/prospectus and all other documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by Concho or RSP, including the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available, through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
Copies of documents filed with the SEC by RSP will be made available free of charge on RSPs website at www.rsppermian.com, under the heading SEC Filings, or by contacting RSPs Investor Relations Department by phone at
214-252-2700.
Copies of documents filed with the SEC by Concho will be made available free of charge on Conchos website at www.concho.com, under the heading
Investors, or by contacting Conchos Investor Relations Department by phone at
432-221-0477.
Participants in Solicitation
Concho, RSP and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the holders of
Conchos common stock and RSPs common stock in respect to the Transaction.
Information regarding RSPs directors and executive officers
is contained in the Form
10-K/A
filed with the SEC on April 30, 2018 and in the other documents filed after the date thereof by RSP with the SEC. You can obtain a free copy of this document at the
SECs website at www.sec.gov or by accessing RSPs website at www.rsppermian.com. Information regarding Conchos executive officers and directors is contained in the proxy statement for Conchos 2018 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders filed with the SEC on April 5, 2018 and in the other documents filed after the date thereof by Concho with the SEC. You can obtain a free copy of this document at the SECs website at www.sec.gov or by accessing Conchos
website at www.concho.com under the heading Investors.
Investors may obtain additional information regarding the interests of those persons
and other persons who may be deemed participants in the Transaction by reading the preliminary joint proxy statement/prospectus, including any amendments thereto, as well as the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available.
You may obtain free copies of these documents as described above.
Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Statements
The foregoing contains 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. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this communication that address activities, events or developments that Concho or RSP expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the
future are forward-looking statements. Words such as estimate, project, predict, believe, expect, anticipate, potential, create, intend,
could, may, foresee, plan, will, guidance, look, outlook, goal, future, assume, forecast,
build, focus, work, continue or the negative of such terms or other variations thereof and words and terms of similar substance used in connection with any discussion of future plans, actions, or
events identify forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Transaction, pro
forma descriptions of the combined company and its operations, integration and transition plans, synergies, opportunities and anticipated future performance. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the forward-looking statements included in this communication. These include the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the Transaction, including the timing, receipt and terms and conditions of any required governmental and
regulatory approvals of the Transaction that could reduce anticipated benefits or cause the parties to abandon the Transaction, the ability to successfully integrate the businesses, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that
could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, the possibility that stockholders of Concho may not approve the issuance of new shares of common stock in the Transaction or that stockholders of RSP may not approve the merger agreement,
the risk that the parties may not be able to satisfy the conditions to the Transaction in a timely manner or at all, risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the Transaction, the risk that any
announcements relating to the Transaction could have adverse
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effects on the market price of Conchos common stock or RSPs common stock, the risk that the Transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the ability of Concho and
RSP to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their suppliers and customers and on their operating results and businesses generally, the risk the pending Transaction could distract management of both
entities and they will incur substantial costs, the risk that problems may arise in successfully integrating the businesses of the companies, which may result in the combined company not operating as effectively and efficiently as expected, the risk
that the combined company may be unable to achieve synergies or it may take longer than expected to achieve those synergies and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. All such factors are
difficult to predict and are beyond Conchos or RSPs control, including those detailed in Conchos annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K that are available on its website at
http://www.concho.com and on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov, and those detailed in RSPs annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K that are available on RSPs website at
http://www.rsppermian.com and on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that Concho or RSP believe to be reasonable but that may not prove to be accurate. Any forward-looking statement
speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and Concho and RSP undertake no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
applicable law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Resource
Concho may use
the term resource potential and similar phrases to describe estimates of potentially recoverable hydrocarbons that SEC rules prohibit from being included in filings with the SEC. These are based on analogy to Conchos existing
models applied to additional acres, additional zones and tighter spacing and are Conchos internal estimates of hydrocarbon quantities that may be potentially discovered through exploratory drilling or recovered with additional drilling or
recovery techniques. These quantities may not constitute reserves within the meaning of the Society of Petroleum Engineers Petroleum Resource Management System or SEC rules. Such estimates and identified drilling locations have not
been fully risked by Concho management and are inherently more speculative than proved reserves estimates. Actual locations drilled and quantities that may be ultimately recovered from Conchos interests could differ substantially from these
estimates. There is no commitment by Concho to drill all of the drilling locations that have been attributed to these quantities. Factors affecting ultimate recovery include the scope of Conchos ongoing drilling program, which will be directly
affected by the availability of capital, drilling and production costs, availability of drilling services and equipment, drilling results, lease expirations, transportation constraints, regulatory approvals, actual drilling results, including
geological and mechanical factors affecting recovery rates, and other factors. Such estimates may change significantly as development of Conchos oil and natural gas assets provide additional data.
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Conchos production forecasts and expectations for future periods are dependent upon many assumptions, including estimates of production decline rates from existing wells and the undertaking
and outcome of future drilling activity, which may be affected by significant commodity price declines or drilling cost increases or other factors that are beyond Conchos control. Conchos use of the term premium resource
refers to assets with the capacity to produce at an internal rate of return that is greater than thirty-five percent based on fifty-five dollar oil and three dollar gas.
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