EV Energy Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:EVEP) today announced that it received a determination from the NASDAQ Stock Market granting approval of EVEP’s request to transfer its listing to the NASDAQ Capital Market from the NASDAQ Global Market. As a result of the transfer to the NASDAQ Capital Market, EVEP expects to be granted an additional 180-day grace period to regain compliance with NASDAQ’s minimum bid price requirement.

EVEP expects its units to begin trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market effective at the start of trading on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. EVEP’s units will continue to trade on NASDAQ under the symbol “EVEP.” The NASDAQ Capital Market is a continuous trading market that operates in substantially the same manner as the NASDAQ Global Market, and listed companies must meet certain financial and corporate governance requirements to qualify for listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market.

About EV Energy Partners, L.P.

EV Energy Partners, L.P. is a master limited partnership engaged in acquiring, producing and developing oil and natural gas properties.  More information about EVEP is available on the Internet at http://www.evenergypartners.com.

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Forward Looking Statements

This press release may include statements that are not historical facts which are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These statements which include words such as “anticipates,” “plans,” “projects,” “expects,” “intends,” “believes,” “should,” and similar expressions of forward-looking information.  Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and necessarily involve risks that may affect the business prospects and performance of EVEP. These statements are based on certain assumptions made by EVEP based on its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances.  Actual results may differ materially from those contained in the press release.  Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our ability to meet the financial covenants in our debt agreements and continue as a going concern, changes in commodity prices, changes in reserve estimates, requirements and actions of purchasers of properties, exploration and development activities, the availability and cost of financing, the returns on our capital investments and acquisition strategies, the availability of sufficient cash flow to pay distributions and execute our business plan and general economic conditions.  Additional information on risks and uncertainties that could affect our business prospects and performance are provided in the most recent reports of EVEP with the SEC.  You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made and EVEP undertakes no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

EV Energy Partners, L.P., HoustonNicholas Bobrowski713-651-1144http://www.evenergypartners.com