Filed by Energen Corporation
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
and deemed filed pursuant to
Rule 14a-12
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: Energen Corporation
Commission File No. for Registration Statement
on
Form S-4 filed
by Diamondback Energy,
Inc.: 333-227328
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DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, INC.
500 West Texas,
Suite 1200
Midland, Texas 79701
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ENERGEN CORPORATION
605 Richard
Arrington Jr. Blvd. N.
Birmingham, AL 35203-2707
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MIDLAND, TX and BIRMINGHAM, AL
(November 14, 2018)
Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) (Diamondback) and Energen Corporation (NYSE: EGN) or (Energen) today announced that each of Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. and Glass,
Lewis & Co., LLC, leading proxy advisor firms, has recommended that Diamondbacks stockholders vote FOR the issuance of Diamondback shares in connection with the parties pending merger transaction and that
Energens shareholders vote FOR the proposal to approve the merger agreement and FOR the
non-binding
compensation advisory proposal. These proposals and the proposed merger are
described in more detail in the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus that has been distributed to the companies holders of common stock. Each company is scheduled to hold a special meeting of holders of its common stock to vote on the
applicable proposal(s) on November 27, 2018.
About Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Diamondback is an independent oil and natural gas company headquartered in Midland, Texas focused on the acquisition, development, exploration and exploitation
of unconventional, onshore oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas. For more information, please visit www.diamondbackenergy.com.
About Energen Corporation
Energen Corporation is an
oil-focused
exploration and production company with operations in the Permian Basin in west Texas and New Mexico. For more information, go to www.energen.com.