Filed by Diamondback Energy, Inc.
(Commission File
No. 001-35700)
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
and deemed filed pursuant to Rule
14a-12
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
Subject Company: Energen Corporation
(Commission File
No. 001-07810)
Date: November 14, 2018
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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.