MTDR selling some equity

[dan_s]

This may lower my valuation a couple of dollars to $43/share. MTDR closed at $32.87 today. This actually strengthens their balance sheet. - Dan

Matador Resources Company (MTDR) (“Matador”) announced today that it has priced an underwritten public offering of 7,000,000 shares of its common stock. The total estimated gross proceeds of the offering, before estimated offering fees and expenses, are approximately $229.3 million. The offering is expected to close on May 17, 2018, subject to customary closing conditions.

Matador intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund the acquisition of leasehold and mineral acres in the Delaware Basin, including additional drilling and completion expenditures directly attributable to increased working interests, to fund the capital expenditures related to a number of midstream initiatives in the Delaware Basin and for general corporate purposes. Pending such uses, Matador intends to repay all outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility and invest the remaining funds in short-term marketable securities.

RBC Capital Markets is acting as the sole underwriter for the offering. The underwriter may offer the shares of Matador’s common stock from time to time for sale in one or more transactions on the New York Stock Exchange, in the over-the-counter market, through negotiated transactions or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.

When available, copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement, prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained free of charge on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) website at www.sec.gov or by sending a request to:

RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Attn: Equity Syndicate
200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10281-8098
Telephone: (877) 822-4089
E-mail: equityprospectus@rbccm.com

The shares of common stock will be offered and sold pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 previously filed with the SEC. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

About Matador Resources Company

Matador is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources in the United States, with an emphasis on oil and natural gas shale and other unconventional plays. Its current operations are focused primarily on the oil and liquids-rich portion of the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Delaware Basin in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. Matador also operates in the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas and the Haynesville shale and Cotton Valley plays in Northwest Louisiana and East Texas. Additionally, Matador conducts midstream operations, primarily through its midstream joint venture, San Mateo Midstream, LLC, in support of its exploration, development and production operations and provides natural gas processing, oil transportation services, natural gas, oil and salt water gathering services and salt water disposal services to third parties.