Halcón Resources Announces Results of its Tender Offer to Purchase Up to 50% of its 6.75% Senior Notes due 2025 and the Redemption of its 12.0% Second Lien Notes due 2022

Houston, Oct. 10, 2017 -- Halcón Resources Corporation (NYSE:HK) (“Halcón” or the “Company”) announced today it completed its previously disclosed tender offer to purchase for cash up to $425 million principal amount of  the outstanding $850 million principal amount of its unsecured 6.75% Senior Notes due 2025 (the "6.75% Notes") at 103% of par  plus accrued interest.  The Company also announced it completed its previously disclosed redemption of its outstanding 12.0% Second Lien Notes due 2022 (the "12.0% Notes"). 

As of the expiration time, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 6, 2017, Holders representing in excess of $425 million of principal amount of the 6.75% Notes validly tendered their 6.75% Notes.  Accordingly, the Company purchased $425 million of the 6.75% Notes at 103% of par plus accrued interest.  As a result of the tender offer being oversubscribed, the purchase of validly tendered 6.75% Notes will be prorated in accordance with the indenture and the procedures of DTC as described in the Offer to Purchase. 

Separately, the Company fully redeemed its 12.0% Notes on October 7, 2017, in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing such notes.  As previously announced, all of the obligations of the Company and the subsidiary guarantors under the 12.0% Notes were satisfied and discharged on September 7, 2017.  After giving effect to the tender offer and redemption, Halcón’s only remaining debt is $425 million in principal amount of its 6.75% Notes.  The Company’s liquidity as of June 30, 2017, was approximately $759 million pro forma for these transactions and Halcón’s other previously announced activities. 

This press release does not constitute an offer to purchase securities or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities, nor does it constitute an offer or solicitation in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.

About Halcón Resources

Halcón Resources Corporation is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, production, exploration and development of onshore oil and natural gas properties in the United States.

For more information contact Quentin Hicks, Senior Vice President of Finance & Investor Relations, at 832-538-0557 or [email protected].

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Quentin Hicks
Senior Vice President - Finance and Investor Relations