Devon Energy Announces Early Tender Results and Upsizing of Maximum Tender Offers

OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE: DVN) (the “Company” or “Devon Energy”) today announced the early tender results for its previously announced tender offers (the “Maximum Tender Offers”) to purchase for cash up to an aggregate principal amount of the debt securities listed in the table below (collectively, the “Notes”) that would not result in the aggregate amount that all holders of the Notes are entitled to receive, excluding accrued and unpaid interest, for their Notes that are validly tendered and accepted for purchase in the Maximum Tender Offers, exceeding the Aggregate Maximum Repurchase Amount (as defined below). In addition, the Company has amended the Maximum Tender Offers to increase the previously announced Aggregate Maximum Repurchase Amount from approximately $535.4 million (which gives effect to the Company’s purchase of certain of the 8.250% notes due 2018, issued by Devon OEI Operating, L.L.C., and the 6.300% notes due 2019, issued by the Company, for total consideration of approximately $664.6 million in the Company’s previously consummated tender offers for such notes) to such aggregate amount necessary to pay the Total Consideration (as defined below) for all of the 2.250% notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”) validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in the Maximum Tender Offers as of the Early Tender Date (as defined below) (as amended, the “Aggregate Maximum Repurchase Amount”). All other terms of the Maximum Tender Offers, as previously announced, remain unchanged. The Maximum Tender Offers were made pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the offer to purchase, dated August 4, 2016, and the related letter of transmittal (the “Tender Offer Documents”).

As of the previously announced early tender date and time of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 17, 2016 (the “Early Tender Date”), according to information provided by D.F. King & Co., Inc., the tender and information agent for the Maximum Tender Offers, a total of $639,548,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2018 Notes, which have the highest acceptance priority level, had been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in the Maximum Tender Offers. Since the Total Consideration payable with respect to such 2018 Notes will equal the Aggregate Maximum Repurchase Amount, none of the tendered Notes from any other series will be accepted for purchase pursuant to the Maximum Tender Offers. Withdrawal rights for the Notes expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 17, 2016. The table below sets forth the aggregate principal amount and percentage of the 2018 Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn by the Early Tender Date that will be accepted for purchase by the Company.

The “Total Consideration” for the 2018 Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Maximum Tender Offers will be determined in the manner described in the Tender Offer Documents at 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 18, 2016. Holders of the 2018 Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Date are eligible to receive the Total Consideration for any such 2018 Notes accepted for purchase. Holders will also receive accrued and unpaid interest on the 2018 Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase from the last interest payment date up to, but not including, the date the Company makes payment for such 2018 Notes, which date is anticipated to be August 19, 2016.

The Maximum Tender Offers will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on August 31, 2016, unless extended or earlier terminated. Because the Maximum Tender Offers have been fully subscribed as of the Early Tender Date, holders who tender Notes after the Early Tender Date will not have any of their Notes accepted for purchase. Any Notes tendered after the Early Tender Date, together with all Notes (other than the 2018 Notes) tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Date, will be returned to the holders thereof as described in the Tender Offer Documents.

Devon Energy will fund the Maximum Tender Offers with the net proceeds from previously completed asset sales and financing transactions. The Maximum Tender Offers are being made to reduce the Company’s outstanding debt, including the debt of its subsidiaries.

Information Relating to the Maximum Tender Offers

Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC are the Lead Dealer Managers for the Maximum Tender Offers and the Co-Dealer Managers are CIBC World Markets Corp., TD Securities (USA) LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. Investors with questions regarding the Maximum Tender Offers may contact Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at (800) 558-3745 (toll-free) or (212) 723-6106 (collect), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at (866) 834-4666 (toll free) or (212) 834-3424 (collect) or RBC Capital Markets, LLC at (877) 381-2099 (toll free) or (212) 618-7822 (collect). D.F. King & Co., Inc. is the tender and information agent for the Maximum Tender Offers and can be contacted at (800) 967-4617 (toll-free) or (212) 269-5550 (collect).

This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy, or the solicitation of an offer to sell, any of the Notes, and the Maximum Tender Offers do not constitute offers to buy or the solicitation of offers to sell Notes in any jurisdiction or in any circumstances in which such offers or solicitations are unlawful. The full details of the Maximum Tender Offers, including complete instructions on how to tender Notes, are included in the Tender Offer Documents. Holders of the Notes are strongly encouraged to read carefully the Tender Offer Documents, including materials incorporated by reference therein, because they will contain important information. The Tender Offer Documents may be downloaded from D.F. King & Co., Inc.’s website at www.dfking.com/dvn or obtained from D.F. King & Co., Inc., free of charge, by calling toll-free at (800) 967-4617 (bankers and brokers can call collect at (212) 269-5550).

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. These risks include, but are not limited to, the Company’s ability to complete any of the Maximum Tender Offers and reduce its outstanding indebtedness and the other risks identified in the offer to purchase relating to the Maximum Tender Offers, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update the forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About Devon

Devon Energy is a leading independent energy company engaged in finding and producing oil and natural gas. Based in Oklahoma City and included in the S&P 500, Devon Energy operates in several of the most prolific oil and natural gas plays in the U.S. and Canada with an emphasis on a balanced portfolio. The Company is the second-largest oil producer among North American onshore independents. For more information, visit www.devonenergy.com.

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