Quest Resource Announces MLP Formation and Filing of Registration Statement
20 Juli 2007 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Quest Resource Corporation (NASDAQ: QRCP) (the �Company�), the
largest operating company in the Cherokee basin, announced today
that Quest Energy Partners, L.P. (�Quest Energy Partners�), which
will own and operate all of the Company�s Cherokee basin natural
gas and oil assets, has filed a registration statement on Form S-1
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a
proposed initial public offering of 8,750,000 common units,
representing an approximate 37.0% equity interest in Quest Energy
Partners. Application will be made to have the units quoted on the
NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol �QELP.� The proceeds from
this offering, together with borrowings under a credit facility to
be established by Quest Energy Partners, will be used to repay
outstanding indebtedness of the Company. The Company formed Quest
Energy Partners in July 2007 to exploit, develop, produce and
acquire oil and gas properties. Quest Energy Partner�s assets will
be comprised of all of the Company�s Cherokee basin natural gas and
oil assets. A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Wachovia Capital
Markets, LLC and RBC Capital Markets Corporation will act as joint
lead book-running managers for the transaction. Friedman Billings
Ramsey & Co., Inc. will act as a co-manager for the
transaction. A copy of the preliminary prospectus relating to this
offering may be obtained, when available, from (i) A.G. Edwards
& Sons, Inc. at One North Jefferson, St. Louis, MO 63103, (ii)
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC (Attention: Equity Syndicate
Department) at 375 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10152, or (iii) RBC
Capital Markets Corporation at 2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 3900,
Houston, TX 77056. A registration statement relating to these
securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may
not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the
registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall
not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to
buy common units of Quest Energy Partners, nor shall there be any
sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration
or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. About
Quest Resource Corporation Quest Resource Corporation is the
largest producer of natural gas in the Cherokee basin, which is
located in southeast Kansas and northeast Oklahoma. The Company is
a fully integrated E&P company, operating more than 1,700
producing wells which produce into its controlled 1,600+ -mile
gathering and transportation pipeline system. At year-end 2006, the
Company had approximately 1,760 locations in its drilling
inventory. For more information, visit the Company website at
www.qrcp.net. Forward-Looking Statements Opinions, forecasts,
projections or statements other than statements of historical fact,
are forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this announcement are
made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although the Company
believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking
statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such
expectations will prove to be correct. Actual results may differ
materially due to a variety of factors, including without
limitation: the condition of the capital markets in the United
States, in general, and for master limited partnerships in
particular, the ability of the Company to refinance on acceptable
terms its credit facilities to permit the proposed transaction with
respect to its Cherokee Basin properties, tax considerations, the
uncertainty involved in exploring for and developing new natural
gas reserves, the sale prices of natural gas and oil, labor and raw
material costs, the availability of sufficient capital resources to
carryout the Company's anticipated level of new well development
and construction of related pipelines, environmental issues,
weather conditions, competition, general market conditions, and
other risks detailed in the Company filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. You can find the Company filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission at www.qrcp.net or at
www.sec.gov. By making these forward-looking statements, the
Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for
revisions or changes after the date of this release.
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