Southwestern Energy Completes Offerings Of 30,000,000 Shares Of Common Stock And 34,500,000 Depositary Shares Representing Interests In Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock

SPRING, Texas, Jan. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: SWN) today announced the completion of its previously announced concurrent underwritten public offerings of 30,000,000 shares of its common stock and 34,500,000 depositary shares, with net proceeds from the offerings to the company totaling approximately $2,341 million after underwriting discounts and offering expenses.

The underwriters exercised their option to purchase additional shares of common stock, which increased the size of the common stock offering from 26,086,957 shares to 30,000,000 shares. The common stock offering was priced at $23 per share. Net proceeds, after expenses, from the common stock offering were approximately $668.7 million.

The underwriters also exercised their over-allotment option to purchase additional depositary shares, which increased the size of the depositary share offering from 30,000,000 shares to 34,500,000 shares. Net proceeds, after expenses, from the depositary share offering were approximately $1,672.3 million. Each depositary share represents a 1/20th interest in a share of the company's 6.25% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (equivalent to a $50 liquidation preference per depositary share).

The proceeds from the offerings will be used to partially repay borrowings under Southwestern Energy's $4,500,000,000 364-day bridge term loan facility.

BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo Securities and BMO Capital Markets were joint book-running managers for the offering of the common stock. The offering of the common stock was made under an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-184882) filed by Southwestern Energy with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. Prospective investors should read the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus included in the registration statement and other documents Southwestern Energy has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Southwestern Energy and the offering. Copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus related to the offering may be obtained for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at http://www.sec.gov. Alternatively any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering of the common stock will arrange to send you the prospectus and related prospectus supplement if you request it by contacting: 

BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo Securities and BNP PARIBAS were joint book-running managers for the offering of the depositary shares. The offering of the depositary shares was made under an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-184882) filed by Southwestern Energy with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. Prospective investors should read the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus included in the registration statement and other documents Southwestern Energy has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Southwestern Energy and the offering. Copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus related to the offering may be obtained for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at http://www.sec.gov. Alternatively any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering of the depositary shares will arrange to send you the prospectus and related prospectus supplement if you request it by contacting: 

Southwestern Energy Company is an independent energy company whose wholly owned subsidiaries are engaged in natural gas and oil exploration, development and production, natural gas gathering and marketing.

This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of, or any solicitation of an offer to buy, 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 or jurisdiction.

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