Increase in NCIBWhitecap Resources Inc. ("Whitecap" or the "Company") (TSX: WCP) is pleased to announce that the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") has approved an amendment to Whitecap's normal course issuer bid (the "NCIB") to increase the number of common shares that Whitecap may purchase for cancellation from 29,894,096 common shares to 58,947,076 common shares