Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ARP) today declared an increased
quarterly distribution for the fourth quarter 2013 of $0.58 per common
unit. The fourth quarter 2013 distribution represents an approximate 4%
increase over the third quarter 2013 distribution of $0.56 per common
unit, as well as a 21% increase from the fourth quarter 2012
distribution of $0.48 per common unit. The distribution is payable
Friday, February 14, 2014 to holders of record as of Monday, February
10, 2014.
Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ARP) is an exploration &
production master limited partnership which owns an interest in over
10,000 producing natural gas and oil wells, primarily in Appalachia and
the Barnett Shale in Texas. ARP is also the largest sponsor of natural
gas and oil investment partnerships in the U.S. For more information,
please visit our website at www.atlasresourcepartners.com,
or contact Investor Relations at InvestorRelations@atlasenergy.com.
Atlas Energy, L.P. (NYSE: ATLS) is a master limited partnership
which owns all of the general partner Class A units and incentive
distribution rights and an approximate 37% limited partner interest in
its upstream oil & gas subsidiary, Atlas Resource Partners, L.P.
Additionally, Atlas Energy owns and operates the general partner of its
midstream oil & gas subsidiary, Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P., through
all of the general partner interest, all the incentive distribution
rights and an approximate 6% limited partner interest. For more
information, please visit our website at www.atlasenergy.com,
or contact Investor Relations at InvestorRelations@atlasenergy.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This document contains forward-looking statements that involve a
number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking
statements. ARP cautions readers that any forward-looking
information is not a guarantee of future performance. Such
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements
about future financial and operating results, resource and production
potential, ARP’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and
other statements that are not historical facts. Risks, assumptions and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to materially differ from
the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those
associated with general economic and business conditions; ARP’s ability
to realize the anticipated benefits of its acquisitions; changes in
commodity prices and hedge positions; changes in the estimates of
maintenance capital expense; changes in the costs and results of
drilling operations; uncertainties about estimates of reserves and
resource potential; inability to obtain capital needed for operations;
ARP’s level of indebtedness; changes in government environmental
policies and other environmental risks; the availability of drilling
equipment and the timing of production; tax consequences of business
transactions; and other risks, assumptions and uncertainties detailed
from time to time in ARP’s reports filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, including quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, reports
on Form 8-K and annual reports on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date hereof, and ARP assumes no obligation to
update such statements, except as may be required by applicable law.
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