Linn Energy Updates Shareholders On Merger With Berry Petroleum

LINN intends to file Amendment No. 3 to its Registration Statement on Form S-4 regarding the Berry merger and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2013, with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on August 8, 2013. Although the impact of the ongoing SEC inquiry on the timing of LinnCo's proposed merger with Berry is difficult to predict, LinnCo and LINN remain committed to the completion of the transaction.