RSP Permian, Inc. Announces Pricing of Upsized $500M Placement of Senior Unsecured Notes

RSP Permian, Inc. ("RSP" or the "Company")

announced today the pricing of its private placement to eligible purchasers under Rule 144A and Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.625% senior unsecured notes due 2022 (the "Notes") at par. This represents an increase of $50 million over the aggregate principal amount previously announced. The private placement is expected to close on September 26, 2014, subject to market and other customary closing conditions. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of approximately $488.6 million to repay amounts drawn under its revolving credit facility and the balance for general corporate purposes. The Notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company's only existing subsidiary, RSP Permian, L.L.C., and certain future subsidiaries. The securities to be sold have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, the securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The Notes are expected to be eligible for trading by qualified institutional buyers in the United States under Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. This press release is being issued pursuant to Rule 135c under the Securities Act and is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a sale of, the Notes or any other securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.