Atlas Resource Partners Announces Monthly Distribution For January 2016

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. ARP today declared its monthly distribution for the month of January 2016 of $0.0125 per common unit, or $0.15 per unit on an annual basis. The January 2016 distribution is payable Wednesday, March 16, 2016 to holders of record as of Wednesday, March 9, 2016.

Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. ARP is an exploration & production master limited partnership which owns an interest in over 14,500 producing natural gas and oil wells, located primarily in Appalachia, the Barnett Shale (TX), the Mississippi Lime (OK), the Eagle Ford Shale (TX), the Raton Basin (NM), Black Warrior Basin (AL) and the Rangely Field (CO).  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 Group, LLC ATLS is a limited liability company which owns the following interests: all of the general partner interest, incentive distribution rights and an approximate 23% limited partner interest in its upstream oil & gas subsidiary, Atlas Resource Partners, L.P.; the general partner interests, incentive distribution rights and limited partner interests in Atlas Growth Partners, L.P.; and a general partner interest in Lightfoot Capital Partners, an entity that invests directly in energy-related businesses and assets.  For more information, please visit our website at www.atlasenergy.com, or contact Investor Relations at InvestorRelations@atlasenergy.com.

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SOURCE Atlas Resource Partners, L.P.