Synergy Resources Corporation Announces Full Exercise of Underwriters' Option in Common Stock Offering

DENVER, CO --(Marketwired - June 06, 2016) - Synergy Resources Corporation ("Synergy" or the "Company") (NYSE MKT: SYRG) today announced that the underwriters of its recent public offering of common stock exercised their option to purchase an additional 6,750,000 shares of common stock, bringing the total number of shares purchased to 51,750,000. The total net proceeds from this exercise were approximately $37.8 million (after deducting underwriters' compensation), bringing the total net proceeds raised in the offering to approximately $289.6 million (after deducting underwriters' compensation). Credit Suisse acted as lead book-running manager for the offering. BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, KeyBanc Capital Markets and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey also acted as book-running managers for the offering.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to finance a portion of the Company's contemplated acquisition of additional assets in the Wattenberg Field in Colorado. If the contemplated acquisition is not completed for any reason, the Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, which may include continuing to develop its acreage position in the Wattenberg Field, funding a portion of its capital expenditure program or other uses.

The offering was made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement of the Company previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering was made by means of a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for the offering may be obtained on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, www.sec.gov or by contacting Credit Suisse, Prospectus Department (1-800-221-1037), One Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010; BofA Merrill Lynch, 222 Broadway, New York, NY 10038, Attn: Prospectus Department, by email at dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com; Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, by email at prospectus@citi.com, or Toll-Free (800) 831-9146; KeyBanc Capital Markets, Attn: Prospectus Delivery Department, 127 Public Square, 4th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44114, or by calling (800) 859-1783; or SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., 3333 Peachtree Rd., NE, Atlanta, GA 30326, Attn: STRH Prospectus Department, by telephone at (404) 926-5744 or by e-mail at STRH.Prospectus@SunTrust.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale of these securities would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Synergy Resources Corporation

Synergy Resources Corporation is a domestic oil and natural gas exploration and production company. Synergy's core area of operations is in the Denver-Julesburg Basin, in Colorado. The company's corporate offices are located in Denver, Colorado.

NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements in this news release related to the Company's public offering of common stock, and all other statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward- looking statements. Synergy urges you to carefully review and consider the cautionary statements made in this press release, the registration statement, the "Risk Factors" section of the prospectus supplement for the offering and of the Company's Transition Report on Form 10-K for the four months ended December 31, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on April 22, 2016, and other filings with the SEC for further information on risks and uncertainties that could affect the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. The Company cautions you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Synergy undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance occurring after the date of this release or currently unknown facts or conditions or the occurrence of unanticipated events. All forward looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Investor Relations Contact:
Jon Kruljac
Synergy Resources Corporation
Tel 720-616-4308
Email: jkruljac@syrginfo.com