Equity Company Exchange / Symbol Headquarters Amount Comments Bill Barrett Corp. NYSE: BBG Denver US$347 million Completed an initial public offering of 14.95 million shares at US$25 each. Goldman, Sachs & Co. was sole book-running manager; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc. were joint-lead managers; and Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., Petrie Parkman & Co. Inc. and First Albany Capital Inc. were co-managers. NGP Capital Resources Co. Nasdaq: NGPC Houston US$247 million Exercised a portion of the IPO overallotment option with the purchase of an additional 500,000 common shares at US$15 each. Raymond James and Associates Inc. was lead manager with Friedman Billings Ramsey, Advest Inc., BB&T Capital Markets, D.A. Davidson & Co., Ferris, Baker Watts Inc., Morgan Keegan & Co Inc., Oppenheimer & Co., RBC Capital Markets, Southwest Securities Inc., Stiffel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc. and Wunderlich Securities as co-managers. Petrohawk Energy Corp. Nasdaq: HAWK Houston US$200 million Placed preferred shares at US$77.50 each to fund the acquisition of Wynn-Crosby Energy Inc. The placement was led by Friedman Billings Ramsey. Range Resources Corp. NYSE: RRC Fort Worth, Texas US$93.7 million Priced a public offering of 5 million common shares at US$18.74 each to partially fund the acquisition of Pine Mountain Oil & Gas Inc. The offering was led by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. Inc. as joint book-runners. Co-managers were Johnson Rice & Co. LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Raymond James and Associates Inc., Calyon Securities (USA) Inc., Harris Nesbitt and Jefferies & Co. Inc. Warren Resources Inc. Nasdaq: WRES Casper, Wyo. US$81.8 million Completed an initial public offering of 10.9 million common shares at US$7.50 per share, including an overallotment. KeyBanc Capital Markets is the sole book-running manager of the offering. Jefferies & Co. Inc. and Sanders Morris Harris Inc. are co-managers. First Calgary Petroleums Ltd. Toronto: FCP Calgary C$86.76 million Issued 4.6 million common shares at C$6.50 each and 1.4 million common shares at C$14.46 each. Canaccord Capital Corp. and its affiliate Canaccord Capital (Europe) Ltd. were underwriters. Peyto Energy Trust Toronto: PEY.UN Calgary C$85.3 million Issued 2 million trust units at C$42.65 each through a syndicate of underwriters co-led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and FirstEnergy Capital Corp., and including CIBC World Markets Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Haywood Securities Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., Raymond James Ltd. and Peters & Co. Ltd. ATP Oil & Gas Corp. Nasdaq: ATPG Houston US$53 million Plans to sell 4 million common shares at US$14 each to accelerate development of oil and gas properties in the Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea, as well as for general corporate purposes and an expected reduction of its term loan. Edge Petroleum Corp. Nasdaq: EPEX Houston US$42.3 million Plans to sell 3 million common shares to fund the pending acquisition of properties from Contango Oil & Gas Co. and for general corporate purposes. Johnson Rice & Co. LLC is book runner and co-lead manager with Raymond James & Associates Inc. Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. NYSE, Toronto: CNQ Calgary US$700 million Sold 4.90% unsecured notes due Dec. 1, 2014, and 5.85% unsecured notes due February 1, 2035, to investors in the United States. Proceeds will be used to pay bank debt. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. were joint book-running managers, while RBC Capital Markets Corp., CIBC World Markets Corp., Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., BMO Nesbitt Burns Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Banc of America Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Lazard Freres & Co. LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Daiwa Securities America Inc. were co-managers. Universal Compression Holdings Inc. NYSE: UCO Houston US$650 million Negotiating a new senior secured credit facility, consisting of a five-year revolver and a seven-year term loan to redeem the company's US$440 million of 8.875% notes, pay US$82 million of term debt and US$50 million outstanding under its existing revolver, and for working capital needs and general corporate purposes. Arrangers are expected to include Wachovia Capital Markets and J.P. Morgan Securities. Chesapeake Energy Corp. NYSE: CHK Oklahoma City US$600 million Privately placed senior notes due 2015 to fund a tender offer for all of its approximately US$210 million outstanding 8.375% senior notes due 2008, the acquisition of certain gas properties from Hallwood Energy Corp. and to pay debt. Stone Energy Corp. NYSE: SGY Lafayette, La. US$200 million Plans to privately place 6.75% senior subordinated notes due 2014 to fund the payment of bank credit-facility debt. Seacor Holdings Inc. NYSE: CKH Houston US$200 million Plans to issue convertible senior notes due 2024 to fund working capital and for general corporate purposes, which may include paying debt. Allis-Chalmers Corp. Amex: ALY Houston US$22.3 million Amended its credit agreement to include a US$10-million working capital revolving line of credit; a term loan of US$6.3 million; and a US$6-million capital expenditure and acquisition line of credit.

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