NEWS RELEASE
RANGE
RESOURCES ANNOUNCES PROPOSED OFFERING OF
SENIOR
SUBORDINATED NOTES
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, JULY 15,
2003 – RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION (NYSE: RRC) today
announced it intends to offer $100 million of senior subordinated notes due 2013
through an offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The Company expects to price the offering this week. The net proceeds of the offering will be used
to redeem all of the Company’s outstanding 8.75% senior subordinated
convertible notes due 2007 and to repay certain other indebtedness.
This announcement is neither an offer
to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the senior subordinated
notes. The senior subordinated notes to be offered will not be registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or applicable state securities laws,
and are only being offered to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on the
exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A. Unless so registered, the
senior subordinated notes issued may not be offered or sold in the United
States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws.
RANGE RESOURCES
CORPORATION (NYSE: RRC) is an independent oil and gas company operating in the Permian,
Midcontinent, Gulf Coast and Appalachian regions of the United States.
2003-14
Contact:
Karen Giles
(817) 870-2601
www.rangeresources.com