HOUSTON, May 14, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rosetta Resources Inc. (Nasdaq:ROSE) ("Rosetta" or the "Company") today reported the closing of the previously announced acquisition of Permian Basin assets from Comstock Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CRK). The transaction was completed today with an effective date of January 1, 2013. Including the $38.4 million deposit previously paid, total consideration for the acquisition was $811 million, which includes the $768 million purchase price and $43.3 million in normal and customary closing adjustments. Also, the total amount is subject to further post-closing adjustments. The transaction was largely funded by the net proceeds received from the Senior Notes issued in April, as well as borrowings under Rosetta's expanded Senior Revolving Credit Facility ("Credit Facility"). As of today, Rosetta has $100 million outstanding with $700 million available for borrowing under the Credit Facility.
"This oil-targeted acquisition provides entry into the Permian Basin and a new core area with growth potential in well delineated assets," said Jim Craddock, Rosetta's Chairman, CEO and President. "The transaction adds a significant number of oil well locations to our project inventory and further advances Rosetta's long-term unconventional resource development strategy."
Rosetta Resources Inc. is an independent exploration and production company engaged in the acquisition and development of onshore unconventional resource plays in the United States of America. The Company owns well delineated positions in the Eagle Ford area in South Texas and in the Permian Basin. Rosetta is based in Houston, Texas.
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