DENVER, Nov. 27, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recovery Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:RECV), an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on development in the Wattenberg field and surrounding areas of the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin where it holds 112,000 net acres, announced that its shareholders voted and approved to change the corporate name to Lilis Energy, Inc. The new corporate CUSIP number is 532403 102. The Company's new ticker symbol will be: LLEX, trading on NASDAQ, and is scheduled to take effect on December 2, 2013. The new corporate website URL will be: lilisenergy.com, effective in December 2013. Until announced, the current website: recoveryenergyco.com will remain active.
"With new leadership and a renewed corporate vigor, we have narrowed and refocused our E&P efforts to unconventional development of our primary de-risked Wattenberg prospects in the DJ Basin, and wanted to change our name to reflect a shift in corporate countenance," said Avi Mirman, Recovery Energy's President.
About Recovery Energy, Inc.
Recovery Energy, Inc. ("Recovery Energy") is a Denver-based independent oil and gas exploration and production company that operates in the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin where it holds approximately 125,000 gross, 112,000 net acres. Recovery Energy's near-term E&P focus is to grow reserves and production in its de-risked Wattenberg Field acreage targeting the Niobrara benches and Codell Sandstone.
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