XTO Xto Energy, Inc.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XTO Energy Inc. (NYSE:XTO) today announced that it intends to publicly offer 20,000,000 shares of its common stock. Proceeds of the offering are expected to fund recently announced property acquisitions and to repay indebtedness under its commercial paper program. The offering will be made pursuant to the Company's effective shelf registration statement. The Company has also granted the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 3,000,000 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments. Lehman Brothers, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and JPMorgan are joint book-running managers for the offering. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering may be obtained from the offices of Lehman Brothers Inc., c/o Broadridge, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, Fax: 631-254-7140; Goldman, Sachs & Co., Attn: Prospectus Department, 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, Fax: 212-902-9316; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Prospectus Library, 4 Chase Metrotech Center, CS Level, Brooklyn, NY 11245, Tel: 718-242-8022, Fax: 718-242-1350. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of the state. XTO Energy Inc. is a domestic natural gas producer engaged in the acquisition, exploitation and development of quality, long-lived oil and natural gas properties in the United States. Its properties are concentrated in Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wyoming, Colorado, Alaska, Utah, Louisiana, Mississippi and Montana. This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include estimates and give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. Although we believe our forward-looking statements are reasonable, they can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. DATASOURCE: XTO Energy Inc. CONTACT: Louis G. Baldwin, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, or, Gary D. Simpson, Senior Vice President Investor Relations & Finance, both of XTO Energy Inc., +1-817-870-2800 Web site: http://www.xtoenergy.com/

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