XTO Xto Energy, Inc.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XTO Energy Inc. (NYSE:XTO) today announced that it has completed its previously announced public common stock offering. The offering of 26,000,000 shares was priced at $48.00 per share, raising approximately $1.248 billion prior to underwriting costs. The underwriters have also exercised their option to purchase an additional 3,900,000 shares priced at $48.00, raising approximately $187 million prior to underwriting costs, the closing of which is expected to occur on August 6, 2008, subject to customary closing conditions. As a result of the offering, common shares outstanding will increase to approximately 553 million. The Company's management did not sell shares in the offering. Joint book-running managers for the common stock offering were Lehman Brothers, JPMorgan and UBS Investment Bank. Copies of the final 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, Tel: 888-603-5847, Fax: 631-254-7140; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Prospectus Library, 4 Chase Metrotech Center, CS Level, Brooklyn, NY 11245, Tel: 718-242-8022, Fax: 718-242-1350; UBS Securities LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10171 or by Tel: 888-827-7275. An electronic copy of the prospectus supplement will be available on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov/. 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, Montana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. 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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