XTO Xto Energy, Inc.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XTO Energy Inc. (NYSE:XTO) today announced that it has priced $250 million principal amount of 5.0% Senior Notes due August 1, 2010, $500 million principal amount of 5.75% Senior Notes due December 15, 2013, $1 billion principal amount of 6.5% Senior Notes due December 15, 2018 and an additional $500 million principal amount of 6.75% Senior Notes due August 1, 2037. The 5.0% notes were priced at 99.988% of par to yield 5.007% to maturity. The 5.75% notes were priced at 99.931% of par to yield 5.767% to maturity. The 6.5% notes were priced at 99.713% of par to yield 6.54% to maturity. The 6.75% notes were priced at 94.391% of par to yield 7.214% to maturity. The offering is expected to close on August 7, 2008, subject to customary closing conditions. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund its pending acquisitions, to pay down commercial paper and for general corporate purposes, including future acquisitions. The offering was made under the Company's effective shelf registration statement. The offering was underwritten by joint book-running managers Lehman Brothers, Banc of America Securities LLC, Jefferies & Company, Wachovia Securities, BNP PARIBAS, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Deutsche Bank Securities, Credit Suisse, RBS Greenwich Capital, Barclays Capital and Morgan Stanley; senior co-managers include Citi, JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch & Co. and UBS Investment Bank; junior co-managers include BBVA Securities, BMO Capital Markets, BNY Mellon Capital Markets LLC, Comerica Securities, DnB NOR Markets, Fortis Securities LLC, Lazard Capital Markets, Natixis Bleichroeder Inc., Piper Jaffray, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. and Wells Fargo Securities. Copies of the prospectus supplement regarding the notes can be obtained by calling Lehman Brothers toll-free at 1-888-603-5847, or Banc of America Securities LLC toll-free at 1-800-294-1322. 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 jurisdiction 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. This release can be found at http://www.xtoenergy.com/. 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. Further information on risks and uncertainties is available in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein. 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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