ConocoPhillips Announces Offering of Permian Basin Royalty Trust Units
HOUSTON, August 14, 2006 --- ConocoPhillips [NYSE:COP] today announced an offering to the public of 8,365,862 of its units of beneficial interest in the Permian Basin Royalty Trust [NYSE: PBT], pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on June 20, 2006.
ConocoPhillips is the sole selling unitholder, and no units will be sold by the Trust. Additionally, ConocoPhillips has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 1,254,879 additional units to cover over-allotments, if any. The Trust will not receive any proceeds from this offering.
Lehman Brothers Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC are acting as joint book-running managers of this offering. A written prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933 may be obtained from the underwriters c/o ADP Financial Services, Integrated Distribution Services, 1155 Long Island Ave., Edgewood, New York 11717, e-mail monica_castillo@adp.com, fax 631-254-7268 or Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC at 375 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10152, e-mail equity.syndicate@wachovia.com.
ConocoPhillips is an integrated petroleum company with interests around the world. For more information, go to www.conocophillips.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy 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 any such state.
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