Company Website: http://www.vnrllc.com
HOUSTON -- (Business Wire)

Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC (NYSE: VNR) (the “Company”) and its subsidiary VNR Finance Corp. today announced that they intend, subject to market conditions, to publicly offer $300 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2020 (the “Notes”), pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 18, 2012. The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by all of the Company’s current subsidiaries. The Company intends to use a portion of the net proceeds from this offering to repay all indebtedness outstanding under its senior secured second lien term loan facility, and it plans to apply the balance of the net proceeds to outstanding borrowings under its senior secured reserve-based credit facility.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, RBS Securities Inc., UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC will act as joint book-running managers for the offering. An investor may obtain a free electronic copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus relating to the offering by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The offering of these securities may be made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement.

About Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC

Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC is a publicly traded limited liability company focused on the acquisition, production and development of oil and natural gas properties. The Company's assets consist primarily of producing and non-producing oil and natural gas reserves located in the Permian Basin in West Texas and New Mexico, the Big Horn Basin in Wyoming and Montana, South Texas, the Williston Basin in North Dakota and Montana, Mississippi and the Arkoma Basin in Arkansas and Oklahoma. More information on Vanguard can be found at www.vnrllc.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

We make statements in this news release that are considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are largely based on our expectations, which reflect estimates and assumptions made by our management. These estimates and assumptions reflect our best judgment based on currently known market conditions and other factors. Although we believe such estimates and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently uncertain and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control. In addition, management's assumptions about future events may prove to be inaccurate. Management cautions all readers that the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are not guarantees of future performance, and we cannot assure you that such statements will be realized or the forward-looking events and circumstances will occur. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements due to factors listed in the "Risk Factors" section in our SEC filings and elsewhere in those filings. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release. We do not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contacts:

Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC
Lisa Godfrey, 832-327-2234
Investor Relations
investorrelations@vnrllc.com

Source: Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC