CONTINENTAL RESOURCES DECLARES AND INCREASES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Continental Resources (NYSE: CLR) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share, marking a 15% increase from the previous $0.20 dividend. The dividend is payable on March 4, 2022, to stockholders of record as of February 22, 2022. This increase reflects the Company’s commitment to providing a competitive dividend, translating to an annualized yield of approximately 1.7%. Continental is a leading independent oil producer, focusing on exploration and production in major U.S. basins, including the Bakken and Anadarko.
- Dividend increased by $0.03 (15%), showing commitment to shareholder value.
- Annualized dividend yield at approximately 1.7%, enhancing attractiveness to investors.
- None.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Continental Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CLR) (the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of
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About Continental Resources
Continental Resources (NYSE: CLR) is a top 10 independent oil producer in the U.S. and a leader in America's energy renaissance. Based in Oklahoma City, Continental is the largest leaseholder and the largest producer in the nation's premier oil field, the Bakken play of North Dakota and Montana. The Company is also the largest producer in the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma and has newly acquired positions in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Permian Basin of Texas. With a focus on the exploration and production of oil, Continental has unlocked the technology and resources vital to American energy independence and our nation's leadership in the new world oil market. In 2022, the Company will celebrate 55 years of operations. For more information, please visit www.CLR.com.
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This press release includes "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. All statements included in this press release other than statements of historical fact, including, but not limited to, forecasts or expectations regarding the completion of the notes offering and the use of proceeds therefrom and the Company's ability to close the Pioneer Acquisition. When used in this press release, the words "could," "may," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "expect," "project," "budget," "target," "plan," "continue," "potential," "guidance," "strategy," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words.
Forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations and assumptions about future events and currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. Although the Company believes these assumptions and expectations are reasonable, they are inherently subject to numerous business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company's control. No assurance can be given that such expectations will be correct or achieved or that the assumptions are accurate. The risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, commodity price volatility; the geographic concentration of our operations; financial market and economic volatility; the effects of any national or international health crisis; the inability to access needed capital; the risks and potential liabilities inherent in crude oil and natural gas drilling and production and the availability of insurance to cover any losses resulting therefrom; difficulties in estimating proved reserves and other reserves-based measures; declines in the values of our crude oil and natural gas properties resulting in impairment charges; our ability to replace proved reserves and sustain production; our ability to pay future dividends; and the other risks described under Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors and elsewhere in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, registration statements and other reports filed from time to time with the SEC, and other announcements the Company makes from time to time.
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1 Calculated as annual dividend per share divided by the stock price per share as of February 8, 2022. All future dividends require Board approval.
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