Matador Resources Company Amends Its Quarterly Cash Dividend Policy to $0.15 Per Share

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Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) has announced a revised dividend policy, increasing its quarterly cash dividend from $0.10 to $0.15 per share, marking a 50% rise. The new dividend is expected to be declared in the first quarter of 2023 for payment in early March 2023. This increase reflects the company’s commitment to providing shareholder value, supported by a substantial reduction in outstanding debt of $775 million, leading to a low leverage ratio of 0.2x as of Q3 2022.

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• 50% increase in quarterly cash dividend from $0.10 to $0.15 per share.
• Reduction of outstanding debt by $775 million.
• Lowest leverage ratio of 0.2x at the end of Q3 2022.

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DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) (“Matador” or the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors amended the Company’s dividend policy pursuant to which the Company intends to pay cash dividends on its common stock of $0.15 per share per quarter in 2023, which is a 50% increase from its prior policy of $0.10 per share per quarter. The Company anticipates that the Board will implement such amended policy in connection with the declaration of Matador’s next quarterly dividend, which is expected during the first quarter of 2023 for a dividend to be paid during early March 2023.

Joseph Wm. Foran, Matador’s Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We are pleased to announce an increase in the Company’s dividend policy. Today’s announcement of a quarterly cash dividend policy of $0.15 per share is an increase of 50% as compared to Matador’s prior quarterly cash dividend policy of $0.10 per share. Matador’s Board of Directors adopted its initial dividend policy in February 2021 with a quarterly cash dividend of $0.025 per share, which was doubled in October 2021 to $0.05 per share and doubled again in June 2022 to $0.10 per share. The continued increase in our quarterly cash dividend is evidence of our commitment to return value to Matador’s shareholders as well as our growing financial strength and positive operational outlook. In fact, in the last two years, we have reduced our outstanding debt by $775 million. As a result, our leverage ratio has been at an all-time low for us as a public company of only 0.2x at the end of the third quarter of 2022. We are grateful for the continued support and friendship of our shareholders and look forward to paying this anticipated dividend to our shareholders during the first quarter of 2023.”

About Matador Resources Company

Matador is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources in the United States, with an emphasis on oil and natural gas shale and other unconventional plays. Its current operations are focused primarily on the oil and liquids-rich portion of the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Delaware Basin in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. Matador also operates in the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas and the Haynesville shale and Cotton Valley plays in Northwest Louisiana. Additionally, Matador conducts midstream operations in support of its exploration, development and production operations and provides natural gas processing, oil transportation services, natural gas, oil and produced water gathering services and produced water disposal services to third parties.

For more information, visit Matador Resources Company at www.matadorresources.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. “Forward-looking statements” are statements related to future, not past, events. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and include any statement that does not directly relate to a current or historical fact. In this context, forward-looking statements often address expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as “could,” “believe,” “would,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” “should,” “continue,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “project,” “hypothetical,” “forecasted” and similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about guidance, projected or forecasted financial and operating results, future liquidity, the payment of dividends, results in certain basins, objectives, project timing, expectations and intentions, regulatory and governmental actions and other statements that are not historical facts. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements, and such forward-looking statements may not prove to be accurate. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the following risks related to financial and operational performance: general economic conditions; the Company’s ability to execute its business plan, including whether its drilling program is successful; changes in oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids prices and the demand for oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids; its ability to replace reserves and efficiently develop current reserves; the operating results of the Company’s midstream’s oil, natural gas and water gathering and transportation systems, pipelines and facilities, the acquiring of third-party business and the drilling of any additional salt water disposal wells; costs of operations; delays and other difficulties related to producing oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids; delays and other difficulties related to regulatory and governmental approvals and restrictions; impact on the Company’s operations due to seismic events; availability of sufficient capital to execute its business plan, available borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facilities and otherwise; its ability to make acquisitions on economically acceptable terms; its ability to integrate acquisitions; the operating results of and the availability of any potential distributions from our joint ventures; weather and environmental conditions; the impact of the worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, or variants thereof, on oil and natural gas demand, oil and natural gas prices and its business; and the other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. For further discussions of risks and uncertainties, you should refer to Matador’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the “Risk Factors” section of Matador’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Matador undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release, except as required by law, including the securities laws of the United States and the rules and regulations of the SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

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Mac Schmitz

Vice President – Investor Relations

investors@matadorresources.com

(972) 371-5225

Source: Matador Resources Company

FAQ

What is the new dividend amount for Matador Resources Company (MTDR)?

Matador Resources Company (MTDR) has increased its quarterly dividend to $0.15 per share.

When will the new dividend for MTDR be declared?

The new dividend is expected to be declared in the first quarter of 2023.

What was the previous dividend amount for MTDR before the increase?

The previous dividend amount was $0.10 per share.

How much debt has Matador Resources reduced recently?

Matador Resources has reduced its outstanding debt by $775 million.

What is the leverage ratio of Matador Resources as of Q3 2022?

The leverage ratio of Matador Resources was 0.2x at the end of Q3 2022.