PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION
Holdco, the Company, and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with
the proposed transaction. Information about the Companys directors and executive officers is set forth in the Companys public filings with the SEC, including its definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 6, 2017. Other
information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials filed with
the SEC. Free copies of these documents can be obtained as described in the preceding paragraph.
ABOUT BILL BARRETT CORPORATION
Bill Barrett Corporation (NYSE: BBG), headquartered in Denver, Colorado, develops oil and natural gas in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States.
Additional information about the Company may be found on its website www.billbarrettcorp.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as may, will, could, should,
would, anticipate, estimate, expect, project, intend, plan, believe, target, prospects, potential and
forecast, and other words, terms and phrases of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, expectations, projections, goals, forecasts, assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Bill Barrett (the Company)
cautions readers that any forward-looking statement is not a guarantee of future performance and that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statement. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to, statements regarding the anticipated closing date of the transaction, the successful closing of the transaction and the integration of the Company and Fifth Creek, the combined companys plans and prospective business mix, margins,
transitional costs and integration to achieve the synergies and the timing of such costs and synergies and earnings and other statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions and are
subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not
limited to: risks and uncertainties relating to the transaction, including the possibility that the transaction does not close when expected or at all because conditions to closing are not satisfied on a timely basis or at all; potential adverse
reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the announcement or completion of the transaction; timing of the transaction; the possibility that the anticipated benefits of the transaction are not
realized when expected or at all, including as a result of the impact of, or problems arising from the integration of the two companies; the possibility that the transaction may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result
of unexpected factors or events; diversion of managements attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities; oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and natural gas price volatility, including regional price differentials;
changes in operational and capital plans; costs, availability and timing of build-out of third party facilities for gathering, processing, refining and transportation; delays or other impediments to drilling and completing wells arising from
political or judicial developments at the local, state or federal level, including voter initiatives related to hydraulic fracturing; development drilling and testing results; the potential for production decline rates to be greater than expected;
regulatory delays, including seasonal or other wildlife restrictions on federal lands; exploration risks such as drilling unsuccessful wells; higher than expected costs and expenses, including the availability and cost of services and material and
our potential inability to achieve expected cost savings; unexpected future capital expenditures; economic and competitive conditions; debt and equity market conditions, including the availability and costs of financing to fund the Companys
operations; the ability to obtain industry partners to jointly explore certain prospects, and the willingness and ability of those partners to meet capital obligations when requested; declines in the values of our oil and gas properties resulting in
impairments; changes in estimates of proved reserves; compliance with environmental and other regulations; derivative and hedging activities; risks associated with operating in one major geographic area; the success of the Companys risk
management activities; title to properties, including those to be acquired in the transaction; litigation, including litigation concerning the transaction; environmental liabilities; and other uncertainties, as well as those factors discussed in
this prospectus and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2017, June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2017 under the headings Cautionary Note
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors and in other documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement. The information contained herein speaks as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no
obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of changes in internal estimates or expectations, new information, subsequent events or circumstances or otherwise.
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