expenses. The net proceeds were used to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under Whiting Oil and Gas’ credit agreement. Common Stock Offering—In February 2009, the Parent Company completed a public offering of its common stock, selling 8,450,000 shares of common stock at a price of $29.00 per share and providing net proceeds of $234.8 million after underwriters’ fees and offering expenses. The net proceeds were used to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under Whiting Oil and Gas’ credit agreement. For further information on the convertible perpetual preferred stock offering and the common stock offering, refer to the Stockholders’ Equity note to the consolidated financial statements of the Registrant. 4.
WHITING USA TRUST I On April 30, 2008, the Parent Company completed an initial public offering of units of beneficial interest in Whiting USA Trust I (the “Trust”), selling 11,677,500 Trust units at $20.00 per Trust unit, and providing net proceeds of $193.7 million after underwriters’ fees, offering expenses and post-close adjustments. The Parent Company used the offering net proceeds to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under Whiting Oil and Gas’ credit agreement. Immediately prior to the closing of the offering, Whiting Oil and Gas conveyed a term net profits interest in certain of its oil and natural gas properties to the Trust in exchange for 13,863,889 Trust units, which Trust units were in turn transferred from Whiting Oil and Gas to the Parent Company. The Parent Company retained 15.8%, or 2,186,389 Trust units, of the total Trust units issued and outstanding. The net profits interest entitles the Trust to receive 90% of the net proceeds from the sale of oil and natural gas production from the underlying properties. The net profits interest will terminate at the time when 9.11 MMBOE have been produced and sold from the underlying properties. This is the equivalent of 8.20 MMBOE in respect of the Trust’s right to receive 90% of the net proceeds from such production pursuant to the net profits interest, and these reserve quantities are projected to be produced by August 31, 2018, based on the reserve report for the underlying properties as of December 31, 2009. The Trust will soon thereafter wind up its affairs and terminate.
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SUBSEQUENT EVENT The Parent Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date that these financial statements were issued. The following information is disclosed as a nonrecognized subsequent event: On February 15, 2010, the Parent Company declared a dividend of $1.5625 per share on its 6.25% convertible perpetual preferred stock. The dividend is payable on March 15, 2010 to holders of record on March 1, 2010.
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