Forestar Group Inc · NYSE:FOR

Forestar — Merger or Acquisition (June 2012)

14 slides from Forestar's merger presentation, Jun 4, 2012

  1. Slide 1: Acquisition of CREDO Petroleum

    Acquisition of CREDO Petroleum June 4, 2012 Recognizing and Responsibly Delivering the Greatest Value From Every Acre and Growing Through Disciplined Investments

  2. Slide 2: Notice to Investors

    Notice to Investors This presentation contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “target,”

  3. Slide 3: Credo Acquisition Overview

    Credo Acquisition Overview Acquisition of CREDO Petroleum (NASDAQ:CRED) for $14.50 per share Total equity value $146 million - all cash Acquisition price = 34% premium* Consistent with Strategy and Triple in FOR initiatives 3 * Based on Credo closing price of $10.86 per share on June 1, 2012 Acquisi

  4. Slide 4: Benefits

    Acquisition Benefits Doubles production and reserves, enhances disclosure Creates meaningful scale, ownership and operations in strategic basins Maintains solid financial position, enhanced by recurring cash flows Provides a strong operating platform for growth and investment Exceeds return requirem

  5. Slide 5: Attractive Leasehold Interests In Prolific Basins

    Attractive Leasehold Interests In Prolific Basins 5 CREDO Leasehold Interests – Q1 2012 Market Net Acres Basins Formations North Dakota 6,000 Williston Bakken & Three Forks Kansas 43,000 Central Uplift Lansing – Kansas City Nebraska 41,000 Denver – Julesburg Central Uplift Lansing – Kansas City Okla

  6. Slide 6: Bakken Provides Significant Value Creation Potential

    Bakken Provides Significant Value Creation Potential 6,000 net mineral acres in core of Bakken & Three Forks Bakken Well Assumptions Avg. Well production (EUR) >500 Mboe Average working interest 8.0% Units 50 Wells Completed* 16 Wells Drilling* 9 Wells Planned by YE 2012* 9 Total Potential Wells up

  7. Slide 7: Provides Meaningful Scale and Solid Platform For Future Growth and Additional Investment

    Acquisition Provides Meaningful Scale and Solid Platform For Future Growth and Additional Investment 3 7 Future growth in production and reserves driven by oil and liquid rich opportunities Combined Mineral Interests Market Net Acres* Texas 256,000 Georgia 156,000 Louisiana 144,000 Kansas 43,000 Neb

  8. Slide 8: Compelling Combination Value Drivers

    Compelling Combination Value Drivers Combination creates strong platform for growth and investment, stronger recurring cash flows, financial flexibility and provides opportunities to improve transparency and disclosures Value Drivers Metrics Increased Scale > $140 million PV-10 Value* > $250 million

  9. Slide 9: Compelling Combination Value Drivers

    Compelling Combination Value Drivers Combination creates significant scale through production and reserve growth, meaningful ownership and operations in prolific basins and is focused on oil and NGL’s Value Drivers 2011 Metrics* CRED FOR Combined Doubles Production and Reserves Meaningful Ownership

  10. Slide 10: Accelerating Realization of Oil & Gas Through Increased Production and Reserve Growth

    Accelerating Realization of Oil & Gas Through Increased Production and Reserve Growth (BOE) 10 Acquisition Accelerates Value Realization of Forestar Minerals 28% Oil 36% Oil Future Net Cash Flows From Reserves * ($ in millions) *Note: Based on Credo Form 10-K for period ending 10/31/11 and Forestar

  11. Slide 11: Analysis

    Acquisition Analysis 3 Credo Acquisition Price Per Share $14.50 Premium to Pre-announcement Credo Price ($10.86 - 6/1/12) 34% Equity Purchase $146 + Closing Costs* 7 Total Purchase Price $153 Financing** Committed Loan $75 Revolver Availability & Cash 78 $153 11 ($ in millions) Following the acquisi

  12. Slide 12: Credo Acquisition Generates Scale, Creates Platform for Growth and Investment

    Credo Acquisition Generates Scale, Creates Platform for Growth and Investment and Accelerates Value Realization Proforma Combined Portfolio of Assets Oil & Gas ($ in millions) Net Minerals Acres* 719,000 Proforma Q1 2012 Investment - $200 million Reserves (MMBOE) 7.1 PV-10 Reserves $143 Future Net C

  13. Slide 13: Compelling Combination Value Drivers

    Compelling Combination Value Drivers Combination creates scale by increasing production and reserves, providing solid platform for growth, maintaining solid balance sheet, and creating additional shareholder value 19 Creates meaningful scale, with ownership and operations in strategic basins Increas

  14. Slide 14: Acquisition of Credo Petroleum

    Acquisition of Credo Petroleum June 4, 2012 Recognizing and Responsibly Delivering the Greatest Value From Every Acre and Growing Through Disciplined Investments 14

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