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Company Contact:
Randy Keys, President & CEO
(713) 935-0122
rkeys@evolutionpetroleum.com

Evolution Petroleum Announces Results for Fiscal 2018 Third Quarter Ended March 31, 2018 and Declares Quarterly Common Stock Dividend

Houston, TX, May 8, 2018 - Evolution Petroleum Corporation (NYSE American: EPM) today announced financial and operating highlights for its fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2018, with comparisons to the fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2017 (the "prior quarter") and the quarter ended March 31, 2017 (the "year-ago quarter").
Highlights for the Quarter:
Net income was $3.1 million for the quarter, or $0.09 per common share, compared to net income of $2.4 million, or $0.07 per common share in the year-ago quarter.
Commenced the planned twelve-well infill drilling program in the Delhi field in late March 2018.
Realized oil price for the quarter was $63.56 per barrel, our highest quarterly average oil price since December 2014.
Revenues were $10.2 million, an increase of 7.6% over the year-ago quarter.
Paid eighteenth consecutive quarterly cash dividend on common shares, in the amount of $0.10 per share and announced a dividend of $0.10 per share for the quarter ending June 30, 2018.
Ended the quarter with $28.4 million of working capital, an increase of $0.8 million from the prior quarter, after paying $3.3 million in common stock dividends.

Financial Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2018
During the current quarter, Evolution reported operating revenues of $10.2 million, based on an average realized oil price of $63.56 per barrel and an average realized price for natural gas liquids (“NGL’s”) of $34.05





per barrel. The Company has seen steadily increasing oil prices throughout this fiscal year and West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) prices have further strengthened since the end of March. In the year-ago quarter, operating revenues were $9.5 million, based on an average oil price of $49.29 per barrel and an average realized NGL price of $23.71 per barrel.
Operating income was $3.7 million, down slightly from $3.9 million in the year-ago quarter. Net income for the quarter was $3.1 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, up from $2.4 million, or $0.07 per share, in the year-ago quarter.
Production costs in the Delhi field were $3.4 million in the current quarter, up 19.5% from $2.8 million in the year-ago quarter. The majority of the increase resulted from higher purchased CO2 costs, as there were increases in both volumes of purchased CO2 and the cost of purchased CO2, which is tied directly to realized oil prices in the field.
General and administrative expenses were $1.8 million for the quarter, up from $1.3 million in the year-ago quarter. The majority of this increase resulted from litigation costs and final settlement of legacy litigation in a matter dating back from 2006.
With passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("Tax Act") in late December 2017, Evolution’s federal income tax rate dropped from 34% to 21%. The Company’s statutory rate for the current fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 is a blended rate of 27.55%. The Company’s provision for income tax expenses declined significantly from $1.5 million in the year-ago quarter to $0.6 million in the current quarter. The majority of this reduction resulted from benefits of the Tax Act, but there were also other permanent tax differences that we will continue to realize.
Delhi Operations and Capital Spending
As previously reported, the Delhi field experienced weather-related disruptions from abnormal sub-freezing temperatures. Consequently, both oil and NGL production rates suffered from multiple days of shut-ins in addition to scheduled downtimes for maintenance and other repairs both in the field and at the NGL plant. However, production in February and March returned to normalized levels of approximately 7,000 barrels





of oil per day (BOPD) and 1,100 barrels of NGL's per day. The net production volumes of 1,884 barrels of oil equivalent per day (“BOEPD”), were down 16.6% from 2,260 BOEPD in the year-ago quarter.
The operator began the planned twelve-well infill drilling program in the Delhi field during the quarter ending March 31, 2018. This program, which has an expected net cost to the Company of approximately $4.7 million, targets productive oil zones in the developed areas of the field that are not being swept effectively by the current CO2 flood. This infill program is expected to both add production and increase ultimate recoveries above the current proved producing oil reserves. In conjunction with the infill drilling program, the operator plans to drill the last three wells of a six-well water injection program on the eastern edge of the planned Phase Five expansion of the Delhi field. Evolution’s forecast for the remaining net cost to the Company for this project is approximately $2.1 million. The Company expects all of these projects to be completed by the end of calendar year 2018. In addition to the planned capital spending discussed above, the Company continues to identify and execute successful capital workover projects to improve conformance and production in the field. These projects are not individually material and are unlikely to have a significant impact on capital spending going forward.
During the nine months ended March 31, 2018, the Company incurred approximately $2.3 million of capital expenditures at Delhi. This spending included $0.4 million for capital upgrades to the recycle plant, $0.9 million for CO2 conformance projects and capital maintenance, $0.7 million for Test Site 5 infrastructure, and $0.3 million for the infill drilling program.
Liquidity and Outlook
“Evolution ended the quarter with $28.4 million in working capital, an increase of $0.8 million from the prior quarter, after paying $3.3 million in common stock dividends during the quarter. Our cash balance was $27.2 million with no debt outstanding. In February, we increased the borrowing base under our credit facility to $40.0 million to better position the Company for a potential acquisition of primarily producing properties. We believe our financial resources are more than sufficient to fund continuing development of the Delhi field, beginning with the infill drilling program, continue our dividend program and capitalize on potential new acquisition opportunities going forward,” commented Randy Keys, President and CEO.





Cash Dividend on Common Stock
The Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share of common stock, to be paid on June 29, 2018 to common stockholders of record on June 15, 2018. This will be the nineteenth consecutive quarterly cash dividend on the common stock. Common stock dividends, which have been paid since 2013, are a core component of the Company’s strategy.
Quarterly Conference Call
Evolution will hold its quarterly conference call on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Central). The call will be followed by a question and answer session. To access the conference call by phone, please dial 1-855-327-6837 (U.S. & Canada) or 1-631-891-4304 (International). To listen live via webcast or to hear a rebroadcast, please go to www.EvolutionPetroleum.com.
A replay will be available two hours after the end of the conference call through May 16, 2018, and will be accessible by calling 1-844-512-2921 (US & Canada) or 1412-317-6671 (International) with the passcode 10004763.
About Evolution Petroleum
Evolution Petroleum Corporation develops and produces petroleum reserves within known oil and gas reservoirs in the U.S., with a focus on maximizing value per share. Our principal asset is our interest in a CO2 enhanced oil recovery project in Louisiana's Delhi Field. Additional information, including the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, is available on its website at www.EvolutionPetroleum.com.
Cautionary Statement
All forward-looking statements contained in this press release regarding potential results and future plans and objectives of the Company involve a wide range of risks and uncertainties. Statements herein using words such as "believe," "expect," "plans," “outlook” and words of similar meaning are forward-looking statements. Although our expectations are based on engineering, geological, financial and operating assumptions that we believe to be reasonable, many factors could cause actual results to differ materially





from our expectations and we can give no assurance that our goals will be achieved. These factors and others are detailed under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our periodic documents filed with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

Company Contact:
Randy Keys, President and CEO
(713) 935-0122
rkeys@evolutionpetroleum.com




Financial Tables to Follow




Evolution Petroleum Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
 


 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
Dec. 31,
 
March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Revenues
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

Crude oil
$
9,639,238

 
$
9,060,796

 
$
10,185,635

 
$
27,654,128

 
$
25,184,468

Natural gas liquids
610,328

 
464,641

 
881,276

 
2,200,220

 
464,730

Natural gas

 

 

 

 
(4
)
     Total revenues
10,249,566

 
9,525,437

 
11,066,911

 
29,854,348

 
25,649,194

Operating costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Production costs
3,360,603

 
2,811,258

 
2,914,512

 
9,166,701

 
7,448,320

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
1,360,885

 
1,523,475

 
1,633,868

 
4,513,296

 
4,104,424

Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations
22,263

 
13,562

 
23,023

 
66,865

 
39,892

General and administrative expenses *
1,842,548

 
1,283,906

 
1,666,256

 
5,078,508

 
3,760,348

Total operating costs
6,586,299

 
5,632,201

 
6,237,659

 
18,825,370

 
15,352,984

Income from operations
3,663,267

 
3,893,236

 
4,829,252

 
11,028,978

 
10,296,210

Other
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Gain on realized derivative instruments, net

 
3,350

 

 

 
3,440

Gain on unrealized derivative instruments, net

 
47,965

 

 

 
33,833

Interest and other income
21,345

 
13,099

 
15,841

 
52,036

 
39,905

Interest expense
(30,525
)
 
(20,317
)
 
(20,456
)
 
(71,436
)
 
(61,373
)
Income before income taxes
3,654,087

 
3,937,333

 
4,824,637

 
11,009,578

 
10,312,015

Income tax provision (benefit)
585,733

 
1,518,190

 
(5,052,211
)
 
(4,076,156
)
 
3,768,463

Net income attributable to the Company
3,068,354

 
2,419,143

 
$
9,876,848

 
15,085,734

 
6,543,552

Dividends on preferred stock

 

 

 

 
250,990

Deemed dividend on redeemed preferred shares

 

 

 

 
1,002,440

Net income available to common stockholders
$
3,068,354

 
$
2,419,143

 
$
9,876,848

 
$
15,085,734

 
$
5,290,122

Earnings per common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.09

 
$
0.07

 
$
0.30

 
$
0.46

 
$
0.16

Diluted
$
0.09

 
$
0.07

 
$
0.30

 
$
0.45

 
$
0.16

Weighted average number of common shares
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Basic
33,171,514

 
33,062,297

 
33,109,448

 
33,123,185

 
33,021,865

Diluted
33,191,312

 
33,115,699

 
33,140,278

 
33,155,870

 
33,064,708

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

* General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2018, March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2017,
included non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $352,420, $291,151 and $484,326, respectively. For the corresponding nine months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 non-cash stock-based compensation expense was $1,324,230 and $878,023, respectively.








Evolution Petroleum Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
(Unaudited) 


 
March 31,
2018
 
June 30,
2017
Assets
 

 
 

Current assets
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
$
27,186,809

 
$
23,028,153

Receivables
3,949,973

 
2,726,702

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
682,645

 
387,672

Total current assets
31,819,427

 
26,142,527

Oil and natural gas property and equipment, net (full-cost method of accounting)
59,589,750

 
61,790,068

Other property and equipment, net
34,144

 
40,689

Total property and equipment
59,623,894

 
61,830,757

Other assets
243,011

 
295,384

Total assets
$
91,686,332

 
$
88,268,668

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 

 
 

Current liabilities
 

 
 

Accounts payable
$
2,786,518

 
$
1,994,255

Accrued liabilities and other
628,663

 
724,639

State and federal income taxes payable

 

Total current liabilities
3,415,181

 
2,718,894

Long term liabilities
 

 
 

Senior secured credit facility

 

Deferred income taxes
10,754,077

 
15,826,291

Asset retirement obligations
1,319,291

 
1,253,628

Total liabilities
15,488,549

 
19,798,813

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity
 

 
 

Common stock; par value $0.001; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 33,171,514 and 33,087,308 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2017, respectively
33,171

 
33,087

Additional paid-in capital
41,890,553

 
40,961,957

Retained earnings
34,274,059

 
27,474,811

Total stockholders’ equity
76,197,783

 
68,469,855

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
91,686,332

 
$
88,268,668





Evolution Petroleum Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)


 
Nine Months Ended 
 March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Cash flows from operating activities
 

 
 

Net income attributable to the Company
$
15,085,734

 
$
6,543,552

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 

 
 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
4,555,496

 
4,146,898

Stock-based compensation
1,324,230

 
878,023

Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations
66,865

 
39,892

Settlements of asset retirement obligations

 
(157,910
)
Deferred income taxes (benefit)
(5,072,214
)
 
3,079,342

Gain on derivative instruments, net

 
(37,273
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 

 
 

Receivables
(1,223,271
)
 
(723,161
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(294,973
)
 
(445,597
)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
73,678

 
(1,808,566
)
Income taxes payable

 
(164,544
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
14,515,545

 
11,350,656

Cash flows from investing activities
 

 
 

Derivative settlement payments paid

 
(318,618
)
Capital expenditures for oil and natural gas properties
(1,668,820
)
 
(10,096,475
)
Capital expenditures for other property and equipment
(6,033
)
 
(32,260
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(1,674,853
)
 
(10,447,353
)
Cash flows from financing activities
 

 
 

Cash dividends to preferred stockholders

 
(250,990
)
Cash dividends to common stockholders
(8,286,486
)
 
(6,116,323
)
Common share repurchases, including shares surrendered for tax withholding
(395,550
)
 
(459,858
)
Redemption of preferred shares

 
(7,932,975
)
Other

 
32

Net cash used in financing activities
(8,682,036
)
 
(14,760,114
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
4,158,656

 
(13,856,811
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
23,028,153

 
34,077,060

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
27,186,809

 
$
20,220,249



Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Nine Months Ended 
 March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Income taxes paid
$
1,456,754

 
$
1,383,773

Non-cash transactions:
 

 
 

Change in accounts payable used to acquire property and equipment
622,185

 
(3,181,640
)
Oil and natural gas property costs incurred through recognition of asset retirement obligations
(778
)
 
14,119





Supplemental Information on Oil and Natural Gas Operations (Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
Variance
 
Variance %
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
Oil and gas production:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Crude oil revenues
$
9,639,238

 
$
10,185,635

 
$
(546,397
)
 
(5.4
)%
  NGL revenues
610,328

 
881,276

 
(270,948
)
 
(30.7
)%
  Total revenues
$
10,249,566

 
$
11,066,911

 
$
(817,345
)
 
(7.4
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Crude oil volumes (Bbl)
151,665

 
177,767

 
(26,102
)
 
(14.7
)%
  NGL volumes (Bbl)
17,926

 
26,033

 
(8,107
)
 
(31.1
)%
Equivalent volumes (BOE)
169,591

 
203,800

 
(34,209
)
 
(16.8
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Crude oil (BOPD, net)
1,685

 
1,932

 
(247
)
 
(12.8
)%
  NGLs (BOEPD, net)
199

 
283

 
(84
)
 
(29.7
)%
 Equivalent volumes (BOEPD, net)
1,884

 
2,215

 
(331
)
 
(14.9
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Crude oil price per Bbl
$
63.56

 
$
57.30

 
$
6.26

 
10.9
 %
  NGL price per Bbl
34.05

 
33.85

 
0.20

 
0.6
 %
    Equivalent price per BOE
$
60.44

 
$
54.30

 
$
6.14

 
11.3
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CO2 costs
$
1,459,349

 
$
1,265,582

 
$
193,767

 
15.3
 %
All other lease operating expenses
1,901,254

 
1,648,930

 
252,324

 
15.3
 %
  Production costs
$
3,360,603

 
$
2,914,512

 
$
446,091

 
15.3
 %
  Production costs per BOE
$
19.82

 
$
14.30

 
$
5.52

 
38.6
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CO2 volumes (MMcf per day, gross)
75.7

 
69.7

 
6.0

 
8.6
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oil and gas DD&A (a)
$
1,353,340

 
$
1,626,324

 
$
(272,984
)
 
(16.8
)%
Oil and gas DD&A per BOE
$
7.98

 
$
7.98

 
$

 
 %


(a) Excludes $7,545 and $7,544 of other depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.




Supplemental Information on Oil and Natural Gas Operations (Unaudited)


 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
Variance
 
Variance %
Oil and gas production:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Crude oil revenues
$
9,639,238

 
$
9,060,796

 
$
578,442

 
6.4
 %
  NGL revenues
610,328

 
464,641

 
145,687

 
31.4
 %
  Total revenues
$
10,249,566

 
$
9,525,437

 
$
724,129

 
7.6
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Crude oil volumes (Bbl)
151,665

 
183,811

 
(32,146
)
 
(17.5
)%
  NGL volumes (Bbl)
17,926

 
19,594

 
(1,668
)
 
(8.5
)%
Equivalent volumes (BOE)
169,591

 
203,405

 
(33,814
)
 
(16.6
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Crude oil (BOPD, net)
1,685

 
2,042

 
(357
)
 
(17.5
)%
  NGLs (BOEPD, net)
199

 
218

 
(19
)
 
(8.7
)%
 Equivalent volumes (BOEPD, net)
1,884

 
2,260

 
(376
)
 
(16.6
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Crude oil price per Bbl
$
63.56

 
$
49.29

 
$
14.27

 
29.0
 %
  NGL price per Bbl
34.05

 
23.71

 
10.34

 
43.6
 %
    Equivalent price per BOE
$
60.44

 
$
46.83

 
$
13.61

 
29.1
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CO2 costs
$
1,459,349

 
$
1,049,035

 
$
410,314

 
39.1
 %
All other lease operating expenses
1,901,254

 
1,762,223

 
139,031

 
7.9
 %
  Production costs
$
3,360,603

 
$
2,811,258

 
$
549,345

 
19.5
 %
  Production costs per BOE
$
19.82

 
$
13.82

 
$
6.00

 
43.4
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CO2 volumes (MMcf per day, gross)
75.7

 
66.3

 
9.4

 
14.2
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oil and gas DD&A (a)
$
1,353,340

 
$
1,515,368

 
$
(162,028
)
 
(10.7
)%
Oil and gas DD&A per BOE
$
7.98

 
$
7.45

 
$
0.53

 
7.1
 %


(a) Excludes $7,545 and $8,107 of other depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.





Supplemental Information on Oil and Natural Gas Operations (Unaudited)


 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
Variance
 
Variance %
Oil and gas production:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Crude oil revenues
$
27,654,128

 
$
25,184,468

 
$
2,469,660

 
9.8
 %
  NGL revenues
2,200,220

 
464,730

 
1,735,490

 
373.4
 %
  Natural gas revenues

 
(4
)
 
4

 
n.m.

  Total revenues
$
29,854,348

 
$
25,649,194

 
$
4,205,154

 
16.4
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Crude oil volumes (Bbl)
496,169

 
544,628

 
(48,459
)
 
(8.9
)%
  NGL volumes (Bbl)
69,205

 
19,598

 
49,607

 
253.1
 %
  Natural gas volumes (Mcf)

 
16

 
(16
)
 
n.m.

Equivalent volumes (BOE)
565,374

 
564,229

 
1,145

 
0.2
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Crude oil (BOPD, net)
1,811

 
1,988

 
(177
)
 
(8.9
)%
  NGLs (BOEPD, net)
252

 
71

 
181

 
254.9
 %
  Natural gas (BOEPD, net)

 

 

 
n.m.

 Equivalent volumes (BOEPD, net)
2,063

 
2,059

 
4

 
0.2
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Crude oil price per Bbl
$
55.74

 
$
46.24

 
$
9.50

 
20.5
 %
  NGL price per Bbl
31.79

 
23.71

 
8.08

 
34.1
 %
  Natural gas price per Mcf

 
(0.25
)
 
0.25

 
n.m.

    Equivalent price per BOE
$
52.80

 
$
45.46

 
$
7.34

 
16.1
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CO2 costs
$
3,813,192

 
$
3,168,909

 
$
644,283

 
20.3
 %
All other lease operating expenses
5,353,509

 
4,279,411

 
1,074,098

 
25.1
 %
  Production costs
$
9,166,701

 
$
7,448,320

 
$
1,718,381

 
23.1
 %
  Production costs per BOE
$
16.21

 
$
13.20

 
$
3.01

 
22.8
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CO2 volumes (MMcf per day, gross)
71.5

 
69.0

 
2.5

 
3.6
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oil and gas DD&A (a)
$
4,490,545

 
$
4,080,818

 
$
409,727

 
10.0
 %
Oil and gas DD&A per BOE
$
7.94

 
$
7.23

 
$
0.71

 
9.8
 %


n.m. Not meaningful.

(a) Excludes $22,751 and $23,606 of other depreciation and amortization expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.


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