Legal DealFolio - Continental Resources common stock offering

Davis Polk advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering of 10,000,000 shares of common stock of Continental Resources, Inc., of which 9,170,000 shares were sold by Continental Resources and 830,000 shares were sold by certain selling shareholders. The total proceeds of the offering were $680 million. Headquartered in Enid, Oklahoma, Continental Resources is an independent crude oil and natural gas exploration and production company with operations in the North, South and East regions of the United States. The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Joseph A. Hall and associates Eilleen J. Park and Arvin I. Abraham. Partner Samuel Dimon and associate Andrew Teruo Hayashi provided tax advice. Counsel Loyti Cheng and associate Hayden S. Baker provided environmental advice. Joshua Sills was the legal assistant on the transaction. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.

Deal Date:	09-03-2011	Practice Area:	Equity Capital Markets
Deal Title:	Continental Resources common stock offering	Industry:	Oil & Gas Producers
Description:	Davis Polk advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering of 10,000,000 shares of common stock of Continental Resources, Inc., of which 9,170,000 shares were sold by Continental Resources and 830,000 shares were sold by certain selling shareholders. The total proceeds of the offering were $680 million. Headquartered in Enid, Oklahoma, Continental Resources is an independent crude oil and natural gas exploration and production company with operations in the North, South and East regions of the United States. The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Joseph A. Hall and associates Eilleen J. Park and Arvin I. Abraham. Partner Samuel Dimon and associate Andrew Teruo Hayashi provided tax advice. Counsel Loyti Cheng and associate Hayden S. Baker provided environmental advice. Joshua Sills was the legal assistant on the transaction. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.
Financial Center:	New York	Value:	0.00-100.00
Advised Party:	Lead Manager	Law Firm	Davis Polk
Issuer Jurisdiction -	United States	Listing Jurisdiction -	United States
Classification:	Secondary Offerings and Placings NYSE:	Lawyer	Joseph A Hall

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