DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2015-- Matador Resources Company (NYSE:MTDR) (“Matador” or the “Company”), an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources, with an emphasis on oil and natural gas shale and other unconventional plays and with a current focus on its Eagle Ford operations in South Texas and its Permian Basin operations in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas, today was pleased to announce that Ryan C. London, the Company’s Vice President and General Manager, has been promoted and appointed as Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Company, effective February 5, 2015. In addition, Van H. Singleton, II, the Company’s Vice President – Land, has been promoted and appointed as Executive Vice President – Land of the Company, effective February 5, 2015.

Joseph Wm. Foran, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Ryan and Van have been key members of our operations team for several years and have been vital to the steady growth and progress of the Company – each adding significant value to the Company. Van has worked diligently to help us build our acreage position in both the Eagle Ford shale play and the Permian Basin. Ryan has led our team in its efforts to develop our Eagle Ford acreage position and improve the quality and the effectiveness of our completion operations. Ryan has also worked to position us to explore and develop our growing interest in the Permian Basin. I am excited to see both of these capable and respected young leaders take on additional responsibility as they help the Company to continue to prosper and grow in its key operating areas.”

Mr. London joined Matador as a summer intern in 2004. He then joined the Company full-time as a Petroleum Engineer in May 2005 and advanced to the positions of Senior Operations Engineer in January 2008 and Asset Manager in March 2012. He was promoted to Vice President and General Manager in March 2013. In this position, Mr. London managed the completions team and the day-to-day activities of our various asset teams and will continue to do so in his new position. Mr. London received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 2002 and his Master of Engineering degree in Petroleum Engineering from Colorado School of Mines in 2005. Mr. London is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. Mr. London has also completed the Harvard Business School Executive Education General Management Program.

Mr. Singleton joined Matador in August 2007 as a Landman and was promoted to Senior Staff Landman in 2009 and then to General Land Manager in 2011. In September 2013, Mr. Singleton became Vice President - Land. Mr. Singleton received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Mississippi in 2000. He is an active member of the American Association of Professional Landmen, the New Mexico Landman Association, the Permian Basin Landman Association and the Dallas Association of Petroleum Landmen. He will attend the Tuck School of Business Executive Program at Dartmouth this summer.

About Matador Resources Company

Matador is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources in the United States, with an emphasis on oil and natural gas shale and other unconventional plays. Its current operations are focused primarily on the oil and liquids-rich portion of the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas and the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Permian Basin in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. Matador also operates in the Haynesville shale and Cotton Valley plays in Northwest Louisiana and East Texas.

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