DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 5, 2012-- Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) ("Matador" or the "Company"), an independent energy company currently focused on the oil and liquids rich portion of the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas, confirmed today that it will hold its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders this Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 10 a.m. Central Daylight Time.

The Annual Meeting will be held in the Wedgwood Ballroom at the Hilton Anatole hotel, located at 2201 Stemmons Freeway in the Market Center District near downtown Dallas, Texas.

The Annual Meeting will also be webcast. To access the webcast, you can use the following link http://www.media-server.com/m/p/5ebs39zn or visit Matador's website at http://www.matadorresources.com under the Events page of the Investors section of the website.

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 a particular emphasis on oil and natural gas shale plays and other unconventional resource plays. Its current operations are located primarily in the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas and the Haynesville shale play in Northwest Louisiana and East Texas.

For more information visit Matador Resources Company at http://www.matadorresources.com.

Source: Matador Resources Company

Matador Resources Company
Wade Massad, 972-371-5293
Executive Vice President - Capital Markets
wmassad@matadorresources.com