DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 4, 2012-- Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) ("Matador" or the "Company") announced today that it has distributed its Annual Report and proxy materials to all shareholders of record as of April 26, 2012. Copies of the Annual Report and proxy statement are available at http://www.matadorresources.com under the Annual Reports page of the Investors section of the website.

The Company will host its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Thursday, June 7, 2012. The meeting will be held at the Hilton Anatole hotel in Dallas located at 2201 North Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75207. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time.

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 on the Internet at http://www.matadorresources.com.

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