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Arena Resources, Inc. Announces Second
Quarter and Six Month 2002
Tulsa,
Oklahoma August 9, 2002 Arena Resources,
Inc. (OTCBB: ARRI) ("Arena") today announced financial
results for the second quarter and six months ended
June 30, 2002.
Arena had net income of $35,790 before preferred stock
dividends on oil and gas revenues of $159,435 for the
second quarter compared to a net loss of $9,137 on no
revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 while the
company was still in the developmental stages.
The company reported net income of $55,868 before preferred
stock dividends on oil and gas revenues of $295,538
for the six month period ended June 30, 2002 compared
to a net loss of $28,337 for the six month period ended
June 30, 2001.
Net loss after preferred stock dividends for the second
quarter was $135,661 or $0.04 per share and $155,289
or $0.04 per share for the six month period ended June
30, 2002. No preferred stock dividends were paid for
the comparable periods in 2001.
Net cash flow from operations for the six months ended
June 30, 2002 was $137,847, compared to a negative net
cash flow of $22,337 for the same period in 2001.
As of June 30, 2002 the company had net working capital
of $894,558 compared to $379,468 as of June 30, 2001.
Arena Resources Inc. is an oil and gas exploration,
development and production company with current operations
in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
This
release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve
a wide variety of risks and uncertainties, including,
without limitations, statements with respect to the
company's strategy and prospects.
Readers
and investors are cautioned that the company's actual
results may differ materially from those described in
the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors,
including, but not limited to, the company's ability
to acquire productive oil and/or gas properties or to
successfully drill and complete oil and/or gas wells
on such properties, general economic conditions both
domestically and abroad, and the conduct of business
by the company, and other factors that may be more fully
described in additional documents set forth by the company.
Contact: K M Financial, Inc.
Bill Parsons
480-947-1589
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