Article: Gastar Exploration Announces Closing of $100,000,000 12 3/4% Senior Secured Notes and Senior Secured Credit Facility.

HOUSTON -- Gastar Exploration Ltd. (AMEX:GST) (TSX:YGA) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Gastar Exploration USA, Inc. ("Gastar USA"), has completed the previously announced private placement of $100 million aggregate principal amount of 123/4% senior secured notes due 2012 at an issue price of 99.50% (the "Notes") in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). Approximately $76.7 million of the $92.8 million net proceeds from the offering of the Notes were used to repay existing indebtedness, with the remaining net proceeds to be used for general corporate purposes. The ...

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