Contango Sets Special Meeting Date to Approve Business Combination with Independence Energy, to be Renamed Crescent Energy Company

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Contango Oil & Gas Company (NYSE American: MCF) (“Contango”) today announced that it has set December 6, 2021 as the meeting date for the special meeting of its shareholders (the "Special Meeting") to approve its proposed business combination with Independence Energy LLC ("Independence "). The parties expect that the business combination will close on or about December 7, 2021, subject to approval of the business combination by Contango's shareholders and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.