October 23, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Parallel Petroleum Corp. (Parallel), PLLL Acquisition Co. and PLLL Holdings, LLC, entities formed for the purpose of acquiring Parallel Petroleum Corp. (NASDAQ: PLLL) and wholly owned subsidiaries of an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, LLC, announced the completion of the tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Parallel, including the associated preferred stock purchase rights (collectively, the “Shares).

The initial offering period and withdrawal rights expired at 12: 00 midnight, New York City time, on Thursday, October 22, 2009. Computershare Trust company, N.A., the disbursing agent for the tender offer, has advised that a total of approximately 35,244,824 Shares were validly tendered and not withdrawn (including approximately 802,359 Shares subject to guaranteed delivery) prior to the expiration of the initial offering period, representing approximately 84.62% of the outstanding Shares. In accordance with the terms of the tender offer, PLLL acquisition Co. accepted for payment all Shares that were validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the tender offer, and payment for such Shares will be made promptly in accordance with the terms of the tender offer.

PLLL acquisition Co. and PLLL Holdings, LLC announced that they would make available a subsequent offering period commencing immediately and expiring on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 5: 00 p.m., New York City time for all the Shares not tendered into the offer prior to the initial expiration date. During the subsequent offering period, PLLL acquisition Co. will accept for payment and promptly pay for the Shares as they are tendered. Stockholders who tender Shares during such period will receive the same $3.15 per Share price, without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes, that was paid in the tender offer. Procedures for tendering Shares during the subsequent offering period are the same as during the initial offering period with two exceptions: (1) Shares cannot be delivered by the guaranteed delivery procedure and (2) pursuant to Rule 14d-7(a) (2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Shares tendered during the subsequent offer period may not be withdrawn.

During the subsequent offer period, Parallel may issue Shares to PLLL Holdings, LLC at a price of $3.15 per Share in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement by and among PLLL acquisition Co., PLLL Holdings, LLC and Parallel, dated as of September 15, 2009 (as amended, the “Merger Agreement). These Shares, when added to the number of Shares owned by PLLL acquisition Co. as a result of the initial offer period and the subsequent offer period, may result in PLLL acquisition Co. owning more than 90% of the number of shares of Parallel common stock then outstanding. In such case, PLLL Holdings, LLC and Parallel would effect the merger in accordance with the short-form merger provisions of the Delaware General Corporate Law, without prior notice to, or any action by, any Parallel stockholder.

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