LINN Energy (LINE), LinnCo (LNCO) Enter Trade Agreement with Exxon (XON) for Certain Permian Basin Properties

LINN Energy, LLC (Nasdaq: LINE) and LinnCo, LLC (Nasdaq: LNCO) announced that LINN has signed a definitive agreement to trade a portion of its Permian Basin properties to Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) and its wholly owned subsidiary XTO Energy Inc. (collectively, "ExxonMobil") for operating interests in the Hugoton Basin. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2014 with an effective date of June 1, 2014.

LINN will receive a portion of ExxonMobil's interest in its Hugoton Field, which is currently producing approximately 85 MMcfe/d (80 percent natural gas and 20 percent NGL) with a shallow base decline of approximately six percent. Total reserves are estimated to be approximately 700 Bcfe (80 percent natural gas and 78 percent PDP). The field is comprised of more than 500,000 net acres and has approximately 2,300 operated wells. LINN has identified more than 400 future drilling locations, doubling the Company's inventory in the Hugoton Field.

"Today's trade announcement with ExxonMobil is a strategic portfolio improvement for LINN that reinforces our commitment to mature, long-lived oil and natural gas assets with low and predictable decline rates," said Mark E. Ellis, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We believe this trade unlocks value for LINN, and are extremely excited to add assets that we believe are an ideal fit for our already sizeable position in the Hugoton Basin. We also expect this transaction to be accretive to excess of net cash provided by operating activities after distributions to unitholders."

Significant characteristics LINN expects to receive from the ExxonMobil trade:

• Excellent mature assets with a decline rate of approximately six percent and reserve life of approximately 22 years;
• Approximately 400 future drilling locations, doubling the Company's inventory in Hugoton Field;
• LINN becomes the largest producer in Hugoton Basin;
• Potential future synergies from additional throughput into LINN's Jayhawk natural gas processing plant;
• Tax efficient exchange of assets; and
• Credit positive from increased cash flow, production and reserves.

"Following the closing of this transaction with ExxonMobil, LINN will have remaining production of approximately 15 MBoe/d and approximately 30,000 net acres in the Midland Basin that is prospective for horizontal Wolfcamp drilling," Mr. Ellis noted. "We continue to see strong interest in the market for a trade or sale of these remaining assets and believe there is significant additional value for our unitholders."

The transaction with ExxonMobil is subject to satisfactory completion of title and environmental due diligence, as well as the satisfaction of closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2014 with an effective date of June 1, 2014.

Supplemental information regarding the Hugoton and Midland Basin Permian trade is posted at www.linnenergy.com.

NAPTP Conference Presentation

Mark E. Ellis, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Kolja Rockov, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the NAPTP Conference in Jacksonville, Florida on Thursday, May 22, 2014, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The presentation will be posted prior to May 22, 2014 on the Company's website at www.linnenergy.com.

ADVISORS

RBC Richardson Barr and Evercore Group L.L.C. acted as financial advisors to LINN during this transaction.

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