Free Writing Prospectus
Registration Statement No. 333-162357
Filed pursuant to Rule 433
LINN ENERGY, LLC
The following information supplements the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated February 28, 2011
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Issuer:
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Linn Energy, LLC |
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Units Offered:
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16,000,000 Units Representing
Limited Liability Company Interests
(plus 30-day over-allotment option
for up to 2,400,000 additional
units) |
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Offering Price to the Public:
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$38.80 per unit |
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Gross Proceeds:
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$620,800,000 |
Revised Offering Size:
The Offering on page S-7 of the preliminary prospectus supplement is revised as follows:
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Units Offered by Linn Energy, LLC
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16,000,000 units, or 18,400,000 units if the underwriters exercise in full
their option to purchase an additional 2,400,000 units. |
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Units Outstanding after the Offering(1)
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176,052,072 units, or 178,452,072 units if the underwriters exercise in
full
their option to purchase an additional 2,400,000 units. |
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Based on the number of units outstanding on January 31, 2011. |
Revised Use of Proceeds:
Use of Proceeds on page S-15 of the preliminary prospectus supplement is revised as follows:
We expect that we will receive net proceeds from this offering of approximately $596 million, or
$685 million if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional units, in
each case, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses
payable by us. We intend to use approximately $434 million of net proceeds from this offering to
fund the Pending Acquisitions. We intend to use the remaining net proceeds from this offering to
fund a portion of the consideration for our 2017 Notes and 2018 Notes purchased pursuant to the
Tender Offers and pay related expenses. If all of the 2017 Notes and 2018 Notes then outstanding
are tendered in the Tender Offers before the Consent Expiration, we expect the aggregate purchase
price will be approximately $404 million. This offering is not contingent on the closing of either
the Tender Offers or the Pending Acquisitions. To the extent the Pending Acquisitions or the
Tender Offers are not consummated, or the applicable purchase prices are less than we currently
estimate, we intend to use any remaining net proceeds from this offering for general corporate
purposes.
Revised Capitalization:
The Capitalization on page S-16 of the preliminary prospectus supplement is revised as follows:
CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and consolidated capitalization at
December 31, 2010:
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on an historical basis; and |
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on an as adjusted basis, giving effect to (i) completion of the Redemption and the
related use of approximately $201 million of cash on hand, (ii) the sale of 16,000,000
units in this offering at an offering price of $38.80 per unit, assuming no exercise of the
underwriters option to purchase additional units, (iii) the application of approximately
$434 million of net proceeds from this offering to fund the Pending Acquisitions, (iv) the
application of the remaining approximately $162 million of the net proceeds from this
offering to purchase (at the Consent Expiration) a portion of our remaining 2017 Notes and
2018 Notes in the Tender Offers and pay related expenses, and (v) our use of cash on hand
and approximately $207 million of borrowings under our revolving credit facility to
purchase the remaining portion of the 2017 Notes and 2018 Notes in the Tender Offers. |
The following table is unaudited and should be read together with Use of Proceeds, our historical
financial statements and the related notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2010.
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At December 31, 2010 |
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Historical |
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As Adjusted |
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Cash and cash equivalents(a) |
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236,001 |
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$ |
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Long-term debt: |
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Revolving credit facility |
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$ |
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207,292 |
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2017 notes, net |
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239,301 |
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2018 notes, net |
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250,974 |
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2020 notes, net |
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1,269,661 |
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1,269,661 |
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2021 notes, net |
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982,966 |
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982,966 |
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Total long-term debt, net |
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2,742,902 |
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2,459,919 |
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Total unitholders capital(b) |
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2,788,216 |
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3,284,851 |
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Total capitalization |
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5,531,118 |
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5,744,770 |
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As of January 31, 2011, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $229 million. |
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Reflects an aggregate reduction of unitholders capital of approximately $99 million as a result
of the completion of the Redemption and Tender Offers as described above. |
On October 6, 2009, we filed a registration statement on Form S-3ASR with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the SEC) for the offering to which this communication relates, which
registration statement was effective upon filing. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus
supplement and the accompanying base prospectus in that registration statement and other documents
we have filed with the SEC for more complete information about us and this offering. You may get
these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, we,
any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus
supplement and the accompanying base prospectus if you request it by contacting Citi at Brooklyn
Army Terminal, 140 58th Street, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, New York 11220; (tel: (800) 831-9146).