RGC Resources, Inc. Files Shelf Registration State

ROANOKE, Va., Aug. 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RGC Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGCO ) announced today that it has filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The registration statement, once declared effective by the SEC, is intended to provide the Company with flexibility to access the capital markets in a timely manner.

RGC Resources’ President and CEO, John D’Orazio, commented, “This registration statement is part of our long-term strategy around growing the business and supporting future capital needs.”

Under the shelf registration statement, once declared effective by the SEC, RGC Resources may from time to time issue up to an aggregate $50,000,000 of shares of its common stock within a three year period. Currently, the Company has no specific plans to issue securities under the registration statement. After the shelf registration statement becomes effective, RGC Resources may offer and sell securities covered by the registration statement through one or more methods of distribution, subject to market conditions and RGC Resources’ capital needs, including potential needs associated with the Mountain Valley Pipeline project, as discussed in the periodic reports the Company files with the SEC.  The terms of any offering under the shelf registration statement will be established at the time of the offering and described in a prospectus supplement filed with the SEC prior to the completion of the offering.

The shelf registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration and qualification under the securities law of such jurisdiction. Any offering of the securities covered by the shelf registration statement will be made solely by means of a prospectus and an accompanying prospectus supplement relating to that offering. A copy of the prospectus included in the registration statement may be obtained on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov .

RGC Resources provides energy and related products and services to customers in Virginia through its operating subsidiary Roanoke Gas Company.  RGC Resources owns a 1% interest in the Mountain Valley Pipeline project through its other operating subsidiary RGC Midstream, LLC.

From time to time, the Company may publish forward-looking statements relating to such matters as its expectations and intentions, anticipated financial performance, business prospects, technological developments, new products, research and development activities and similar matters.  The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements.  In order to comply with the terms of the safe harbor, the Company notes that a variety of factors as discussed in its periodic reports filed with the SEC could cause the Company’s actual results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the Company’s forward-looking statements.

Contact: Paul W. Nester Vice President and CFO Telephone: 540-777-3837