QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE: QEP) announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of $650 million of 5.250% Senior Notes due May 1, 2023.

The notes are being offered to fund a portion of the consideration to acquire producing and undeveloped oil and gas properties in North Dakota's Williams and McKenzie counties. The oil and gas properties will be acquired pursuant to two related purchase and sale agreements.

Prior to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the purchase and sale agreements, the net proceeds from this offering will be held by QEP Resources and a portion of those proceeds will be used to temporarily pay down any outstanding amounts under QEP Resources' revolving credit facility.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BMO Capital Markets Corp., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers of the offering.