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Arena Resources Announces Record Financial and Operational Results for Fourth Quarter and Year End 2005.


TULSA Tulsa (tŭl`sə), city (1990 pop. 367,302), seat of Tulsa co., NE Okla., on the Arkansas River east of its junction with the Cimarron; inc. 1898. , Okla. -- Arena Resources Inc. (AMEX AMEX

See: American Stock Exchange
: ARD Ard (ärd), in the Bible.

1 Son of Benjamin.

2 Benjamite, perhaps the same as (1.) An alternate form is Addar.
)
2005 Revenues Increase 205%
                    2005 Net Income Increases 286%


Arena Resources Inc. (AMEX: ARD) ("Arena") announced today financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2005. Arena had net income of $3,014,884, a 249% increase, on oil and gas revenues of $9,362,003, a 215% increase, for the fourth quarter compared to net income of $865,097 on revenues of $2,972,346 for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2004. For the year ended Dec. 31, 2005, Arena had net income of $9,460,683, a 286% increase, on revenues of $25,843,077, a 205% increase, as compared to net income of $2,451,652 on revenues of $8,482,130 for the year ended Dec. 31, 2004. Income attributable attributable

emanating from or pertaining to attribute.


attributable proportion
see attributable risk (below).

attributable risk
 to common shares for the fourth quarter was $0.22 per diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 share compared to $0.09 for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2004. For the year ended Dec. 31, 2005, income attributable to common shares was $0.75 per diluted share compared to $0.28 per diluted share for the year ended Dec. 31, 2004. The increase in revenue is attributed to an increase in production, primarily due to development and acquisition activities, and an increase in commodity prices. Net income for the fourth quarter and the year 2005 included a pre-tax pre-tax adjanterior al impuesto

pre-tax adjavant impôt(s)

pre-tax adjal lordo d'imposta 
 non-cash charge Non-Cash Charge

A charge off, made by a company against earnings, that does not require an initial outlay of cash.

Notes:
Non-cash charges are typically against the depreciation, amortization, and depletion accounts on a company's balance sheet.
 of $597,773 for warrants issued as part of a financing in July July: see month.  2005.

Cash provided by operating activities, before changes in working capital, increased to $18,594,370 or $1.48 per diluted share for the year ended Dec. 31, 2005, from $5,085,918, or $0.59 per diluted share for the year ended Dec. 31, 2004. Earnings before interest, taxes, depletion depletion n. when a natural resource (particularly oil) is being used up. The annual amount of depletion may, ironically, provide a tax deduction for the company exploiting the resource because if the resource they are exploiting runs out, they will no longer be able  and other non-cash items ("Adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become ") was $18,823,994, as compared to $5,241,854 in 2004. (See accompanying ac·com·pa·ny  
v. ac·com·pa·nied, ac·com·pa·ny·ing, ac·com·pa·nies

v.tr.
1. To be or go with as a companion.

2.
 table for a reconciliation of net income to adjusted EBITDA.)

Total net production for the fourth quarter of 2005 was 172,386 BOE BOE Based on Experience
BOE Board of Education
BOE Boletín Oficial del Estado (Spanish)
BOE Bank of England
BOE Board of Equalization
BOE Board of Elections
BOE Barrel of Oil Equivalent
BOE Bind on Equip
, as compared to 72,965 BOE for the same period in 2004, an increase of 136%. Net production for the full year 2005 was 508,430 BOE, compared to 223,333 BOE in 2004, an increase of 127%. The company's average net daily production in December December: see month.  2005 was approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 2,050 BOE per day.

Proved reserves proved reserves

The quantity of minerals expected to be recoverable under current economic and operating conditions. The amount of proved reserves is important in valuing the stock of a company with significant holdings in natural resources.
 totaled approximately 30.2 million barrels of oil equivalents (BOE), a 42% increase over the 21.2 million BOE for the previous year. Future net revenues before income taxes, discounted at 10%, based on $55.00 per barrel barrel: see English units of measurement.  of oil and $8.20 per Mcf of gas, were $682.9 million at year-end year-end also year·end
n.
The end of a year.

adj.
Occurring or done at the end of the year: a year-end audit.

Noun 1.
 2005. This compared to $302.4 million, using average prices of $39.00 per barrel of oil and $5.19 per Mcf of gas, for year-end 2004.

"2005 proved to be a tremendous year for us," said Tim Rochford, president and chief executive officer. "This truly was a year of growth through the internal development of our existing properties. We expect our own drilling rig to be in place and operational very soon. We currently have identified over 540 drilling locations on 50,000 acres and continue to look for acquisitions that either complement our existing properties or create new core areas."

Arena Resources Inc. is an oil and gas exploration, development and production company with current operations in Oklahoma Oklahoma (ōkləhō`mə), state in SW United States. It is bordered by Missouri and Arkansas (E); Texas, partially across the Red R. (S, W); New Mexico, across the narrow edge of the Oklahoma Panhandle (W); and Colorado and Kansas (N). , Texas, Kansas Kansas, state, United States
Kansas (kăn`zəs), midwestern state occupying the center of the coterminous United States. It is bordered by Missouri (E), Oklahoma (S), Colorado (W), and Nebraska (N).
 and New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). .

This release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 within the meaning of the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995 that involve a wide variety of risks and uncertainties, including, without limitations, statements with respect to the company's strategy and prospects. Readers and investors are cautioned that the company's actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the company's ability to acquire productive oil and/or and/or  
conj.
Used to indicate that either or both of the items connected by it are involved.

Usage Note: And/or is widely used in legal and business writing.
 gas properties or to successfully drill and complete oil and/or gas wells on such properties, general economic conditions both domestically and abroad, and the conduct of business by the company, and other factors that may be more fully described in additional documents set forth by the company.
ARENA RESOURCES INC.
                       STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                          Three Months Ended     Twelve Months Ended
                               Dec. 31,               Dec. 31,
                               --------               --------
                           2005       2004         2005       2004
                          ------     ------       ------     ------

Oil and Gas Revenues    $9,362,003 $2,972,346  $25,843,077 $8,482,130
                        ---------------------  -----------------------
Costs and Operating
 Expenses
   Oil and gas
    production costs     1,447,671    691,082    3,832,486  1,975,835
   Oil and gas
    production taxes       709,295    225,435    1,939,739    629,703
   Depreciation,
    depletion and
    amortization         1,230,713    458,563    2,781,504  1,011,602
   Accretion expense        28,101     15,657      102,585     53,729
   General and
    administrative
    expense                467,395    239,284    1,365,590    874,850
                        ---------------------  -----------------------

      Total Costs and
       Operating
       Expenses          3,883,175  1,630,021   10,021,904  4,545,719
                        ---------------------  -----------------------

Other Income (Expense)
   Gain from change in
    fair value of put
    options                  8,536     65,346       95,033     68,251
   Other financing
    expense               (597,773)       -       (597,773)       -
   Interest expense        (40,083)   (27,529)    (229,624)  (155,936)
                        ---------------------  -----------------------
      Net Other Income
       (Expense)          (629,320)    37,817     (732,364)   (87,685)
                        ---------------------  -----------------------
Income Before Provision
 for Income Taxes        4,849,508  1,380,142   15,088,809  3,848,726

Provision for Deferred
 Income Taxes           (1,834,624)  (515,045)  (5,628,126)(1,397,074)
                        ---------------------  -----------------------

Net Income              $3,014,884   $865,097   $9,460,683 $2,451,652
                        ---------------------  -----------------------

Basic Net Income Per
 Common Share                $0.23      $0.10        $0.85      $0.31
Diluted Net Income Per
 Common Share                $0.22      $0.09        $0.75      $0.28

                                                Dec. 31,
                                       2005                    2004
                                   -----------             -----------
Basic Weighted-Average Common
 Shares Outstanding                11,164,070               7,873,213
Diluted Weighted-Average Common
 Shares Outstanding                12,600,106               8,694,178
COMPARATIVE OPERATING STATISTICS

                                                     Year Ended
                                                       Dec. 31,
                                                     -----------
                                                2005     2004   Change
                                              -------  -------  ------

Net Production - BOE per day                   1,393      612    +128%
Per BOE:
       Average Sales Price                    $50.83   $37.98     +34%

       Operating Costs                         11.35    11.67      -3%
       DD&A                                     5.47     4.53     +21%
       General & Administrative Expenses        2.69     3.92     -31%
       Interest Expense                         0.45     0.70     -36%
ARENA RESOURCES INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                                                Dec. 31,     Dec. 31,
                                                  2005         2004
                                                 ------       ------
ASSETS
Current Assets
     Cash                                     $4,317,114   $1,253,969
     Account receivable                        3,180,749    1,149,513
     Joint interest billing receivable           140,561       61,805
     Prepaid expenses                             35,436       33,136
                                             ------------ ------------
     Total Current Assets                      7,673,860    2,498,423
                                             ------------ ------------
Property and Equipment, Using Full cost
 Accounting
     Oil and gas properties subject to
      amortization                            69,770,685   34,457,137
     Drilling advances                              -         900,000
     Equipment                                    26,687       26,687
     Deposits on drilling rig                  1,191,126         -
     Office equipment                            106,177       60,401
                                             ------------ ------------
         Total Property and Equipment         71,094,675   35,444,225
     Less: Accumulated depreciation and
      amortization                            (4,346,628)  (1,565,124)
                                             ------------ ------------
     Net Property and Equipment               66,748,047   33,879,101
                                             ------------ ------------
Total Assets                                 $74,421,907  $36,377,524
                                             ------------ ------------

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities
     Accounts payable                         $6,038,691   $1,805,865
     Income taxes payable                        329,986         -
     Accrued liabilities                         221,519       34,800
                                             ------------ ------------
     Total Current Liabilities                 6,590,196    1,840,665
                                             ------------ ------------
Long-Term Liabilities
     Notes payable                                  -      10,000,000
     Notes payable to related parties            400,000      400,000
     Put option                                     -          95,033
     Asset retirement liability                1,515,347    1,267,993
     Deferred income taxes                     7,187,609    1,971,990
                                             ------------ ------------
     Total Long-Term Liabilities               9,102,956   13,735,016
                                             ------------ ------------

Stockholders' Equity
     Preferred stock - $0.001 par value;
      10,000,000 shares authorized;
      No shares issued or outstanding               -            -
     Common stock - $0.001 par value;
      100,000,000 shares authorized;
      13,099,702 shares and 9,132,910 shares
      outstanding, respectively                   13,100        9,133
     Additional paid-in capital               45,331,234   15,258,352
     Options and warrants outstanding          1,483,807    3,213,159
     Deferred compensation                      (115,545)    (234,277)
     Retained earnings                        12,016,159    2,555,476
                                             ------------ ------------
     Total Stockholders' Equity               58,728,755   20,801,843
                                             ------------ ------------
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity   $74,421,907  $36,377,524
                                             ------------ ------------
ARENA RESOURCES INC.
                        STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW

                                               Dec. 31,     Dec. 31,
                                                 2005         2004
                                                ------       ------

Cash Flows From Operating Activities
   Net income                                 $9,460,683   $2,451,652
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to
    net cash
       Provided by operating activities:
         Warrants issued for financing
          expense                                597,773         -
         Depreciation, depletion and
          amortization                         2,781,504    1,011,602
         Provision for income taxes            5,628,126    1,397,074
         Gain from change in fair value of
          put option                             (95,033)     (68,251)
         Loss on sale of equipment                  -           5,586
         Amortization of deferred
          compensation                           118,732      204,525
         Accretion of discounted
          liabilities                            102,585       83,730
       Changes in assets and liabilities:
         Accounts and joint interest
          receivable                          (2,109,992)    (656,864)
         Other changes in deferred income
          tax                                    (82,521)        -
         Prepaid expenses                         (2,300)      (4,201)
         Accounts payable and accrued
          liabilities                          4,419,545    1,570,831
                                             ------------ ------------
   Net Cash Provided by Operating
    Activities                                20,819,102    5,995,684
                                             ------------ ------------
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
   Proceeds from sale of property and
    equipment                                    735,000       10,500
   Cash payments on purchase of East Hobbs          -      (1,028,000)
   Cash payments on purchase of Furhman-
    Mascho properties                               -        (711,802)
   Purchase and development of oil and gas
    properties                               (34,665,614)  (4,802,141)
   Maturity of long-term investment                 -          25,234
   Deposits on drilling rig                   (1,191,126)        -
   Purchase of office equipment                  (45,776)     (41,423)
                                             ------------ ------------
   Net Cash Used in Investing Activities     (35,167,516)  (6,547,632)
                                             ------------ ------------
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
   Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    and warrants, net of offering costs        9,536,938    8,383,557

   Proceeds from exercise of warrants, net
    of offering costs                         17,874,621      354,124
   Issuance of notes payable                        -       2,000,000
   Payment of notes payable                  (10,000,000) (10,008,440)
                                             ------------ ------------
   Net Cash Provided by Financing
    Activities                                17,411,559      729,241
                                             ------------ ------------
Net Increase in Cash                           3,063,145      177,293
Cash at Beginning of Period                    1,253,969    1,076,676
                                             ------------ ------------
Cash at End of Period                         $4,317,114   $1,253,969
                                             ------------ ------------

              RECONCILIATION OF CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS

Net cash provided by operating activities    $20,819,102   $5,995,684
Change in operating assets and liabilities    (2,224,732)    (909,766)
                                             ------------ ------------

Cash flow from operations                    $18,594,370   $5,085,918
                                             ============ ============

Management believes that the non-GAAP measure of cash flow from
operations is useful information for investors because it is used
internally and is accepted by the investment community as a means of
measuring the company's ability to fund its capital program. It is
also used by professional research analysts in providing investment
recommendations pertaining to companies in the oil and gas
exploration and production industry.
ARENA RESOURCES INC.
                  NON-GAAP DISCLOSURE RECONCILIATION

                                                 Dec. 31,    Dec. 31,
                                                   2005        2004
                                                ----------   ---------

NET INCOME                                     $9,460,683  $2,451,652

     Interest expense                             229,624     155,936
     Income tax expense                         5,628,126   1,397,074
     Depreciation, depletion and
      amortization                              2,781,504   1,011,602
     Accretion of discounted liabilities          102,585      83,730
     Gain from change in fair value of put
      option                                      (95,033)    (68,251)
     Loss on sale of equipment                       -          5,586
     Other financing expense                      597,773        -
     Amortization of deferred compensation        118,732     204,525
                                              ------------ -----------

ADJUSTED EBITDA                               $18,823,994  $5,241,854
                                              ------------ -----------
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