UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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SCHEDULE 14A
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November 5, 2014
Dear Shareholder:
According to our latest records, we have not yet received your proxy for the important special meeting of Forest Oil Corporation on November 20, 2014, at which your Board seeks your approval of matters relating to the proposed business combination with Sabine Oil & Gas LLC. The Board recommends you vote FOR all the proposals on the agenda.
Please help your company avoid the expense of further solicitation by submitting your proxy by telephone, by Internet or by signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card today.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Very truly yours,
Patrick R. McDonald
President and Chief Executive Officer
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IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FILED WITH THE SEC
In connection with the proposed transactions, Forest Oil Corporation has filed a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and each of Sabine Oil & Gas LLC and Forest Oil Corporation also plan to file other relevant documents with the SEC regarding the proposed transactions. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. You may obtain a free copy of the definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents filed by Sabine Oil & Gas LLC and Forest Oil Corporation with the SEC at the SECs website at www.sec.gov. You may also obtain Forests documents by contacting Forest Oil Corporations Investor Relations department at www.forestoil.com or by email at IR@forestoil.com.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION
Forest Oil Corporation, Sabine Oil & Gas LLC and their respective directors and executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transactions. Information about Forest Oil Corporations directors is available in Forest Oil Corporations proxy statement filed with the SEC on March 26, 2014, for its 2014 annual meeting of shareholders, and information about Forest Oil Corporations executive officers is available in Forest Oil Corporations Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2013 filed with the SEC on February 26, 2014. Information about Sabine Oil & Gas LLCs directors and executive officers is available in the definitive proxy statement filed by Forest Oil Corporation. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitations and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained in the definitive proxy statement and other relevant materials filed with the SEC regarding the proposed transactions. Investors should read the definitive proxy statement carefully before making any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain free copies of these documents from Forest Oil Corporation using the sources indicated above.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains forward-looking statements concerning the proposed transactions, its financial and business impact, managements beliefs and objectives with respect thereto, and managements current expectations for future operating and financial performance, based on assumptions currently believed to be valid. Forward-looking statements are all statements other than statements of historical facts. The words anticipates, may, can, plans, believes, estimates, expects, projects, intends, likely, will, should, to be, and any similar expressions or other words of similar meaning are intended to identify those assertions as forward-looking statements. It is uncertain whether the events anticipated will transpire, or if they do occur what impact they will have on the results of operations and financial condition of Forest Oil Corporation or Sabine Oil & Gas LLC. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including but not limited to the ability of the parties to satisfy the conditions precedent and consummate the proposed transactions, the timing of consummation of the proposed transactions, the ability of the parties to secure regulatory approvals in a timely manner or on the terms desired or anticipated, the ability of Forest Oil Corporation to integrate the acquired operations, the ability to implement the anticipated business plans following closing and achieve anticipated benefits and savings, and the ability to realize opportunities for growth. Other important economic, political, regulatory, legal, technological, competitive and other uncertainties are identified in the documents filed with the SEC by Forest Oil Corporation from time to time, including Forest Oil Corporations Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K, including amendments to the foregoing. For additional information on the risks and uncertainties that could impact Sabine Oil & Gas LLCs business and operations, as well as risks related to the transactions, please see the definitive proxy statement filed by Forest Oil Corporation. The forward-looking statements included in this document are made only as of the date hereof. Neither Forest Oil Corporation nor Sabine Oil & Gas LLC undertakes any obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this document to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.