EX-99.1 3 u1001991.txt PRESSS RELEASE 10/01 Exhibit 99.1 Unocal 2141 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 4000 El Segundo, California 90245 [UNOCAL 76 LOGO] NEWS RELEASE Contact: Barry Lane (Media) 310-726-7731 Robert Wright (Investors) 310-726-7665 Delaware court issues injunction in Unocal exchange offer for Pure Resources ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- El Segundo, Calif., Oct. 1, 2002 -- Unocal Corporation (NYSE: UCL) today said that the Delaware Chancery Court has issued a preliminary injunction that prevents Unocal and its subsidiary, Union Oil Company of California, from completing Union Oil's exchange offer for the shares of common stock of Pure Resources, Inc. (NYSE: PRS) that Union Oil does not own. Unocal said that the injunction relates to the structure of the minimum condition in the exchange offer and to certain disclosure matters in Unocal's offering materials and in the Schedule 14D-9 which the special committee of Pure's board of directors filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Unocal said it will seek to address the concerns raised in the court's opinion. Union Oil, which owns 65 percent of the outstanding common stock of Pure, is offering 0.6527 of a share of Unocal common stock for each share of Pure that it does not own. The Union Oil offer, which commenced on Sept. 5, 2002, is scheduled to expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, tomorrow. About Unocal Corporation Unocal Corporation is one of the world's leading independent natural gas and crude oil exploration and production companies. Unocal's principal oil and gas activities are in North America, Asia, Latin America, and the North Sea. Unocal is one of the world's largest producers of geothermal energy with operations in the Philippines and Indonesia. ##### Filed by Unocal Corporation Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Subject Company: Pure Resources, Inc. Commission File No. 001-15899 Dated: October 1, 2002