Range Appoints New Director

RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION (NYSE: RRC) announced today the addition of Jim Funk as a new member to the Company's Board of Directors. Dr. Funk is currently the President of J.M. Funk & Associates, an oil and gas business consulting firm, and has more than 30 years of experience in the oil and gas business. From 1976 through 1998, Dr. Funk was with Shell Oil Company and its affiliates, including serving as President of Shell Continental Companies, President of Shell Midstream Enterprises, Inc., and Vice President of Shell Offshore, Inc. From 2000 to 2003, he served as Senior Vice President of Equitable Resources, Inc. From 2004 to 2008, Dr. Funk has served as a Director of Matador Resources Company, a private oil and gas company. Dr. Funk has served as a Director of Superior Energy Services, Inc., a NYSE listed oilfield services company, since 2005.

Dr. Funk is a graduate of Wittenberg University where he received an A.B. in Geology, and he also holds a M.S. in Geology from the University of Connecticut, and a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Kansas. Dr. Funk resides in Sewickley, Pennsylvania.

John H. Pinkerton, Range’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer commented, "The expansion of Range’s Board to add an additional independent director with deep technical experience and knowledge of our industry ensures the Company will continue to benefit from a diversity of experience and opinions. Jim’s expertise will be a significant asset to our Company as we continue to grow our reserve base, and we are delighted to have him join our Board of Directors."

RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION (NYSE: RRC) is an independent oil and gas company operating in the Permian, Midcontinent, Gulf Coast and Appalachian regions of the United States.

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