arc resources - october 2012 investor presentation

ARC Resources Investor Presentation October, 2012

This presentation contains forward-looking information as to ARC’s internal projections, expectations or beliefs relating to

future events or future performance and includes information as to our future well inventory in our core areas, our exploration

and development drilling and other exploitation plans for 2012 and beyond, and related production expectations, the volume of

ARC's oil and gas reserves and the volume of ARC's gas resources in the NE BC Montney (as defined herein), the recognition

of additional reserves and the capital required to do so, the life of ARC's reserves, the volume and product mix of ARC's oil

and gas production, future results from operations and operating metrics. These statements represent management’s

expectations or beliefs concerning, among other things, future operating results and various components thereof or the

economic performance of ARC Resources. The projections, estimates and beliefs contained in such forward-looking

statements are based on management's assumptions relating to the production performance of ARC’s oil and gas assets, the

cost and competition for services, the continuation of ARC’s historical experience with expenses and production, changes in

the capital expenditure budgets, future commodity prices, continuing access to capital and the continuation of the current

regulatory and tax regime in Canada and necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, such as changes in

oil and gas prices, infrastructure constraints in relation to the development of the Montney in British Columbia, risks associated

with the degree of certainty in resource assessments and including the business risks discussed in the annual MD&A and

related to management’s assumptions, which may cause actual performance and financial results in future periods to differ

materially from any projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Accordingly, readers are cautioned that events or circumstances could cause actual results to differ materially from those

predicted. Other than the 2012 Guidance which is updated and discussed quarterly, ARC does not undertake to update any

forward looking information in this document whether as to new information, future events or otherwise except as required by

securities laws and regulations.

We have adopted the standard of 6 mcf:1 bbl when converting natural gas to barrels of oil equivalent ("boes"). Boes may be

misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A boe conversion ratio of 6 mcf per barrel is based on an energy equivalency

conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. Given

that the value ratio based on the current price of crude oil as compared to natural gas is significantly different than the energy

equivalency of the 6:1 conversion ratio, utilizing the 6:1 conversion ratio may be misleading as an indication of value.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Production (Q2 2012) 93,997 boed

Liquids 36,125 boed

Natural gas 347 mmcfd

Reserves (2P Gross) 572 mmboe

17 year RLI (1)

Current monthly dividend $0.10

Annualized total return 18% (2)

10% (3)

Enterprise value ~$8 billion (4)

Shares outstanding ~307 MM (5)

Daily average trading volume 1.5 million shares

Net debt (millions) $665 (0.8 X cash flow)(5)

Member of S&P TSX 60 Index

(1) Based on 2012 production guidance of 91,000-94,000 boe/d.

(2) Annualized total return since inception to September 30, 2012, including September 2012 dividend, and assuming DRIP participation.

(3) Annualized total return since September 30, 2007 (last 5 years).

(4) Market Capitalization as at September 30, 2012 and net debt as at June 30, 2012 adjusted for August 22 equity offering.

(5) As at June 30, 2012, after giving effect to August 22 equity offering and based on trailing 12 month funds from operations.

CORPORATE OVERVIEW

NE BC/ NW AB

NORTH AB

REDWATER

PEMBINA

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SW SASK

SE SASK/

MANITOBA

Crude Oil

Liquids-rich Gas

Dry Gas

NE BC - $155MM ~10 gross operated wells

~90% oil & liquid-rich gas

Parkland/Tower, Attachie

NORTHERN AB - $165MM ~30 gross operated wells

~100% oil & liquid-rich gas

Ante Creek, Swan Hills, Prestville

2012 CAPITAL PROGRAM FOCUSED ON OIL AND LIQUIDS

PEMBINA - $90MM ~40 gross operated wells

~90% oil

Cardium

SE SASK/MANITOBA - $100MM ~60 gross operated wells

100% oil

Goodlands, Midale

• $600 million capital program (~150 gross operated wells) with majority of spending

in oil and liquids-rich gas plays

(1) The $600 million capital program includes ~$80 million of non-operated and corporate capital spending.

• Oil and liquids comprised 38% of second quarter 2012 production while contributing 79% of

second quarter revenue

• Drilled 77 gross operated wells in first half of 2012 (99% oil and liquids-rich)

• Grew crude oil and liquids production 19% to 36,125 boe/d in Q2 2012 (relative to Q2

2011) with significant growth at Ante Creek, Pembina and Goodlands

Q4 Production

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Natural Gas

2012 FOCUS ON OIL AND LIQUIDS

• We believe that top performing companies all have the following attributes:

– Great assets

– Operational excellence

– Capital discipline

– Management that delivers results

• At ARC our focus since inception has been on

“Risk Managed Value Creation”

• It is not a question of growth or income but of how best to create value for our owners

• Current dividend of $0.10 per month

VALUE PROPOSITION

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Proved

Undeveloped

20%

• ARC has a 16 year history of risk managed value creation

- Provided a 17.9% annual total return since inception

- Paid out $4.5 billion in total dividends - $28.28/share

- Grown absolute production from 9,500 boe/d to ~95,000 boe/d, – the Montney provides

the opportunity for substantial future growth

- Grown debt and dividend adjusted reserves & production by ~ 10% annually

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INCOME AND GROWTH ARC HAS DELIVERED BOTH

Corporate Strategy Contained in the “Strategy” section is forward-looking information. The reader is cautioned that assumptions used in the

preparations of such information, particularly those pertaining to dividends, production levels, operating costs and drilling

results, although considered reasonable by the Company at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect. A number of

factors, including, but not limited to: commodity prices, reservoir performance, weather, drilling performance and industry

conditions, may cause the actual results achieved to vary from projections, anticipated results or other information provided

herein and the variations may be material. Consequently, there is no representation by the Company that actual results

achieved will be the same in whole or in part as those presented herein.

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High Quality, Long Life

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RISK MANAGED VALUE CREATION

• ARC’s strategy has delivered exceptional results to date

– We will continue to provide income and profitable growth to our investors

• Where do we go from here?

– Continued focus on meaningful oil and gas accumulations

– Our strategic initiatives will focus on:

• Operational excellence

• Developing the Montney – near term growth is forecast as an outcome

of the quality of our opportunities

• Realization of the value embedded in our assets through the

development of our large potential resources through advanced recovery

methods or application of new technologies

• Opportunistic acquisitions to add to our meaningful resource play

presence

• Maintaining balance sheet strength and financial flexibility

STRATEGIC OVERVIEW SUMMARY

Asset Overview

• ARC’s key assets with the greatest value creation opportunities and

highest future reserves contributions are:

• Ante Creek – oil resource play

• Parkland/Tower/Attachie/Septimus – liquids-rich gas resource play

• Pembina Cardium – oil resource play

• Goodlands and SE Saskatchewan – oil resource play

• Dawson – natural gas resource play

• Sunrise/Sunset – natural gas resource play

• ARC plans to develop these opportunities, subject to a supportive

commodity price environment, over the next five years

• Highlights from a few of these key areas will be covered in this

presentation

ASSET OVERVIEW

High Quality Oil and

Solid Netbacks

SE Saskatchewan

& Manitoba

SE SASKATCHEWAN/MANITOBA ASSET DETAILS

Net production (boe/d) 11,500 Reserves (2P mmboe) 45.8

Production split 99% liquids Reserve split (2P) 99% liquids

Land (net sections) 248 Reserve Life Index (years) 11

Working Interest ~81%

2012 Plans /Accomplishments

• Increased total production in this area by 21% relative to Q2 2011 to 11,500 boe/d

• Significant production increase coming from Goodlands in Manitoba given active drilling program

in 2011 and 2012

• Drilled 19 light crude oil wells at Goodlands in the first half of 2012

SE SASKATCHEWAN/MANITOBA GROWING OIL AND LIQUIDS

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• All economics run at FLAT price forecasts

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IP (1mo) boe/d 113

IP (12mo) boe/d 66

EUR mboe 55

F&D ($/boe) 25.7

Economics - Type Curve at C$85/bbl

(Gas not conserved)

IRR (% AT) 80%

Recycle Ratio 2.5

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PEMBINA ASSET DETAILS

Net production (boe/d) – Q2 2012 11,500

Cardium production ~80%

Production split % (liquids/gas) ~75%/25%

Land (Cardium net sections) 132


Reserves (2P mmboe) Cardium 41.6

Reserve Life Index 14.2

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• ARC is the second largest operator in the

Pembina area.

• 20 Hz Cardium wells drilled in first half of 2012

• Encouraging results on recent Buck Creek

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Q1 2006 - 6,900 boe/doil and liquids

Q2 2012 - 8,500 boe/doil and liquids

PEMBINA OIL AND LIQUIDS GROWTH

ARC HAS GROWN LIQUIDS PRODUCTION IN THIS MATURE FIELD

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ARC Median Well

~ 154 boe/d

Industry Median

Well ~ 157 boe/d

LOW CARDIUM DC&T COSTS AT ~$2.3 MM/WELL

• All economics run at FLAT price forecasts.

• Condensate 4 bbls/MMcf, Propane 20 bbls/MMcf, Butane 15 bbls/MMcf, GOR 1400 scf/bbl.

• Assumes two month lag from capital spent to production date, and on-lease tie-in well.

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IP (1mo) boe/d 237

IP (12mo) boe/d 94

EUR mboe 167

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Equip & Tie-In 300

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F&D ($/boe) 13.77 Economics - Type Curve at C$85/bbl

$4/GJ $3/GJ $2/GJ

IRR (% AT) 55% 53% 50%

Recycle Ratio 3.61 3.54 3.47

PEMBINA – HORIZONTAL WELLS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

A Montney

Oil Success Story Ante Creek

ANTE CREEK ASSET DETAILS


Liquids (bbls/d) 5,200

Gas (mmcf/d) 33

Production split % (liquids/gas) ~50/50

Land (Montney net sections) 263


Reserves (2P mmboe) 47.2

Liquids (mmbbls) 20.2

Gas (bcf) 162



• 30 mmcf/d gas plant commissioned in late February,

alleviating capacity constraints

• Growth in oil and liquids production in 2012

• Production to increase through 2013 as we “drill to fill”

new gas plant

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Others Gas

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(1) All reported wells from 60-20W6 to 69-26W6.

(2) Taken within first month of production.

(3) ARC wells include only those originally licensed to ARC and do not include wells acquired by ARC.

(4) All wells have Oil IP3 > 0.

ANTE CREEK HZ WELLS ANTE CREEK - KAYBOB

ARC’S HZ ANTE CREEK WELLS HAVE OUTPERFORMED

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F&D ($/boe) 15 Economics - Type Curve at C$85/bbl

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ANTE CREEK DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

British Columbia

Montney Gas

and Liquids

We engaged GLJ to provide a resources evaluation of our properties at Dawson, Parkland, Tower, Sunrise/Sunset, Attachie, Septimus, Sundown and

Blueberry located in northeastern British Columbia and at Pouce Coupe located in northwestern Alberta (collectively, the "Evaluated Areas" or "NE BC

Montney"). The evaluation procedures employed by GLJ are in compliance with standards contained in the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook

("COGE Handbook") and the evaluation is based on GLJ's January 1, 2012 pricing

The estimates of Economic Contingent Resources (or ECR), DPIIP, TPIIP, UPIIP and Prospective Resources should not be confused with reserves and

readers should review the definitions and notes set forth at the end of this presentation. Actual natural gas resources may be greater than or less than

the estimates provided herein.

There is no certainty that it will be commercially viable to produce any of the resources that are categorized as discovered resources. There is no

certainty that any portion of ARC's resources that have been categorized as undiscovered resources will be discovered. Furthermore, if discovered, there

is no certainty that it will be commercially viable to produce any portion of such undiscovered resources. Unless indicated otherwise in this presentation,

all references to ECR volumes are Best Estimate ECR volumes.

Continuous development through multi-year exploration and development programs and significant levels of future capital expenditures are required in

order for additional resources to be recovered in the future. The principal risks that would inhibit the recovery of additional reserves relate to the potential

for variations in the quality of the Montney formation where minimal well data currently exists, access to the capital which would be required to develop

the resources, low gas prices that would curtail the economics of development and the future performance of wells, regulatory approvals, access to the

required services at the appropriate cost, and the effectiveness of fraccing technology and applications. The contingencies that prevent the ECR from

being classified as reserves are due to the early evaluation stage of these potential development opportunities. Additional drilling, completion, and test

results are required before these contingent resources are converted to reserves and a larger component of DPIIP is converted to ECR.

Projects have not been defined to develop the resources in the Evaluated Areas as at the evaluation date. Such projects, in the case of the Montney

resource development, have historically been developed sequentially over a number of drilling seasons and are subject to annual budget constraints,

ARC's policy of orderly development on a staged basis, the timing of the growth of third party infrastructure, the short and long-term view of ARC on gas

prices, the results of exploration and development activities of ARC and others in the area and possible infrastructure capacity constraints.

See “Definitions of Oil and Gas Reserves and Resources” in this presentation.

NE B.C. MONTNEY VAST RESOURCE BASE

MONTNEY LANDS WORLD CLASS RESOURCE

• NE BC Montney lands are a major

growth engine.

• Significant opportunity to grow

liquids production.

• Total BC Montney Q2 production of

240 mmcf/d with Dawson

contributing approximately 167

mmcf/d.

• New, 60 mmcf/d gas plant with 130

bbls/mmcf of liquids handling

capacity planned for Parkland/Tower

in late 2013.

• Ideally positioned with access to

west coast and other Alberta

markets.

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Kahta/Lily

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Farrell Creek

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Cutbank Ridge

Attachie

Septimus

Sunset

Tower

Parkland

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Dawson

ARC 100%

ARC <100%

• An Independent Resources Evaluation conducted by GLJ effective December 31, 2011

estimates the TPIIP to be 39.6 Tcf using a 3% porosity cut-off and 50.4 Tcf using no cut-off

(comparable to US shale gas resource-in-place estimates).

• DPIIP estimated to be 21.2 Tcf (54% of TPIIP) using a 3% porosity cut-off and 25.5 Tcf

(51% of TPIIP) using no cut-off.

• ARC estimates $54 million of capital would be required to drill and test sufficient wells to

convert all of the TPIIP into DPIIP

• ARC’s long-term development plans are based upon the estimated TPIIP

• The amount of natural gas and NGL’s which is ultimately recovered from ARC’s NE B.C.

Montney resource will be primarily a function of the future price of both commodities

(1) The resource categories do not include free liquids or associated solution gas in the Tower field.

(2) All volumes in table are company gross and raw gas volumes.

Resource Categories (1) (2)

3% Porosity

Cut-Off (Tcf)

0% Porosity

Cut-Off (Tcf)

Total Petroleum Initially In Place (TPIIP) 39.6 50.4

Discovered Petroleum Initially In Place (DPIIP) 21.2 25.5

Undiscovered Petroleum Initially In Place (UPIIP) 18.4 24.9

NE B.C. MONTNEY RESOURCE POTENTIAL

• GLJ’s Best Estimate of the ECR is 4.1 Tcf of gas and 101 Mmbbls

• Significant natural gas liquids (“NGL”) resource exists in the Montney in the Attachie,

Parkland, Septimus and Tower areas

• GLJ’s Best Estimate of the NGL ECR is 101 Mmbbls. In addition, GLJ’s Best Estimate of

Prospective NGL Resources is 98 Mmbbls

Reserves and Economic Contingent Resources (1)(5)(6)

Low

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High

Estimate

Natural Gas (Tcf)

Reserves (2) 1.0 1.9 2.4 (3)

Economic Contingent Resources 2.5 4.1 5.7

Natural Gas Liquids (mmbbls) (4)

Reserves 11.3 21.1 26.6 (3)

Economic Contingent Resources 64.2 101.0 133.9

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Natural gas (Tcf) 2.9 4.0 5.3

Natural gas liquids (mmbbls) (4) 69.0 98.0 131.2

(1) All DPIIP other than cumulative production, reserves, and ECR and all UPIIP other than Prospective Resources has been categorized as unrecoverable.

(2) For reserves, the volume under the heading Low Estimate are proved reserves, the volume under the heading Best Estimate are 2P reserves and the number under

the heading High Estimate are 2P plus possible reserves.

(3) This volume is an arithmetic sum of multiple estimates of reserves, which statistical principles indicate may be misleading as to volumes that may actually be

recovered. Readers should give attention to the estimates of individual classes of reserves and appreciate the differing probabilities associated with each class.

(4) The liquid yields are based on average yield over the producing life of the property.

(5) Cumulative production has been 0.2 Tcf on a raw basis.

(6) All volumes in table are company gross and sales volumes.

NE B.C. MONTNEY RESERVES AND RESOURCES

• Very early stage in reserve booking cycle:

• 2P Reserves (1.9 Tcf) plus Cum Prod only 5.3% of TPIIP at 3%

cut-off (4.2% at 0% cut-off).

• Best Estimate ECR estimated to be 4.1 Tcf resulting in total

recovery including 2P reserves and Cum Prod to date of only

15.7% of TPIIP at 3% cut-off (12.3% at 0% cut-off).

• ARC estimates the 2P Reserves plus ECR (6.0 Tcf) can support a

peak production rate of 800 mmcf/d for 10 years.

• Estimated Prospective Resources of 4.0 Tcf (“Best Estimate”) results

in a total potential recovery factor of ~20% - 25% of the TPIIP.

Recovery factors at that level could support a peak production rate of

>1.3 Bcf/d for 10 years.

NE B.C. MONTNEY RESERVES AND RESOURCES

ARC RESOURCES TOP MONTNEY DRILLER AND PRODUCER

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• ARC Resources has been one of the top tier drillers and producers in the Montney since completion of its

first horizontal well in 2005

- Success of this well led to the recognition that considerably more gas could be accessed than

previously thought

• As an early play entrant, ARC added significant land and resource in the sweet spot of the fairway

through both acquisitions and land sales

• Other early entrants recognizing the prospectively of the Montney surrounding ARC lands include, Shell,

EnCana, Murphy, CNRL and Talisman

ARC RESOURCES MONTNEY GAS WELLS EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS

ARC’S MONTNEY GAS WELLS HAVE THE BEST INITIAL PRODUCTIVITY

Liquids

Rich Gas Parkland/Tower

PARKLAND/TOWER EVALUATING POTENTIAL AND DEVELOPING

EXISTING LANDS


• Drilled and completed 3 wells in 2011, 2 wells now on production

• Drill 8 Hz wells by end of Q3 2012

• Complete, test and put on production all wells by year-end 2012

• Application submitted to construct two 60 mmcf/d gas plants with 130 bbls/mmcf liquids capacity

Parkland Tower

Net production (boe/d) 8,100 330

Liquids (bbls/d) 1,100 150

Gas (mmcf/d) 42 1.0

Land (net sections) 23 56

Working Interest ~84% ~90%

Reserves (2P mmboe) 49.7 4.5

Liquids (mmbbls) 8.4 1.4

Gas (bcf) 247.0 19.2

Reserve Life Index 16 37

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PARKLAND CAN A SINGLE WELL DRAIN THE FULL

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• Condensate 10 bbls/MMcf, Propane 6 bbls/MMcf, Butane 7 bbls/MMcf.

• Royalties noted (24%) based on approximate subsequent year royalty rate after.

$850 M credit is drawn down.

• Assumes one month lag from initial capital spent to production date.

Type Curve

IP (1mo) MMcf/d 5.0

IP (12mo) MMcf/d 2.6

EUR Bcf 4.8

Capital Costs ($k)


Equip & Tie-In 500

Total 4,700


$4/GJ $3/GJ $2/GJ

IRR (% AT) 65% 40% 15%


PARKLAND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

New Opportunity

Undefined Potential Attachie

• Prospective land base of

117 sections

• ARC has drilled three Hz wells to

date:

• The 4-20 well tested at 10.7 mmcfd

and 350 bbls per day of free liquids

with 1,300 psia flowing pressure

• Tied in two wells to the 4-9 battery

and brought production on-stream

late in Q2

• Interpreted a 3D seismic program

over 300 square kilometers in the first

half of 2012

• Two wells planned for the second half

of 2012

ATTACHIE NEW OPPORTUNITY UNDEFINED POTENTIAL

Dawson

DAWSON ASSET DETAILS


Liquids (bbls/d) 700

Gas (mmcf/d) 163

Production split % (liquids/gas) ~97% gas



Reserves (2P mmboe) 174


Gas (bcf) 1,012



• Inventory of completed gas wells to be tied-in

throughout 2012

• Maintain 2012 production flat at 165 mmcf/d

120 mmcf/d

Gas Plant

45 mmcf/d

Compressor

Station

(1) Graph represents peak calendar day IP rates for the first month of production to July 2012.

(2) Region includes all horizontal wells from NE BC and NW AB Montney.

MONTNEY HORIZONTAL WELLS 30 DAY HZ IP RATES GLACIER - TOWN

ARC’S DAWSON/PARKLAND WELLS HAVE EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS

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8,000

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ARC Others

Other Wells P50

3.3 Mmcf/d

ARC P50

5.2 Mmcf/d

0

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2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

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d)

Months


• Condensate 3.5 bbls/MMcf , Butane 0.6 bbls/MMcf and Propane 0.4 bbls/MMcf .

• Deep drill royalty credit ~1$MM applied to all cases.

Type Curve

IP (1mo) MMcf/d 5.0

IP (12mo) MMcf/d 4.2

EUR (Bcf) 6.2

Capital $k


Tie-In 500

Total 5,100

Type Curve


$4/GJ $3/GJ $2/GJ

IRR (% AT) 80% 40% 5%


DAWSON DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

Sunrise/Sunset/Sundown

SUNRISE/SUNSET/SUNDOWN ASSET DETAILS


Production split % (liquids/gas) 100% gas



Reserves (2P mmboe) 82.8


Gas (bcf) 483


Attachie

Tower

Parkland

Septimus

Sunset

Sunrise

Sundown

Dawson

ARC <100%

ARC 100%

• Producing Formation:

– Montney

– Gross thickness = 325m

– Net pay = 160m

– Porosity = 6%

– Permeability = 0.01 – 0.1 mD

(Upper Montney)

(Middle Montney)

(Lower Montney)

SUNRISE RESERVOIR DESCRIPTION

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1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

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s R

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mc

f/d

Months

Type Curve


• Assumes development is done with 8 wells per pad

• Condensate 1 bbls/MMcf, Propane 3 bbls/MMcf, Butane 1 bbls/MMcf.

• Royalties noted (24%) based on approximate subsequent year royalty rate after $1,250k credit is drawn down.

• Assumes one month lag from capital spent to production date, and on-lease tie-in well.

Capital Costs ($k)


Equip & Tie-In 400

Total 6,000

Type Curve

IP (1mo) MMcf/d 6.0

IP (12mo) Mcf/d 2.8

EUR Bcf 7.0


$4/GJ $3/GJ $2/GJ

IRR (% AT) 50% 30% 10%


SUNRISE/SUNSET DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

Summary

• ARC is a top-tier oil and natural gas producer focused on “Risk Managed Value Creation”

• Extensive land position in top quality resource plays provides significant growth opportunity.

• Significant near-term oil and liquids growth opportunities

• Significant long-term natural gas growth opportunity in B.C. Montney

• Diverse inventory of high quality oil, liquids-rich gas and natural gas development

opportunities provides optionality through commodity price cycles

• History of proven performance

• Grown absolute production from 9,500 boe/d to 95,000 boe/d to date

• Grown P+P reserves from 47 mmboe to 572 mmboe to date

• Progressive approach of applying new technologies to “unlock” value

• Proven track record of “Operational Excellence” in both cost management and safety

• Solid balance sheet with protective hedging program

• Experienced management team with track record of delivering results

WHY INVEST IN ARC RESOURCES

Forecast Forecast

Fo

recast

PRODUCTION GROWTH

Appendix

2012 FINANCIAL AND

OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE Q2 2012 YTD 2012

(CDN$ millions, except per share and per boe amounts) 2012 2011 2012 2011

Production (boe/d)

Gas

Liquids

93,997

62%

38%

82,367

63%

37%

94,484

62%

38%

78,147

60%

40%

Revenue

Gas

Liquids

317.2

64.3

252.9

374.3

115.1

259.2

683.2

150.1

533.1

698.4

204.9

493.5

Funds from operations

Per share

165.8

0.57

210.1

0.73

346.5

1.19

404.2

1.42

Operating Income

Per share

30.5

0.10

76.4

0.27

77.4

0.27

149.2

0.52

Dividends

Per share

87.3

0.30

85.8

0.30

174.2

0.60

171.4

0.60

Capital expenditures 97.9 144.5 284.8 301.7

Net debt outstanding 996.0 744.8 996.0 744.8

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

(millions)

290.8 286.0 290.2 285.4

Netback (pre-hedging) 20.86 32.15 23.35 31.5

2012 Guidance

2012 Revised

Guidance

2012 YTD Actual

Oil (bbls/d) 31,000 – 32,000 30,000 – 31,000 31,068

Condensate (bbls/d) 2,100 – 2,500 2,100 – 2,500 2,390

Gas (mmcf/d) 330 – 350 340 – 350 350

NGL’s (bbls/d) 2,100 – 2,600 2,100 – 2,600 2,673

Total (boe/d) 90,000 - 95,000 91,000 – 94,000 94,484

Operating costs 9.55 – 9.95 9.50 – 9.70 9.11

Transportation costs (1) 1.00 – 1.10 1.30 – 1.40 1.20

G&A expenses (2) 2.30 – 2.50 2.45 – 2.60 2.54

Interest (3) 1.10 – 1.20 1.20 – 1.30 1.24

Cash Taxes (4) 1.10 – 1.25 1.15 – 1.20 1.15

Capital expenditures (millions) (5)

600 600 285

Land expenditures and minor net property

acquisitions ($ millions) (6) - 25 - 50 23

Weighted average shares outstanding (millions) 293 293 290

(1) Transportation costs exceeded guidance slightly due to increased trucking activity in the first half of 2012. Going forward, transportation costs are expected to increase as ARC plans to ship a large proportion of its crude oil production on its own as

opposed to relying on third-party marketers, resulting is receiving a premium price for its products.

(2) The 2012 annual guidance for general and administrative cost per boe is based on a range of $1.75 - $1.85 prior to the recognition of any expense associated with ARC’s long-term incentive plan and $0.70- $0.75 per boe associated with ARC’s long-term

incentive plan. Actual per boe costs for each of these components for the six months ended June 30, 2012 were $1.76 per boe and $0.78 per boe, respectively.

(3) Includes impact of US$360 million and CDN$40 million of long-term notes to be issued by August 31, 2012.

(4) The 2012 corporate tax estimate will vary depending on the level of commodity prices and represents only the current income tax expense.

(5) Excludes amounts related to unbudgeted net acquisitions of land and small producing properties which totaled approximately $23 million in the first half of 2012.

(6) Land expenditures and minor net property acquisitions are not included in the $600 million capital program.

2012 GUIDANCE

Debt raised from three different sources:

1. Bank Credit Facility - $1 billion plus $25 million overdraft facility, 12 banks under facility

• $484 million drawn under credit facility as at June 30, 2012 was repaid in full in

August 2012 with proceeds from long-term note issuance and equity proceeds

• The credit facility was extended to August 3, 2015

• Pre-approval for an additional $250 million (Accordion)

2. Long-term notes

• Private Placement market

• Currently have US$271 MM and CDN$23 MM drawn (Q2 2012)

• New Issue of US$360 MM and CDN$40MM of notes closed Aug 23, 2012

3. Prudential Master Shelf

• Direct long-term relationship with major insurance company

• Currently have US$106.3 MM drawn out of capacity of US$225 MM (Q2 2012)

• Term extended to April 14, 2015

ACCESS TO CAPITAL DEBT

• ARC’s long-term notes are structured so that they mature over a number of years; this

reduces refinancing risk

• ARC’s unused credit capacity of $1 billion (after debt and equity proceeds) allows for

significant flexibility to repay debt

DEBT MATURITIES SPREAD OVER TIME

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40

60

80

100

120

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

C$

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Long-term Principal Note Repayment Schedule

Summary of Hedge Positions as at July 31, 2012 (1)(2)

Jul – Oct 2012 Nov – Dec 2012 Jul – Dec 2012 2013 2014 - 2017

Crude Oil – WTI:

(US$/bbl) US$/bbl bbl/d US$/bbl bbl/d US$/bbl bbl/d US$/bbl bbl/d US$/bbl bbl/d

Sold Call $ 91.11 18,000 $ 91.11 18,000 $ 91.11 18,000 $ 105.01 11,984 - -

Bought Put $ 90.00 18,000 $ 90.00 18,000 $ 90.00 18,000 $ 95.01 11,984 - -

Sold Put $ 63.44 16,000 $ 63.44 16,000 $ 63.44 16,000 $ 64.17 11,984 - -

Crude Oil Floors as % of 2012

Guidance (3) 56% 56% 56% 37% -

Natural Gas - Nymex:

(US$/mmbtu) $/mmbtu mmbtu/d $/mmbtu mmbtu/d $/mmbtu mmbtu/d $/mmbtu mmbtu/d $/mmbtu mmbtu/d

Sold Call $ 3.86 130,000 $ 5.00 30,000

Bought Put $ 3.34 130,000 $ 4.00 30,000

Sold Swap $ 3.77 220,000 $ 3.48 175,000 3.71 205,082

Natural Gas Floors as % of

2012 Guidance (3) 63% 50% 59% 37% 9%

Total Floors as % of 2012

Guidance (3) 55% 48% 53% 35% 5%

HEDGE POSITIONS AS OF JULY 31, 2012

(1) The prices and volumes noted above represent averages for several contracts and the average price for the portfolio of options listed above does not have the same payoff profile as the

individual option contracts. Viewing the average price of a group of options is purely for indicative purposes.

(2) For crude oil, all put positions settle against the monthly average WTI price, providing protection against monthly volatility. Calls have been sold against either the monthly average or the

annual average WTI price. For annual sold calls, volumes are based on full year and ARC will only have a negative settlement if prices average above the strike price for an entire year,

providing ARC with greater potential upside price participation for individual months.

(3) The above calculated floors (bought puts) are determined using the high end of 2012 guidance volumes.

The discussion in this presentation in respect of reserves and resources is subject to a number of cautionary statements,

assumptions and risks as set forth below and elsewhere in this presentation. See also the definitions of oil and gas reserves

and resources found at the end of this presentation.

The reserves data set forth in this presentation is based upon an evaluation by GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd. ("GLJ") with

an effective date of December 31, 2011 using forecast prices and costs. The reserves evaluation was prepared in

accordance with National Instrument 51-101 ("NI 51-101"). Crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids benchmark

reference pricing, as at December 31, 2011, inflation and exchange rates used in the evaluation are based on GLJ's

January 1, 2012 pricing. Reserves included herein are stated on a company gross basis (working interest before deduction

of royalties without including any royalty interests) unless noted otherwise.

There is no assurance that the forecast prices and costs assumptions will be attained and variances could be material. The

recovery and reserves estimates of crude oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas reserves provided herein are estimates only

and there is no guarantee that the estimated reserves will be recovered. Actual crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquid

reserves may be greater than or less than the estimates provided herein.

See also ”NE B.C. Montney Vast Resource Base”, for further discussion regarding reserves and resources.

See “Definitions of Oil and Gas Reserves and Resources” in this presentation.

RESERVES AND RESOURCES

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INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT

MONTNEY

19% CAGR

• Reserves as of December 31, 2011* (mmboe)

- Proved Producing 209 (98 mmboe liquids, 655 bcf gas)

- Total Proved 360 (123 mmboe liquids, 1,419 bcf gas)

- Proved Plus Probable 572 (170 mmboe liquids, 2,413 bcf gas)

Crude oil

24%

Natural

Gas70%

NGL's6%

36%

25%

37%

Probable Proved

Producing

Proved

Undeveloped

Proved Non-

Producing

2%

KEY RESERVE INFORMATION 19% COMPOUND ANNUAL GROWTH

0%

100%

200%

300%

400%

500%

600%

700%

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Acquisitions

Development

• Fourth consecutive year of greater than 200% reserve replacement through the drill bit

• Proved plus probable reserves increased 18% to 572 mmboe after divest of non-core assets with 14.6 mmboe of 2P reserves

385 PER CENT RESERVE REPLACEMENT IN 2011

Forecast

Reserves are estimated remaining quantities of oil and natural gas and related substances anticipated to be recoverable from known

accumulations, as of a given date, based on the analysis of drilling, geological, geophysical and engineering data; the use of established

technology; and specified economic conditions, which are generally accepted as being reasonable. reserves are classified according to the

degree of certainty associated with the estimates as follows:

Proved Reserves are those reserves that can be estimated with a high degree of certainty to be recoverable. It is likely that the actual

remaining quantities recovered will exceed the estimated proved reserves.

Probable Reserves are those additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than proved reserves. It is equally likely that the

actual remaining quantities recovered will be greater or less than the sum of the estimated proved plus probable reserves.

Possible Reserves are those additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than probable reserves. It is unlikely that the

actual remaining quantities recovered will exceed the sum of the estimated proved plus probable plus possible reserves.

Resources encompasses all petroleum quantities that originally existed on or within the earth’s crust in naturally occurring accumulations,

including Discovered and Undiscovered (recoverable and unrecoverable) plus quantities already produced. “Total resources” is equivalent

to “Total Petroleum Initially-In-Place”. Resources are classified in the following categories:

Total Petroleum Initially-In-Place (“TPIIP”) is that quantity of petroleum that is estimated to exist originally in naturally occurring

accumulations. It includes that quantity of petroleum that is estimated, as of a given date, to be contained in known accumulations,

prior to production, plus those estimated quantities in accumulations yet to be discovered.

Discovered Petroleum Initially-In-Place (“DPIIP”) is that quantity of petroleum that is estimated, as of a given date, to be contained in

known accumulations prior to production. The recoverable portion of discovered petroleum initially in place includes production,

reserves, and contingent resources; the remainder is unrecoverable.

Contingent Resources are those quantities of petroleum estimated, as of a given date, to be potentially recoverable from known

accumulations using established technology or technology under development but which are not currently considered to be

commercially recoverable due to one or more contingencies.

DEFINITIONS OF OIL AND GAS


Forecast

Economic Contingent Resources are those contingent resources which are currently economically recoverable.

Undiscovered Petroleum Initially-In-Place (“UPIIP”) is that quantity of petroleum that is estimated, on a given date, to be contained

in accumulations yet to be discovered. The recoverable portion of undiscovered petroleum initially in place is referred to as

“prospective resources” and the remainder as “unrecoverable.”

Prospective Resources are those quantities of petroleum estimated, as of a given date, to be potentially recoverable from

undiscovered accumulations by application of future development projects.

Unrecoverable is that portion of DPIIP and UPIIP quantities which is estimated, as of a given date, not to be recoverable by future

development projects. A portion of these quantities may become recoverable in the future as commercial circumstances change or

technological developments occur; the remaining portion may never be recovered due to the physical/chemical constraints represented

by subsurface interaction of fluids and reservoir rocks.

Uncertainty Ranges are described by the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook as low, best, and high estimates for reserves and

resources as follows:

Low Estimate: This is considered to be a conservative estimate of the quantity that will actually be recovered. It is likely that the actual

remaining quantities recovered will exceed the low estimate. If probabilistic methods are used, there should be at least a 90 percent

probability (P90) that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the low estimate.

Best Estimate: This is considered to be the best estimate of the quantity that will actually be recovered. It is equally likely that the

actual remaining quantities recovered will be greater or less than the best estimate. If probabilistic methods are used, there should be

at least a 50 percent probability (P50) that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the best

estimate.

High Estimate: This is considered to be an optimistic estimate of the quantity that will actually be recovered. It is unlikely that the

actual remaining quantities recovered will exceed the high estimate. If probabilistic methods are used, there should be at least a 10

percent probability (P10) that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the high estimate.

DEFINITIONS OF OIL AND GAS


This presentation contains forward-looking statements that may be identified by words like

“outlook”, “estimates” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on

certain assumptions that involve a number of risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of

future performance. Reference is made to the November 2, 2011 news release titled “ARC

Resources Ltd. Announces A $760 Million Capital Budget For 2012, Which includes a Twelve Per

Cent Production Growth Target”, the January 26, 2012 release titled “ARC Resources Ltd.

Announces 18 per cent increase in year-end Reserves and results of updated Independent

Resources Evaluation for Northeast British Columbia Montney Assets”; and the February 8, 2012

release titled “ARC Resources Ltd. reports Fourth Quarter 2011 Results” which may be found on

SEDAR at www.sedar.com and are incorporated by reference and outline a number of risks and

uncertainties associated with forward looking statements. Actual results could differ materially

as a result of changes to ARC’s plans, the impact of changes in commodity prices, general

economic, market and business conditions as well as production development and operating

performance and other risks associated with oil and gas operations.

For further information about ARC Resources please visit our website www.arcresources.com Or contact: Investor Relations E-mail: [email protected] T 403.503.8600 F 403.509.6417 Toll Free 1.888.272.4900 ARC Resources Ltd. 1200, 308 – 4 Avenue S.W. Calgary, AB T2P 0H7

For further information about ARC’s properties please

view our virtual field tour (in our operations section) at

www.arcresources.com

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