Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. Schedules Fourth Quarter 2012 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Midstates Petroleum to Participate in the Simmons Energy Conference

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. (“Midstates” or the “Company”) (NYSE:MPO) announced today that its fourth quarter 2012 earnings release will be issued on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 after the close of trading on the NYSE. The Company will host a conference call to discuss fourth quarter results the following morning, Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Central Time).

Participants may join the conference call by dialing [phone] (for U.S. and Canada) or [phone] (International). The conference call access code is 15741569 for all participants. To listen via live web cast, please visit the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, www.midstatespetroleum.com.

An audio replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call. The audio replay will remain available for seven days until Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (10:59 p.m. Central Time) and can be accessed by dialing [phone] (for U.S. and Canada) or [phone] (International). The conference call audio replay access code is 15741569 for all participants. The audio replay will also be available in the investor relations section of the Company’s website approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call and remain available for approximately 90 calendar days.

Midstates will participate in the Simmons Energy Conference on Wednesday, February 27, 2013. In conjunction with the conference, an updated presentation will be posted to the “Investors” section of the Company’s website, www.midstatespetroleum.com, the morning of the conference.

About Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.

Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. is an independent exploration and production company focused on the application of modern drilling and completion techniques to oil-prone resources in previously discovered yet underdeveloped hydrocarbon trends. The Company’s operations are currently focused on oilfields in the Upper Gulf Coast Tertiary trend onshore in central Louisiana and in the Mississippian Lime trend in northwestern Oklahoma and southern Kansas. The Company is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Additional information about the Company is available at www.midstatespetroleum.com.