CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Baytex Energy Corp. (“Baytex”)(TSX, NYSE: BTE) and Raging River Exploration Inc. (“Raging River”)(TSX: RRX) are pleased to announce that shareholders of Raging River (“Raging River Shareholders”) and Baytex (“Baytex Shareholders”) have today approved their previously announced strategic combination (the “Transaction”). The Transaction will see the combined company emerge as a well-capitalized, oil-weighted company with an attractive growth and free cash flow profile provided by its world class assets across North America.