VSE Verasun Energy Corp

BROOKINGS, S.D., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VeraSun Energy Corporation ("VeraSun") (NYSE:VSE) announced today that it has commenced a public offering of 20,000,000 shares of its common stock, subject to market conditions. VeraSun expects to grant its underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,000,000 shares to cover overallotments, if any. VeraSun intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and UBS Securities LLC are acting as the joint book-running managers for the offering. Copies of the prospectus for this offering may be obtained by submitting a request to (1) Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated at 180 Varick St, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014, Attention: Prospectus Department or by email at ; or (2) UBS Investment Bank, Prospectus Department, 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10171 Attn: Prospectus Department, or by telephone toll free at 888-827-7275, extension 3884. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any of the securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities, in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. About VeraSun Energy Corporation VeraSun Energy Corp. (NYSE:VSE), headquartered in Brookings, S.D., is a leading producer and marketer of ethanol and distillers grains. Founded in 2001, the company has a fleet of 16 production facilities in eight states, of which one is still under construction. VeraSun Energy is scheduled to have an annual production capacity of approximately 1.64 billion gallons of ethanol and more than five million tons of distillers grains by the end of 2008. VeraSun also markets E85, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline for use in Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFVs), directly to fuel retailers under the brand VE85(R). For more information, please visit VeraSun Energy's websites at http://www.verasun.com/ or http://www.ve85.com/. Forward Looking Statements Statements included or incorporated by reference in this document are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. They are based upon our current beliefs and expectations, are subject to risks and uncertainties outside of our control, and actual results might differ materially from these estimates and statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ include the volatility and uncertainty of corn, natural gas, ethanol, unleaded gasoline and other commodities prices; our ability to generate sufficient liquidity to fund our operations, debt service requirements and capital expenditures; the results of our hedging transactions and other risk mitigation strategies; risk of potential goodwill and other intangible impairment; operational disruptions at our facilities; the effects of vigorous competition and excess capacity in the industries in which we operate; the costs and business risks associated with developing new products and entering new markets; the development of infrastructure related to the sale and distribution of ethanol; the effects of other mergers and consolidations in the biofuels industry and unexpected announcements or developments from others in the biofuels industry; the uncertainties related to our acquisitions of US BioEnergy Corporation, ASA OpCo Holdings, LLC and other businesses, including our ability to achieve the expected benefits from these acquisitions; the impact of any new, emerging and competing technologies on our business; the possibility of one or more of the markets in which we compete being impacted by political, legal and regulatory changes or other external factors over which we have no control; changes in or elimination of governmental laws, credits, tariffs, trade or other controls or enforcement practices; the impact of any potential Renewable Fuel Standards waiver; our ability to comply with various environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations; the success of our marketing and sales efforts; our reliance on key management personnel; limitations and restrictions contained in the instruments and agreements governing our indebtedness; our ability to raise additional capital and secure additional financing; the volatility of the market price of our stock; our ability to implement additional financial and management controls, reporting systems and procedures and continue to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as amended; and the risk factors described in the "Risk Factors" sections in the prospectus supplement and in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. We disclaim any obligation, to update, alter or otherwise revise any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time. DATASOURCE: VeraSun Energy Corporation CONTACT: Investors, Patty Dickerson, +1-605-978-7137, , or Media, Mike Lockrem, +1-605-978-7055, , both of VeraSun Energy Corporation Web site: http://www.verasun.com/

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