The Beard Company Increases Its Interest in Geohedral LLC

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 1  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Beard Company (OTC Bulletin Board: BRCO) today announced that it has increased its equity interest in Geohedral LLC, its privately-held mining subsidiary, from 23.16% to 25.68%.

Herb Mee, Jr., Beard's President, stated:  "We are delighted that we were able to acquire this additional interest in Geohedral and in the significant gold discovery that we announced last week."

About The Beard Company

The Beard Company creates, acquires, and/or invests in businesses, primarily related to natural resources, that management believes have high growth and/or above-average profit potential and can enhance shareholder value.  The Company is involved in oil and gas activities; coal reclamation activities; and minerals exploration and development through its Geohedral investment.

The Company is headquartered in Oklahoma City and its common stock trades on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "BRCO".

Forward-Looking Statements

This document may include statements that constitute "forward-looking" statements, usually containing the words "believe", "estimate", "project", "expect", "anticipate", or similar expressions.  Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.  Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the ability to negotiate and execute contracts in connection with the Company's coal reclamation activities; future trends in commodities prices; financial, geological or mechanical difficulties affecting Geohedral's or Beard Dilworth's planned geological work programs; uncertainties surrounding estimates of mineralized material; and other risks associated with the Company's business.  By making these forward-looking statements, Beard undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes in the future.

                  For Additional Information, Please Contact:

                  Herb Mee, Jr., President, at [phone]
                      or via email at 

                                      or

   RJ Falkner & Company, Inc., Investor Relations Counsel, at [phone]
                       or via email at 

DATASOURCE: The Beard Company



CONTACT:  Herb Mee, Jr., President of The Beard Company, [phone],

; or Investor Relations Counsel of RJ Falkner & Company, Inc.,

1-800-377-9893, , for The Beard Company

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