Baytex Conference Call On Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2012 Results To Be Held March 7, 2013

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - March 4, 2013) - Baytex Energy Corp. (TSX:BTE) (NYSE:BTE) will release its 2012 fourth quarter and year-end 2012 financial and operating results and year-end 2012 reserve information prior to the opening of markets on Thursday, March 7, 2013. A conference call and webcast will be held shortly thereafter to discuss the results and address investor questions.

Conference Call Details:

Date: Thursday, March 7, 2013

Time: 9:00 a.m. MST (11:00 a.m. EST)

Dial-in: 416-340-2218 or toll free in North America 1-866-226-1793

Webcast: http://events.digitalmedia.telus.com/baytex/030713/index.php

An archived recording of the conference call will be available until March 14, 2013 by dialing 1-800-408-3053 within North America (Toronto local dial 905-694-9451, International toll free 800-3366-3052) and entering reservation code 7190805. The conference call will also be archived on the Baytex website at www.baytex.ab.ca.

Baytex Energy Corp. is a dividend-paying oil and gas corporation based in Calgary, Alberta. The company is engaged in the acquisition, development and production of crude oil and natural gas in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and in the Williston Basin in the United States. Approximately 88% of Baytex's production is weighted toward crude oil. Baytex pays a monthly dividend on its common shares which are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BTE.