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Black Stone Minerals, L.P.

NYSE:BSM
US$14.62Close 7 Oct 2026 · delayed

Past year: ▲ 11%(13.19 – 15.12 USD)

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6 since 2015
Last event
27 Aug 2025

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27 Aug 2025security holder rights change● NeutralMajor

Black Stone struck a standstill deal with its large Series B Preferred holder, AP Basileia SPV: the Partnership agreed not to redeem the Preferred Units through November 2027, while the holder agreed to vote with the board's recommendations and not transfer its units freely until then - settling governance terms around the sizable preferred stake originally sold in the 2017 Noble Energy deal financing.

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28 Feb 2025auditor change● Neutral

Black Stone chose not to renew Ernst & Young as its auditor and appointed Deloitte & Touche in its place; no disagreements were cited.

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8 May 2018debt financing▲ Good

Black Stone issued a press release announcing its first-quarter 2018 financial and operating results, furnished with this 8-K. The filing itself gave no figures on borrowing base or acquisitions.

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12 Feb 2018debt financing● Neutral

Black Stone amended its credit agreement to carve the Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Units out of the facility's debt and financial covenants. Subject to certain restrictions, it also permitted distributions and redemptions on those units.

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29 Nov 2017asset acquisition disposition▲ GoodMajor

Black Stone made its largest acquisition to date: buying Noble Energy's fee mineral and royalty interests - roughly 1.1 million gross (140,000 net) mineral acres plus 380,000 gross acres of non-participating royalty interests and 600,000 gross acres of overriding royalty interests across 20 states (concentrated in Texas, Oklahoma and North Dakota) - for about $335 million cash. It funded the deal with $300 million from a new private placement of Series B Preferred Units to a Carlyle Group affiliate and a $35 million draw on its revolving credit facility.

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29 June 2017capital raising announcement▲ GoodMajor

Black Stone closed a batch of mineral-interest acquisitions across four deals in June 2017, funding part of the price with 2,798,729 common units worth about $44 million.

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26 May 2017material agreement● Neutral

Black Stone set up a new at-the-market equity program allowing it to sell up to $100 million of common units over time through Wells Fargo, Merrill Lynch and UBS.

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12 May 2017capital raising announcement▲ GoodMajor

Black Stone signed merger agreements to acquire additional mineral interests, planning to fund part of the consideration with up to 2,494,562 common units (worth about $41.9 million) alongside cash, expected to close by the third quarter of 2017 - part of its ongoing unit-funded mineral-acquisition strategy.

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21 Mar 2016auditor change● Neutral

Black Stone dismissed BDO USA as its auditor and engaged Ernst & Young; no disagreements were cited with the outgoing firm.

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29 Oct 2015material agreement● Neutral

Black Stone's operating subsidiary amended its Wells Fargo-led credit agreement, extending the termination date from February 3, 2017 to February 4, 2019. The borrowing base was set at $550 million (down from $600 million) until the next redetermination on April 1, 2016.

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21 Oct 2015business combination▲ GoodMajor

Black Stone Minerals announced plans to tender for up to 100% of its own 117,963 outstanding Series A Preferred Units at par value ($1,000/unit) plus accrued yield - a buyback to retire its preferred equity, not a merger.

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28 Apr 2015listing compliance notice▲ GoodMajor

the New York Stock Exchange certified Black Stone Minerals, L.P.'s securities for listing, clearing them to begin trading.

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