Each one in plain English, with the numbers worked through for a shareholder.
23 Apr 2024business combination● NeutralMajor
CRC filed a preliminary proxy statement for a special shareholder vote on its Aera Energy acquisition (agreed February 7, 2024). CRC would issue 21,170,357 shares to Aera's sellers (affiliates of IKAV, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Oaktree), about 23.71% of its outstanding stock, which is above the NYSE 20% threshold and so needs a shareholder vote. The meeting date was still blank in this draft.
The Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust waiting period for the Aera merger expired on March 25, 2024. Closing still required CRC shareholder approval, FERC authorization and other customary approvals, and was expected around mid-2024.
California Resources Corp EVP, Chf Strategy Officer & GC Michael L. Preston acquired 18,972 shares and disposed of 7,924 in a set of related equity transactions.
California Resources Corp EVP & Chief Sustainability Off Christopher D. Gould acquired 18,668 shares and disposed of 6,579 in a set of related equity transactions.
California Resources Corp EVP & Chief Commercial Officer Jay A. Bys acquired 17,059 shares and disposed of 6,352 in a set of related equity transactions.
California Resources Corp Senior VP and Controller Noelle M. Repetti acquired 3,794 shares and disposed of 1,700 in a set of related equity transactions.
Solar Projects LLC, Solar Trust No, Comeg Trust LLC, Comeg Trust, Daniel Scott Gimbel reported a California Resources Corp shareholding of 6,246,865 shares (9.10% of votes) in a periodic institutional filing.
CRC filed the definitive merger agreement for its Aera Energy acquisition, naming IKAV and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board as Aera's selling equity holders and setting up merger subsidiaries to execute the stock-for-stock combination.
CRC announced on February 7, 2024 that it signed a definitive merger agreement to combine with Aera Energy, LLC. It furnished a press release and an investor presentation for a same-day investor call.