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11 July 2014asset acquisition disposition● NeutralMajor
The DJ Resources acquisition announced in May closed on July 8, 2014, for $174.2 million in cash and 853,492 new shares priced at $45.42 each (fewer shares than the up to 1,100,837 first announced). The company must file a resale registration for the seller's shares by August 7, 2014.
CIVITAS RESOURCES, INC. shareholders approved the routine matters put to a vote at the company's annual meeting (director elections, auditor ratification, and the executive-pay advisory vote).
Bonanza Creek agreed to buy Weld County, Colorado oil and gas assets from DJ Resources, LLC for up to $225.5 million: $175.5 million cash and up to 1,100,837 new shares. The deal, with an $11.275 million escrow deposit, was expected to close early in the third quarter of 2014; the company also announced White Cliffs pipeline space and a borrowing base increase to $525 million.
The company (filing under its earlier name, Bonanza Creek Energy) amended its bank credit agreement with KeyBank: total potential borrowing rises from $600 million to $1 billion and the borrowing base from $450 million to $525 million, with the interest rate on future borrowings cut by 0.25%. It chose to limit bank commitments to $400 million for now, with the option to access the full $525 million before the next redetermination.
The company issued its proxy statement for the June 5, 2014 annual meeting. Shareholders were asked to elect one director, ratify Hein & Associates as auditor and give a non-binding advisory vote on executive pay.
WEST FACE CAPITAL INC, GREGORY A. BOLAND reported a CIVITAS RESOURCES, INC. shareholding of 7,587,859 shares (18.80% of votes) in a periodic institutional filing.