Summary
Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy) announced on January 30, 2006, the successful completion of its acquisition of Vintage Petroleum, Inc. This strategic move involves a cash and stock transaction where Vintage shareholders will receive $20.00 in cash and 0.42 shares of Oxy common stock for each Vintage share. This acquisition will result in the issuance of approximately 28 million Oxy shares and a cash outlay of roughly $1.4 billion by Occidental.
Key Highlights
- 1Oxy has completed its acquisition of Vintage Petroleum, Inc.
- 2Vintage shareholders to receive $20.00 cash and 0.42 Oxy shares per Vintage share.
- 3Oxy to issue approximately 28 million shares of its common stock.
- 4Oxy to pay approximately $1.4 billion in cash for the acquisition.
- 5Oxy will assume approximately $550 million in Vintage's indebtedness.
- 6Incorporation of Vintage's historical financial filings (10-K for 2004, 10-Qs for 2005) and pro-forma financial information from Oxy's S-4 filing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Occidental Petroleum will issue approximately 28 million shares of its common stock and pay around $1.4 billion in cash. Additionally, Occidental will guarantee approximately $550 million in debt assumed from Vintage, impacting its balance sheet and leverage.
Vintage Petroleum shareholders are set to receive a combination of cash and Occidental Petroleum stock. Specifically, each Vintage share will be exchanged for $20.00 in cash and 0.42 shares of Occidental Petroleum common stock.
Investors can refer to Vintage's previously filed SEC reports, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ending March 31, June 30, and September 30, 2005. Pro-forma financial statements for the combined entity are also available within Amendment No. 1 to Oxy’s registration statement on Form S-4, filed on December 19, 2005.