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ConocoPhillips Agreed to Acquire Marathon Oil In All-Stock $22.5 Billion Deal
Scott Peters
29 May, 2024
New York City
Marathon Oil jumped 8.3% to $28.64 after the company agreed to be acquired by ConocoPhillips for $17.1 billion and assume $5.4 billion in debt.
Marathon Oil shareholders will receive 0.2550 shares of ConocoPhillips common stock for each share of Marathon Oil common stock, representing a 14.7% premium to the closing share price of Marathon Oil on May 28, 2024, and a 16.0% premium to the prior 10-day volume-weighted average price.
The deal is expected to be immediately attractive to ConocoPhillips shareholders.
After the transaction, the third-largest U.S. oil company plans to increase its dividend by 34% to 78 cents per share starting in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Upon closing of the transaction, ConocoPhillips expects share buybacks to be over $20 billion in the first three years, with over $7 billion in the first full year, at recent commodity prices.
The oil industry has experienced a wave of transactions in recent months. Exxon Mobil agreed to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion, and Hess' shareholders approved the merger of the company with Chevron.
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