-- AKITA Drilling（AKT-A.TO，AKT-B.TO）週一宣布，已與Paramount Resources（POU.TO）達成最終協議，收購Paramount在Fox Drilling Limited Partnership的全部權益。 Fox Drilling Limited Partnership是一家私人鑽井承包商，在加拿大西部沉積盆地經營一支高規格AC三聯鑽機隊。 AKITA表示，此次收購將伴隨其股本重組，從而取消AKITA的雙重股權結構。 AKITA將發行約1,926萬股普通股，以此收購Paramount在Fox及其普通合夥人Fox Drilling Inc.的全部權益。 AKITA補充道，最終收購價格將根據Fox的現金、營運資本、債務和任何交易費用進行交割後調整。 「我們相信，此次交易將打造更強大、更具韌性的鑽井公司，為所有股東創造長期價值，」AKITA總裁兼執行長Colin A. Dease表示。 “Fox公司高規格交流三聯鑽機的加入，將提升我們在蒙特尼和杜弗內天然氣盆地的規模和能力。” 公司表示，根據收購協議，派拉蒙同意在收購完成後立即按比例向其股東分配普通股。 AKITA指出，交易完成並由派拉蒙完成分配後，預計派拉蒙股東將合計持有AKITA約33%的已發行普通股。 該公司表示，派拉蒙將在收購完成的同時與AKITA簽訂為期三年的協議，根據該協議，派拉蒙承諾在協議期內使用AKITA的鑽機累計作業2700個鑽機日。 交易完成後，派拉蒙影業總裁兼執行長、董事會主席詹姆斯·里德爾(James Riddell)和獅門資本有限公司副總裁傑克遜·里德爾(Jackson Riddell)預計將加入AKITA董事會，而AKITA現任的三位董事預計將卸任。 公司表示，琳達·索瑟恩-希思科特(Linda Southern-Heathcott)和南希·索瑟恩(Nancy Southern)將繼續擔任董事，其中索瑟恩-希思科特將繼續擔任董事會主席。該公司還補充說，交易完成後，AKITA的管理團隊將保持不變。 AKITA表示，計劃按原定日期於2026年5月12日召開年度股東大會。 除獲得股東批准外，這項涉及股份重組和收購的交易還需滿足慣例條件，包括多倫多證券交易所(TSX)有條件批准根據該交易發行的普通股上市。 「AKITA計劃於2026年6月召開AKITA股東特別會議，批准股份重組，並預計在獲得批准後不久即可完成交易，」該公司補充道。
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