-- AKITA Drilling（AKT-A.TO，AKT-B.TO）周一宣布，已与Paramount Resources（POU.TO）达成最终协议，收购Paramount在Fox Drilling Limited Partnership的全部权益。Fox Drilling Limited Partnership是一家私营钻井承包商，在加拿大西部沉积盆地运营着一支高规格AC三联钻机队。 AKITA表示，此次收购将伴随其股本重组，从而取消AKITA的双重股权结构。 AKITA将发行约1926万股普通股，以此收购Paramount在Fox及其普通合伙人Fox Drilling Inc.的全部权益。AKITA补充道，最终收购价格将根据Fox的现金、营运资本、债务和任何交易费用进行交割后调整。 “我们相信，此次交易将打造一家更强大、更具韧性的钻井公司，为所有股东创造长期价值，”AKITA总裁兼首席执行官Colin A. Dease表示。“Fox公司高规格交流三联钻机的加入，将提升我们在蒙特尼和杜弗内天然气盆地的规模和能力。” 公司表示，根据收购协议，派拉蒙同意在收购完成后立即按比例向其股东分配普通股。 AKITA指出，交易完成并由派拉蒙完成分配后，预计派拉蒙股东将合计持有AKITA约33%的已发行普通股。 公司表示，派拉蒙将在收购完成的同时与AKITA签订一份为期三年的协议，根据该协议，派拉蒙承诺在协议期内使用AKITA的钻机累计作业2700个钻机日。 交易完成后，派拉蒙影业总裁兼首席执行官、董事会主席詹姆斯·里德尔(James Riddell)和狮门资本有限公司副总裁杰克逊·里德尔(Jackson Riddell)预计将加入AKITA董事会，而AKITA现任的三位董事预计将卸任。 公司表示，琳达·索瑟恩-希思科特(Linda Southern-Heathcott)和南希·索瑟恩(Nancy Southern)将继续担任董事，其中索瑟恩-希思科特将继续担任董事会主席。公司还补充说，交易完成后，AKITA的管理团队将保持不变。 AKITA表示，计划按原定日期于2026年5月12日召开年度股东大会。 除获得股东批准外，这项涉及股份重组和收购的交易还需满足惯例条件，包括多伦多证券交易所(TSX)有条件批准根据该交易发行的普通股上市。 “AKITA计划于2026年6月召开AKITA股东特别会议，批准股份重组，并预计在获得批准后不久即可完成交易。”该公司补充道。
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