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Issuer:     PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP (PAGP)
CIK:        0001581990
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-09-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-25-086021
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Plains to acquire 55% stake in EPIC Crude Holdings for ~$1.57B
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- Base purchase price ~$1.57B, including ~$600M debt; earnout of $193M if pipeline expansion to 900k bpd sanctioned by 2027.
- Acquisition includes ~800-mile EPIC crude pipeline, >600k bpd capacity, 7M bbl storage, and >200k bpd export capacity.
- Remaining 45% interest held by Ares Management portfolio company, which will continue as operator.
- Expected to close in Q1 2026, subject to HSR clearance and customary conditions.
- Plains expects deal to be immediately accretive to distributable cash flow with mid-teens unlevered returns.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1581990/000110465925086021/0001104659-25-086021-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1581990/000110465925086021/tm2524782d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-086021

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