CRC to acquire energy companies for 21.17M shares plus $500M bridge loan
California Resources Corp
- Aggregate consideration of 21,170,357 CRC common shares; additional shares for dividends declared Jan 1 to closing.
- Bridge loan of $500M from Citi to refinance acquired companies' debt and pay transaction costs.
- Closing conditions include CRC stockholder approval, HSR clearance, FERC authorization; no financing condition.
- Post-closing, IKAV and CPP members get one board nomination each while holding ≥5% shares; standstill caps ownership at 14.9%.
- Termination fee of $50M or $100M if CRC changes recommendation or pursues a superior proposal.