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Issuer:     Diversified Energy Co (DEC)
CIK:        0001922446
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-14T12:16:29+00:00
Accession:  0001922446-26-000077
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Diversified Energy confirms preliminary talks to acquire Birch Resources
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- Company confirms preliminary discussions concerning possible acquisition of Birch Resources; talks ongoing and early-stage.
- No agreement reached; no certainty any transaction will occur or terms thereof.
- Diversified has completed 35 acquisitions totaling over $7 billion since 2017 IPO.
- Announcement contains inside information under UK MAR; response to media speculation.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1922446/000192244626000077/0001922446-26-000077-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1922446/000192244626000077/dec-20260814.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001922446-26-000077

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