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Issuer:     Diversified Energy Co (DEC)
CIK:        0001922446
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-09T20:46:34+00:00
Accession:  0001922446-26-000086
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 1.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Diversified Energy to acquire Birch Permian assets for $1.8B, adding 46,000 Midland Basin acres
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- Acquires ~46,000 net mineral acres, 500 gross operated (480 net) wells in Midland Basin via three agreements.
- Total purchase price ~$1.8B incl. debt repayment; funded by ~$1.5B asset-backed securitization and revolver.
- Merger Agreement for Birch Permian Holdings at ~$1.1B; MIP Purchase at ~$281M; Birch II Purchase at ~$413M.
- Deal expected to close Q4 2026; $50M deposit paid, $50M termination fee provision.
- Acquisition includes integrated midstream and water infrastructure assets.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1922446/000192244626000086/0001922446-26-000086-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1922446/000192244626000086/dec-20260902.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001922446-26-000086

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