CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Husky Energy Inc. (TSX:HSE) (“Husky” or the “Company”) today announced that it has formally commenced its offer (the “Offer”) to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of MEG Energy Corp. (TSX:MEG) (“MEG”).
The notice and advertisement of the Offer appear in the Tuesday, October 2, 2018 editions of The Globe and Mail and Le Devoir, and the Offer is contained in the Offer to Purchase and Bid Circular (the “Offer and Circular”) and related documents, which have been filed with the Canadian securities regulators on SEDAR under MEG’s profile at www.sedar.com. Under the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, each MEG shareholder will have the option to choose to receive consideration per MEG share of $11 in cash or 0.485 of a Husky share, subject to maximum aggregate cash consideration of $1 billion and a maximum aggregate number of Husky shares issued of approximately 107 million.
The Offer is open for acceptance until 5 p.m. Eastern Time (3 p.m. Mountain Time) on Wednesday, January 16, 2019.
“MEG shareholders now have the opportunity to directly determine the future of their investment,” said CEO Rob Peabody.
“Together, Husky and MEG will create a stronger Canadian integrated energy company with a stronger balance sheet, and a rich portfolio of low cost, higher margin projects – all of which contribute to substantially more free cash flow with much greater stability than MEG could achieve on its own.”
The combination will result in a stronger technical and operating team that can apply its expertise across a much larger asset base, added Peabody.
“We are committed to realizing this opportunity and strongly believe the Offer is in the best interests of Husky and MEG shareholders, as well as our respective employees and other stakeholders.”
CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER
The Offer will be subject to certain conditions, including that the MEG shares tendered under the Offer constitute more than 66 2/3 percent of the shares of MEG then outstanding, on a fully-diluted basis. The Offer will also be conditional upon receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, confirmation that the MEG shareholder rights plan will not adversely affect the Offer, no material adverse effect at MEG, and other customary conditions. The Offer will not be subject to any financing conditions, and the cash component of the Offer will be financed through Husky’s existing cash resources.
Husky encourages shareholders of MEG to read the full details of the Offer set forth in the Offer and Circular, which contains the full terms and conditions of the Offer and other important information as well as detailed instructions on how MEG shareholders can tender their MEG shares to the Offer.
For assistance in depositing MEG shares to the Offer, MEG shareholders should contact the Information Agent D.F. King Canada, by telephone at 1-800-761-6707 (North American Toll Free Number) or +1-212-771-1133 (outside North America) or by email at inquiries@dfking.com.
Copies of the Offer and Circular, once filed, will be available upon request made to Husky’s Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary at 707 8th Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta, T2P 1H5, or telephone 403-298-6111. The Offer documents will also be available on Husky’s website at www.huskyenergy.com/bettertogether
Goldman Sachs Canada Inc. is acting as financial advisor and Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP is acting as lead legal advisor to Husky.