Tipperary Corporation To Be Acquired By Santos LTD
01 7월 2005 - 11:07PM
PR Newswire (US)
Tipperary Corporation To Be Acquired By Santos LTD DENVER, July 1
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tipperary Corporation (AMEX:TPY), an
independent energy company, today announced it has entered into a
merger agreement under which Australia-based Santos LTD will
acquire 100% of Tipperary's outstanding common stock. According to
terms of the agreement, Tipperary's shareholders will receive $7.41
per share in cash at closing. The transaction, including assumption
of debt, is valued at approximately $466 million. Tipperary will
submit a proxy statement to its shareholders seeking their vote on
the transaction and will file the document with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as soon as practicable. The Tipperary Board of
Directors has approved the transaction. Slough Estates USA Inc.,
which owns 54% of Tipperary's outstanding common stock, has agreed
to vote its shares in favor of the transaction. David Bradshaw,
Tipperary CEO, said, "Our board of directors views this transaction
as the successful culmination of our business plan. The strategy of
building natural gas reserves in Australia and the United States
has resulted in the creation of an asset base that is attractive to
larger energy companies. This transaction represents an opportunity
to deliver significant value to our shareholders." Tipperary's
financial advisor for the transaction is Houlihan Lokey Howard
& Zukin, and the Company's legal advisor is Jones & Keller,
P.C. Petrie Parkman & Co. is the financial advisor to Slough,
whose legal advisor is Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
LLP. The financial advisor for Santos is Merrill Lynch. About
Tipperary Corporation Tipperary Corporation is an independent
energy company focused primarily on exploration for, and production
of, coalseam and conventional natural gas. Headquartered in Denver,
Colorado, Tipperary has producing operations in Queensland,
Australia. Together with its affiliates, Tipperary holds a 75.25%
capital interest and a 71.7% pre-royalty revenue interest in
southeastern Queensland's Comet Ridge coalseam gas project totaling
approximately 1,230,500 acres and holds other exploration permits
in Queensland totaling approximately 77,000 acres. Domestically,
Tipperary holds interests in several exploration projects in
Colorado and Nebraska covering approximately 623,000 acres.
Information herein contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
which can be identified by words such as "may," "will," "expect,"
"anticipate," "estimate," or "continue," or comparable words. In
addition, all statements other than statements of historical facts
that address activities that Tipperary expects or anticipates will
or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Readers
are encouraged to read the SEC reports of Tipperary, particularly
its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2004, for meaningful cautionary language disclosing why actual
results may vary from those anticipated by management. DATASOURCE:
Tipperary Corporation CONTACT: David L. Bradshaw, CEO of Tipperary
Corporation, +1-303-293-9379; or Geoff High of Pfeiffer High
Investor Relations, Inc., +1-303-393-7044, for Tipperary
Corporation Web site: http://www.tipperarycorp.com/
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