Tuesday 30 June 2020

Energean entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement to acquire Edison E&P from Edison S.p.A. for $750 million on the 4 July 2019. Since then, both parties have agreed several amendments to the deal. Key new developments confirmed today:

Significant reductions to consideration, net consideration now expected to be just $178 million.

Energean will add UK North Sea to its expanded portfolio including interests in two recent, material gas discoveries.

EGM confirmed for 20 July 2020.

Deal Overview

• After working capital, Energean expects to pay just $178 million for its acquisition of Edison E&P.
• Energean expects to pay a contingent payment on first gas production from Cassiopea. If gas prices don’t recover from current levels, no contingent payment will materialise.
• Following completion, Energean will have reserves and resources in excess of 800 mmboe, that are substantially weighted towards gas and a clear path to producing more than 130 kboed, making it one of the largest E&P companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.
•  Energean has signed a new $220 million Reserve Based Lending facility with ING, Natixis and Deutsche Bank. Combined with the equity raised in 2019, the transaction and all working capital requirements of the company are fully-funded.
• Energean looks forward to completing the transaction later this year, and to integrating the teams and portfolios to drive value creation.
•  Energean has negotiated a total of $466 million of discounts for its acquisition of Edison E&P, the headline cost of which has been reduced to $284 million from an initial $750 million. 
• Energean will gain operations in Egypt, Italy, the UK, Croatia and Malta, with 226 mmboe 2P reserves and 2C resources. The assets produced 58.7 kboed in 2019 and generated $264 million of EBITDAX. Edison’s operations in Norway and Algeria will remain with the seller.