Precision Drilling Trust Completes Acquisition of Grey Wolf, Inc. and Announces Preliminary Merger Consideration Election Result
24 Dicembre 2008 - 1:02AM
Marketwired
Precision Drilling Trust ("Precision") announced that its
acquisition of Grey Wolf, Inc. ("Grey Wolf") was successfully
completed following approval of the merger transaction by Grey Wolf
shareholders at Grey Wolf's special meeting of shareholders held
earlier today.
"This combination of Precision and Grey Wolf has land drilling
operations in virtually every conventional and unconventional oil
and gas basin in the lower 48 United States and Canada with an
emerging presence in Mexico," said Kevin Neveu, Chief Executive
Officer of Precision Drilling Corporation. "Together we will
deliver high value, high performance services that will provide
significant value to our customers, security holders and employees.
We appreciate the support of the Grey Wolf shareholders in this
merger and we look forward to them continuing as unitholders of
Precision. I am very excited about the opportunities for all the
employees of the new Precision; the scope and breadth of
Precision's operations coupled with the dedication of our people to
operational excellence and their intense focus on safety provides
the backbone for our development and growth in Canada, the United
States and internationally."
While merger consideration elections are still being tabulated,
preliminary merger consideration election results indicate that
cash merger consideration elections substantially exceeded the
amount of cash available for cash elections. Accordingly, based on
these preliminary results, Precision expects that former Grey Wolf
shareholders who properly chose to receive all-cash merger
consideration will receive a prorated amount of cash consideration
and a fraction of a Precision trust unit for each share of Grey
Wolf common stock, while those who chose to receive Precision trust
units and those who did not make a timely and valid merger
consideration election are expected to receive 0.4225 of a
Precision trust unit per share of Grey Wolf common stock. Based
upon the preliminary merger election results, it is anticipated
that those Grey Wolf shareholders, who elected all cash, will
receive approximately US$5.15 in cash and approximately 0.1808
Precision trust units for each Grey Wolf share.
Final merger consideration proration results are expected to be
announced as soon as they are available and are subject to final
calculation of the merger consideration elections. It is
anticipated that the merger consideration will be made available to
Grey Wolf shareholders after December 29, 2008.
Precision has successfully put in place a new US$1.6 billion
credit facility that is comprised of US$1.2 billion in secured loan
facilities and a US$400 million unsecured facility. This credit
facility has funded the cash portion of the Grey Wolf acquisition
and refinanced pre-closing Precision bank debt. It is also
available to fund Grey Wolf convertible notes that may be tendered
for repurchase in the first quarter of 2009 and provides liquidity
to fund ongoing operational activities and investments. The
unsecured facility, currently structured as a bridge loan of which
US$138 million was drawn at closing, has provisions to enable
outstanding amounts thereunder to be converted to long-term debt
instruments within 12 months. As previously disclosed, the process
and pricing impact to complete the syndication of the secured loan
facility by the underwriting banks will continue into 2009.
Precision trust units will continue to trade on the Toronto
Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PD.UN and on the New York
Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PDS. Grey Wolf common stock
is being delisted and will no longer trade on the American Stock
Exchange.
About Precision
Precision is a leading provider of safe, high performance energy
services to the North American oil and gas industry. Precision
provides customers with access to an extensive fleet of contract
drilling rigs, service rigs, camps, snubbing units, wastewater
treatment units and rental equipment backed by a comprehensive mix
of technical support services and skilled, experienced
personnel.
Precision is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Precision is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading
symbol "PD.UN" and on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading
symbol "PDS".
Contacts: Doug Strong, Chief Financial Officer of Precision
Drilling Corporation, Administrator of Precision Drilling Trust
(403) 716-4500 (403) 264-0251 (FAX) Precision Drilling Corporation
4200 150-6th Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 3Y7 Website:
www.precisiondrilling.com David Wehlmann Executive Vice President,
Investor Relations Precision Drilling Oilfield Services Corporation
(713) 435-6117 (713) 435-6171 (FAX) Precision Drilling Oilfield
Services Corporation Suite 600, 10370 Richmond Avenue Houston,
Texas 77042-4136
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