Cenovus Energy agrees to buy Athabasca Oil for CAD 12 per share

By Public Technologies
  • Cenovus Energy agreed to buy Athabasca Oil in a cash-and-stock deal valued at CAD 12.00 per share.
  • Implied equity value about CAD 5.8 billion; enterprise value CAD 5.7 billion; closing expected in December 2026.
  • Consideration mix set at 65% cash, 35% Cenovus shares; shareholders can elect cash, shares, or a mix, subject to proration.
  • Offer represents a 14% premium to the 20-day volume-weighted average price; exchange ratio set at 0.264 Cenovus share per Athabasca share.
  • Deal metrics cited at CAD 127,000 per boe/d, 10.2x debt-adjusted funds flow; premium of 25% to proved-plus-probable after-tax NAV.


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