BusinessPostCorner.com
No Result
View All Result
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
  • Home
  • Business
  • Finance
  • Accounting
  • Tax
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Crypto News
  • Human Resources
BusinessPostCorner.com
  • Home
  • Business
  • Finance
  • Accounting
  • Tax
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Crypto News
  • Human Resources
No Result
View All Result
BusinessPostCorner.com
No Result
View All Result

Hess investors advised to abstain from vote on $53bn Chevron deal

May 13, 2024
in Finance
Reading Time: 3 mins read
A A
0
Hess investors advised to abstain from vote on bn Chevron deal
ShareShareShareShareShare

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.

Shareholders of Hess should abstain from voting on its $53bn takeover by Chevron, proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services has recommended in a potential blow to the US oil companies’ efforts to wrap up the deal quickly.

The takeover is the latest in a series of large mergers and acquisitions in the oil industry. Among the assets it would deliver to Chevron is Hess’s lucrative stake in an offshore oil block off the coast of Guyana.

A tense dispute over Guyana is casting a shadow over the deal. ExxonMobil, which has a 45 per cent stake in the Stabroek Block, asserts it has a right of first refusal over Hess’s 30 per cent stake.

ISS, one of two leading shareholder advisory firms, on Monday said Hess investors should support a pause to allow more time for details on an arbitration process Exxon initiated to emerge. Hess shareholders are due to vote on the deal on May 28.

ISS’s announcement pushed Chevron’s share price down 1.2 per cent on Monday afternoon.

ISS said during any adjournment Chevron may want to consider offering an incentive to Hess shareholders payment to compensate for a delay in closing the deal or in case the deal falls apart.

“Investors are presently unable to make an informed assessment of the likely timetable for the ROFR (right of first refusal) arbitration process,” ISS said. Glass Lewis, the other leading advisory service, has yet to issue its opinion of the deal.

The proxy adviser added that given the uncertainty surrounding the transaction and the potential interference of Exxon with the current proposed deal, “Hess shareholders bear the risk of a potentially broken deal without any compensation.”

Chevron on Monday said: “We look forward to Hess obtaining a successful shareholder vote and completing the transaction.”

Under the deal’s terms, Chevron has a right to walk away from the deal without paying a break-up free if Exxon wins the arbitration.

Darren Woods, Exxon chief executive, last week told a conference in Los Angeles that the arbitration process could drag on until 2025. Exxon is claiming a right of first refusal on the assets in Guyana under a joint operating agreement with Hess and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation, which owns 25 per cent of the Stabroek Block.

“This is an important arbitration, obviously, not only for ExxonMobil but for Chevron and Hess,” Woods said. “What we need to do is take our time to do what’s right to make sure that we do all the due diligence and we get to the answer — the right answer.”

ISS said the industrial rationale for the deal “may ultimately be defensible”, although it added that the roughly 10 per cent premium to be paid to Hess shareholders was modest.

The deal also faces political headwinds and an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission. On Sunday Chuck Schumer, US Senate majority leader, called on regulators to block the transaction over concerns it could raise petrol prices. “The FTC should side with consumers and pump the breaks [sic] on this deal,” he said on social media.

Credit: Source link

ShareTweetSendPinShare
Previous Post

Melinda French Gates to quit Gates Foundation

Next Post

OpenAI’s new model GPT-4o can teach maths and flirt

Next Post
OpenAI’s new model GPT-4o can teach maths and flirt

OpenAI’s new model GPT-4o can teach maths and flirt

Charles Hoskinson Eyes 0M Treasury Shift – Will Stablecoins Rescue Cardano’s TVL?

Charles Hoskinson Eyes $100M Treasury Shift – Will Stablecoins Rescue Cardano’s TVL?

June 13, 2025
Sage releases AI Trust Label, calls for AI certification

Sage releases AI Trust Label, calls for AI certification

June 10, 2025
Israeli air force attacks Iranian missile sites

Israeli air force attacks Iranian missile sites

June 16, 2025
The heiress of  billion Perdue farms and the  billion Sheraton hotel empire wore hand-me-downs, still rides the subway, and flies economy

The heiress of $10 billion Perdue farms and the $12 billion Sheraton hotel empire wore hand-me-downs, still rides the subway, and flies economy

June 15, 2025
Meta introduces advertising to WhatsApp in push for new revenues

Meta introduces advertising to WhatsApp in push for new revenues

June 16, 2025
Senators Warren and Blumenthal Go to War Against Meta’s New Stablecoin Scheme, Calling it a ‘Threat’

Senators Warren and Blumenthal Go to War Against Meta’s New Stablecoin Scheme, Calling it a ‘Threat’

June 12, 2025
BusinessPostCorner.com

BusinessPostCorner.com is an online news portal that aims to share the latest news about following topics: Accounting, Tax, Business, Finance, Crypto, Management, Human resources and Marketing. Feel free to get in touch with us!

Recent News

Senate GOP wants deeper Medicaid cuts to offset tax breaks in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

Senate GOP wants deeper Medicaid cuts to offset tax breaks in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

June 17, 2025
Bitcoin-Focused Vinanz Triples Fundraising Target With £3.6M Raise to Fuel BTC Strategy

Bitcoin-Focused Vinanz Triples Fundraising Target With £3.6M Raise to Fuel BTC Strategy

June 17, 2025

Our Newsletter!

Loading
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • DMCA

© 2023 businesspostcorner.com - All Rights Reserved!

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Business
  • Finance
  • Accounting
  • Tax
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Crypto News
  • Human Resources

© 2023 businesspostcorner.com - All Rights Reserved!