E-mail us: service@prospectnews.com Or call: 212 374 2800
Bank Loans - CLOs - Convertibles - Distressed Debt - Emerging Markets
Green Finance - High Yield - Investment Grade - Liability Management
Preferreds - Private Placements - Structured Products
 
Published on 2/14/2007 in the Prospect News Special Situations Daily.

Seitel completes merger with ValueAct

By Lisa Kerner

Charlotte, N.C., Feb. 14 - Seitel, Inc. said it closed the merger with Seitel Acquisition Corp. and Seitel Holdings, Inc., an investment entity controlled by ValueAct Capital Master Fund, LP, and settled the tender offer for its 11¾% senior notes due 2011.

Stockholders approved the merger, which was originally announced on Oct. 13, at a special meeting on Feb. 9., according to a company news release.

Under the merger agreement, stockholders will receive $3.70 in cash for each share of Seitel common stock.

The tender offer ended on Feb. 13, with $187 million, or 98.94%, of the notes tendered.

Houston-based Seitel and its subsidiaries provide seismic data and geophysical services to the oil and natural gas industry.

Acquirer:ValueAct Capital Master Fund, LP through Seitel Holdings, Inc.
Target:Seitel, Inc.
Payment per share:$3.70
Announcement date:Oct. 13
Closing date:Feb. 14
Stock price for target:OTC BB: SELA; $3.69 on Feb. 14

© 2015 Prospect News.
All content on this website is protected by copyright law in the U.S. and elsewhere. For the use of the person downloading only.
Redistribution and copying are prohibited by law without written permission in advance from Prospect News.
Redistribution or copying includes e-mailing, printing multiple copies or any other form of reproduction.