Reuters Southwest Gas Holdings Inc, which is embroiled in a proxy battle with Carl Icahn, on Tuesday named two new directors and asked shareholders to reject a $75 per share tender offer from the activist investor. Icahn had made a bid to gain control of the company’s board and replace the chief executive after Southwest adopted a shareholder rights plan
Reuters Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY.N) on Tuesday named its former chief executive officer, Stephen Chazen, as non-executive chairman of its board in a bid to end a long and bitter fight with activist investor Carl Icahn. WSJ had previously reported that the company planned to name Chazen as the new chairman to appease Icahn and that it was also close
Houston Chronicle Activist investor Carl Icahn is nearing a truce with Occidental Petroleum Corp. that will see three new directors appointed to the oil company’s board, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal would also see the billionaire investor support the return of Occidental’s former Chief Executive Officer Stephen Chazen as chairman, the people said, asking not to
Houston Chronicle Occidental Petroleum Corp. implemented a so-called poison pill plan to defend against unsolicited takeover approaches just a day after activist investor Carl Icahn escalated his campaign to fire the beleaguered U.S. oil producer’s board. Such measures are usually deployed in hostile takeover situations. Occidental is implementing the plan later this month and will allow shareholders to vote on
Reuters HOUSTON (Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn will not have access to Occidental Petroleum Corp’s Anadarko takeover records to support his proxy fight against the oil firm’s board, a Delaware court judge ruled on Thursday. Icahn sued Occidental in Delaware Court of Chancery last May seeking financial records and details of its negotiations with Anadarko. He has since committed
Houston Chronicle Activist investor Carl Icahn said Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s new target for assets sales won’t be achieved without a “fire sale” that includes its pipeline system, Western Midstream Partners LP, which was already shopped to potential buyers earlier this year. Occidental’s Chief Executive Officer Vicki Hollub said Wednesday in a statement she was “highly confident” the company will exceed
Houston Chronicle Famed corporate activist Carl Icahn said he reduced his ownership stake in Occidental Petroleum by nearly one-third, but he vowed to continue to wage his proxy war against the company stemming from his opposition to Oxy’s $38 billion acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum. Famed corporate activist Carl Icahn said he reduced his ownership stake in Occidental Petroleum by nearly
From Reuters Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY.N) expects to quickly reduce the $40 billion in debt it took on with its purchase of Anadarko Petroleum, the company’s finance chief said on Monday. Cedric Burgher, in his first public remarks since the $38 billion acquisition closed last week, told an Enercom energy conference audience, the resulting debt burden was “not that bad,”
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Occidental Petroleum completes its $55 billion takeover of Anadarko Petroleum Occidental Petroleum Corporation (stock ticker: OXY), led by President and CEO Vicki Hollub, has completed its acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (stock ticker: APC) in a deal worth $55 billion, including the assumption of Anadarko’s debt. The closing of the transaction
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Icahn Enterprises closes sale of Ferrous Resources to Vale S.A. for $550 million Icahn Enterprises L.P. (stock ticker: IEP), a conglomerate company owned by American investor Carl Icahn, has closed on its previously announced sale of Ferrous Resources Limited to Brazilian mining company Vale S.A. for a total consideration of $550
From The Houston Chronicle Occidental Petroleum reported a $635 million quarterly profit that dipped 25 percent from the year prior, but the focus still remains on Oxy’s $38 billion acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum that could close in August. Houston-based Oxy said it plans to close the Anadarko deal next week after the scheduled Aug. 8 vote of Anadarko shareholders to
From Reuters Occidental Petroleum Corp, which is battling activist investor Carl Icahn over its $38 billion purchase of Anadarko Petroleum, reported a 14% fall in core profit on Wednesday, as higher crude prices and volumes were offset by adjustments to derivatives contracts and lower natural gas prices. Core income fell to $729 million, or 97 cents per share, in the
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