Today Chevron announced an agreement to buy Hess Corporation. Hess has a total enterprise value, including debt, of $60 billion. This is an all-stock transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, Hess shareholders will receive 1.0250 shares of Chevron for each Hess share.
The combined company is expected to grow production and free cash flow faster and for longer than Chevron’s current five-year guidance. In addition, John Hess is expected to join Chevron’s Board of Directors. “This strategic combination brings together two strong companies to create a premier integrated energy company” he said.
Chevron’s CFO, Pierre Breber said “With greater confidence in projected long-term cash generation, Chevron intends to return more cash to shareholders with higher dividend per share growth and higher share repurchases.”
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