Vulcan Capital to Acquire Plains Resources
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(Houston, Texas) – Independent energy company Plains Resources Inc. (NYSE: PLX) announced on February 19, 2004, that it has entered into a definitive cash merger agreement with an affiliate of Vulcan Capital, the investment arm of Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Inc. Plains Resources Chairman James C. Flores and CEO and President John T. Raymond are participating with the Vulcan affiliate in the transaction.
Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of Plains Resources (excluding Messrs. Flores and Raymond) will receive $16.75 per share in cash, and Plains Resources will become a privately held company. The transaction, valued at $395 million, is expected to close during the second quarter of 2004.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP represented Messrs. Flores and Raymond in the transaction.
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