安桥收购光谱能源合作伙伴所有已发行股票

中国石化新闻网讯 据OGJ网站8月24日休斯顿表达，加拿大著名能源运输公司安桥公司（Enbridge Inc.）和美国著名能源公司光谱能源合作伙伴公司 (SEP)日前签订了一项最终协议,。根据这项协议，安桥公司将以1.111股安桥公司普通股票对SEP每股普通股票的比例收购SEP所有已公开发行的普通股票。这个比例把安桥公司在5月17日提供的交换比率增加了9.8%。这笔交易的总价值为33亿美元。

两家公司解释说，美国业主有限合伙 (MLP)资本市场的大幅走软对SEP的增长机遇产生了不利影响。如果SEP要继续作为一个独立的实体存在下去，它将需要过渡到一个使用内部产生的现金流的自筹模式来限制未来分销的增长。

两家公司合并以后，安桥公司将获得SEP的全部8190万股公开发行的普通股票。根据双方已同意的换股比率，安桥公司将总共发行大约9100万股与此次交易相关的安桥公司普通股票，大约占到安桥公司已发行普通股票总数的5%。

两家公司预计，这笔交易将在今年第四季度完成，但需满足惯例条件。加拿大安桥公司和美国光谱能源合作伙伴公司在2016年末合并。

李峻 编译自 OGJ

原文如下：

Enbridge acquires all outstanding shares of Spectra’s MLP

Enbridge Inc. and Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP) have entered into a definitive agreement under which Enbridge will acquire all outstanding public common units of SEP at a ratio of 1.111 common shares of Enbridge for each common unit of SEP. The ratio is a 9.8% increase to the exchange ratio offered by Enbridge on May 17. The transaction is valued at $3.3 billion.

The companies explained that a significant weakening of US master limited partnership (MLP) capital markets had adversely affected SEP’s growth opportunities. If SEP were to continue as a stand-alone entity it would need to transition to a self-funding model using internally generated cash flow, limiting future distribution growth.

The merger will give Enbridge all 81.9 million public outstanding common units of SEP. In aggregate, based on the agreed exchange ratio, Enbridge would issue an estimated 91 million Enbridge common shares in connection with the transaction, or about 5% of the total number of Enbridge common shares outstanding.

The companies expect the transaction to close fourth-quarter 2018, subject to customary conditions. Enbridge Inc. and Spectra Corp. merged late 2016.