Vitesse Energy Inc.已完成对 Bakken 纯能源公司 Lucero Energy Corp. 的全股票收购，交易价值约为 2.22 亿美元。

根据12 月交易的条款，Lucero 的每股普通股有权获得 0.01239 股 Vitesse 普通股。发行给 Lucero 股票持有者的 Vitesse 股票将在纽约证券交易所交易。Lucero 股票将从多伦多证券交易所创业板和 OTCQB 市场退市。

Vitesse 董事长兼首席执行官 Bob Gerrity 表示：“我们很高兴完成对 Lucero 的收购，这笔交易有望增加我们的股息，并提供额外的流动性，以进一步增强我们进行增值收购的能力。我们感谢 Vitesse 和 Lucero 员工的辛勤工作和奉献精神，他们一直勤奋工作，帮助我们完成此次收购。”

此次交易同时还任命了 Lucero 董事长 M. Bruce Chernoff 和董事 Gary D. Reaves（First Reserve 的管理合伙人）为 Vitesse 董事会成员。此次增补使 Vitesse 董事会成员总数增至 9 名。Vitesse 领导团队将继续在公司中担任各自职务。

此次收购于 3 月 5 日获得 Vitesse 股东批准，并于 3 月 6 日获得 Lucero 股东批准。3 月 6 日，Lucero 获得了阿尔伯塔省高等法院的批准。

Vitesse Energy Inc. has closed its all-stock acquisition of Bakken pureplay Lucero Energy Corp. in a deal valued at about $222 million.

Under the terms of the December deal, each common share of Lucero has the right to receive 0.01239 of a share of Vitesse common stock. The Vitesse shares issued to holders of Lucero stock will trade on the New York Stock Exchange. Lucero shares will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange and the OTCQB Market.

“We are pleased to complete the acquisition of Lucero, which is expected to increase our dividend and will provide additional liquidity to further our ability to make accretive acquisitions,” said Bob Gerrity, Vitesse’s chairman and CEO. “We are grateful for the hard work and dedication of the Vitesse and Lucero employees, who have been working diligently to help us finalize this acquisition.”

In conjunction with the transaction, Lucero Chairman M. Bruce Chernoff and Director Gary D. Reaves, a managing partner at First Reserve, have been appointed to Vitesse’s board of directors. The additions expand Vitesse’s board to a total of nine directors. Vitesse’s leadership team will continue to serve in their respective capacities in the company.

The acquisition was approved by Vitesse stockholders on March 5 and Lucero shareholders on March 6. Lucero received the approval of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta on March 6.