GeoPark Announces Decision Not to Raise Offer for Frontera Energy’s Colombian E&P Assets
Reaffirms Capital Discipline, Strategic Focus and Preserved Flexibility for Long-Term Growth
After careful evaluation, GeoPark’s Board of Directors determined that increasing its offer would not be consistent with the Company’s disciplined capital allocation framework or long-term value maximization objectives. At the revised valuation, the transaction base case would likely deteriorate portfolio-level return expectations, reduce resilience under lower oil price scenarios, and compare unfavorably against alternative capital deployment opportunities across its existing portfolio and emerging prospects. The Board concluded that preserving financial flexibility and allocating capital only to opportunities that are best positioned to maximize long-term shareholder value remains a core principle to the Company’s strategy.
Reinforced Platform and Clear Execution Roadmap
Frontera subsequently notified
However, at the revised offer level, the Board concluded that an increased price would not meet GeoPark’s expected risk-adjusted return thresholds.
Over the past year, the Company has:
- Increased scale and diversified its portfolio;
- Delivered production above guidance;
- Reduced breakevens;
- Strengthened its balance sheet; and
- Secured long-term aligned institutional backing through strategic investment by Grupo Gilinski.
GeoPark’s strategy remains intact:
Protecting and Maximizing Core Production and Cash Generation in
The Company continues to optimize and enhance performance at its flagship Llanos 34 block and across its operated and non-operated portfolio. Recent developments have accelerated the inflection point in Colombian production earlier than expected. A recently certified 22% increase in 2P Original Oil in Place in Llanos 34 confirms a significantly larger resource base, strengthening the long-term production and economic outlook of the asset.
Scaling Growth in Vaca Muerta,
Following the successful integration of Loma Jarillosa Este and Puesto Silva Oeste,
Strategic Optionality Preserved
By choosing not to increase its offer,
The Company remains committed to becoming the leading independent oil and gas platform in
CEO Commentary
Transaction Settlement
Under the terms of its agreement with Frontera,
Advisors
BTG Pactual acted as exclusive M&A financial advisor to
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This press release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this press release can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as ‘‘anticipate,’’ ‘‘believe’’, ‘‘could,’’ ‘‘expect,’’ ‘‘should,’’ ‘‘plan,’’ ‘‘intend,’’ ‘‘will,’’ ‘‘estimate’’ and ‘‘potential,’’ among others.
Forward-looking statements that appear in a number of places in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations, regarding various matters including the Company’s long-term strategy, the production and Adjusted EBITDA contribution from Vaca Muerta and the Company’s pursuit of other value-accretive opportunities. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions, and on information currently available to the management. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements due to various factors.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update them in light of new information or future developments or to release publicly any revisions to these statements in order to reflect later events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. For a discussion of the risks facing the Company which could affect whether these forward-looking statements are realized, see the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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1 Adjusted EBITDA is defined as profit for the period before net finance costs, income tax, depreciation, amortization, the effect of IFRS 16, certain non-cash items such as impairments and write-offs of unsuccessful efforts, accrual of share-based payments, unrealized results on commodity risk management contracts and other non-recurring events. The Company is unable to present a quantitative reconciliation of this contribution to Adjusted EBITDA which is a forward-looking non-GAAP measure, because the Company cannot reliably predict certain of the necessary components, such as write-off of unsuccessful exploration efforts or impairment loss on non-financial assets, etc. |
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Shareholder Value and Capital Markets Director
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Investor Relations Leader
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