Komori
M&A and Subsidiary Changes1662Japan Petroleum Exploration Co.,Ltd.Energy Resources

(Progress on Disclosed Matter) Completion of the acquisition of tight oil and gas assets through the acquisition of all equity interests in Fundare

石油資源開発 completed the acquisition of all equity interests in four Fundare companies holding tight oil and gas assets in Colorado and Wyoming in the United States. The acquisition price was US$278 million, with part of the acquisition funded through borrowings and the remainder through internal funds.

Worth reading
52Recurring
Scored from 4 of 5 sections
Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
2.78
US$100 million
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

This transaction

Acquisition of all equity interests in Fundare
Disclosing companyJapan Petroleum Exploration Co.,Ltd.
Fundare Resources Operating Company, LLC, Fundare Redtail, LLC, Rangeview Resources Operating Company, LLC, Rangeview Green River, LLCSubject of this transactionNumber of shares acquired All equity interests
Execution Date / Effective DateAcquisition completed on 1 October 2026 (local time)
Target company

Holds tight oil and gas assets

Location Colorado and Wyoming, United States
Consideration and expenses
Acquisition priceUS$278 million
Funding arrangementsOf the funds required at the time of acquisition, approximately US$220 million (approximately ¥33 billion) was raised through reserve-based lending (RBL), secured by proved reserves, with the remainder funded through the internal funds of Peoria Resources, LLC.
Impact on Business Performance

Policy of generating earnings at an early stage

Procedures and assumptions
Management structure after acquisitionThe company and Peoria will pursue the production and development of the Verdad assets and Fundare's tight oil and gas assets, while accumulating expertise as operators and exploring new business opportunities.
This transaction
ItemDetails
Transaction nameAcquisition of all equity interests in Fundare
Name of the Subject CompanyFundare Resources Operating Company, LLC, Fundare Redtail, LLC, Rangeview Resources Operating Company, LLC, Rangeview Green River, LLC
Business Description of the Subject CompanyHolds tight oil and gas assets
Location of the Subject CompanyColorado and Wyoming, United States
Acquisition priceUS$278 million
Number of shares acquiredAll equity interests
Funding arrangementsOf the funds required at the time of acquisition, approximately US$220 million (approximately ¥33 billion) was raised through reserve-based lending (RBL), secured by proved reserves, with the remainder funded through the internal funds of Peoria Resources, LLC.
Impact on Business PerformancePolicy of generating earnings at an early stage
Execution Date / Effective DateAcquisition completed on 1 October 2026 (local time)
Management structure after acquisitionThe company and Peoria will pursue the production and development of the Verdad assets and Fundare's tight oil and gas assets, while accumulating expertise as operators and exploring new business opportunities.
Items this document does not state (22)
Counterparty nameCapital Stock of the Subject CompanyDate of Establishment of the Subject CompanyNet Sales of the Subject CompanyOperating Profit of the Subject CompanyNet Income of the Subject CompanyNet Assets of the Subject CompanyExpenses other than the acquisition priceType of ConsiderationMerger ratio/share exchange ratioTender offer priceMinimum number of shares to be purchasedTender offer periodVoting rights ownership percentageGoodwill amountAmount of extraordinary income (loss)Date of board resolutionContract DateValuation methodologyIndependent valuation institutionSpecial CommitteeConditions Precedent to Execution

These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.

The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

As Fundare's principal leases are located near the existing Verdad assets, the company aims to pursue efficient development by leveraging the locations and reduce unit costs as the business expands. It also aims to generate earnings at an early stage through the production and development of tight oil and gas assets and to accumulate expertise as an operator.

How to read this page

This is not the documentKomori reads the disclosure the company filed and writes this summary. Figures are as stated by the company and are not audited.
Weight is not a verdictIt measures how much this changes what the company had already told the market. It is not a view on the shares.
Corrections happenIf the company reissues this disclosure, the page is rebuilt from the corrected version and the revision number moves up.
(Progress on Disclosed Matter) Completion of the acquisition of tight oil and gas assets through the acquisition of all equity interests in Fundare | Japan Petroleum Exploration Co.,Ltd. (1662) timely disclosure | Komori