Lundin Petroleum, 31 July 2019
In general, Lundin Petroleum is in compliance with the Swedish regulations relating to the organisation and procedures of the Extraordinary General Meeting.
Under ITEMS7a-c and 8
approval is sought of a share swap transaction with Norway-based Equinor ASA. In ECGS view, the board of directors of Lundin Petroleum takes an advance on the Company’s future by increasing the level of indebtedness (by 15% up to approximately USD 3.9 billion proforma after the transaction) in exchange for (at this time) uncertain benefits (oil prices ever fluctuate, and production of the Johan Sverdrup field has not started yet). Accordingly, the Company can better use (potential) excess cash to reduce the amount of (net) debt first and thereby strengthen its balance sheet instead of repurchasing own shares through a share swap transaction. Furthermore, the transaction would increase the control of the μLundin family in the Company from 28.7% to 34.2% to the detriment of minority shareholders' voting rights. In view of the above concerns, ECGS recommends to vote OPPOSE.
Lundin Petroleum is an oil and gas company. Co. has a global portfolio of assets with two main areas located in Norway and South East Asia. As of Dec 31 2014, Co. held close to 70 licences in Norway, with activities across exploration, appraisal, development and production. Co. also operated within several geographical areas, including France, Netherlands, Malaysia, Indonesia, Russia, Sweden and other countries.
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