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ARC Resources Ltd

TSX: ARX/Shell plcNYSE: SHEL

Shell to acquire ARC Resources for US$13.6B in cash and stock

$13.6BMixed+20.0% premiumPre-proxyVote requiredhigh confidence

Key takeaways

  • Shell plc acquires ARC Resources Ltd — $13.6B aggregate · $8.20/share cash · 0.402× exchange ratio · 20% premium (mixed).
  • Expected close Dec 31, 2026 (~167d). No financing condition.

Merger Arbeconomics, downside, days

Deal value

$13.6B

mixed

Per-share offer

$8.20

+ 0.4025× stock

Premium

+20.0%

Days to close

167d

Dec 31, 2026

Term fee

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Offer$8.20
Gross spread
Spread %
Annualized167d to close
ConsiderationMixed
DetailCAD 8.20 in cash and 0.40247 ordinary shares of Shell for each ARC share (approximately 25% cash and 75% shares)
Cash / share$8.20
Exchange ratio0.4025× acquirer
Shares outstanding566,000,000
AnnouncedApr 28, 2026
Days outstanding80d
Expected closeDec 31, 2026
Termination fee
Reverse term fee
Go-shop period
Fiduciary out
Financing conditionNo — fully committed
Debt commitment
Insider lock-up

Timelineannounced → close
  1. Announced

    Apr 28, 2026

  2. Preliminary Proxy

  3. Definitive Proxy

  4. Record date

  5. Shareholder vote

  6. Expected close

    Dec 31, 2026

    in 167d


Vote Mechanicsrecord / mailing / vote
Vote required
Vote date
Record date
Mailing date
Record → vote
Threshold
Min approvalparsed
Shares outstanding566,000,000
Insider lock-up

Regulatory & ConditionsHSR / EU / CFIUS / MAC

Regulatory approvals

ARC Shareholders: pendingCourt (Canada): pending

Closing conditions

  • ARC shareholder approval
  • Court approval
  • Regulatory approvals

Closing Conditionsapprovals · vote · financing · lockups
1 done · 0 pending · 1 total
  • Financing· No financing condition

Interloper Riskcompeting bids, activist filers

No competing-bidder, activist, or dissident-proxy signals in the database for this target.


Advisors

Acquirer side· Shell plc

Target side· ARC Resources Ltd


Counterparty Historyprior deals in DB
FirmRoleSideDeals in DB
Goldman Sachs InternationalFinancialAcquirer1View deals →
RBC Capital MarketsFinancialTarget1View deals →

Filing Timelineevery filing on this issuer
  1. Apr 28, 2026this filing

    Shell to acquire ARC Resources for US$13.6B in cash and stock


Sources

Shell plc has agreed to acquire Canadian energy company ARC Resources Ltd in an all-cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately US$13.6 billion in equity value (US$16.4 billion enterprise value). ARC shareholders will receive CAD 8.20 in cash and 0.40247 Shell ordinary shares per ARC share, representing a 20% premium to ARC's 30-day VWAP. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to ARC shareholder, court and regulatory approvals, and is expected to generate double-digit returns while adding 370 kboe/d of production across liquids and gas.

Item id: f192946d-65c4-4a8d-8f30-affc8886b6f3 · ingested Apr 28, 2026