** Shares of natural gas and oil company PHX Minerals
PHX.N rise ~6% to $3.72 after the bell
** Natural gas mineral company WhiteHawk Energy reiterated
its proposal to acquire PHX in an all-cash transaction of
$4/shr, in a letter to shareholders
** PHX had rejected Whitehawk's previous stock-for-stock
offer in August 2023, after which Whitehawk proposed the $4/shr
deal multiple times privately
** The proposal is at a premium of ~14% on Monday's close
** WhiteHawk says it owns 946,506 common shares, or ~2.5% of
PHX
** Up to Monday's close, stock has risen 9% YTD
(Reporting by Neil J Kanatt in Bengaluru)
((Neil.JKanatt@thomsonreuters.com))