Sitio Royalties up after Viper Energy to acquire co in $4.1 billion deal

Sitio Royalties

03/06/2025 15:11

Updates

** Shares of Sitio Royalties STR.N rise nearly 11% to $19.20 in morning trade

** Oil and gas company Diamondback Energy's FANG.O unit Viper Energy VNOM.O to acquire Sitio Royalties in an all-stock deal valued at about $4.1 billion, including debt

** The deal includes STR's net debt of $1.1 billion as of March 31

** Deal will add about 25,300 net royalty acres in the Permian Basin to VNOM's portfolio, plus an additional ~9,000 net royalty acres in other major basins

 ** VNOM and STR expect more than $50 million in cost synergies annually

** Transaction is expected to close in 3Q25

** Up till last close, STR up 0.5% YTD

(Reporting by Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)

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