** Shares of Canadian oil producer Crescent Point Energy
CPG.TO down 8.4% at C$10.02
** Co announced cash-and-stock deal worth C$2.55 bln to
acquire Hammerhead Energy HHRS.TO on Monday, potentially
creating Canada's seventh biggest energy producer
** Hammerhead shareholders would receive C$21.00 per fully
diluted common share of Hammerhead, through a combination of
approximately C$1.5 billion in cash and 53.2 million common
shares of Crescent Point
** Hammerhead shares up 3.65% to C$20.73
** Including session's losses, CPG stock has risen 4.88% YTD
(Reporting by Kabir Dweit)
((Kabir.Dweit@thomsonreuters.com))