SoftVest Locks In Support for $2.2B PBT-US Land Guild Merger with Voting and $71M Backstop

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SoftVest, PBT's largest activist holder, committed to vote its 13.3% stake for the $2.2B US Land Guild merger and backstop a $71M rights offering, significantly de-risking the deal's completion.

check_boxKey Events · M&A and Partnerships · PBT

• Voting Agreement Secured

  SoftVest, owning 13.3% of PBT units, agreed to vote all its shares in favor of the $2.2 billion combination with US Land Guild and against any competing proposals, removing a major obstacle to unitholder approval.

• $71M Rights Offering Backstopped

  SoftVest and Horizon Kinetics jointly committed to purchase up to $71.16 million of unsubscribed shares in a rights offering, ensuring the combined entity receives the full $120 million in gross proceeds needed for the deal.

• Post-Merger Ownership Detailed

  Upon closing, existing PBT unitholders will own approximately 59.3% of New PBT, while Blackbeard Security and Greybeard Energy will own approximately 40.7%, with New PBT becoming the managing member of the operating company.

• Deal Structure Clarified

  The combination will convert PBT's net profits interest into a cost-free royalty and add approximately 68,000 acres of surface estate and a 15% effective royalty interest from Blackbeard's assets.

auto_awesomeAnalysis · PBT · Energy & Transportation

Activist investor SoftVest, holding 13.3% of PBT, has entered into binding agreements to vote its entire stake in favor of the proposed $2.2 billion combination with US Land Guild and to backstop up to $71.16 million of a concurrent rights offering. This removes two key risks: a potential blocking vote by a major holder and a funding shortfall. The deal, which will convert PBT into a cost-free royalty and add 68,000 surface acres, is now structurally de-risked, though still subject to unitholder and regulatory approvals.