SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 1, 1994
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Utah
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-6075 13-2626465
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
Eighth & Eaton Avenues, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including
area code: (215) 861-3200
Item 5. Other Events
Exhibit
99 Excerpts from a press release, dated March 1, 1994,
containing information relating to the acquisition of
Amax Oil & Gas, Inc. by Union Pacific Resources Company.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION
/s/Carl W. von Bernuth
Carl W. von Bernuth
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
March 9, 1994
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
99 Excerpts from a press release dated March 1, 1994,
containing information relating to the acquisition of
Amax Oil & Gas, Inc. by Union Pacific Resources Company.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES TO ACQUIRE AMAX OIL AND GAS
Bethlehem, Pa., March 1, 1994 -- Union Pacific Corporation announced today
that its oil and gas subsidiary, Union Pacific Resources Company (UPRC), has
signed an agreement to acquire AMAX Oil & Gas for a net purchase price of
approximately $725 million. With the bulk of the acquisition property in
Texas, UPRC plans to develop another core area in a state where it is a major
operator. The transaction is expected to close in about 30 days.
The Company will purchase all of the shares of AMAX for approximately
$819 million in cash. Immediately upon closing, UPRC will sell AMAX's
Northern Division, which includes properties and facilities in Oklahoma, the
Texas Panhandle, New Mexico and Colorado, to Universal Resources Corporation
for $94.5 million. Universal is a subsidiary of Questar Corporation of Salt
Lake City.
AMAX Oil & Gas is a subsidiary of Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, the
company formed by the recent merger of Cyprus Minerals Company and AMAX Inc.
All of Cyprus Amax's oil and gas assets are being sold in the transaction.
The properties to be retained by UPRC are predominately long-lived
natural gas producing, gathering and processing assets in Texas and Louisiana.
They include interests in 14 major fields and encompass over 600,000 acres and
approximately 2,000 producing wells.
The assets also include interests in over 550 miles of gathering lines
and three gas processing plants, which constitute a significant portion of the
value. UPRC will hold a majority working interest in and operate essentially
all of the acquired properties.
The majority of the properties are located in the Ozona area, in
Crockett County, Texas, about 150 miles south of Midland. The primary
producing formation in the Ozona field is the Canyon Sand, which lies at a
depth of about 7,000 feet. Canyon Sand wells typically have long lives, with
economic production for up to 50 years. UPRC will operate producing,
gathering and processing assets in Crockett County as a new core area. The
balance of the properties will be managed by existing UPRC profit centers.
The Company expects to book proved lease reserves of approximately 550
BCFE initially following the acquisition. Based on a preliminary allocation
of the purchase price, UPRC paid approximately $.77 per MCFE for proved lease
reserves. Through an extensive development program in the Ozona and other
areas, UPRC intends to prove up significant probable and possible reserves in
these largely underdeveloped properties. UPRC intends to begin its development
efforts in mid-1994 with a multi-rig drilling program in the Ozona field.