SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: December 4, 2001
(Date of earliest event reported: December 4, 2001)
BURLINGTON RESOURCES INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-9971 91-1413284
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(State or other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
5051 Westheimer, Houston, Texas 77056-2124
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 713-624-9500
Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On December 4, 2001, Burlington Resources Inc. ("Burlington") announced the
acceptance of its CDN $53.00 per share cash tender offer to acquire all of the
common shares of Canadian Hunter Exploration Ltd. ("Canadian Hunter") (TSE:
HTR), an independent oil and gas company located in Canada, by Canadian Hunter's
shareholders. Burlington intends to acquire the remaining common shares of
Canadian Hunter by compulsory acquisition for CDN $53.00 per share in cash.
Burlington also announced that it has received all the necessary regulatory
approvals concerning the acquisition of Canadian Hunter. Burlington is expected
to pay approximately U.S. $2.1 billion in cash (CDN $3.3 billion) for the
acquisition of all of the common shares of Canadian Hunter. Burlington intends
to use funds raised in a recently consummated private placement of debt
securities, funds raised from its commercial paper program and cash on hand to
finance the purchase price.
A copy of the press release issued by Burlington and Canadian Hunter
announcing the completion of the acquisition is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
We incorporate by reference a copy of the Pre-Acquisition Agreement between
Burlington and Canadian Hunter attached as Exhibit 99.2 to our Current Report on
Form 8-K, dated October 9, 2001.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of the Acquired Business. Any required audited
financial statements of Canadian Hunter will be provided not later
than 60 days after the date that this Current Report on Form 8-K was
required to be filed.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information. Any required unaudited pro forma
financial information relating to Burlington's acquisition of Canadian
Hunter will be provided not later than 60 days after the date that
this Current Report on Form 8-K was required to be filed.
(c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith:
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release dated December 4, 2001
99.2 Pre-Acquisition Agreement between Burlington and Canadian Hunter dated
as of October 8, 2001, attached as Exhibit 99.2 to our Current Report
on Form 8-K dated October 9, 2001, is hereby incorporated by
reference.
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.
BURLINGTON RESOURCES INC.
Date: December 4, 2001 By: /s/ Frederick J. Plaeger, II
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Name: Frederick J. Plaeger, II
Title: Vice President, General
Counsel and Assistant
Secretary
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release dated December 4, 2001
99.2 Pre-Acquisition Agreement between Burlington and Canadian Hunter dated
as of October 8, 2001, attached as Exhibit 99.2 to our Current Report
on Form 8-K dated October 9, 2001, is hereby incorporated by
reference.