13th Sep 2005 13:50
Total S.A.13 September 2005 Total acquires approximately 78% of Deer Creek Paris - September 13th, 2005 - Total E&P Canada Ltd., a wholly-ownedsubsidiary of Total, announces that it has acquired approximately 78% of theissued and outstanding common shares of Deer Creek Energy Ltd. pursuantto its offer and take-over bid circular dated August 5, 2005 as varied by itsnotice of variation and extension dated September 2, 2005. This offer toacquire the Common Shares at a price of 31 Canadian dollars per CommonShare expired at 1:00 a.m. on September 13, 2005. Total is extending its offer to 5:00 pm (Calgary time) on September 26, 2005to allow additional time for the Deer Creek shareholders who have notdeposited their Common Shares to tender their shares to the offer. Theintention of Total is to acquire all of the remaining Common Shares notdeposited under the offer and to delist the Common Shares from the TorontoStock Exchange. ********* Total is the fourth largest oil and gas company in the world with operations inmore than 130 countries. Total's activities cover the whole energy chain of thepetroleum industry: exploration, oil and gas production, refining and marketing,trading and power generation. The Group is also a major player in chemicals.Total has more than 111,000 employees worldwide. More information can be foundon the company's website: www.total.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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