SOC 8-K
Sable Offshore Corp. (SOC)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On October 3, 2024, Sable Offshore Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the redemption of all of its outstanding public warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, that were issued under the Warrant Agreement, dated February 24, 2021, by and between the Company and Equiniti Trust Company, LLC (f/k/a American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC), as warrant agent, as part of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
A copy of the Notice of Redemption delivered by the Company is filed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Neither this Current Report on Form 8-K, the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 nor the Notice of Redemption attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 constitutes an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Company’s securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
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| 99.1 | Press release, dated October 3, 2024 | |
| 99.2 | Notice of Redemption, dated October 3, 2024 | |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Sable Offshore Corp. | ||||||
| Date: October 3, 2024 | By: | /s/ Gregory D. Patrinely | ||||
| Name: | Gregory D. Patrinely | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
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Exhibit 99.1
Sable Offshore Corp. Announces Redemption of Public Warrants
HOUSTON, OCTOBER 3, 2024 — (BUSINESS WIRE)—Sable Offshore Corp. (NYSE: SOC, “Sable”, or the “Company”) today announced that the Company will redeem all of its outstanding warrants (the “Public Warrants”) to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), that were issued under the Warrant Agreement, dated February 24, 2021 (the “Warrant Agreement”), by and between the Company and Equiniti Trust Company, LLC (f/k/a American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC), as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”), as part of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) and that remain outstanding at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on November 4, 2024 (the “Redemption Date”) for a redemption price of $0.01 per Public Warrant. Warrants to purchase Common Stock that were issued under the Warrant Agreement in a private placement simultaneously with the IPO and that are still held by the initial holders thereof or their permitted transferees are not subject to this redemption.
Under the terms of the Warrant Agreement, the Company is entitled to redeem all of the outstanding Public Warrants if the last sales price of the Common Stock is at least $18.00 per share on each of twenty trading days within any thirty-day trading period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which a notice of redemption is given. At the direction of the Company, the Warrant Agent will deliver a notice of redemption to each of the registered holders of the outstanding Public Warrants.
At 5:00 p.m. New York City time on October 31, 2024, the Public Warrants will cease trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Public Warrants may be exercised by the holders thereof until 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date to purchase fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock underlying such warrants, at the exercise price of $11.50 per share. Any Public Warrants that remain unexercised at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date will be void and no longer exercisable, and the holders of those Public Warrants will be entitled to receive only the redemption price of $0.01 per warrant.
None of the Company, its board of directors or employees, including management, has made or is making any representation or recommendation to any holder of the Public Warrants as to whether to exercise or refrain from exercising any Public Warrants.
The shares of Common Stock underlying the Public Warrants have been registered by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are covered by a registration statement filed on Form S-1 with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission (Registration No. 333-277072). The SEC maintains an Internet website that contains a copy of this prospectus. The address of that site is www.sec.gov. Alternatively, you can obtain a copy of the prospectus from our website at https://www.sableoffshore.com.
Questions concerning redemption and exercise of the Public Warrants can be directed to Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, Operations Center, Attn: Reorganization Department, 55 Challenger Road, Suite 200, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey 07660, telephone number (718) 921-8317.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any offer of any of the Company’s securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
About Sable
Sable Offshore Corp. is an independent oil and gas company, headquartered in Houston, Texas, focused on responsibly developing the Santa Ynez Unit in federal waters offshore California. The Sable team has extensive experience safely operating in California.
Forward Looking Statements
The information in this press release include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words “could,” “should,” “will,” “ may,” “ believe,” “ anticipate,” “ intend,” “ estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “continue,” “plan,” forecast,” “predict,” “potential,” “future,” “outlook,” and “target,” the negative of such terms and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements will contain such identifying words. These statements are based on the current beliefs and expectations of Sable’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause Sable’s actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements include: the ability to recommence production of the Santa Ynez Unit assets and the cost and time required therefor; global economic conditions and inflation; increased operating costs; lack of availability of drilling and production equipment, supplies, services and qualified personnel; geographical concentration of operations; environmental and weather risks; regulatory changes and uncertainties; litigation, complaints and/or adverse publicity; privacy and data protection laws, privacy or data breaches, or loss of data; our ability to comply with laws and regulations applicable to our business; and other one-time events and other factors that can be found in Sable’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Current Report on Form 8-K, which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov). Except as required by applicable law, Sable undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this press release.
Disclaimers
Non-Producing Assets
The Santa Ynez Unit assets have not produced commercial quantities of hydrocarbons since such assets were shut in during May of 2015 when the only pipeline transporting hydrocarbons produced from such assets to market ceased operations. There can be no assurance that the necessary permits will be obtained that would allow the pipeline to recommence transportation and allow the assets to recommence production. If production is not recommenced by January 1, 2026, the terms of the asset acquisition with ExxonMobil Corporation would potentially result in the assets being reverted to ExxonMobil Corporation without any compensation to Sable therefor.
Investor Contact:
Harrison Breaud
Director, Finance & Investor Relations
713-579-8111
Exhibit 99.2
October 3, 2024
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION OF CERTAIN WARRANTS (CUSIP 78574H112)
Dear Public Warrant Holder,
Sable Offshore Corp. (the “Company”) hereby gives notice that it is redeeming, at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on November 4, 2024 (the “Redemption Date”), all of the Company’s outstanding warrants (the “Public Warrants”) to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), that were issued under the Warrant Agreement, dated February 24, 2021 (the “Warrant Agreement”), by and between the Company and Equiniti Trust Company, LLC (f/k/a American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC), as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”), as part of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) for a redemption price of $0.01 per Public Warrant (the “Redemption Price”). Each Public Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock for a purchase price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustments. Any Public Warrants (including Public Warrants that are included in outstanding units) that remain unexercised at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date will be void and no longer exercisable and their holders will have no rights with respect to those Public Warrants, except to receive the Redemption Price or as otherwise described in this notice for holders who hold their Public Warrants in “street name.” Warrants to purchase Common Stock that were issued under the Warrant Agreement in a private placement simultaneously with the IPO and still held by the initial holders thereof or their permitted transferees are not subject to this notice of redemption.
The Public Warrants and the Common Stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbols “SOC.WS” and “SOC,” respectively. On September 30, 2024, the closing price of the Public Warrants was $12.10 and the closing price of the Common Stock was $23.63. At 5:00 p.m. New York City time on October 31, 2024, the Public Warrants will cease trading on the NYSE.
TERMS OF REDEMPTION; CESSATION OF RIGHTS
The rights of the Public Warrant holders to exercise their Public Warrants will terminate immediately prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date. At 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date and thereafter, holders of unexercised Public Warrants will have no rights with respect to those warrants, except to receive the Redemption Price or as otherwise described in this notice for holders who hold their Public Warrants in “street name.” We encourage you to consult with your broker, financial advisor and/or tax advisor to consider whether or not to exercise your Public Warrants.
The Company is exercising this right to redeem the Public Warrants pursuant to Section 6 of the Warrant Agreement. Pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Warrant Agreement, the Company has the right to redeem all of the outstanding Public Warrants if the last sales price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share on each of 20 trading days within any 30-day trading period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which a notice of redemption is given. The last sales price of the Common Stock has been at least $18.00 per share on each of 20 trading days within the 30-day trading period ending on September 30, 2024 (which is the third trading day prior to the date of this redemption notice).
EXERCISE PROCEDURE
Public Warrant holders have until 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date to exercise their Public Warrants to purchase Common Stock. Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock at a cash price of $11.50 per Public Warrant exercised (the “Exercise Price”).
Payment of the Exercise Price may be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds. Wire instructions will be provided to the Depository Trust Company and will otherwise be provided upon request.
Those who hold their Public Warrants in “street name” should immediately contact their broker to determine their broker’s procedure for exercising their Public Warrants.
Persons who are holders of record of their Public Warrants may exercise their Public Warrants by sending (1) the warrant certificate representing the Public Warrants being exercised (a “Warrant Certificate”), (2) a fully and properly completed “Election to Purchase” (a form of which is attached hereto as Annex A), duly executed and indicating, among of things, the number of Public Warrants being exercised, and (3) payment in full of the Exercise Price via wire transfer or other method of payment permitted by the Warrant Agreement to the Warrant Agent at:
Equiniti Trust Company, LLC
Operations Center, Attn: Reorganization Department
55 Challenger Road, Suite 200
Ridgefield Park, New Jersey 07660
Telephone: (718) 921-8317
The method of delivery of the Public Warrants is at the option and risk of the holder, but if mail is used, registered mail properly insured is suggested.
The Warrant Certificate, the fully and properly completed Election to Purchase and payment in full of the Exercise Price must be received by Equiniti Trust Company, LLC prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date. Subject to the following paragraph, any failure to deliver the Warrant Certificate, a fully and properly completed Election to Purchase or the payment in full of the Exercise Price before such time will result in such holder’s Public Warrants being redeemed and not exercised.
WARRANTS HELD IN STREET NAME
For holders of Public Warrants who hold their warrants in “street name,” broker-dealers shall have two business days from the Redemption Date, or 5:00 p.m. New York City time on October 31, 2024, to deliver the Public Warrants to the Warrant Agent provided that payment in full of the Exercise Price and a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is received by the Warrant Agent prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date. Any such Public Warrant received without the Election to Purchase or the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery having been duly executed and fully and properly completed or without the payment in full of the Exercise Price will be deemed to have been delivered for redemption (at $0.01 per Public Warrant), and not for exercise.
PROSPECTUS
A prospectus covering the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Public Warrants is included in a registration statement (Registration No. 333- 277072) initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 14, 2024 and declared effective by the SEC on May 10, 2024. The SEC maintains an Internet website that contains a copy of this prospectus. The address of that site is www.sec.gov. Alternatively, you can obtain a copy of the prospectus from our website at https://www.sableoffshore.com.
REDEMPTION PROCEDURE
Payment of the Redemption Price will be made by the Company upon presentation and surrender of a Public Warrant for payment after 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date. Those who hold their shares in “street name” should contact their broker to determine their broker’s procedure for redeeming their Public Warrants.
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Any questions you may have about redemption and exercising your Public Warrants may be directed to the Warrant Agent at its address and telephone number set forth above.
| Sincerely, |
| Sable Offshore Corp. |
| /s/ Gregory D. Patrinely |
| Name: Gregory D. Patrinely |
| Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Annex A
SABLE OFFSHORE CORP.
ELECTION TO PURCHASE
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, to receive _____________ shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), of Sable Offshore Corp. (the “Company”) and herewith tenders payment for such shares of Common Stock to the order of the Company in the amount of $____________ in accordance with the terms hereof. The undersigned requests that a certificate for such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of __________________________, whose address is ________________________________________ and that such shares of Common Stock be delivered to __________________________ whose address is ________________________________________. If said number of shares of Common Stock is less than all of the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of __________________________, whose address is ________________________________________and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered to ________________________, whose address is ________________________________________.
The warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock have been called for redemption by the Company pursuant to Section 6 of the Warrant Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2021 (the “Warrant Agreement”), by and among the Company and Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, as warrant agent. Pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement, each whole Warrant is exercisable for one fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock.
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