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Devon Energy to Acquire Grayson Mill
July 8, 2024 | NYSE: DVN | devonenergy.com |
Transaction Advances Our Strategic Plan
IMMEDIATELY ACCRETIVE TO KEY FINANCIAL METRICS
Drives improvement to key measures: EPS, CFPS, FCF per share & NAV
ENHANCES SCALE & SCOPE OF OPERATIONS
Positioned as a leading U.S. oil producer with ~375,000 barrels per day(1)
TRANSFORMS WILLISTON BASIN BUSINESS
Triples in-basin production & adds significant inventory depth
MIDSTREAM OWNERSHIP IMPROVES MARGINS
Extensive midstream infrastructure delivers peer-leading margins
INCREASES CASH RETURNS TO SHAREHOLDERS
Board expands buyback authorization by 67% to $5 billion
WILLISTON | |
BASIN | |
POWDER RIVER | |
WILLISTON | BASIN |
ACQUISITION |
- Purchase Price: $5 billion
- Funding: 65% cash & 35% stock
Targeted Closing: End of Q3 2024 | ANADARKO | |
DELAWARE | BASIN | |
BASIN | ||
EAGLE | ||
DEVON ASSETS | FORD | |
GRAYSON MILL ASSETS |
- Pro forma production is a combination of Devon's 2024 guidance and Grayson Mill's 2025e volumes of ~100 MBOED (~55% oil).
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Enhances Scale & Scope of Operations
TOP U.S. ONSHORE PURE-PLAY PRODUCERS
1,000
750
500
250
0
PRO FORMA TOTAL PRODUCTION (MBOED)(1)
Oil | NGL |
55% | 25% |
~100 MBOED
Gas 20%
Total Production (MBOED)
Oil Production (MBOD)
TOP ONSHORE PRODUCERS
(1) Sourced from FactSet & Devon. Pro forma production is a combination of Devon's 2024 guidance and Grayson Mill's 2025e volumes of ~100 MBOED (~55% oil). Represents upstream peers with >10% oil mix.
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History of Growing Oil Production
TOTAL OIL PRODUCTION (MBOD)
~375 | |
Legacy Devon | |
Grayson Mill | |
155 | ~2.5x |
OIL GROWTH | |
SINCE 2020 |
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024e | Pro Forma (1) |
(1) Pro forma production is a combination of Devon's 2024 guidance and Grayson Mill's 2025e volumes of ~100 MBOED (~55% oil).
ACCRETIVE ACQUISITION
IN WILLISTON BASIN
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Transforms Williston Basin Business
- Creates a leading 430,000 net acre position in the Williston Basin
- Triples Devon's in-basin production to ~150,000 BOED
- Project returns immediately compete for capital within Devon's diversified portfolio
KEY ASSET-LEVEL METRICS | Pro Forma | ||||
Williston Basin Acreage | 123,000 | 307,000 | 430,000 | DakotaNorth | |
Williston Production (BOED) | ~50,000 | ~100,000 | ~150,000 | Montana | |
Williston Oil Mix (% of production) | 62% | 55% | 57% | ||
Pro forma production is a combination of Devon's estimated Williston volumes in 2H 2024 and Grayson Mill's 2025e volumes of ~100 MBOED (~55% oil).
Williams | Devon | ||
Grayson Mill | |||
Mountrail
McKenzie
NORTH | |
DAKOTA | Dunn |
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Expands Williston Basin Inventory Depth
IRR (%)
125%
100%
75%
50%
25%
COMBINED WILLISTON BASIN INVENTORY
(ASSUMES $80 WTI)
DAKOTA | TO 10YEARS | |
UP | (1) | |
NORTH | ||
OF INVENTORY | ||
Devon
Grayson Mill (2)
100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 600 | 700 | 800 | 900 | 1,000 |
GROSS OPERATED LOCATIONS
Note: Wells projected to exceed 125% IRR are reflected at 125%.
(1) At pace of pro forma Williston Basin activity. (2) Grayson Mill inventory includes 500 drilling locations and 300 high-quality refrac candidates (~81% 8/8ths NRI).
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Best-In-Class Well Performance in Williston
TOP-TIER HISTORICAL WELL PERFORMANCE
12-MONTH CUME. OIL PRODUCTIVITY (MBO PER 1,000')
EXCELLENT RESULTS IN 2024
% OF TOP 50 WILLISTON WELLS YTD (MBO PER 1,000')
25
20
15
10
5
35%
MORE PRODUCTIVE
4-YEAR PEER AVERAGE
PEER AVERAGE
28%
14 WELLS
20%
10 WELLS
TOP WILLISTON PRODUCERS
Note: Data sourced from Enverus Prism dated 7/5/2024. Williston Basin oil wells online since 7/1/2020 with 12-month oil production available. Includes operators with a minimum of 15 wells.
Note: Data sourced from Enverus Prism dated 7/5/2024. Top 50 performing Williston Basin oil wells online since 12/31/2023.
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Midstream Ownership Delivers Peer-Leading Margins
$40
$35
$30
$25
$20
MIDSTREAM CREATES MARGIN UPLIFT
2023 WILLISTON PER UNIT FIELD-LEVEL MARGINS VS. BASIN PEERS
GME | GME | ||||
Total | Upstream |
MIDSTREAM BUSINESS: >$125 MILLION OF EBITDAX ANNUALLY
Montana | North Dakota | |
Grayson Mill
Williams
Mountrail
McKenzie
Dunn | |
NORTH | MARKETING OPTIONALITY |
DAKOTA | ACCESS TO DAPL, NDPL, PLAINS, & OTHERS |
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Immediately Accretive to Key Financial Metrics
Immediately accretive to our shareholders
Pro forma year-one benefits (Assumes $80 WTI)
$ | ATTRACTIVE | <4.0X | |||||
PURCHASE PRICE | EBITDAX | ||||||
CASH FLOW | ~10% | ||||||
GROWTH | PER SHARE | ||||||
FREE CASH FLOW | ~15% | ||||||
GENERATION | IMPROVEMENT |
ACCRETIVE TO SHARE BUYBACK
CAPABILITIES & DIVIDEND PAYOUT
Transaction bolsters free cash flow capabilities
Pro forma free cash flow yield sensitivities
Legacy Devon | 14% | ||
Grayson Accretion | |||
12% | FREE CASH FLOW | ||
YIELD | |||
9% | FREE CASH FLOW | ||
YIELD | |||
FREE CASH FLOW | |||
YIELD |
$70 WTI | $80 WTI | $90 WTI |
Note: Free cash flow is a combination of Devon's 2024 guidance and Grayson Mill's 2025e free cash flow. Free cash flow yield represents operating cash flow less capital requirements divided by market capitalization.
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Transaction Increases Cash Returns to Shareholders
DISCIPLINED SHARE REPURCHASES
Increasing buyback authorization by 67% to $5 billion
- Repurchased $2.5 billion of shares to date (as of 3/31/24)
TARGET PAYOUT
(% OF FREE CASH FLOW)
ATTRACTIVE DIVIDEND YIELD
- Dividend designed to deliver advantaged yield vs. S&P 500
- Flexible variable dividend evaluated quarterly
BALANCE SHEET IMPROVEMENT
Initiating a $2.5 billion debt reduction program
- Targeting <1.0x net debt-to-EBITDAX
ACCRETIVE RESOURCE CAPTURE
- Evaluate opportunities to add high-quality resource to portfolio
- Must advance financial strategy & deliver per-share growth
BALANCE SHEET
30%
70%
CASH
RETURNS
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