Gold Reserve Chosen As Final Bidder for CITGO at US$7.382B
7/03 12:37 PM
Gold Reserve Chosen As Final Bidder for CITGO at US$7.382B Dawn Gallagher DTN Energy Reporter OAKHURST, N.J. (DTN) --- Gold Reserve Ltd. announced today that its U.S. acquisition subsidiary, Dalinar Energy Corporation, is the final recommended bidder for the purchase of shares of PDV Holding, Inc., the indirect parent company of CITGO Petroleum Corp. The bid's stated net purchase price is US$7.382 billion. Dalinar's bid is supported by a consortium that includes judgment creditors Rusoro Mining Ltd., Koch Minerals Sarl and Koch Nitrogen International Sarl, and Siemens Energy, Inc. The selection of the U.S.-based Dalinar was made public today in the Notice of Final Recommendation filed by the Special Master appointed by the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, which is overseeing the sale prices. The Delaware Court is scheduled to hold a Sale Hearing on Aug. 18, 2025. "We are thankful for all of the efforts of the Special Master and his advisors to reach today's final US$7.382 billion bid recommendation. We believe the recommendation acknowledges the strength of Dalinar's bid," said Paul Rivett, Gold Reserve's executive vice chairman. "Our bid satisfies creditors further down the waterfall than was ever contemplated by any prior bid since the inception of the Delaware sale process. Gold Reserve is thankful to our consortium partners, financial counterparties, and other stakeholders who steadfastly supported us through the years and made today's bid recommendation possible. Above all, we are very grateful to the team members that worked tirelessly to achieve this outcome, and to Gold Reserve's supportive shareholders who kept the faith and believed in us through tough times, some for many thankless decades. We look forward to the Court's decision in August and getting closer to finally closing this chapter in Gold Reserve's long history." At closing, Gold Reserve will own approximately 44% of Dalinar's common equity, representing 85% of the voting shares. In addition, Gold Reserve will hold at least $150 million of $1.5 billion of preferred equity securities in Dalinar or one of its subsidiaries. The Dalinar bid includes a combination of equity and debt financing. A consortium of lenders, led by J.P. Morgan and TD Bank and including Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, have provided commitments for the full amount of the anticipated debt financing. (c) Copyright 2025 DTN, LLC. All rights reserved.