Press release | May 19 2016 FMC Technologies and Technip to Combine FMC Technologies and Technip to Combine: Driving Change by Redefining the Production and Transformation of Oil and Gas
Strategic Highlights
-- Creates a leader in Subsea, Surface and Onshore/Offshore, driven by technology and innovation
-- Builds a comprehensive and flexible offering across each market from concept to project delivery and beyond
-- Accelerates growth: broader portfolio of solutions will increase innovation, improve execution, reduce costs and enhance customer success
-- The combined company will be called TechnipFMC. It brings together two complementary market leaders and their talented employees, building on the proven success of their existing alliance, enabling rapid integration.
Financial Highlights
-- Combined 2015 revenue of $20 billion and EBITDA (1i) of $2.4 billion; $20 billion backlog on March 31, 2016
-- All-stock transaction: Technip shareholders to receive 2.0 shares of the combined company for each share of Technip; FMC Technologies shareholders to receive 1.0 share of the combined company for each share of FMC Technologies; TechnipFMC to be listed on the New York and Paris stock exchanges
-- Expected to deliver at least $400 million in annual pretax cost synergies in 2019
-- Significantly accretive to both companies earnings per share
-- One of the strongest balance sheets in the industry
PARIS and HOUSTON, May 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Technip (Euronext: TEC) and FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI) today announce that the companies will combine to create a global leader that will drive change by redefining the production and transformation of oil and gas. The combined company, which will be called TechnipFMC, would have an equity value of $13 billion based on pre-announcement share prices.
The companies have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and expect to execute a definitive business combination agreement to combine the companies in an all-stock merger transaction. Under the terms of the MOU, Technip shareholders will receive two shares of the new company for each share of Technip, and FMC Technologies shareholders will receive one share of the new company for each share of FMC Technologies. Each companys shareholders will own close to 50 percent of the combined company.
The transaction brings together two market leaders and their talented employees, building on the proven success of their existing alliance and joint venture, Forsys Subsea, uniting innovative technologies, common cultures and values, enabling rapid integration. The combined company will offer a new generation of comprehensive solutions in Subsea, Surface and Onshore/Offshore to reduce the cost of producing and transforming hydrocarbons. TechnipFMCs flexible commercial model will provide both integrated and discrete solutions to customers across the value chain. With more than 49,000 employees operating in over 45 countries, TechnipFMC generated 2015 combined revenue of approximately $20 billion and combined 2015 EBITDA of approximately $2.4 billion. As of March 31, 2016, the two companies together had consolidated backlog of approximately $20 billion.
John Gremp, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FMC Technologies, said, This is a compelling combination that will create significant additional value for clients and all shareholders, by expanding the success that FMC Technologies and Technip have achieved through our alliance and joint venture, to capitalize on new opportunities and drive accelerated growth.
Thierry Pilenko, Technip Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, who will serve as Executive Chairman of TechnipFMC, stated, Technip and FMC Technologies both have long track records of innovation and commitment to helping their clients meet the challenges of the oil and gas industry. A year ago, we were at the forefront of recognizing the importance of a broader view of our clients challenges and seized the opportunity that working together in our alliance could bring. Today we want to take this strategy further and across the full footprint of the two companies. We have complementary skills, technologies and capabilities which our customers can access on an integrated basis or separately as they prefer. Together, TechnipFMC can add more value across Subsea, Surface and Onshore/Offshore, enabling us to accelerate our growth. I am confident that we can quickly demonstrate the power of TechnipFMC to our clients, our people and our shareholders.
Doug Pferdehirt, President and Chief Operating Officer of FMC Technologies, who will serve as the CEO of TechnipFMC, added, Our alliance has shown that as customers evaluate solutions, they are involving us in the process earlier and to a greater degree than ever before. The more they seek our recommendations and new products, the more we differentiate ourselves from the competition. This transaction will allow us to deliver even greater benefits to our customers through a broadened portfolio that provides a unique set of integrated technologies and competencies that are underpinned by a history of developing rich partnerships and creating customer success. We look forward to rapidly bringing together the outstanding employees and cultures of both companies, as well as the complementary capabilities of our organizations, to position the combined company at the forefront of a new generation of solutions for the oil and gas industry.
Strategic Benefits of the Combination
Creates a leader in Subsea, Surface and Onshore/Offshore, driven by technology and innovation: The new company will combine Technipsinnovative systems and solutions, state of the art assets, engineering strengths and project management capabilities with FMC Technologiesleading technology, manufacturing and service capabilities. Together, TechnipFMC will engage with customers earl
