Q: The ERF news release on Feb 21 included this note "It is anticipated that the quarterly dividend payments made by Enerplus until closing of the transaction will be equalized to those made by Chord, after giving effect to the exchange ratio, through an additional Enerplus dividend declared shortly prior to the closing." Chord's dividend payment on Mar 19th was $3.25US and the next payment on June 5th will be $2.94US. Using the share exchange ratio in the deal of .10125, should I be expecting a special dividend from ERF of about $0.50US ? ((3.25+2.94)*.10125-.065-.065)
5i Research Answer:
Yes; though the amount may not be exactly as noted if currencies move significantly. But the CHRD dividend is significantly higher than ERF (6.47% vs 1.3%) so there should certainly be a 'make up' dividend before closing.