Updates on Cenovus Energy, Newmont Mining and TD Bank

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CENOVUS ENERGY $13.32 (Toronto symbol CVE; Shares outstanding: 833.2 million; Market cap: $11.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 1.5%; www.cenovus.com) recently agreed to acquire full control of its main oil sands properties in Alberta. In all, it will pay $17.7 billion, consisting of $14.1 billion in cash plus 208 million Cenovus common shares. That price is 59% higher than the company’s market cap of $11.1 billion. Cenovus has secured 75% of the financing for this deal. That includes selling 187.5 million common shares at $16.00 a share for gross proceeds of $3.0 billion. The company has also sold $3.9 billion in new notes and arranged $4.6 billion in other loans. After it completes the purchase in the next few weeks, Cenovus will hold cash of $1 billion and have unused credit lines of $3 billion. Based on the extra production and an oil price of $50.00 U.S. (West Texas Intermediate), the company expects to generate $500 million in free cash flow (cash…