Parkland accepts takeover offer

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PARKLAND CORP. $40 is a hold. The company (Toronto symbol PKI; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 174.4 million; Market cap: $7.0 billion; Dividend yield: 3.6%; Takeover Target Rating: Highest; www.parkland.ca) is a Calgary-based marketer, distributor, and refiner of fuel and petroleum products in Canada, the U.S. and internationally. In Canada, it supplies fuel to roughly 2,000 retail gas stations. Under pressure from its largest shareholder, Simpson Oil Ltd., which owns roughly 20% of the shares, the company has accepted a cash-and-stock takeover offer from U.S.-based Sunoco LP (New York symbol SUN) worth $9.1 billion U.S. (including Parkland’s debt). Suncor has capped the amount of cash under the offer, so most shareholders will receive $19.80 (Canadian) in cash plus 0.295 of a Sunoco unit for each Parkland share they hold. Assuming at least two-thirds of Parkland’s shareholders approve the offer—and the federal government does as well—Sunoco plans to complete the transaction in the second half of 2025. Parkland is a hold. hold…