-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, DZFwJRfO6ncPTzyz/NABZAzkXtLm+yZaCW2CqdvT27tJiMrlux6wPN30DNHf8qRM 7MVZOBtkBfqUykmbmDKORw== 0000716039-96-000054.txt : 19961120 0000716039-96-000054.hdr.sgml : 19961120 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000716039-96-000054 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19961118 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events FILED AS OF DATE: 19961118 SROS: CSX SROS: NYSE SROS: PSE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: UNOCAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000716039 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PETROLEUM REFINING [2911] IRS NUMBER: 953825062 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08483 FILM NUMBER: 96668205 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2141 ROSECRANS AVE STREET 2: SUITE 4000 CITY: EL SEGUNDO STATE: CA ZIP: 90245 BUSINESS PHONE: 3107267718 8-K 1 NEWS RELEASE-SALE OF WEST COAST DOWNSTREAM ASSETS SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC. 20549 FORM 8-K Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) November 18, 1996 ---------------------- UNOCAL CORPORATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-8483 95-3825062 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 2141 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 4000, El Segundo, California 90245 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (310) 726-7600 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Item 5. Other Event On November 18, 1996, the following news release was issued: UNOCAL SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT TO SELL WEST COAST DOWNSTREAM ASSETS TO TOSCO; DEAL VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $2 BILLION --------------------------------------- El Segundo, Calif., Nov. 18, 1996 -- Unocal today said it has signed a letter of intent to sell its West Coast petroleum refining, marketing and transportation assets to Stamford, Conn.-based Tosco Corporation. The sale is valued between $1.9 and $2.1 billion, including $1.4 billion for the refining, marketing and transportation fixed assets, approximately $400 million for inventories, and up to $250 million in possible participation payments should gasoline margins increase in the next seven years. In addition, Unocal will liquidate $80 million in net receivables, which will not be part of this transaction. The assets to be sold are currently operated by Unocal's 76 Products Company business unit, which is headquartered in Costa Mesa, Calif. The letter of intent anticipates that the sale will be closed in the first quarter of 1997. "We are pleased with the proposed terms of this sale because they represent a significant value for our stockholders," said Roger C. Beach, Unocal chairman and chief executive officer. Beach said that the sale of Unocal's West Coast refining, marketing and transportation assets is part of the company's long-term strategy to grow by pursuing large, long-life projects in Asia. "With this sale, we can focus on expanding our role as a major international energy producer and project developer and on strengthening our domestic U.S. oil and gas operations in the Louisiana/Gulf of Mexico region," he said. Beach also noted that the company's Diversified Business Group, which includes agricultural products, Molycorp, UNO-VEN, and other businesses, will continue to be an important part of Unocal's operations. Beach said the company is building on its long experience and reputation from operations in Asia, particularly in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. "We are now moving ahead with a variety of new projects throughout Asia," Beach said. He cited significant expansion of the company's operations in Thailand and Indonesia, the Yadana natural gas project in Myanmar, pipelines to transport crude oil and natural gas from Turkmenistan to markets in Pakistan, a new LPG terminal in China, exploration and development opportunities in Bangladesh and Vietnam, and an independent power project in Thailand. The fixed assets that would be sold include Unocal's California refineries in San Francisco, Santa Maria and Los Angeles, which have a combined capacity of 251,000-barrels-per-day; various terminals, bulk plants and pipelines; Unocal's lubricants business; Unocal's retail marketing business, including approximately 1,100 controlled sites and 250 branded, non-controlled sites in six Western states; the company's commercial and industrial petroleum products business; three ocean-going tankers; inventories of hydrocarbon products; credit card systems; and other assets. Unocal expects to record a $375 million aftertax book loss from the sale of the assets. The sale is subject to negotiation of a final agreement; approval by various regulatory agencies and Tosco shareholders; and the satisfaction of certain other conditions. Tosco plans to use debt and equity financing for the purchase. 2 UNOCAL CORPORATION WEST COAST REFINING, MARKETING & TRANSPORTATION ASSET SALE LETTER OF INTENT FACT SHEET PROPOSED TERMS OF SALE: - ----------------------- Sales Price: $1.4 billion for fixed assets Approximately $400 million for inventories Net Receivables: Unocal will liquidate $80 million in net receivables, not part of the transaction Participation Payment: $250 million cap; 7-year term; payment computed and paid semi-annually; portion of increase in gasoline margins above base average Form of payment: 100% cash (at closing, Tosco has option of giving Unocal up to $400 million in Tosco stock in lieu of cash) Closing: First quarter 1997 ASSETS INFORMATION - ------------------ Refineries San Francisco Refinery (Rodeo, Calif.) - 77,000 b/d Santa Maria Refinery (Arroyo Grande, Calif.) - 44,000 b/d Los Angeles Refinery (Carson and Wilmington, Calif.) - 130,000 b/d Retail marketing business Approximately 1,100 controlled sites and 250 non-controlled sites in California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii Ships Three oceangoing vessels (Sierra Madre, Blue Ridge and Coast Range) Other assets and businesses Various terminals, bulk plants, and pipelines (excluding Avila, Calif., tanks, wharf and related facilities); Unocal lubricants business; Unocal commercial and industrial petroleum products business; Unocal's credit card (including co-branded card) systems Book earnings impact of sale Estimated $375 million aftertax loss for Unocal. 3 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. UNOCAL CORPORATION ------------------ (Registrant) Date: November 18, 1996 By: /s/ CHARLES S. MCDOWELL - ----- ----------------- --- ----------------------- Charles S. McDowell, Vice President and Comptroller 4 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----