Talos Energy Announces Strategic Acquisition of EnVen Energy, Increasing Operational Scale and Improving Financial Profile Through the Addition of Oil-Weighted, Deepwater Assets with Significant Infrastructure

HOUSTON, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Talos Energy Inc. ("Talos" or the "Company") (NYSE: TALO) today announced the execution of definitive agreements to acquire EnVen Energy Corporation ("EnVen"), a private operator in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico, for $1.1 billion. The strategic transaction expands Talos's Gulf of Mexico operations with high margin, oil-weighted assets, is accretive to Talos shareholders on 2023E Free Cash Flow per Share and is immediately de-leveraging.

Consideration for the transaction consists of 43.8 million Talos shares and $212.5 million in cash, plus the assumption of EnVen's net debt upon closing, currently estimated at approximately $50.0 million at year-end 2022. Following the transaction, Talos shareholders will own approximately 66% of the pro forma company and EnVen's equity holders will own the remaining 34%. The transaction has been unanimously approved by each company's Board of Directors. Closing is expected by year end 2022, subject to customary closing conditions.

Key Transaction Highlights:

• Adds ~24 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day ("MBoe/d") of production (>80% oil, >90% operated).
• Increases production by 40% and gross acreage by 35%, significantly increasing operational scale and diversity.
• Doubles Talos's operated deepwater facility footprint, adding key infrastructure in existing Talos operating areas.
• ~$460 million of 2022E Adj. EBITDA (~$630 million unhedged) and ~$170 million of 2022E Free Cash Flow.
• >13% accretive to Talos shareholders on 2023E Free Cash Flow per Share.
• Implied enterprise value representing 2.4x 2022E hedged Adj. EBITDA (1.7x unhedged), a discount to Talos's current metrics.
• Immediately de-leveraging, with estimated year-end pro forma net debt ratio3 of less than 0.8x.
• At least $30 million in expected annual run-rate synergies to be achieved in 2023.
• Reduces Talos's GHG Emissions Intensity with deepwater operating footprint.
• Enhances Board of Directors with 7 fully independent directors plus Talos CEO.
• Talos will introduce a proposal to eliminate its classified election structure such that all directors are elected annually.

Talos President and Chief Executive Officer Timothy S. Duncan commented: "This transaction adds significant scale and diversity to our business through logical, in-basin expansion with an excellent strategic fit. EnVen's high-margin, oil-weighted assets in key deepwater regions, operated infrastructure and significant overlapping acreage footprint will enhance our ability to accelerate shareholder value creation. The acquisition is financially attractive, expanding our operating margins and increasing Free Cash Flow per Share while immediately improving our credit profile before accounting for significant expected cost synergies. The enhanced cash flow profile will provide us with increased capital allocation optionality, including additional high-impact subsea tie-back opportunities, opportunistic acquisitions, accelerating our low-carbon initiatives and positioning Talos for a potential shareholder return of capital program in the future. We are excited for the numerous benefits that this transaction provides and look forward to closing around year end."

STRATEGIC & FINANCIAL DETAILS

• Attractive Asset Base Aligned with Talos Strategy: EnVen currently produces approximately 24 MBoe/d in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico that is more than 80% oil-weighted, more than 90% operated and more than 95% from deepwater regions. EnVen operates numerous platforms, including five major deepwater facilities with significant open capacity and holds an acreage footprint of approximately 420,000 gross acres in core deepwater areas for future infrastructure-led development, exploitation and exploration opportunities. EnVen's infrastructure is backed by >$160 million in restricted cash and receivables reserved against future abandonment obligations.

• The transaction is well-aligned with Talos's strategy focused on value creation through the acquisition and development of conventional resources in close proximity to under-utilized infrastructure applying Talos's vast seismic inventory and advanced reprocessing. EnVen's assets add material scale and diversity to Talos's footprint, already a leading public offshore independent in the U.S. On a pro forma basis, Talos expects to be more than 70% oil-weighted, more than 75% operated and more than 80% focused in deepwater regions.

• Compelling Financial Metrics and Credit Profile: Consideration implies a valuation of approximately 2.4x 2022 estimated hedged Adjusted EBITDA and the transaction is more than 13% accretive to Talos shareholders on 2023E Free Cash Flow per Share. Talos expects the transaction to be immediately de-leveraging at closing, with year-end 2022 leverage of less than 0.8x. Additionally, Talos will have no near-term maturities. The Company expects to provide 2023 financial guidance after closing.

• Material Synergies: Talos expects to generate at least $30 million in annual run-rate synergies from the transaction, primarily consisting of general and administrative cost reductions. The Company believes run-rate savings can be achieved in 2023 and expects additional synergies from operational cost optimization, capital high-grading and other improvements over time.

• Improved Positioning for Future Growth: With greater scale and diversity, an enhanced cash flow generation profile and improved leverage profile, Talos believes it is well-positioned to accelerate organic, value-creating activities through its Upstream and CCS business segments as well as business development activities going forward. The increased scale and free cash flow generation also allows Talos to continue its evaluation for a potential shareholder return program in the future.

LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE

There are no anticipated changes to Talos senior management resulting from the transaction. Tim Duncan will remain Chief Executive Officer and will retain one seat on the expanded Board of Directors, which will include six Talos directors (CEO and five independents) and two independents from the EnVen Board of Directors, Shandell Szabo and Richard Sherrill. The Board of Directors will have no private equity representatives post-closing. Robert Tichio, the appointed Riverstone Holdings representative currently on Talos's Board of Directors, will resign from the Board simultaneous with closing of the transaction. Riverstone Holdings (~10% pro forma ownership) and EnVen's top two equity holders (~20% pro forma combined) will enter lock-up agreements at closing.

Shandell Szabo is currently an independent director of EnVen and previously spent 19 years with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, most recently as the Vice President of U.S. Exploration. She has technical expertise in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and other key basins. Richard Sherrill is also currently an independent director of EnVen and is the President of Clean Aire Partners, a private energy transition company. He was previously the Chief Operating Officer of Duke Energy Corporation.

Talos also intends to facilitate a shareholder vote on elimination of the Company's current classified director structure, which would require that all directors be elected every year going forward, as compared to the current staggered 3-year terms.

TIMING & APPROVALS

The transaction, which is expected to close around year end 2022, is subject to customary closing conditions, including the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and the approval of Talos and EnVen shareholders. Riverstone Holdings, which currently owns ~15% of Talos, has executed a Support Agreement in favor of the transaction. A majority of EnVen shareholders have agreed to provide their written consents in favor of the transaction. Both Talos and EnVen Boards of Directors have unanimously approved the transaction.

ADVISORS

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC is serving as lead financial advisor to Talos and has provided a fairness opinion. KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. also served as a financial advisor to Talos. Vinson & Elkins L.L.P is serving as legal advisor to Talos. Intrepid Partners, LLC is serving as financial advisor to EnVen and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is serving as legal advisor to EnVen.

CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST INFORMATION

Talos will host a conference call, which will be broadcast live over the internet, on Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 9:00 AM Eastern Time (8:00 AM Central Time). Listeners can access the conference call through a webcast link on the Company's website at: https://www.talosenergy.com/investor-relations/events-calendar/. Alternatively, the conference call can be accessed by dialing (888) 348-8927 (U.S. toll free), (855) 669-9657 (Canada toll-free) or (412) 902-4263 (international). Please dial in approximately 15 minutes before the teleconference is scheduled to begin and ask to be joined into the Talos Energy call. A replay of the call will be available one hour after the conclusion of the conference until September 29, 2022 and can be accessed by dialing (877) 344-7529 and using access code 3219304.

ABOUT TALOS ENERGY

Talos Energy ( NYSE: TALO) is a technically driven independent exploration and production company focused on safely and efficiently maximizing long-term value through its operations, currently in the United States and offshore Mexico, both through upstream oil and gas exploration and production and the development of carbon capture and sequestration opportunities. As one of the Gulf of Mexico's largest public independent producers, we leverage decades of technical and offshore operational expertise towards the acquisition, exploration and development of assets in key geological trends that are present in many offshore basins around the world. With a focus on environmental stewardship, we are also utilizing our expertise to explore opportunities to reduce industrial emissions through our carbon capture and sequestration initiatives along the U.S. Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico. For more information, visit www.talosenergy.com.

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