4//SEC Filing
HOUSTON EXPLORATION CO 4
Accession 0001209191-07-036158
CIK 0001015293operating
Filed
Jun 7, 8:00 PM ET
Accepted
Jun 8, 4:14 PM ET
Size
24.3 KB
Accession
0001209191-07-036158
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
RICE ROGER B
Sr VP Administration
Transactions
- Disposition to Issuer
employee stock option (right to buy)
2007-06-06$29.92/sh−12,000$359,040→ 0 totalExercise: $30.10Exp: 2012-10-16→ common stock (12,000 underlying) - Disposition to Issuer
employee stock option (right to buy)
2007-06-06$5.84/sh−7,000$40,880→ 0 totalExercise: $54.18Exp: 2015-10-25→ common stock (7,000 underlying) - Disposition to Issuer
common stock ($0.01 par value)
2007-06-06−10,933→ 0 total - Disposition to Issuer
employee stock option (right to buy)
2007-06-06$30.13/sh−10,035$302,355→ 0 totalExercise: $29.89Exp: 2012-05-17→ common stock (10,035 underlying) - Disposition to Issuer
employee stock option (right to buy)
2007-06-06$0.86/sh−6,000$5,160→ 0 totalExercise: $59.16Exp: 2014-10-22→ common stock (6,000 underlying) - Disposition to Issuer
employee stock option (right to buy)
2007-06-06$4.52/sh−9,800$44,296→ 0 totalExercise: $55.50Exp: 2016-10-24→ common stock (9,800 underlying) - Disposition to Issuer
employee stock option (right to buy)
2007-06-06$29.07/sh−8,400$244,188→ 0 totalExercise: $30.95Exp: 2012-03-01→ common stock (8,400 underlying) - Disposition to Issuer
employee stock option (right to buy)
2007-06-06$30.13/sh−2,565$77,283→ 0 totalExercise: $29.89Exp: 2012-05-17→ common stock (2,565 underlying) - Disposition to Issuer
employee stock option (right to buy)
2007-06-06$24.40/sh−11,920$290,848→ 0 totalExercise: $35.62Exp: 2013-10-21→ common stock (11,920 underlying)
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 7, 2007 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Forest Oil Corporation ("Forest"), MJCO Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Forest, and The Houston Exploration Company (the "Company"), at the effective time ("Merger I Effective Date") of the merger contemplated therein, each outstanding share of the Company?s common stock was converted into the right to receive (i) .84 shares of Forest?s common stock and (ii) $26.25 in cash. This represents $60.02 per share of consideration to be received by the Company?s stockholders based on the average closing price of Forest?s common stock during the ten-day valuation period specified in the Merger Agreement. The mix of cash and stock consideration to be received by each of the Company?s stockholders will be determined by stockholder elections, subject to proration. As a result of the proration procedures that have not yet been completed as of the date of this filing, it
- [F2]Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Merger I Effective Time, each non-qualified stock option became immediately and fully vested and was cancelled and converted into the right to receive a cash amount equal to the excess of $60.02 over the option exercise price multiplied by the number of shares subject to such option.
- [F3]Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Merger I Effective Time, each incentive stock option became immediately and fully vested and was cancelled and converted into the right to receive a cash amount equal to the excess of $60.02 over the option exercise price multiplied by the number of shares subject to such option.
Documents
Issuer
HOUSTON EXPLORATION CO
CIK 0001015293
Entity typeoperating
IncorporatedDE
Related Parties
1- filerCIK 0001015293
Filing Metadata
- Form type
- 4
- Filed
- Jun 7, 8:00 PM ET
- Accepted
- Jun 8, 4:14 PM ET
- Size
- 24.3 KB