425 ·Filed May 5, 2026

DVN

DEVON ENERGY CORP/DE
BULLISH
Impact 6/10
Horizondays Processed5mo ago SEC0001193125-26-204740
Rule 425 M&A communications
Actionable Insight ▲ Bullish

With shareholder approvals secured and closing expected within 3 days, the merger is virtually certain to close. Traders should watch for the official closing announcement and any post-merger integration updates. The authorized share increase from 1B to 2B shares provides capacity for the stock consideration.

DirectionBullish
Confidencehigh
Horizondays
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d ⚠ clustered
DVN ▼ -13.20% at T+60d
LONG call ✗ call lost -13.20% · α vs SPY -15.67% · entry $50.89 → $44.17
Entry anchored
May 5, 2026
via day open
T+1d
-8.55%
call -8.55% · α -9.93%
$46.54
settled 5mo ago
T+5d
-8.10%
call -8.10% · α -10.08%
$46.77
settled 5mo ago
T+20d
-9.17%
call -9.17% · α -14.12%
$46.22
settled 4mo ago
T+60d
-13.20%
call -13.20% · α -15.67%
$44.17
settled 2mo ago

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Executive Summary

Devon Energy stockholders overwhelmingly approved both merger proposals for the all-stock combination with Coterra Energy: the stock issuance proposal received 98.9% of votes cast in favor, and the authorized share charter amendment received 98.8% approval. The merger is expected to close on or about May 7, 2026, removing the final major condition precedent and confirming the deal is on track.

Key Financial Metrics

Deal Type
merger

Key Facts

  • Stock issuance proposal approved with 470,046,943 votes for, 4,149,656 against, 1,150,100 abstain
  • Authorized share charter amendment approved with 468,262,401 votes for, 5,833,875 against, 1,250,423 abstain
  • Both proposals received over 98% of votes cast in favor
  • Merger expected to close on or about May 7, 2026
  • Coterra stockholders also approved the merger in a prior filing
  • HSR waiting period has already expired

Financial Impact

Merger creates a combined entity with ~$31.9B market cap (Devon) plus Coterra; no deal value or exchange ratio changes disclosed in this filing

dilutionauthorized shares

Risk Factors

  • Customary closing conditions remain, though none appear material
  • Post-merger integration execution risk for the combined entity

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
Analyst Consensus
81% bullish (32 analysts)

Investment Themes

Traditional Energy

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 4 SEC documents filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
425 Filing (Primary)0001193125-26-204740
Document: 0001193125-26-204740-index-headers.html0001193125-26-204740
Document: 0001193125-26-204740-index.html0001193125-26-204740
Document: 0001193125-26-204740.txt0001193125-26-204740
23 reports for DVN
Performance horizon
71% Hit rate 5 of 7 directional calls best @ T+60▲ +5.08%May 5, 2026
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Reports for DVN — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Sep 14, 2026
18d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$49.73 $47.59▼ −4.30%▼ −5.96%$47.35 (−4.79%)
Jul 13, 2026
11w ago
Institutional Cluster
BULLISH ★ 3/10
$43.73 $43.83▲ +0.23%▲ +1.01%$47.35 (+8.28%)
Jun 25, 2026
14w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$42.21 $40.47▼ −4.12%▼ −6.29%$47.35 (+12.18%)
Jun 9, 2026
16w ago
Press Release
MIXED ★ 6/10
$46.60 $42.89▼ −7.96%▼ −11.39%$47.35 (+1.61%)
Jun 5, 2026
16w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$45.08 $43.53▼ −3.44%▼ −5.55%$47.35 (+5.04%)
May 22, 2026
19w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 6/10
$47.29 $46.31▼ −2.07%▼ −3.73%$47.35 (+0.13%)
May 21, 2026
19w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$47.09 $44.50▼ −5.50%▼ −7.35%$47.35 (+0.56%)
May 21, 2026
19w ago
Press Release
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$47.09 $44.50▼ −5.50%▼ −7.35%$47.35 (+0.56%)
May 15, 2026
19w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$49.67 $45.14▼ −9.12%▼ −10.74%$47.35 (−4.66%)
May 15, 2026
19w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$49.67 $45.14▼ −9.12%▼ −10.74%$47.35 (−4.66%)
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