HOUSTON, Dec. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Houston Natural Resources Corp. (OTC: HNRC) ("HNRC or the Company") confirmed today the spin off its non-energy assets to its wholly subsidiary Worldwide Diversified Holdings, Inc. The dividend will be a stock dividend of common shares of Worldwide Diversified Holdings, Inc ("WDHI").The dividend date for shareholders of record was December 16, 2022 and the anticipated payment date is December 30, 2022 subject to review by FINRA and an effective registration statement. The transaction is proposed to be a non-taxable spin off, meeting the business purpose of separating the company's non-energy assets.
With the completion of the transaction, the company will now have more than $1.15 per share in appraised assets focused on (i) acquisitions of income producing oil and gas properties, (ii) expansion of its wastewater treatment facilities, (iii) additional equipment for the existing 83 oil well rework project and (iv) on completing its listing in the first quarter of next year.
The company intends to continue to pursue its long-term strategy of acquiring energy assets and providing additional dividends to shareholders in 2023.
The company's transfer agent, Equiniti Shareowner Services, has been appointed as the transfer agent for Worldwide Diversified Holdings, Inc and the dividend agent. The company has received the new CUSIP number for WDHI shares, applied to reserve WDHI as the trading symbol and has filed the corporate action with FINRA. WDHI will focus on acquisitions in the technology, telecommunications and software industries.
Shareholders owning HNRC shares through a broker or other nominee will have the WDHI dividend shares credited to their account to reflect the dividend and will not be required to take any action in connection with the transaction. Shareholders who hold their shares in book entry or physical certificates shall receive book entry statements of their WDHI shares. The transaction would not have any impact on the voting and other rights of stockholders and will have no impact on the Company's business operations or any of its outstanding indebtedness.
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