UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of August 2021
Commission File No. 001-39000
Vista Oil & Gas, S.A.B. de C.V.
(Exact Name of the Registrant as Specified in the Charter)
N.A.
(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)
Calle Volcán 150, Floor 5
Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec, Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo
Mexico City, 11000
Mexico
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
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Vista Oil & Gas announces asset transfer in Mexico to increase its working interest in the
operated block CS-01 to 100%
Mexico City, August 23, 2021 – Vista Oil & Gas, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Vista” or the “Company”) (NYSE: VIST; BMV: VISTA) announced today an asset transfer whereby, through one of its subsidiaries, it has (i) increased to 100% its working interest in the operated block CS-01, in which it previously held a 50% working interest, and (ii) assigned its entire working interest in the TM-01 and A-10 blocks in favor of Jaguar Exploración y Producción 2.3., S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Jaguar”) and Pantera Exploración y Producción 2.2., S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Pantera”), respectively.
On March 25, 2021, the governing body of the National Hydrocarbons Commission (Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos or “CNH”) approved the assignment of Jaguar’s entire working interest in block CS-01 in favor of Vista Oil & Gas Holding II, S.A. de C.V (“Vista Holding II”), one of the Company’s subsidiaries. In addition, on August 16, 2021, Vista Holding II executed with the CNH the third amendment to the license contract for block CS-01, effectively acquiring 100% of the working interest in such block.
On April 29, 2021, the CNH approved the assignment of the entire working interest that Vista had in blocks TM-01 and A-10, in favor of Jaguar and Pantera, respectively. Finally, on August 23, 2021, Jaguar and Pantera executed with the CNH the second amendments to the license contracts for blocks TM-01 and A-10, effectively acquiring 100% of the working interests in the blocks TM-01 and A-10, respectively.
Forward-Looking Statements
Any statements contained herein or in the attachments hereto regarding Vista that are not historical or current facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements convey Vista’s current expectations or forecasts of future events. Forward-looking statements regarding Vista involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Vista’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Certain of these risks and uncertainties are described in the “Risk Factors,” “Forward-Looking Statements” and other applicable sections of Vista’s prospectus filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and other applicable filings with the SEC and the Mexican National Banking and Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores).
Enquiries:
Investor Relations:
ir@vistaoilandgas.com
Argentina: +54 11 3754 8500
Mexico: +52 55 4166 9000
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: August 23, 2021
| VISTA OIL & GAS, S.A.B. DE C.V. | ||
| By: | /s/ Alejandro Cherñacov | |
| Name: | Alejandro Cherñacov | |
| Title: | Strategic Planning and Investor Relations Officer | |