- Anadarko (NYSE:APC +12.1%) confirms it has entered into a settlement with the plaintiffs in the Tronox (TROX +1.6%) case to resolve all claims against Kerr-McGee, agreeing to pay $5.15B to settle environmental claims left behind when it bought the company for $18B in 2005.
- APC expects to record a gross tax benefit of ~$1.65B associated with the settlement, offset by ~$1.1B in uncertain tax positions, resulting in a net tax benefit of ~$550M.
- The U.S. had initially sought $25B from APC to clean up 2,772 sites and compensate ~8,100 TROX claimants, and a court in December said APC could expect to pay damages as low as $5.2B and as high as $14.2B.