Dec 16 (Reuters) - Lucero Energy Corp :
* VITESSE ENERGY TO ACQUIRE LUCERO ENERGY IN ACCRETIVE ALL-STOCK TRANSACTION SUPPORTING INCREASE TO VITESSE’S DIVIDEND
* VITESSE ENERGY INC - DEAL VALUED AT $222 MILLION
* VITESSE ENERGY INC - LUCERO SHAREHOLDERS TO RECEIVE 0.01239 VITESSE SHARES PER LUCERO SHARE
* VITESSE ENERGY INC - TARGETS $3 MILLION IN ANNUAL SYNERGIES
* VITESSE ENERGY INC - EXPECTS TO INCREASE DIVIDEND TO $2.25 PER SHARE
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