Minmetals Resources Accepts Barrick's Offer
By Joanne Chiu Published May 26, 2011
HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- Chinese miner Minmetals Resources Ltd. (1208.HK) late Thursday said it accepted Toronto-based Barrick Gold Corp.'s (ABX, ABX.T) offer for Equinox Minerals Ltd. (EQN.AU), and will sell its entire 4.2% interest in the Zambia-focused copper miner for C$303.8 million (US$310.5 million).
Minmetals Resources said in a statement it expects to book a net gain of US$150.4 million by selling its entire 37.27 million shares in Equinox to Barrick Gold, and it plans to use the net proceeds from the share sale for general corporate purposes.
The Chinese miner, which is controlled by state-owned China Minmetals Non-Ferrous Metals Co., abandoned its C$6.3 billion (US$6.5 billion) takeover bid for Equinox Minerals in April after a rival offer by Barrick Gold put the value of the Zambia-focused copper miner well above its estimates. Barrick has offered C$8.15 a share for Equinox, representing a 16% premium over Minmetals' offer.
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