Rio Tinto Says Has Made Final Extension Of Riversdale Offer
2011年6月3日 - 5:31PM
Dow Jones News
Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) said Friday it has made the final extension
to its takeover offer for Africa-focused coal producer Riversdale
Mining Ltd. (RIV.AU) in a bid to mop up the few shares it hasn't
secured or aren't held by India's Tata Steel Ltd. (500470.BY).
The London-based mining giant said in a statement to the
Australian Stock Exchange it now holds a 73.42% interest in
Riversdale, leaving the free float of shares at just 0.3% of the
total. Tata has a stake of slightly more than 26%, having increased
its holding after Rio made its bid for Riversdale last
December.
Rio Tinto said its A$16.50 a share cash offer for the
Sydney-based coal company is now set to close after the Australian
market closes June 17 and won't be extended again. The offer has
been repeatedly pushed out since it was first made, and was most
recently set to close Friday.
Rio Tinto's offer values Riversdale at roughly US$4 billion.
Since gaining control of Riversdale, Rio Tinto been tightening
its control of the company, which is developing a significant
deposit of coking coal in Mozambique and expects to begin
production at its new Benga mine there later in the year.
Riversdale earlier Friday said it had entered a "take-or-pay"
agreement with commodities trader Trafigura for all thermal coal
that will be produced in the first stage of developing the Benga
mine, which is worth about US$200 million at forecast coal
prices.
-By Robb M. Stewart, Dow Jones Newswires; +61 3 9292 2094;
robb.stewart@dowjones.com
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