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03 NOVEMBER 2016 AL CIRCLE

Metro Mining’s offer to acquire Gulf Alumina confirmed superior to Molly Mines

EDITED BY : BEETHIKA BISWAS 2MINS READ

Metro Mining Ltd has confirmed through a press release that the board of Gulf Alumina Limited has announced Metro’s offer to the acquire all of the shares of Gulf to be superior to the proposal from Moly Mines Ltd.

It is to be noted that Metro Mining currently owns a 39.3% interest in Gulf Alumina and owns the full subsidiary of the Bauxite Hills project adjoining Gulf’s bauxite project at Skardon River, Cape York.  As seen by Metro their offer projects a logical opportunity to do a business of over $200 million in synergies from the combined projects of Metro and Gulf.  This projection is based on an estimate by Grant Thornton and Xstract Mining Consultants in Gulf Alumina’s independent expert report from May 2016.

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The collaboration of Metro and Gulf will create a leading independent Australian bauxite company in  Cape York. The company is expected to deliver value for all stakeholders, including shareholders, traditional owners, the local community and state and federal governments.

Metro’s offer is subject only to Metro’s relevant interest in Gulf shares exceeding 51% during the offer period. Metro’s offer is expected to close on 5 December 2016 on the acceptance of Gulf shareholders, unless extended further.

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Metro Mining observes that Moly’s proposal is inferior in value and it does not provide any synergies like Metro. The offer is conditional and requires approval from FIRB and ASX (among others). In fact, a number of pre-existing conditions are beyond Moly’s control and are not easy to satisfy.

According to the offer implementation agreement between Gulf and Moly, Moly still has time until Tuesday, 8 November 2016 to match Metro’s Offer before the Gulf board can recommend the superiority of Metro’s offer to Gulf shareholders.


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