WMC Resources Says Xstrata Bid Materially Inadequate
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SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--WMC Resources Ltd. (WMR.AU) said Monday that the hostile A$6.35 a share takeover bid from Xstrata Plc (XTA.LN) is &quot;materially inadequate&quot;.
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Miner Xstrata  has rejected a  cash-and-shares takeover approach from Brazil's Vale (VALE5.SA)  pitched at just under 40 pounds a share, or 39 billion pounds  ($76 billion), the Financial Times said.
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LONDON (Dow Jones)--Mining group Rio Tinto Ltd. (RTP) is considering trumping a GBP2.9 billion bid by rival Xstrata PLC (XTA.LN) for Australian nickel miner WMC Resources Ltd.
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Australian mining firm WMC Resources says it is worth up to 30% more than a hostile $5.8bn takeover bid by Swiss rival Xstrata.
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Swiss-based miner Xstrata says it will take its A$7.4 billion (3.1 billion pound) bid for Australia&#39;s WMC Resources directly to the company&#39;s shareholders, effectively making a hostile bid after WMC&#39;s management rejected its offer
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SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Swiis mining group Xstrata PLC (XTA.LN) said Tuesday it is willing to consider listing on the Australian Stock Exchange if its bid for WMC Resources Ltd.
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The London Stock Exchange has described a hostile takeover bid by US stock exchange operator Nasdaq as &quot;wholly inadequate&quot; and called on its shareholders to reject the offer worth 2.9 billion pounds.
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WMC Resources Ltd., which is fighting a takeover bid from Xstrata Plc, will give as much as A$1 billion ($760 million) of cash to shareholders as the world&#39;s fifth-largest nickel producer forecast higher-than-expected profit.
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Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata Plc  on Monday offered A$3.1 billion ($2.8 billion) for Australian nickel miner Jubilee Mines NL , seeking to consolidate its position as a global nickel producer.
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MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--WMC Resources Ltd. (WMR.AU) may have to wait a few more weeks to learn whether Swiss-based Xstrata PLC (XTA.
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Melbourne - WMC Resources, the world&#39;s fifth-biggest nickel producer, has invited potential partners to study its Olympic Dam copper, gold and uranium mine as it tries to fend off aA$7.4 billion (R33.37 billion) hostile bid from Xstrata.
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Australian nickel and copper miner WMC Resources has turned down an offer from Swiss-based Xstrata that valued the company at Aust.
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WMC Resources, the Australian mining group fighting a hostile A$7.4bn takeover bid from Xstrata, is to return up to A$1bn (US$1.3bn) to shareholders after yesterday upgrading its profit forecast for 2004.
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The London Stock Exchange has described a hostile takeover bid by US stock exchange operator Nasdaq as &quot;wholly inadequate&quot; and called on its shareholders to reject the offer worth 2.9 billion pounds (4.3 billion euros, 5.5 billion dollars).
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Mining giant Xstrata tables a bid for Australian nickel producer Jubilee Mines for 3bn Australian dollars ($2.8bn; Â£1.34bn).
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A $7.4 billion takeover bid for the Australian mining company WMC Resources has seen its share price surge by 36 per cent. The Swiss-based mining house Xstrata wants to add WMC Resources to its Australian mining portfolio.
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Australian nickel and copper miner WMC Resources Ltd (WMR.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) rejected aA$7.4 billion ($5.5 billion) takeover bid