WMC invites bidders to fend off Xstrata
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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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XSTRATA, the diversified miner, will have to increase its A$7.4 billion (Â£3.1 billion) bid for WMC Resources if it is to succeed, analysts have said.
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Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata has rejected an informal takeover approach from Brazilian peer Vale worth 76 billion dollars, a deal that would create the world's biggest mining company, the Financial Times reported Tuesday.
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British-Swiss resources group Xstrata relaunched its already-rejected 7.4 billion dollar (3.1 billion pound) bid for WMC Resources, this time pitching the offer directly to WMC shareholders rather than through the company.
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Xstrata Plc, the world&#39;s biggest exporter of power-station coal, offered A$7.4 billion ($5.5 billion) for WMC Resources Ltd. to gain nickel and copper mines.
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SYDNEY Xstrata, the world&#39;s biggest exporter of power-station coal, offered 7.4 billion Australian dollars, or $5.5 billion, for WMC Resources on Thursday to add nickel and copper mines to its portfolio.
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Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata Plc   and Brazil's Vale (VALE5.SA) have been in serious talks over a  46 billion pound ($90.6 billion) takeover but the miners appear  to have reached an impasse, the Financial Times said.
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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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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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MELBOURNE: Swiss-based miner Xstrata said on Monday it would take its A$7.4bn ($5.8bn) bid for Australiaâs WMC Resources directly to shareholders, turning hostile after WMCâs management rebuffed its offer last month.
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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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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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