HomeNewsWorldRio Tinto secures more support for $3.9 bn Riversdale bid

Rio Tinto secures more support for $3.9 bn Riversdale bid

Global miner Rio Tinto has received acceptances for 30.6% of shares in its USD 3.9 billion takeover target Riversdale, it said on Wednesday, after increasing its offer for the Mozambique-focused coal miner last week.

March 16, 2011 / 16:17 IST
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Global miner Rio Tinto has received acceptances for 30.6% of shares in its USD 3.9 billion takeover target Riversdale, it said on Wednesday, after increasing its offer for the Mozambique-focused coal miner last week.

The offer is conditioned on Rio Tinto reaching 50.1% control by March 23.
first published: Mar 16, 2011 08:10 am

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