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Ft Minr | LSE:MINR | London | Exchange Traded Fund |
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0.00 | 0.00% | 1,633.60 | 1,620.20 | 1,638.60 | 0 | 09:00:05 |
RNS No 5252N ANGLOGOLD LIMITED 29th December 1998 AngloGold Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 05/17354/06) ("AngloGold") The acquisition by AngloGold of the gold interests of Minorco Introduction Further to the cautionary announcement of 7 December 1998, members of AngloGold are advised that AngloGold will, subject to the conditions precedent set out below, acquire the gold interests of Minorco with effect from 31 December 1998 ("the acquisition"). The purchase price is US$550 million, which is subject to adjustment as set out below. Rationale for the acquisition AngloGold has a clearly defined strategy for global diversification.The acquisition will diversify both the AngloGold asset base and its mining risk profile. Instead of AngloGold's operations being confined to three countries in Africa, they will now be located in six countries on three continents. The mining assets to be acquired meet AngloGold's acquisition criteria: * a low cash cost profile (below US$200 per ounce); * the potential to expand, while adding around some 800 000 ounces of gold to the current gold production profile; and * remaining life of more than five years. On the technical front, the acquisition gives AngloGold increased exposure to open pit and shallow underground mining. AngloGold's strength lies in underground mining and exploration and geological modelling which, together with its purely gold focus, will enable the company to add value to the assets acquired. This additional value should be generated partially by funding and managing a focused exploration programme. This should result in a complete geological model to identify new resources and to enable the optimal extraction of existing orebodies. The addition of a managed hedging and market development programme provides further opportunity to add value to the assets. Nature of the gold interests of Minorco Minorco's gold interests comprise mines in North and South America and gold exploration and interests,including: * The wholly-owned Independence Mining Company incorporating; * Pikes Peak Mining Company, which owns 66,7% of the Cripple Creek and Victor Mine, in the Cripple Creek mining district, south west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. * 70% Jerritt Canyon Joint Venture, north west of the town of Elko, Nevada, USA. * 50% of Serra Grande, near the town of Crixas, Brazil. * 100% of Morro Velho near the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. * 46,25% of Cerro Vanguardia, in Patagonia in the south of Argentina. Consideration The purchase price for the acquisition is US$550 million, equivalent to R3 259 million (using the noon buying rate as quoted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on 23 December 1998 of US$1=R5.9250). This price will be adjusted by any third party debt attributable to Minorco's holding in these interests, by the value of net current assets, both as at 31 December 1998, and to the extent that any pre-emption rights held by the joint venture partners in Cerro Vanguardia are exercised It is expected that the purchase price reduction could be of the order of US$50 million. The consideration will be funded by a syndicated bank loan totalling US$350 million and cash from the company's resources. Financial effects The financial effects of the acquisition on the earnings per ordinary share of AngloGold for the year ended 31 December 1997 and the net asset value per ordinary share of AngloGold as at 31 December 1997, based on the assumptions that the acquisition had been effective from 1 January 1997, are as set out in the table below. The figures in this table are based on the consolidated pro forma income statement and balance sheet prepared in line with International Accounting Standards for the circular to members of AngloGold dated 6 May 1998. These figures are for the enlarged AngloGold and using the enlarged capital (97 587 266 ordinary shares in issue). This circular, a copy of which will be made available for inspection, provides the best information available for these purposes. Before After Percentage the acquisition the acquisition increase/(decrease) Earnings per share* US$2.00 US$1.90 (5%) Net asset value per share US$30.28 US$33.22 10% *Cripple Creak only reached full production in 1997. *Excludes Cerro Vanguardia which came into production in 1998. Related party In terms of the Listings Requirements of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange ("JSE"), the acquisition is a "related party" transaction and Anglo American Corporation of South Africa Limited ("AAC") is the related party concerned. The consequence of this is that AAC may not be taken into account in determining the quorum for the purposes of the ordinary resolution which will be proposed at the general meeting to approve the acquisition. In addition, to be effective, the ordinary resolution will have to be passed by a simple majority of the members, other than AAC and its associates, present in person or by proxy and voting at the general meeting. Conditions precedent The acquisition is conditional, inter alia, on the following conditions precedent: (a) the prior approval of the acquisition by ordinary resolution of AngloGold members; and (b) regulatory approvals, including that of the South African Reserve Bank. Documentation An independent technical advisor's report on the assets being acquired from Minorco, is being prepared by Steffen Robertson and Kirsten (United States) Inc. A circular, containing the above technical advisor's report and which is subject to the approval of the JSE, giving details of the acquisition and containing a notice of a general meeting of AngloGold members, is being prepared and will be posted on or about 31 December 1998. Johannesburg 24 December 1998 Financial advisor Goldman Sachs Financial advisor and sponsoring broker Merrill Lynch Smith Borkum Hare Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Ltd Registration Number 95/01805/07 Member of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Legal Advisors Deneys Reitz Attorneys Shearman & Sterling END ACQDLMZZMDNLRMM
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