MMC Norilsk Nickel | 06 July 2007 г. | 10:32

Norilsk Nickel Offer for LionOre Receives Approval from the Swiss Competition Commission

Norilsk Nickel Offer for LionOre Receives Approval from the Swiss Competition Commission

OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel  announced that it has received notice that Norilsk Nickel's proposed acquisition of control of LionOre Mining International Ltd. has been approved by the Swiss Competition Commission under the applicable Swiss merger control laws. The Competition Commission, as the body responsible for the control of mergers in Switzerland, concluded that it had no objection under Swiss competition law to Norilsk Nickel's all-cash offer to the shareholders of LionOre and, therefore, Norilsk Nickel's offer is not subject to further competition review in Switzerland.

On May 23, 2007, Norilsk Nickel announced its increased all-cash offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of LionOre for aggregate cash consideration of approximately Cdn$6.8 billion. The offer is open for acceptances until 8:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on Monday, June 18, 2007, unless extended or withdrawn.

Source: Metal Supply and Sales
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