Leaks from bidder Privat Group that the group’s subsidiary Palmary Enterprises would increase its bid for Consolidated Minerals (CSMBF-O, CNM-L, CSM-A) have proved to be true, and the Consmin board has changed its recommendation accordingly.
Palmary increased its cash bid to A$4.50 per share, valuing Consmin at A$1.2 billion ($1 billion or US$999 million). That represented an increase of A45 per share over its previous bid.
The rival bid from the Pallinghurst Investor consortium, led by Pallinghurst Resources Fund and coal producer AMCI, was A$4.10 (valuing Consmin at A$1.1 billion), and the Consmin board had recommended that bid to shareholders in the absence of a superior bid. The Pallinghurst offer contained a provision for the bidder to pay the difference between its bid and any superior offer that appeared before Sept. 27. Pallinghurst extended its bid until Sept. 22.
A cash-and-shares bid from Territory Resources (TTY-A) offering 1.5 Territory shares and A$2 for each Consmin share is moving out of the picture, as Territory shares closed at A90 on the Australian Securities Exchange, leaving the offer at A$3.35 per share, or A$886 million.
At presstime, shares of Consolidated closed on the Australian Stock Exchange at A$4.71.
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