Panel Declines Anglogold Application on Franco Benefit Issue
The Takeovers Panel announced today that it has declined an application by AngloGold for a declaration of unacceptable circumstances in relation to Newmont Mining's proposed bid for Normandy Mining. The application (Normandy 04) related to the value offered indirectly to Franco-Nevada shareholders for their interests in Franco-Nevada's 19.9% holding in Normandy (under the proposed Canadian law Plan of Arrangement) compared to the value offered directly to Normandy shareholders for their Normandy shares under Newmont's bid for Normandy.