Drill and Deal

News / 2024

· Deals, Gold

AngloGold Ashanti completes its acquisition of Centamin

Centamin holders received 0.06983 new AngloGold shares and $0.125 in cash per share, a deal that valued Centamin at about $2.5bn. They own 16.4% of the enlarged group. The prize is the Sukari gold mine in Egypt.

The Sukari gold mine near Marsa Alam, Egypt, in 2013
Photo: Taha Ahmed, CC BY-SA 3.0

Why it matters. A UK scheme of arrangement needs a shareholder vote and a court sanction before it becomes effective.

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Mining Weekly
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Module 9: The M&A process