Shareholders to Greenlight $3.70 Offer for Azure Minerals
Shareholders to Greenlight $3.70 Offer for Azure Minerals
Shareholders in Azure Minerals (ASX:AZS), excluding SQM of Chile and Hancock Prospecting of Perth, will vote to approve the $3.70 per share offer from the duo.
Azure Minerals（澳大利亞證券交易所股票代碼：AZS）的股東，不包括智利SQM和珀斯漢考克勘探公司，將投票批准兩人提出的每股3.70美元的報價。
With lithium company stocks in a deep depression, the offer price is likely more than double the current control level.
由於鋰公司的股票處於嚴重蕭條，要約價格可能是當前控制水平的兩倍以上。
SQM launched the bid in October at around $3.50 per share, later raised to $3.70 after Hancock's involvement and support from other entities.
SQM於10月份以每股3.50美元左右的價格啓動出價，後來在漢考克的參與和其他實體的支持下上調至3.70美元。
Now, Azure shareholders will vote on the offer in early April, with an alternative off-market takeover option set at $3.65 per share.
現在，Azure股東將在4月初對該要約進行投票，另一種場外收購選項定爲每股3.65美元。
Independent expert Deloitte Corporate Finance deems the offer to be in the best interests of Azure shareholders, particularly given the current market conditions.
獨立專家德勤企業融資認爲該提議符合Azure股東的最大利益，尤其是在當前的市場條件下。
Azure's appeal lies in its ownership of 60% of the promising Andover lithium prospect in the Pilbara, along with a substantial 240 million tonne resource.
Azure的吸引力在於它擁有皮爾巴拉前景看好的安多弗鋰礦前景的60％的所有權，以及2.4億噸的大量資源。
Billionaire prospector Mark Creasy, who owns 40% of Andover and around 12.8% of Azure, has committed to selling into the bid, ensuring its success. Additionally, Delphi Group, a German investment group with a 10% stake in Azure, will support the offer.
億萬富翁探礦者馬克·克雷西擁有安多弗40％的股份和約12.8％的Azure股份，他已承諾出售競標，以確保其成功。此外，持有Azure10％股份的德國投資集團德爾福集團將支持該提議。
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