Τα Καναδέζικα χρυσορυχεία … της Ελλάδος !!

Είχαμε κατ΄ επανάληψη ασχοληθεί (ΕΔΩ) και (ΕΔΩ), με τα χρυσορυχεία στην Ελλάδα, τα συμφέροντα που κρύβονται πίσω από τις αγοραπωλησίες μετοχών και εταιρειών, και βεβαίως με την ανάμειξη του γνωστού και μη εξαιρετέου κ. Σόρος.
Ανακοινώθηκε τώρα, η εξαγορά της European Goldfields Ltd, από την καναδική εταιρεία Eldorado Gold Corp.
Περισσότερες λεπτομέρειες στο δημοσίευμα του Βloomberg που ακολουθεί :
Eldorado to Buy European Goldfields for $2.41 Billion to Expand in Europe

Eldorado Gold Corp. (ELD), a Canada-based miner, agreed to buy European Goldfields (EGU) Ltd. for about C$2.5 billion ($2.4 billion) in shares and cash to add reserves in Europe, pulling off its biggest acquisition.
The offer values European Goldfields (EGU) at the equivalent of C$13.08 a share, Vancouver-based Eldorado said today in a statement. That’s 10 percent more than the price on Dec. 16 and 31 percent more than the close on Dec. 5 before Whitehorse, Canada-based European Goldfields said it had received offers.
The acquisition will give Eldorado a mine and projects in Greece, Romania and Turkey and help more than double annual output by 2015, the company said. It follows Gold-Ore Resources Ltd.’s C$150 million accord to buy Canada’s Astur Gold Corp. last week, after prices for the precious metal climbed to a record in September amid a 10th year of gains.
Eldorado’s deal “adds more growth at lower cash costs,” Brad Humphrey, a mining analyst at Raymond James Ltd., said by telephone from Toronto. Humphrey has an “outperform” rating on Eldorado.
The bid is priced at 5.1 times European Goldfields’ assets compared with 2.2 times for 10 comparable deals, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Eldorado is the fifth-biggest gold company in Canada by market value.
Share Reaction
European Goldfields rose as much as 3.5 percent in London, and traded up 1.3 percent at 775 pence as of 9:29 a.m. local time. Eldorado’s Australian-traded shares (EAU) dropped 2.6 percent to A$14.42 in Sydney, taking their decline this year to 20 percent.
European Goldfields jumped 18 percent on Dec. 6 after saying it received “preliminary and indicative approaches from third parties.” Centerra Gold Inc., a Toronto-based producer, had expressed interest in the company, the London-based Sunday Times reported Dec. 11, citing people it didn’t identify.
Eldorado’s offer, agreed to by both boards, is backed by BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd., which owns a 7.3 percent stake in European Goldfields, according to the Canadian company. The largest holder is Greece’s Ellaktor SA (ELLAKTOR), which owns a 12.2 percent stake via its Aktor unit, Bloomberg data show.
“Integration of European Goldfields’ business in the Aegean region and the combined business will constitute the leading low-cost, high-growth intermediate gold producer globally,” Eldorado Chief Executive Officer Paul Wright said in the statement.
Dividend Prospects
The combined company will produce 650,000 ounces of gold a year, and more than 1.5 million ounces by 2015 as projects come on stream, European Goldfields said. The company’s dividend will stay unchanged “with enhanced ability for growth” as European Goldfields’ development projects are built, Eldorado said.
Gold is trading at more than $1,596 an ounce in London, after reaching a record $1,921.15 an ounce on Sept. 6.
“Eldorado has a strong asset base in Turkey and Greece and was always the most obvious suitor,” Numis Securities Ltd. said today in a note to investors. “Given the friendly nature of the bid, the immediate share premium and the synergies with Eldorado, we do not expect a bidding war to break out.”
The C$13.08-a-share offer represents a 20 percent premium over the average price over the past 20 days. That compares with a 26 percent average premium for global gold deals announced in the past 12 months, according to Bloomberg data.
Qatari Deal Delay
The proposal requires approval of two-thirds of European Goldfields shareholders at a meeting planned for mid-February. Eldorado offered 0.85 of its shares and 0.001 Canadian cent for each share of European Goldfields. The target company will postpone a Dec. 22 shareholders meeting that had been scheduled to approve a financing transaction with Qatar Holding LLC until after the shareholders vote on the acquisition.
Prior to the deal, Eldorado’s biggest acquisition was the takeover of Sino Gold Mining Ltd. in 2009.
European Goldfields operates the Stratoni mine and is developing the Skouries and Olympias projects in Greece. The company also has an 80 percent stake in a gold and silver mining operation in Romania and is exploring in the Ardala region of northeastern Turkey.
European Goldfields is being advised by BMO Capital Markets and Lazard & Co. Eldorado is being advised by GMP Securities LP and Bank of America Corp.
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