Xstrata Merger Shareholder Approval

RNS Number : 6177R

Glencore International PLC

20 November 2012

 



Baar, Switzerland                                                                                     20 NOVEMBER 2012

Xstrata Merger Shareholder Approval

Glencore is pleased to note Xstrata's announcement today that the requisite shareholder approvals have been obtained in order for the proposed recommended all share merger of equals to proceed. As announced earlier today, the closing of the transaction remains subject to the obtaining of certain outstanding anti-trust approvals and completion of the Court process.

For further information, please contact:

Paul Smith (Investors) t: [phone] m: [phone] [e-mail]	Charles Watenphul (Media) t: [phone] m: [phone] [e-mail]	Finsbury (Media) Guy Lamming Dorothy Burwell t: [phone]
Elisa Morniroli (Investors) t: [phone] m: [phone] [e-mail]

About Glencore International plc

Glencore is one of the world's leading integrated producers and marketers of commodities, headquartered in Baar, Switzerland, and listed on the London and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges. Glencore has worldwide activities in the production, sourcing, processing, refining, transporting, storage, financing and supply of Metals and Minerals, Energy Products and Agricultural Products.

Publication on Website

A copy of this announcement will be available on Glencore's website (www.glencore.com) by no later than 12 noon (London time) on the business day following the date of this announcement.

You may request a hard copy of this announcement, free of charge, by contacting the Company Secretary of Glencore, John Burton, at [e-mail]. You may also request that all future documents, announcements and information to be sent to you in relation to the Merger should be in hard copy form.

 

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