Source: Business Wire
Thursday, August 20, 2009 01:13 PM IST (07:43 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Banking & financial services, Business services, Chemicals, Mining companies
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(BW)(STERLITE-INDUSTRIES)(SLT)Sterlite Industries (India) Limited Revised Offer to Purchase Operating Assets of ASARCO LLC
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and Tucson, Arizona, United States, Thursday, August 20, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) --
Sterlite Industries (India) Limited, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources plc, the London-based FTSE 100 metal and mining group, announced today that it is increasing its offer, for the purchase of substantially all of the operating assets of ASARCO LLC, by approximately US$ 500 million, and has proposed to support a plan of reorganisation that is intended to pay creditors in full their allowed amount of claims and full post petition interest.
With this improvement, the revised total consideration will increase to Cash at closing of approximately US$ 2.1 billion.
While there is an increase in the cash consideration, Sterlite will receive an approximately 72.5% interest in the Litigation Trust to be setup by the Debtor in Possession (Asarco LLC) at Closing of the transaction to pursue a judgement against Americas Mining Corporation awarded by the US District Court of Texas, Brownsville Division.
The 9 year Copper Price Participation Note of US$ 207.9 million and the Put Option granted to the Asbestos Creditors against their share of 27% litigation interest remain unchanged.
All the other terms and conditions of the agreement remain unchanged.
About Sterlite
Sterlite Industries is India's largest non-ferrous metals and mining company with interests and operations in aluminum, copper, zinc and lead and Power. It is a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources plc, a London-based diversified FTSE 100 metals and mining group. Sterlite Industries' main operating subsidiaries are Hindustan Zinc Limited for its zinc and lead operations; Copper Mines of Tasmania Pty Limited for its copper operations in Australia; and Bharat Aluminum Company Limited for its aluminum operations. The company operates its own copper operations in India. The company has entered the commercial energy generation business and is in the process of setting up a 2,400MW independent power plant through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sterlite Energy Limited. Sterlite Industries is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange in India and the New York Stock Exchange in the United States. For more information, please visit www.sterlite-industries.com.
About ASARCO
ASARCO is an integrated copper mining, smelting and refining company with approximately 2,600 employees. The Company operates mines, mills and a smelter in Arizona and a smelter and refinery in Texas. For more information, visit http://www.asarco.com.
Disclaimer
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CONTACT DETAILS
Sterlite Industries (India) Limited
Sumanth Cidambi, +91 22 6646 1531
Director - Investor Relations
sumanth.cidambi@vedanta.co.in
Sheetal Khanduja, +91 22 6646 1427
AGM- Investor Relations
Sheetal.khanduja@vedanta.co.in
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, BANKING, BUSINESS SERVICES, CHEMICALS, MINING
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