Merger Update - EU Merger Control Clearance

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Glencore International PLC
22 November 2012
 



22 November 2012

 

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Glencore International plc

Merger Update - EU Merger Control Clearance

Glencore notes today's announcement by the European Commission confirming that it has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the recommended all-share merger of equals between Glencore and Xstrata in Phase I with the commitments referred to therein.

Completion of the Merger remains conditional upon the receipt of the outstanding regulatory approvals in China and South Africa and the completion of the Court process as further set out in the New Scheme Document in connection with the Merger published by Xstrata on 25 October 2012.

 

For enquiries about Glencore, please contact:

Paul Smith (Investors)

t: +41 (0)41 709 2487

m: +41 (0)79 947 1348

e:paul.smith@glencore.com                      

Charles Watenphul (Media)

t: +41 (0) 41 709 2462

m: +41 (0) 79 904 33 20 charles.watenphul@glencore.com

 

John Burton (Company Secretary)

t: +41 (0)41 709 2619

m: +41 (0)79 944 5434

e:john.burton@glencore.com

Elisa Morniroli (Investors)

t: +41 (0) 41 709 2818

m: +41 (0) 79 833 05 08 elisa.morniroli@glencore.com          

Finsbury (Media)

Guy Lamming

Dorothy Burwell          

t: +44 (0)20 7251 3801

 

 

 

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 john.burton@glencore.com. 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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