Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/6358" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6358:1">Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd H (2899 HK)</a>/<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/24628" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24628:1">Zijin Mining Group (601899 CH)</a>  <a href="http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/SEHK/2018/0906/LTN20180906025.pdf" target="_blank">announced</a> a friendly, all-cash bid for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/25784" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25784:1">Nevsun Resources (NSU CN)</a> at C$6/share, a 26% premium to the unsolicited &amp; hostile bid from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/25356" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25356:1">Lundin Mining (LUN CN)</a> of C$4.75/share, and a 57% premium to the undisturbed price prior to Lundin’s <a href="https://www.nevsun.com/news/2018/may8/" target="_blank">first announcement</a> in April.  
The deal implies an equity value of C$1.86bn for Nevsun. The transaction requires a minimum of 66⅔% of Nevsun’s 302.6mn outstanding shares being tendered, including those held directly or indirectly by Zijin and its affiliates. Zijin currently owns 3.2mn shares or 1.1% of shares out.
Regulatory approvals required include: Canada's Investment Canada Act and the Competition Act, and China's National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. Nevsun's CEO Peter Kukielski does not foresee any specific bottlenecks in securing these approvals. This offer appears priced to complete.

Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd H (2899 HK)/Zijin Mining Group (601899 CH)  announced a friendly, all-cash bid for Nevsun Resources (NSU CN) at C$6/share, a 26% premium to the unsolicited &amp; hostile bid from Lundin Mining (LUN CN) of C$4.75/share, and a 57% premium to the undisturbed price prior to Lundin’s first announcement in April.  
The deal implies an equity value of C$1.86bn for Nevsun. The transaction requires a minimum of 66⅔% of Nevsun’s 302.6mn outstanding shares being tendered, including those held directly or indirectly by Zijin and its affiliates. Zijin currently owns 3.2mn shares or 1.1% of shares out.
Regulatory approvals required include: Canada's Investment Canada Act and the Competition Act, and China's National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. Nevsun's CEO Peter Kukielski does not foresee any specific bottlenecks in securing these approvals. This offer appears priced to complete.

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<div>In a speech today, Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor, flagged that the RBA expects the speed of China's economic development to ease further, and for the composition of growth to evolve, reflecting four key developments.</div><ul>
<li>Slower growth of the working age population (which is largely baked in).</li>
<li>Urbanisation to continue albeit at a more gradual pace.</li>
<li>The still large productivity gap between China and advanced economies to narrow further, the speed of which is subject to the implementation of…</li>
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In a speech today, Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor, flagged that the RBA expects the speed of China's economic development to ease further, and for the composition of growth to evolve, reflecting four key developments.
Slower growth of the working age population (which is largely baked in).
Urbanisation to continue albeit at a more gradual pace.
The still large productivity gap between China and advanced economies to narrow further, the speed of which is subject to the implementation of…


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