Global miner Gold Fields says it will not lift its all-shares takeover bid for Yamana Gold, arguing its offer is superior to the new unsolicited rival cash-plus-shares proposal by Agnico Eagle Mines and Pan American Silver.
The new offer, comprising 153.5M Pan American shares plus $US1B cash and 36.1M shares from Agnico, has been declared superior by the Yamana board in apparent hope of drawing an improved Gold Fields bid.
Nevertheless, Yamana says its recommendation to shareholders who meet in Toronto on Nov 21 to accept the Gold Fields offer is unchanged.
Agnico and Pan American’s bid is valued at $US4.8B, against the current calculated value of $4.2B on Gold Fields’ proposal.