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POTASH CORP BOARD REJECTS BHP ACQUISITION BID, URGES SHAREHOLDERS TO DO SAME
Aug. 24, 2010
Source: Potash Corp. news release
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. announced that its board of directors, after careful consideration with the assistance of its independent financial and legal advisors, voted unanimously to reject the unsolicited offer by BHP Billiton Development 2 (Canada) Ltd., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BHP Billiton Plc, to acquire all of the outstanding shares of PotashCorp for US$130 per share in cash.
The board unanimously recommends that PotashCorp shareholders reject the BHP Billiton offer and not tender their shares.
The basis for the PotashCorp board's recommendation with respect to the BHP Billiton offer is set forth in PotashCorp's Directors' Circular and Schedule 14D-9, which were filed today with the Canadian and U.S. securities regulatory authorities and are being mailed to shareholders.
"The PotashCorp board of directors is unanimous in its belief that the BHP Billiton offer substantially undervalues PotashCorp and fails to reflect both the value of our premier position in a strategically vital industry and our unparalleled future growth prospects," said PotashCorp President and CEO Bill Doyle. "The board thoroughly reviewed the formal offer documents in connection with BHP Billiton's unsolicited offer and concluded that the offer is wholly inadequate and is not in the best interests of the Company, its shareholders or other stakeholders. We strongly urge shareholders to reject BHP Billiton's opportunistic offer and not tender their shares."
PotashCorp shareholders are urged not to tender into the BHP Billiton offer and to carefully review the Directors' Circular and the Schedule 14D-9 in their entirety. These documents will be available free of charge on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and on PotashCorp's website at www.potashcorp.com.
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