NMDC in green on acquiring 50% equity stake in Legacy Iron Ore

18 Jan 2012 Evaluate

NMDC is currently trading at Rs. 181.75, up by 1.15 points or 0.64% from its previous closing of Rs. 180.60 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 182.40 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 184.00 and Rs. 178.45 respectively. So far 65137 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 1 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 304.90 on 07-Apr-2011 and a 52 week low of Rs. 136.15 on 20-Dec-2011.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 184.00 and Rs. 170.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 72554.30 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 90.00% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 9.11% and 0.88% respectively.

NMDC, India’s largest iron ore producer and exporter, has acquired 50% equity stake in Perth based Australian iron ore, gold and base metals exploration company, Legacy Iron Ore (Legacy), for a consideration of A$18.89 million with intent of furthering its strategic interests in the natural resources sector globally.

Further to the share subscription agreement between the companies on October 20, 2011, both the companies have completed various conditions as per the agreement and all necessary regulatory and shareholders’ approvals have been obtained. NMDC will fund the acquisition through internal accruals.

Legacy is primarily an iron ore exploration company that is based in Western Australia, and is developing the Mt Bevan Iron Ore Project, which has the potential to develop into one of the largest resources of iron ore in the Central Yilgarn region in Western Australia.

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