Monday, January 14, 2008

AnGold buys Golden Cycle

(Fin24) - AngloGold Ashanti (ANG), the world's second-largest gold producer, announced on Monday that it had  acquired 100% of Golden Cycle Gold Corporation (GCGC), a US precious metals exploration and development company, for $149m, about R1bn.

The company said in a statement to the JSE that the transaction would be effected through a merger transaction in which GCGC's shareholders will receive consideration consisting of AngloGold Ashanti ADSs.
 

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