# Glencore to sell Australian copper mine to SPAC for $1.1 billion
Author:  Pal Sinha,Barnali
Author URL: https://fintechherald.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali
Published: 2022-11-23
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Meta Title: Glencore amends deal with MAC to sell Cobar copper mine in
Meta Description: Glencore's $1.1B deal with MAC for Cobar copper mine in Australia includes $775M cash and $100M in common equity, with other payments and director appoint
URL: https://fintechherald.com/glencore-to-sell-australian-copper-mine-to-spac-for-1-1-billion

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(Reuters) – Glencore said on Wednesday that blank-check firm Metal Acquisition Corp (MAC) agreed to an amended agreement to buy the global miner’s Cobar copper mine in Australia in a deal valued at $1.1 billion.

Glencore said the terms include Glencore receiving $1.1 billion, as originally agreed in a March deal, but with amended payment terms of $775 million in cash and up to $100 million common equity, besides other payments.

Glencore also has the right to appoint one director to MAC’s board for each 10% interest it holds in the U.S.-listed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) from time to time, MAC said in a statement overnight.

SPACs are shell companies that raise money in an initial public offering and put it in a trust for the purpose of merging with a private company and taking it public.

MAC said it would need to raise at least $125 million to fund the cash component of the deal, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023.

(Reporting by Yadarisa Shabong; Editing by Savio D’Souza)


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