Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) To Acquire Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) In Cash/Stock Deal Worth $128.12/Share

July 16, 2008 7:07 AM EDT

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (NYSE: CLF) and Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR) announced a definitive merger agreement under which Cleveland-Cliffs will acquire all outstanding shares of Alpha in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $10 billion.

Under the terms of the agreement, for each share of Alpha common stock, Alpha stockholders would receive 0.95 Cleveland-Cliffs common shares and $22.23 in cash. Based on Cleveland-Cliffs’ closing stock price on July 15, 2008, Alpha stockholders would receive $128.12 per share, which represents a premium of 35% to Alpha’s closing stock price on July 15, 2008.


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