Zug, 5 March 2013Xstrata plc (“Xstrata”) notes the statement in the announcement by Glencore International plc (“Glencore”) of its preliminary results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2012 that the longstop date for the merger between Glencore and Xstrata (the “Merger”) has been extended to 16 April 2013 with the consent of Xstrata and the Panel.
Completion of the Merger remains conditional upon the receipt of the outstanding regulatory approval in China and completion of the Xstrata court process as further set out in the New Scheme Document in connection with the Merger published by Xstrata on 25 October 2012 and Glencore giving effect to the commitments required by the European Commission.
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