Australian No 1 gold producer Newcrest Mining has advised shareholders to sit tight while it ponders a revised indicative takeover proposal from world leader Newmont Mining.
After its previous offer of 0.363 Newmont shares for each Newcrest share was rejected, US-based Newmont has submitted a conditional and non-binding indicative 0.38-for-1 offer that values the target company at $US16.9B.
President-CEO Tom Palmer Tom Palmer says a transaction would join industry-leading portfolios of assets and projects to create long-term value across its combined global business.
Its proposal would be subject to due diligence on both sides, a scheme implementation agreement and a positive Newcrest board recommendation.