Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Orica Shares Climb on Speculation of Offer After Earlier Buyout Rejected

(Bloomberg) -- Shares of Orica Ltd. rose 5.5
percent on speculation the world's largest explosives maker may
receive a second takeover offer after the company rejected a
A$9.95 billion ($8.7 billion) buyout in April.

There's talk of a bid of A$37 a share, said Albert Landman,
who manages more than $70 million at Tricom Futures Services in
Melbourne. Orica had ``no comment,'' said spokesman John Fetter.
Stuart Barton, a spokesman for UBS AG, which advised Orica when
it rejected the earlier offer, also declined to comment.


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