George Forrest Rejects Liability for Forsys Break Fee (Update1) Share | Email | Print | A A A
By Franz Wild
Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- George Forrest International Afrique Sprl, the operator of mines in Democratic Republic of Congo, rejected liability for a break fee after a failed takeover of Canadian uranium developer Forsys Metals Corp. said.
George Forrest “denies any further liability of any kind to Forsys under the Arrangement Agreement for any reason and specifically denies any liability for payment of any reverse break fee,” the company said in an e-mailed statement late yesterday.
Forsys Metals, the developer of a uranium project in Namibia, agreed on Nov. 14 to be bought by GFI for C$7 ($6.37) a share, or about C$578.8 million at the time. On April 2, GFI extended the closing date for its acquisition.
Forsys on Aug. 25 said it had stopped the takeover and was pressing for the break fee after George Forrest didn’t pay.
GFI “believes that Forsys has breached the arrangement agreement and caused loss and damage to” the company, according to yesterday’s statement.
Oakville, Ontario-based Forsys didn’t immediately respond to a message left on its answer phone or an e-mail sent to the company’s e-mail address seeking comment.
To contact the reporter on this story: Franz Wild in Johannesburg at fwild@bloomberg.net |