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By Melanie Burton and Roushni Nair
MELBOURNE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Australia's Newcrest Mining Ltd on Thursday rebuffed Newmont Corp's $16.9 billion takeover bid, but left the door open for a better offer as it logged profit that surged past analyst expectations and paid out a special dividend.
Newcrest said its board had unanimously determined to reject the offer which it said did not offer sufficient value to shareholders, but said it would open its bo...
>>> Read more: UPDATE 3-Newcrest dismisses Newmont offer, opens books as profit beats expectations
By Melanie Burton and Roushni Nair
MELBOURNE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Australia's Newcrest Mining Ltd on Thursday rebuffed Newmont Corp's $16.9 billion takeover bid, but left the door open for a better offer as it logged profit that surged past analyst expectations and paid out a special dividend.
Newcrest said its board had unanimously determined to reject the offer which it said did not offer sufficient value to shareholders, but said it would open its bo...
>>> Read more: UPDATE 3-Newcrest dismisses Newmont offer, opens books as profit beats expectations
