Australia's Mineral Resources to buy AWE Ltd for $403m

Australia's Mineral Resources to buy AWE Ltd for $403m

Night view of Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia.

Australian gas producer AWE Ltd said on Thursday it would accept a sweetened takeover offer from Mineral Resources Ltd worth about A$526 million ($403 million), which trumped an all-cash bid from a Chinese state-owned firm.

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