Stocks in play: Barrick Gold Corporation

And Acacia Mining plc have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended offer by Barrick for the ordinary share capital of Acacia that Barrick does not already own. It is intended that the Acquisition will be implemented by means of a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act. Under the terms of the Acquisition, each Scheme Shareholder will receive: For every Scheme Share: 0.168 New Barrick Shares and any Acacia Exploration Properties Special Dividends and any Deferred Cash Consideration Dividends. Barrick Gold Corporation shares T.ABX are trading down $0.01 at $22.45.