SYDNEY, March 5 (Reuters) - Australian-listed gold miner Lihir Gold Ltd has raised $325 million by selling new shares to institutions to fund an expansion at its Lihir mine in Papua New Guinea, the company said on Thursday.
The new shares were sold at A$3.00 each, a 9.4 percent discount to its last traded price. For details:.
Lihir shares will resume trading on Thursday.
($1=A$1.54)
(Reporting by Denny Thomas) Keywords: LIHIR/ (denny.thomas@reuters.com; +61 2 9373 1812; Reuters Messaging: denny.thomas.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
The new shares were sold at A$3.00 each, a 9.4 percent discount to its last traded price. For details:.
Lihir shares will resume trading on Thursday.
($1=A$1.54)
(Reporting by Denny Thomas) Keywords: LIHIR/ (denny.thomas@reuters.com; +61 2 9373 1812; Reuters Messaging: denny.thomas.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.