Rio Tinto rejects sweetened BHP bid as too low
LONDON (Reuters) - Bid target Rio Tinto (RIO.L: Quote, Profile, Research) (RIO.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) rejected a sweetened all-share bid from rival mining group BHP Billiton (BLT.L: Quote, Profile, Research) (BHP.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday.
"The boards have concluded that the pre-conditional offers significantly undervalue Rio Tinto. Accordingly the boards have unanimously rejected BHP Billiton's pre-conditional offers as not being in the best interests of shareholders," a statement said.