Lonmin agrees to takeover by Sibanye-Stillwater

Platinum producer Lonmin has agreed to a takeover by South Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater , the companies said in a statement Thursday. Lonmin shareholders will receive 0.967 new Sibanye-Stillwater shares for each Lonmin share they own. The deal values Lonmin at £1 per share, compared with a closing price Wednesday of £0.863, a premium of about 35%, according to the companies.

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Synnex shares fall as earnings outlook misses Street view

Synnex Corp. shares fell in the extended session Thursday after the business process services company’s earnings outlook fell short of Wall Street estimates. Synnex shares fell 8% after hours, following a 3.5% gain to close at $118.40 in the regular session. For the second fiscal quarter, Synnex estimates adjusted earnings of $2.25 to $2.35 a share on revenue of $4.58 billion to $4.78 billion. Analysts expect earnings of $2.41 a share on revenue of $4.75 billion. The company reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $24.4 million, or 61 cents a share, compared with $61.8 million, or $1.54 a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings were $2.14 a share. Revenue rose to $4.55 billion from $3.52 billion in the year-ago period. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated $2.11 a share on revenue of $4.47 billion.

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