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Teck Cominco receives U.S. and Canadian regulatory clearances
Teck Cominco receives U.S. and Canadian regulatory clearances.
About this update from Teck Resources Limited Class A
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, June 14 /CNW/ - Teck Cominco Limited announced today that it\nhas received an advance ruling certificate from the Canadian Competition\nBureau, and notice from the Federal Trade Commission in the United States\nconfirming early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino\nAct, with respect to Teck Cominco's proposed acquisition of Inco Limited. This\nconstitutes Canadian and United States anti-trust clearance for Teck Cominco's\noffer to proceed.\nTeck Cominco is a diversified mining company, headquartered in Vancouver,\nCanada. Shares are currently listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the\nsymbols TEK.A and TEK.B. The company is a world leader in the production of\nzinc and metallurgical coal and is also a significant producer of copper,\ngold, indium and other specialty metals. Further information can be found at\nwww.teckcominco.com.\n\nImportant Notice\n\nThis press release may be deemed to be solicitation material in respect\nof Teck Cominco's proposed tender offer for the shares of Inco. On May 23,\n2006, Teck Cominco filed the following documents with the Securities and\nExchange Commission (\"SEC\") in connection with its offer to purchase all of\nthe outstanding common shares of Inco: (1) a Registration Statement on \nForm F-10 (containing an offer to purchase and a share takeover bid circular)\nand (2) a tender offer statement on Schedule T-O.\nInvestors and shareholders are urged to read the Registration Statement,\nthe Schedule T-O and any other relevant documents filed or that will be filed\nwith the SEC when they become available because they will contain important\ninformation about the offer for Inco shares. These documents will be available\nwithout charge on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov and may be obtained\nwithout charge from the SEC at telephone number 800-SEC-0330. Free copies of\nthese documents can also be obtained by directing a request to Teck Cominco,\n600-200 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 3L9,\nattention: Corporate Secretary, by telephone to (604) 687-1117, or by e-mail\nto: info(at)teckcominco.com.\n\n\n\n","length":2183,"tagName":"div"}]