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spacy
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hi i would like to know if BHP BIL has to merge with Rio Tinto how would it affect the share holders? how would it affect the price of the share? If the dilution is 3:1 ?
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SimonPB
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in short, no idea. But they are unlikely to destroy value for existing share holders.
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john_1
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They think what ever they lose on the swings they gain on the round abouts, just think of the pricing power when +/- 80% of the worlds shipped Iron ore is controlled by just 2 companies (cvrd + Bhp/Rio)
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