Original article by Angela Macdonald-Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 13 : 1-Feb-18

The board of AWE Limited has given Mineral Resources three days to match the $A602m cash offer from rival suitor Mitsui. Meanwhile, Beach Energy CEO Matt Kay has declined to comment on whether his company could join in the bidding war for AWE. The two companies jointly own the Waitsia onshore gas field in Western Australia, and Kay says Beach has no preference regarding its future partner in the project. However, he adds that Beach is monitoring the takeover battle to ensure that the interests of its shareholders are protected.

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AWE LIMITED – ASX AWE, MINERAL RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX MIN, BEACH ENERGY LIMITED – ASX BPT, MITSUI AND COMPANY LIMITED, CHINA ENERGY RESERVE AND CHEMICAL GROUP COMPANY LIMITED, SEVEN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX SVW, NETWORK INVESTMENT HOLDINGS PTY LTD, DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LATTICE ENERGY LIMITED, ORIGIN ENERGY LIMITED – ASX ORG