Option A will lose
its name and maintain the name Ashanti Goldfields
Vote for Option
A
Ashanti name to be changed
Ashanti's name will be changed to Option B's , i.e. Option B Ashanti
Vote for
Option B
Shareholders
retain majority - 70/30
With the
Option A
offer current shareholders will retain 70% shares
Vote for Option
A
Shareholders lose majority -
16/84
Under the Option B deal the current shareholders will retain only 16%
Vote for
Option B
Option A values Ashanti more
Option A offered $1.5
billion, while Option B offered $1.1 billion
Vote for Option
A
Option B values Ashanti less
However, Option B revised its offer to $1.431
billion. This was only done after Option B realised that Option A was a
real threat to their takeover bid.
Vote for
Option B
Option A has a "clean" record
Many searches on the Internet failed to produce
any reporting of a poor environmental record by Option A
Vote for Option
A
Option B's record tainted
Option B has attracted quite a lot of bad publicity concerning social
and environmental responsibility and accountability in Zambia
, South Africa and in
Peru.
