ArcelorMittal Receives Offer From Liberty House For Acquisition Of Four Assets

(RTTNews) - ArcelorMittal (MT) said Friday that it has received a binding offer from Liberty House Group for the acquisition of ArcelorMittal Ostrava (Czech Republic), ArcelorMittal Galati (Romania), ArcelorMittal Skopje (Macedonia) and ArcelorMittal Piombino (Italy).

The company said the four assets are part of a divestment package the Company agreed with the European Commission during its merger control investigation into the Company's acquisition of Ilva S.p.A.

Transaction closing is subject to the completion of the Company's acquisition of Ilva, and conditional on EU approval and the conclusion of information consultations with local and European Works Councils.

ArcelorMittal stated that negotiations are ongoing with parties regarding the sale of the other assets - ArcelorMittal Dudelange in Luxembourg, and several finishing lines in Liege, Belgium - included in the divestment package.