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(pending)</title><description>CHINA - Tangshan Iron &amp; Steel Co Ltd (TI), a ##.##%-owned unit of Chinese state-owned Tangshan Iron &amp; Steel Group Co Ltd, planned to merge with Chengde Xinxin Vanadium &amp; Titanium Stock Co Ltd (CX), an alloy steel products manufacturer, for #.## Chinese yuan ($#.#.## US) in cash per share, or a total value of $#.### bil yuan ($###.### mil). TI offered a choice of #.### new ordinary shares per CX ordinary share. Concurrently, TI planned to merge with Handan Iron &amp; Steel Co Ltd. 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TI offered a choice of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">1.089 new ordinary shares per</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">CX ordinary share.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">Concurrently, TI planned to</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">merge with Handan Iron &amp; Steel</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">Co Ltd. The transactions were</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="18">approved by the board of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="19">directors and still subject to</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="20">the shareholders' and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="21">regulatory approval.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>CHINA - Tangshan Iron &amp; Steel Co Ltd (TI), a 51.11%-owned unit of Chinese state-owned Tangshan Iron &amp; Steel Group Co Ltd, planned to merge with Chengde Xinxin Vanadium &amp; Titanium Stock Co Ltd (CX), an alloy steel products manufacturer, for 5.76 Chinese yuan ($0.8.42 US) in cash per share, or a total value of $5.649 bil yuan ($826.007 mil). TI offered a choice of 1.089 new ordinary shares per CX ordinary share. Concurrently, TI planned to merge with Handan Iron &amp; Steel Co Ltd. The transactions were approved by the board of directors and still subject to the shareholders' and regulatory approval.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">CHINA - Tangshan Iron &amp; Steel Co Ltd (TI), a 51.11%-owned unit of Chinese state-owned</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Tangshan Iron &amp; Steel Group Co Ltd, planned to merge with Chengde Xinxin Vanadium &amp;</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">Titanium Stock Co Ltd (CX), an alloy steel products manufacturer, for 5.76 Chinese yuan</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">($0.8.42 US) in cash per share, or a total value of $5.649 bil yuan ($826.007 mil). TI</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">offered a choice of 1.089 new ordinary shares per CX ordinary share. Concurrently, TI</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">planned to merge with Handan Iron &amp; Steel Co Ltd. The transactions were approved by the</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">board of directors and still subject to the shareholders' and regulatory approval.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">CHINA - Tangshan Iron &amp; Steel Co Ltd (TI), a 51.11%-owned unit of Chinese state-owned Tangshan Iron &amp; Steel Group Co Ltd, planned to merge with Chengde Xinxin Vanadium &amp; Titanium Stock Co Ltd (CX), an</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">alloy steel products manufacturer, for 5.76 Chinese yuan ($0.8.42 US) in cash per share, or a total value of $5.649 bil yuan ($826.007 mil). TI offered a choice of 1.089 new ordinary shares per CX</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">ordinary share. Concurrently, TI planned to merge with Handan Iron &amp; Steel Co Ltd. 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