Friday, August 27, 2010

National Court of Papua New Guinea Approves Scheme of Arrangement

Lihir Gold Ltd (“LGL”) advises that the National Court of Papua New Guinea today approved the Scheme of Arrangement by which Newcrest Mining Ltd ("Newcrest") will acquire all of the issued shares of LGL (“the Scheme”). This follows the approval of the Scheme by LGL shareholders at the Scheme Meeting on 23 August 2010.