** Shares of coal supplier American Resources AREC.O up
8.7% at $1.62 premarket
** Co says its unit American Carbon Corporation has entered
into a letter of intent to sell its carbon mining assets to a
strategic party for the total consideration of about $280 mln
** The letter of intent is non-binding and non-exclusive but
is expected to close before year end - AREC
** Co said in June it had rejected an unsolicited offer of
$260 mln, including debt and royalties, from an unnamed entity
for American Carbon
** Up to last close, stock is up 12.9% YTD
(Reporting by Sourasis Bose in Bengaluru)
((Sourasis.bose@thomsonreuters.com))