July 17 (Reuters) - Canada's Dominion Diamond Corp  DDC.TO  
 DDC.N , the world's third-largest diamond producer by market 
value, said on Monday it would be bought by The Washington 
Companies for $1.2 billion. 
    Washington Companies will acquire all of Dominion's 
outstanding common shares for $14.25 per share in cash, higher 
than its earlier offer of $13.50 per share.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nBw5K0qMpa 
 
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Keywords: DOMINION DIAMOND M&A/WASHINGTONCOMPANIES