May 14 (Reuters) - Rio2 Ltd RIO.V :
* RIO2 LIMITED AND ATACAMA PACIFIC GOLD CORPORATION
ANNOUNCE
BUSINESS COMBINATION
* COMBINED COMPANY WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNDER NAME RIO2
LIMITED AND WILL BE MANAGED BY RIO2'S EXISTING EXECUTIVE TEAM
* RIO2-EACH ATACAMA PACIFIC SHAREHOLDER WILL GET 0.6601
SHARES OF
COMBINED COMPANY , WHILE EACH RIO2 SHAREHOLDER WILL GET 0.6667
SHARES OF COMBINED CO
* ABOUT 42.5% OF COMBINED ENTITY WILL BE HELD BY FORMER RIO2
SHAREHOLDERS AND 57.5% HELD BY FORMER ATACAMA PACIFIC
SHAREHOLDERS
* EXCHANGE RATIO REPRESENTS CONSIDERATION TO ATACAMA PACIFIC
SHAREHOLDERS OF C$0.95 PER ATACAMA PACIFIC COMMON SHARE
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