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ANZ swaps buyer in $1.4 bln Shanghai bank sale; Baosteel in

Published 18/09/2017, 07:12 pm
Updated 18/09/2017, 07:30 pm
© Reuters.  ANZ swaps buyer in $1.4 bln Shanghai bank sale; Baosteel in

SYDNEY/BEIJING, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Australia and New Zealand Banking Corporation ANZ.AX said on Monday Baoshan Iron & Steel Co 600019.SS would buy part of its stake in Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank Co SHRCB.UL , rather than Shanghai Sino-Poland Enterprise Management Development Corp.

ANZ agreed in January to sell its 20 percent stake in Shanghai Rural for A$1.8 billion ($1.44 billion) to China COSCO Shipping Corp and Shanghai Sino-Poland, with each buyer taking 10 percent. are no material changes to the financial terms of the sale for ANZ," ANZ Deputy Chief Executive Officer Graham Hodges said in a statement, which did not give a reason for the changes to the deal.

COSCO will still buy its share, the statement said, adding the deal remains subject to closing conditions and regulatory approval.

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. 6000019.SS (Baosteel), China's largest listed steel mill, said in a separate statement to the Shanghai Stock Exchange that it would buy a 10 percent stake in the Shanghai lender for 4.595 billion yuan ($700.07 million).

Baosteel is a major division of China's biggest steelmaker, China Baowu Steel Group, which was formed last year through the merger of the Shanghai-based steel producer and rival Wuhan Iron and Steel.

Baowu, which owns a 52 percent stake in Baosteel, also holds a 22.6 percent stake in New China Life Insurance Co 601366.SS and shares in China Construction Bank Corp 601939.SS 0939.HK .

Baosteel could not be reached for comment. ($1 = 1.2488 Australian dollars)

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