July 19 (Reuters) - Acacia Mining ACAA.L :
* OFFER BY BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION
* REACHED AGREEMENT ON TERMS OF A RECOMMENDED OFFER BY BARRICK FOR ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL OF ACACIA THAT BARRICK DOES NOT ALREADY OWN
* EACH SCHEME SHAREHOLDER WILL RECEIVE: FOR EVERY SHARE: 0.168NEW BARRICK SHARES AND ANY ACACIA EXPLORATION PROPERTIES SPECIAL DIVIDENDS
* PROPOSED DEAL FOR TOTAL CONSIDERATION OF APPROXIMATELY £343 MILLION ($428 MILLION) FOR ACACIA MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS
* PROPOSED DEAL FOR TOTAL VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY £951 MILLION FOR ACACIA
* BARRICK AGREED, FOR BENEFIT OF ALL ACACIA SHAREHOLDERS, TO UNDERTAKE A SALES PROCESS TO REALISE VALUE FOR SALE EXPLORATION PROPERTIES
* TERMS OF ACQUISITION ARE FINAL AND THEREFORE, BARRICK WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO INCREASE TERMS OF ACQUISITION
* BARRICK TO DISPOSE OF SALE EXPLORATION PROPERTIES IN AN ARM'S LENGTH TRANSACTION OR SERIES OF TRANSACTIONS
* TERMS OF SHARE FOR SHARE EXCHANGE RATIO IMPLY A VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY 232 PENCE PER ACACIA SHARE