Australia's Santos rejects Harbour Energy's final $10.8 billion takeover offer

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Last Updated : May 22 2018 | 2:55 PM IST

(Reuters) - Australia's Santos said on Tuesday it terminated discussions with Harbour Energy and rejected the U.S.-based firm's final takeover offer of $10.8 billion.

"(The board) resolved to reject the final proposal on the basis that it does not represent a full value of the company," Santos said in a statement.

Harbour made the final offer for Santos this week, hiking its bid for a fifth time in nine months after a steep rise in oil prices.

(Reporting By Rushil Dutta in Bengaluru; Editing by Himani Sarkar)

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First Published: May 22 2018 | 2:50 PM IST

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