Arcadium Lithium shareholders approve $6.7 billion Rio Tinto deal
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on December 23, 2024
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on December 23, 2024
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Arcadium Lithium shareholders have approved a $6.7 billion sale to Rio Tinto, making it the third-largest lithium miner. The deal faces legal challenges but includes significant global assets and customers.
(Reuters) - Arcadium Lithium said on Monday its shareholders have voted in favor of a $6.7 billion sale to Australian mining giant Rio Tinto.
Shares of Arcadium Lithium rose more than 2% in extended trading.
The deal, expected to close in mid-2025, will catapult Rio Tinto to the world's third-largest lithium miner position, just behind Albemarle and SQM.
Arcadium is facing legal hurdles, as some shareholders have filed lawsuits against it alleging misrepresentation, concealment and negligence regarding the takeover deal, the company revealed in a regulatory filing earlier this month.
Earlier this year, Rio Tinto said it would pay $5.85 per share in cash for Arcadium, nearly a 90% premium to the stock's closing price on Oct. 4, the day Reuters exclusively reported a potential deal.
The Australian miner will gain access to Arcadium's lithium mines, processing facilities and deposits in Argentina, Australia, Canada and the United States as well as customers including Tesla, BMW and General Motors.
(Reporting by Vallari Srivastava and Pooja Menon in Bengaluru; Editing by Tasim Zahid, Vijay Kishore and Shinjini Ganguli)
The main topic is the approval of Arcadium Lithium's $6.7 billion sale to Rio Tinto by its shareholders.
Some shareholders have filed lawsuits against Arcadium alleging misrepresentation and negligence regarding the deal.
Rio Tinto will acquire Arcadium's lithium mines, processing facilities, and deposits in several countries.
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