JERSEY - Barrick Gold Corp (Barrick) of Canada agreed to merge with Randgold Resources Ltd (Randgold), a St Helier- based gold ore mine operator, for a total GBP 4.636 bil (USD 6.062 bil), in a stock swap transaction, via a scheme of arrangement. Barrick offered 6.128 new common shares per Randgold ordinary share. Based on Barrick's closing stock price of GBP 8.007 (USD 10.47) on 21st September 2018, the last full trading day prior to the announcement, each Randgold share was valued at GBP 49. 067 (USD 64.16). Originally, in September 2018, Barrick was rumored to be planning to merge with Randgold.