Aux termes d'un accord notifié pour autorisation à la Commission européenne le 12 mars, BHP devait acquérir le contrôle exclusif de Caemi Mineração e Metalurgia SA en achetant 60 % des droits de vote de la société, actuellement détenus par les Frères Frering.
Under the terms of a deal notified to the European Commission for regulatory clearance on 12 March, BHP was to acquire sole control of Caemi Mineração e Metalurgia SA through the purchase of 60 percent of the voting shares in the company currently held by the Frering brothers.