European Lithium Merger Values Stock at 0.58 AUD, Uniting Austrian Lithium and Greenland Rare Earths on Nasdaq
18.05.2026 - 14:52:14 | boerse-global.de
European Lithium has suspended trading of its shares on the Australian Securities Exchange as it finalises a binding merger agreement with Critical Metals Corp, a deal that would take the combined group to the Nasdaq and give existing shareholders a 40% premium on their last traded price.
Under the all-stock transaction, European Lithium investors will receive 0.035 shares in Critical Metals for every share they hold, implying a value of roughly 0.58 Australian dollars per share – well above the 0.415 AUD closing price before the halt. The total consideration is pegged at approximately 835 million US dollars.
The rationale behind the merger is a straightforward play on scale in the critical-minerals space. Critical Metals already holds a majority stake in the Tanbreez rare-earth project in Greenland, while European Lithium retains a minority interest. By folding the two under a single corporate roof, the group will own 100% of the deposit, streamlining financing and development. The deal also funnels resources into the Wolfsberg lithium project in Austria, which is advancing towards production.
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Management, led by CEO Tony Sage, argues that the combination is essential to reach the global footprint needed to attract institutional capital. A move to the US tech-heavy Nasdaq is expected to boost liquidity and open access to deeper pools of funding. European Lithium ended March with a cash position of 306 million US dollars, according to its latest quarterly report.
The merger is scheduled to close in the second half of 2026, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals. The companies had already extended their exclusivity period for negotiations into early May. A formal announcement is expected by Wednesday, May 20.
Meanwhile, European Lithium has been running a share buyback programme since April 15, authorised through October 2026. The board had previously argued that the stock price failed to reflect the fair value of its lithium and rare-earth assets. With the merger price now offering a concrete premium, that assessment appears vindicated. The buyback remains active until the transaction closes.
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