Under the terms of the Shareholders’ Agreement between Anglo American, CHL (representing the Oppenheimer family interests) and the GRB, the GRB had pre-emption rights in respect of CHL’s interest in De Beers, enabling it to increase its interest in De Beers, on a pro rata basis, to 25%. On 26 July, a formal pre-emption offer was served by CHL on Anglo American and the GRB in accordance with the terms of the Shareholders’ Agreement.

由于GRB的决定，盎格鲁美国人将获得40％的De Beers利息，总价betway是什么意思值为51亿美元，但可以按照与CHL协议的调整，将其总额达到85％。

盎格鲁美国人首席执行官辛西娅·卡罗尔（Cynthia Carroll）表betway是什么意思示：“作为德比尔斯（De Beers）的股东，盎格鲁美国人与博茨瓦纳共和国政府之间的创新合作伙伴关系清楚地证明了GRB对长期的承诺水平prosperity of the world’s leading diamond company. We look forward to strengthening this longstanding and proven partnership which provides a close alignment of interests between Anglo American and Botswana and builds upon the ten year sales agreement between De Beers and the GRB in relation to Debswana’s production."

The Minister of Minerals, Energy, and Water Resources, Dr. Ponatshego H Kedikilwe, on behalf of the Republic of Botswana said: "The diamond industry is a major contributor to our economy in Botswana and De Beers is the world’s premier diamond company. We look forward to building on the excellent relationship we have with Anglo American, both through our ownership of De Beers and through the Debswana joint venture, and to sharing in De Beers’ highly attractive long term prospects."

betway是什么意思盎格鲁美国人预计该交易将在2012年9月完成，除非可以同意较早的日期。