# C_2023086EN.01001001.xml

| 8.3.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 86/10 |
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8.3.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 86/10

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.11004 – ITOCHU / AMCI / FITZROY QLD RESOURCES)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 86/09)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | ITOCHU Corporation (‘Itochu’, Japan), |
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ITOCHU Corporation (‘Itochu’, Japan),

| — | AMCI Group, LLC (‘AMCI’, United States), |
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AMCI Group, LLC (‘AMCI’, United States),

| — | Fitzroy QLD Resources Limited (‘Fitzroy’, United Kingdom). |
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Fitzroy QLD Resources Limited (‘Fitzroy’, United Kingdom).

Itochu and AMCI will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Fitzroy.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | Itochu is a publicly traded company active in a wide range of industries, including domestic trading, import/export, and overseas trading of various products such as textile, machinery, metals, minerals, energy, chemicals, food, general products, realty, information and communications technology, finance, and business investment, |
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Itochu is a publicly traded company active in a wide range of industries, including domestic trading, import/export, and overseas trading of various products such as textile, machinery, metals, minerals, energy, chemicals, food, general products, realty, information and communications technology, finance, and business investment,

| — | AMCI is a privately held natural resources investment company active in a number of areas concerning energy and metal commodities with investments in coals, minerals and metals, |
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AMCI is a privately held natural resources investment company active in a number of areas concerning energy and metal commodities with investments in coals, minerals and metals,

| — | Fitzroy is a privately held company that owns and operates coking coal mines in Australia, and owns undeveloped interests in tenements in Australia as well as a majority interest in a mining equipment services provider in Australia. |
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Fitzroy is a privately held company that owns and operates coking coal mines in Australia, and owns undeveloped interests in tenements in Australia as well as a majority interest in a mining equipment services provider in Australia.

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Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

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Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.11004 – ITOCHU / AMCI / FITZROY QLD RESOURCES

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Postal address:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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