Spinoff spotlight: Teck Resources

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TECK RESOURCES LTD. $64 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TECK.B; Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 514.5 million; Market cap: $33.3 billion; Dividend yield: 0.8%; Takeover Target Rating: Lowest; www.teck.com) still plans to spin off its metallurgical coal operations as Elk Valley Resources Ltd. Investors will receive 0.1 of a common share of EVR for each Teck share they own as well as a cash payment of $0.39 a share. The remaining firm will change its name to Teck Metals Corp. and operate the company’s copper and zinc mines. The company recently rejected a $23 billion U.S. cash and stock takeover offer from Switzerland-based mining firm Glencore plc (Over-the-counter Pink Sheets symbol GLCNF). However, the Keevil family, which controls 55% of the Teck’s class A common (100 votes per share) shares, has indicated that it will not block a takeover of the new metals company after the spinoff. The spinoff requires the approval of two-thirds of the class A and B shares (each voting separately as…