12:38 PM EST - Agrium Inc. : will raise US$1.25 billion in an equity financing to support the company's US$2.65-billion takeover of UAP Holding Corp. Calgary-based Agrium said it will issue shares through a syndicate of underwriters, led by RBC Capital Markets, including an option for the underwriters to buy up to 10 percent more to cover overallotments. Agrium Inc.
shares T.AGU are trading down 1.52 at $62.43.
