(Reuters) - Kidman Resources Ltd <KDR.AX> said on Thursday its shareholders voted in favour of conglomerate Wesfarmers Ltd <WES.AX> purchase of the lithium miner for about A$776 million ($524.11 million).
At a meeting, a majority of Kidman shareholders voted in favour of the scheme of arrangement and the deal is now subject to court approval on Sept. 12, the miner said in a statement.
Wesfarmers had offered to buy Kidman in May this year - a move that would give the retail conglomerate entry into the booming electric vehicle market.
(Reporting by Rashmi Ashok in Bengaluru; editing by Christian Schmollinger)
