SYDNEY, June 19 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:16pm EDT
SYDNEY, June 19 (Reuters) - Shares in Australia's Whitehaven Coal Ltd rose as much as 9 percent on Wednesday after the company's top shareholder, embattled tycoon Nathan Tinkler, offloaded about half his stake to cut his debts.
U.S. fund Farallon Capital Management picked up a 9.9 percent stake in Whitehaven from Tinkler and entities associated with him, raising its stake to 16.6 percent.
The stock jumped to a one-month high of A$2.31 and last traded up 8 percent at A$2.27. (Reporting by Lincoln Feast; Editing by John Mair)
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