UPDATE 2-Australia's Northern Star rejects $27 billion takeover bid from South Africa's Gold Fields

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* Offer price as of September 14 implied A$27 per share but has since fallen to A$25.19 * Northern Star cites higher jurisdictional risk from Gold Fields stock * Australian miner objects to 'hard'

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