	elders extends offer for carling o keefe ckb elders ixl ltd of australia said wholly owned ixl holdings canada inc extended its previously announced offer to uire all outstanding shares of carling o keefe ltd to midnight april from march the dlr a share offer is being extended for elders to obtain canadian federal government approval for the uisition of control of carling elders said its application to investment canada is still being processed under normal review procedures up to march shares or pct of carling s stock has been deposited under the offer elders said elders also said it arranged for a credit facility of up to mln dlrs shared equally between two canadian banks which would be available to uire shares under the offer reuter 
