Gold Reserve's Frankfurt stock falls 5.5% after Elliott affiliate emerges as frontrunner for Citgo

Aug 26 (Reuters) - The Frankfurt-traded shares of Gold Reserve fell 5.5% on Tuesday following a U.S. court filing marking a rival bid by an affiliate of hedge fund Elliott Investment Management as superior to the mining company's offer for the parent of Venezuela-owned refiner Citgo Petroleum.

Gold Reserve said on Tuesday that under the proposal by Elliott's Amber Energy, the mining company, which is trying to cash some $1.18 billion from the auction's proceeds for the expropriation of its assets in Venezuela, would hardly secure any compensation at all.