A central element of the rule changes was to extend the old 35 - day
minimum bid period to 105 days, longer than regulators had historically tended to permit poison pills to endure.
Securities regulators made the right move this year when they extended
the minimum bid period for takeover bids in Canada, says a new C.D. Howe Institute report.
Since there's now
a minimum bid period of 105 days, takeover timelines are more likely to overlap with the AGM.
Not exact matches
Aurora also sought an order shortening the 105 - day
minimum period for its
bid to 35 (so that it would expire at about the same time as the shareholder votes on the Newstrike deal).
• Remain open for a
minimum deposit
period of 120 days, unless the target board states in a news release an acceptable shorter deposit
period of not less than 35 days, in which case the shorter
period would apply to all concurrent takeover
bids.
The seller of the real estate may specify Auction Plus parameters including
minimum bid,
minimum earnest money deposit and maximum length of the due diligence
period.