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Strategies & Market Trends : Roger's 1998 Short Picks

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To: John Brickman who wrote (3177)	2/19/1998 10:10:00 AM
From: Candle stick	Read Replies (2) of 18691

John, still confused why everyone thinks a rights offering is bad for CYMI....check out this link: abcnews.com I think this excerpt is particularly relevant: Shareholder-rights plans often don't prevent takeovers, but they do achieve higher bids by encouraging negotiation and buying time for targets to seek a white knight. Research by Georgeson & Co., a New York investor relations firm, found that companies with poison pills sold for 8 percent higher than target companies without the plans. Economist Robert Comment of Washington's Analysis Group reports that poison pills actually increase the chances of a takeover because they empower a company's management to negotiate with potential purchasers.

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