Legal Opinion
Gas Natural v. E. ON AG
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 19, 2006No. 06 Civ. 13607(DLC)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
COTE, District Judge.
This Opinion addresses whether a prospective tender offeror is obligated to disclose material nonpublic information under Section 14(d), 15 U.S.C. § 78n(d) (“Section 14(d)”), and Section 14(e), 15 U.S.C. § 78n(e) (“Section 14(e)”), of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that precede the commencement of a tender offer. Under the circumstances that prevail here, the answer is no.
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