Corporations Act 2001
CHAPTER 6
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TAKEOVERS
PART 6.4
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FORMULATING THE TAKEOVER OFFER
Division 1
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General
SECTION 618
OFFERS MUST BE FOR ALL OR A PROPORTION OF SECURITIES IN THE BID CLASS
618(1)
Off-market bid.
(a) all the securities in the bid class; or
(b) a specified proportion of the securities in the bid class.
An offer for securities under an off-market bid must be an offer to buy:
(a) all the securities in the bid class; or
(b) a specified proportion of the securities in the bid class.
The proportion specified under paragraph (b) must be the same for all holders of securities in the bid class.
618(2) Off-market bid - non-marketable parcels.If accepting an offer under an off-market bid for quoted securities would leave a person with a parcel of the securities that is less than a marketable parcel (within the meaning of the rules of the relevant financial market), the offer extends to that parcel.
618(3)
Market bid.
An offer for securities under a market bid must be an offer to buy all the securities in the bid class.
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