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  • billyliar66 billyliar66 Jan 27, 2002 9:46 PM Flag

    Achilles Heel of Merger

    Well actually, the merger has an Achilles body, but the employee support number doesn't seem to have been arrived at in a statistically defendable manner.

    Has anyone heard of any poll being taken?

    It must be important or it wouldn't be in the S-4 filing.

    Isn't it a violation of securities law to make false statements in connection with the offering of securites?

    David W. Packard has brought this up and I feel that this will be the fatal blow to the merger.

    If a fair and accurate poll is taken, from what I've seen in the office, the number will be less than 65% support.

    That will become the news and Carly's credibility will be focussed on.

    Not good.

 
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