Alinta Ltd 02

Judgment date: 21/04/2006
Court: ATP
Judge: Stephen Creese, D Gonski AO (Sitting President) and T Handicott
Citation: (2007) 25 ACLC 1746; [2006] ATP 14;
Catchwords: Corporations;  Takeovers;  Prominent statements;  Unacceptable circumstances;  

Corporations;  Takeovers;  Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC);  Correspondence with ACCC;  

Corporations;  Takeovers;  Bar charts;  Broker valuations;  

Corporations;  Takeovers;  Content of bidder's statement;  Disclosure in bidder's statement;  

Corporations;  Takeovers;  Dividend comparisons;  Demerger;  

Corporations;  Takeovers;  Distribution in specie;  Equal capital reduction;  

Corporations;  Takeovers;  Bar charts;  Formatting of charts;  

Corporations;  Takeovers;  Implementation risk;  Intentions;  

Corporations;  Takeovers;  Misleading statements;  Management qualifications and experience;  

Corporations;  Takeovers;  Offer premium;  Procedural fairness;  

Corporations;  Takeovers;  Proceedings concluded on basis of undertaking;  Referral of question of law to court;  

Corporations;  Takeovers;  Replacement bidder's statement;  Restraining dispatch of bidder's statement;  

Corporations;  Takeovers;  Restraining dispatch of bidder's statement;  Supplementary bidder's statement;  

Corporations;  Takeovers;  Undertaking;  Unreasonable certainty;