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Date
Rule
803.5(a)
Staff
Michael Verne
Response/Comments
but you might possibly be exempt under 802.51(c) if the combined US sales and US assets of both parties do not exceed $150.1 million.

Question

From:

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Sent:

Tuesday, January 08, 2013 7:32 PM

To:

Verne, B. Michael

Subject:

Tender Offer Intent

If abuyer intends to launch a tender offer and has publicly announced its intentionto do so once a condition is satisfied, does that announcement suffice for afiling or must one wait for the condition to be satisfied? I know if there areconditions to consummation, that is not an obstacle but was not sure if thesame approach applied to conditions to commencement.

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