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一、被告隐瞒了“重大的”信息?Combustion 公司早年曾希望收购 Basic 公司,但由于反托拉斯规则的障碍而被迫放弃行动。后来,反托拉斯规则的松动重新激发了 Combustion 的兴趣。自1976年9月开始,Combustion 公司的代表同 Basic 的管理层和董事就双方合并的可能性进行了会晤和电话会谈。1977年至1978年期间,在解释为什么 Basic 股票大量交易和股价大幅度波动的原因时,Basic 发布了三份公开声明否认它正在同
First, the defendants concealed “major ” information? Combustion company had hoped to acquire Basic Company in its early years, but was forced to give up because of obstacles to the antitrust rules. Later, loosening of antitrust rules rekindled Combustion’s interest. Since September 1976, Combustion representatives have held meetings and telephone conversations with Basic’s management and directors about the possibility of a merger between the two parties. Between 1977 and 1978, explaining why the large volume of Basic shares traded and the share price volatility, Basic released three public statements denying that it was working on the same