Rio said that if the ruling was made, it would mean that BHP must "either announce a firm intention to make an offer... or announce that it does not intend to make an offer".
My assumption is that at some point in the coming weeks, Verizon will make an offer to Vodafone to buy this stake - and may also make its offer known, because it may believe that Vodafone's shareholders would put pressure on Vodafone's management to crystallise the valuation of the company's assets.
These factors, along with your history of rejecting out-of-hand our prior offer, have convinced us that we must make our offer public at this time so that your stockholders are aware of our efforts.
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The First Division club will make an offer to one of the shortlisted trio next week.
They know the comps and are prepared to make an offer at fair market value.
When you finally do make a decision, should you make an offer right away?
Two months later a rumor that Cisco would make an offer briefly lifted the stock.
The vote has given solicitors the mandate to contact the BBC and make the offer.
JPMorgan says Redback needs to nearly double its resources to make the offer worthwhile.
If he fails and the bank's shares plunge, expect Citigroup to make an offer.
Brands can then make an offer to interested consumers in the form of alerts, deals and coupons.
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Typically they make an offer based on an estimate of what patients with in-network insurance are paying.
Ferguson has confirmed his interest in midfielder Paul Coutts, but claims he is yet to make an offer.
"We make this offer unilaterally but we are now asking other countries to join us, " the chancellor said.
In that case, Mississippi State would have had to make the offer and then Cecil could have accepted.
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There is no guarantee he will make an offer next month, nor that he would match that price.
He came to Drexel and asked if we could raise money for him to make an offer for Gulf.
Schulze had until Feb. 28 to make an offer for the company, but no offer materialized, Best Buy said Friday.
By combining this intellectual property in one company, Biogen IDEC might now be able to push Genentech to make an offer.
The Spanish bank plans to make its offer in shares, and has room to increase its bid should a rival emerge.
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Yet this is the Port Authority way: Abrogate the contract, shut down work, then make an offer the other side can't refuse.
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Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse says the company is not planning to make an offer for the rest of Clearwire, Bloomberg reports.
Losing out on a property that you were almost ready to make an offer on because someone beat you to it can be heartbreaking.
PPR, which now owns 68% of the Gucci Group, is obliged to make an offer for all the shares it does not own already.
While many are asking if Verizon will make an offer for Sprint, telecom tower companies took a big hit from the deal announcement.
"They like the idea of being able to make an offer at a level they feel they can afford, " said Mark Street, the airline's head of customer loyalty.
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Their teams will be faced with the same decision the Bears had with Urlacher, and they will likely choose the same course and make an offer they can refuse.
If the Phoenix Coyotes do not move to Winnipeg after the NHL unloads the team, then True North Entertainment and Sports will make an offer for the Thrashers.
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Last January crosstown rival Novartis swooped in, increasing its stake to just below the level at which Swiss law would force it to make an offer for the remaining shares.
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