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Sir Gordon White instructed Robert Pirie to terminate Hanson’s $72 per share tender offer
The following quotes are excerpted from Hanson Trust PLC v. SCM Corp, (2d Cir. 1985) Citation Code 774 F.2d 47 Docket No. 412, Docket 85-7745 Hanson Trust PLC, HSCM Industries, Inc., and Hanson Holdings Netherlands B.V. (hereinafter sometimes referred to collectively as “Hanson”) appeal from an order of the Southern District of New York, 617