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ASKA Set to Seek Shareholder OK for Faster Poison Pill Activation
ASKA Pharmaceutical Holdings will seek shareholder approval to allow the immediate activation of defensive measures if US investment fund Dalton Investments and its allies pursue a large-scale share purchase without following predetermined procedures. The drug maker said on May 25…
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