NASDAQ Proposes Rule Change to Allow Acquisition Companies to Skip Shareholder Vote for Tender Offers

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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC has filed a proposed rule change to amend its IM-5101-2 rule, allowing acquisition companies to hold a tender offer instead of a shareholder vote for proposed acquisitions

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