Commercial Law, 2010 Bar — Question VI
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Union Mines, Inc. has total assets of P60 million with 210 stockholders holding at least 100 shares each. The company has two principal stockholders, ABC which owns 60% of the shares of stock, and XYZ which owns 17%. ABC in turn is owned to the extent of 21.31% by Acme, Inc.; 29.69% by Golden Boy, Inc.; 9% by XYZ; and the rest by individual stockholders. None of the parties is a publicly-listed company. XYZ now proposes to buy Acme’s and Golden Boy’s shares in ABC, which would give it direct control of ABC and indirect control of Union Mines. Is the proposed acquisition by XYZ subject to the mandatory tender offer rule? Why or why not? What is a tender offer and when is it mandatory?
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