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Pirate Hopes To Pin Aquila At Meeting
April 24, 2007
Activist hedge fund Pirate Capital is making another sartorial statement in its battle with energy company Aquila.
Pirate PinWeeks after unveiling a t-shirt lambasting the deal, Pirate is now encouraging shareholders to wear a button to Aquila’s annual meeting on May 2, “to show their opposition to Aquila’s proposed transaction with Great Plains Energy.”
Just like the t-shirts, the buttons, featuring Aquila CEO Rick Green, are available on Pirate’s anti-Aquila Web site, www.badaquiladeal.com.
Pirate contends that the Aquila proposed sale to fellow utility Great Plains is a bad deal for shareholders.
Of course, Pirate isn’t counting on fashion statements alone to get its way: The firm and its funds, which control about 5% of Aquila, are also suing the company to block the deal.
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