There is nothing wrong with playing hard to get, particularly if you are the prettiest girl at the dance. BHP Billiton's $39bn, $130 a share cash offer for PotashCorp was greeted with derision and a “shareholder rights plan”, a euphemism for a poison pill. But it is more of a prophylactic, putting the onus on BHP to come up with a bigger sum.
对待追求者欲擒故纵没有什么不对的，尤其是你是舞会上最漂亮的姑娘时。必和必拓(BHP Billiton)提出的每股130美元、总价390亿美元的现金收购要约就遭到了加拿大钾肥公司(PotashCorp)的嘲笑。PotashCorp为此还拿出了一份“股东权利计划”——“毒丸计划”的委婉说法。但这更像是一次“故纵”，逼迫必和必拓提出更高的报价。
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