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MEG Energy's Board Rejects Strathcona's $4.1 Billion Takeover Bid

MEG Energy's Board Rejects Strathcona's $4.1 Billion Takeover Bid

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MEG Energy Corp.'s board is urging investors to reject what it calls an 'inadequate, opportunistic' $4.1-billion hostile takeover bid from Canadian oil tycoon Adam Waterous' Strathcona Resources Ltd.
The offer is too low and will hurt MEG's share price, the Calgary-based company said in a statement Monday. MEG's board authorized it to begin a strategic review with the potential to find a better offer.

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