Ackman Claims 39% Support For Allergan Special Meeting

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Mark Melin
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William Ackman may now have enough votes to call a special Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) shareholder meeting in December, he said in a statement released Friday. It might now matter, says Allergan, as they are planning on holding a special shareholder meeting in December anyway. Allergan defending itself from Ackman and Valeant The game of tit for tat, that is the Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) fight to stave off acquisition by Ackman and Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE:VRX), could result in some finality one way or another, before the end of the year.  On Friday Ackman announced he has the support of 39…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.