Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Atticus repeats call for Barclays to scrap ABN bid

(Reuters) - Atticus has built a small stake in Barclays and earlier this month urged management to pull out of the deal. It said it had an "open and constructive discussion" with management on Wednesday, but had not changed its view.



"During this discussion we reiterated our view that while management is running the company well, the proposed acquisition of ABN is not in the best interests of the company or its shareholders," a spokesman for Atticus said.


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