-- 根據週三提交給澳洲證券交易所的文件，Atlas Arteria（ASX：ALX）董事會建議股東拒絕IFM提出的主動收購要約，稱該要約嚴重低估了公司價值。 Atlas Arteria表示，IFM提出的以每股4.75澳元現金收購剩餘股份的要約“過低”，且附加諸多條件，這些條件可能永遠無法滿足或豁免，其中一些條件“根本無法滿足”。 Atlas Arteria也表示，該要約的時機也頗具投機性，就在五天前，該公司剛剛就其在芝加哥高架收費公路項目中的權益發布了優先收購權通知。 Atlas Arteria進一步指出，該要約及其在收購聲明中披露的資訊均存在結構性缺陷，並表示IFM拒絕充分解決這些問題。 Atlas Arteria表示：“該要約旨在加速IFM逐步控制Atlas Arteria，而無需向股東支付合理的溢價。”
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