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Rondeau v. Mosinee Paper Corp.
Citation:
422 U.S. 49 (1975)Facts
In April 1971 petitioner Francis A. Rondeau, a Mosinee businessman, began making large purchases of respondent’s common stock in the over-the-counter market. By May 17, 1971, petitioner had acquired 40,413 shares of respondent’s stock, which constituted more than 5% of those outstanding. He was therefore required to comply with the disclosure provisions of the Williams Act, by filing a Schedule 13D with respondent and the Securities and Exchange Commission within 10 days. Petitioner, however, did not file a Schedule 13D but continued to purchase substantial blocks of respondent’s stock. By July 30, he had acquired more than 60,000 shares. On August 27 respondent sent a letter to its shareholders informing them of the disclosures in petitioner’s Schedule 13D. The letter stated that by his tardy filing petitioner had withheld the information to which the shareholders were entitled in violation of federal law.
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