Williams Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Securities_Exchange_Act_of_1934
gptkbp:appliesTo publicly traded companies
gptkbp:codifiedIn 15 U.S.C. § 78m(d)-(e)
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1968
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Williams Act
gptkbp:purpose protect investors in corporate takeovers
regulate tender offers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Securities_and_Exchange_Commission
tender offer
corporate takeover regulation
gptkbp:requires disclosure of information by persons acquiring more than 5% of a company’s stock
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Harrison_A._Williams
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tender_Offer
gptkb:Tender_offers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7