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Squeeze
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Squeeze
Period when stocks or commodities futures increase in price and investors who have sold short must cover their short positions to prevent loss of large amounts of money.

Credit Squeeze
A situation in which it is difficult to finance through borrowing. A credit squeeze often occurs when economic growth is declining and/or when interest rates rise. The Federal Reserve is often blamed for credit squeezes when they raise target interest rates, but it may occur through private sector actions as well, such as a systemic rise in bad debt. See also: Credit crunch.


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It does, however, assure that all of the Company's shareholders receive fair and equal treatment in the event of any proposed takeover of the Company and guards against partial tender offers, squeeze outs, open market accumulations, and other abusive tactics that are designed to gain control of Rocky without paying all shareholders a control premium.
The Stockholder Rights Plan was adopted by the Company on October 13, 1998 to assure that the Company's stockholders would receive fair and equal treatment in the event of a proposed takeover of the Company and to guard against partial tender offers, squeeze outs, open-market accumulations and other abusive tactics to gain control of the Company without paying all stockholders a control premium.
 
 
 
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