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Del. judge upholds Airgas poison pill
A Delaware judge on Tuesday ruled that directors of Airgas Inc. were within their rights to prevent shareholders from voting on a hostile takeover offer from rival Air Products&Chemicals Inc.In response to the judge's ruling, Air Products withdrew its $70 per share offer for Airgas.In a 153-page opinion, Chancellor William Chandler III upheld a poison pill plan that Airgas directors relied upon to