RE:RE:cat and mouse gamethis deal is highly unusual in canada and maybe this deal will change future deals.
it's a buyers market and then there are not many buyers, and that's COS problem.
I don't see another oil company unless they get government sponsored companies from China or India to buy their share and that is totally possible, but big companies like that need to time to go through everything and site visits, etc, so I doubt it will happen by dec 4th.
if COS can convince the courts that they a high chance of selling at higher prices then I can see courts ruling on extention and poison pill etc.
if COS wins it's only because there is a high probability for selling at a higher price, so maybe the recaction will take SP lower but it will rebound pretty quickly.
of course just speculating