Without price improvement the deal goes down in flames.Please tell me where I am wrong.
I see that the stronger you believe that Kubota will pay up to win at any cost, the less likely you are to make a bid above the current Kubota bid. You would just be wasting your time.
So, under this situation, the only way to get a higher bid on the table is to vote the current deal down or convince Kubota to pay their maximum price now. Or for Kubota to show some flexibility and set a new (higher) price that will assure a successful vote.
I do not think that the current deal price gets it done.