Kobo issued a press release about this -
Kobo: We’re NOT Borders And We’re Doing Just Fine, Thanks
According to that statement,
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The Borders shares are subject to the terms of the Kobo shareholders’ agreement which, among other things, restricts their transfer or disposition.
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I don't really know much about stocks and shareholder agreements. I wonder if they're petitioning just to let the courts know, hey, we get first right to buy back the stocks as per the terms of the agreement.