NASDAQ步步紧逼， LSE力抗收购

The London Stock Exchange does not want to sell out to the American stock exchange NASDAQ, and NASDAQ is trying even harder to buy them. On Thursday, NASDAQ told LSE shareholders¹ that they had a week to encourage LSE management to begin talks with NASDAQ. So far, the management has refused, calling NASDAQ's December offer of £12.45 per share "wholly inadequate²." The LSE has announced plans to buy back £250 million of stock to prevent NASDAQ from increasing their ownership in the LSE from the current figure of 28.8 percent to over 50 percent, which would give them control of the British exchange. The LSE is also promoting their current freedom from American regulators as a reason to resist increased ownership by NASDAQ.

1 shareholders   

n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
• the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任

2 inadequate   

adj.(for,to)不充足的，不适当的

参考例句：

• The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求。
• She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求。