It's pure ignore and fear. That isn't how it works. What happened was completely conventional. Everything else is just fiction repeated enough here until fools start believing it as reality.
We were still getting update RNSs so one assumes still closed. That would be the logical view anyway. But sure... We can go with fear if that is more comfortable.
Bang on paddy. I need to step away from this board. Far too many posts thinking wit their lizard bain not their logical one.
We are evolved to see risk and danger where it doesn't exist because that is a better survival strategy. There are no tigers in bushes in 2022 UK but the mechanism is still there as evident here!
There is a lot of ignorance and FUD on this thread. Companies don't open their books unless there is a clear, credible offer that they are likely to accept. That is true everywhere. Equally they had to announce the approaches because Candy did.
Indeed I am sat with a big pot of cash and just keep buying as the price drops. The price going down is only a bad thing if you are not confident or don't understand your investment.