Valeant, Pershing go hostile in $53.8 billion Allergan bid

Pershing Square Chief Executive Officer Bill Ackman, whose hedge fund owns 9.7 percent of Allergan, said in a conference call with Valeant CEO Mike Pearson that he had requested a special meeting that could take place as early as Aug. 7. Allergan could also delay the meeting, where Pershing intends to replace a majority or more of the company's directors, to as late as November, Ackman said. Pearson said Valeant expected in two to three weeks to file an exchange offer, a means of taking the bid to Allergan shareholders, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He also urged Allergan to negotiate with Valeant.

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