Martin Marietta Materials Inc.'s hostile takeover of rival aggregate supplier Vulcan Materials Co. has been dealt a setback.On May 4, Delaware Chancery Court Judge Leo E. Strine Jr. took the unusual step of imposing a four-month ban on Martin Marietta's bid efforts, saying the Raleigh, N.C.-based firm "improperly disclosed confidential information."Martin Marietta disagrees that it acted improperly and plans to appeal the decision, which was crucial in the company's proxy contest to take four of Vulcan's 10 board seats.
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机译：马丁·玛丽埃塔材料公司（Martin Marietta Materials Inc.）对竞争对手总供应商瓦肯材料公司（Vulcan Materials Co.）的敌意收购已受到挫折。5月4日，特拉华州法院法官Leo E. Strine Jr.采取了不同寻常的步骤，对马丁实施了四个月的禁令玛丽埃塔的竞标努力说，总部位于北卡罗来纳州罗利的公司“不正确地披露了机密信息。”马丁·玛丽埃塔不同意其行为不当，并计划对该决定提出上诉，这对于该公司的代理权竞争至关重要，要在沃尔坎（Vulcan）的10个董事会席位中占4个席位。
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