If it was Coeur they would have to disclose the buying to the ASX.
Could well be someone else building a stake to VOTE NO or make a counter bid.
With months to go before this "merger" can be finalised I think those selling out now out of disenchantment will find they will have cost themselves money (unless the gold price collapses.)
By the way, where is Rosco_ph. His mule seems to have become very quiet.