138. Where a take-over bid is made for all of a class or series of securities, the offeror shall not, for ten days from the effective date of the bid, take up and pay for the securities tendered.
At the expiration of thirty-five days from the effective date of the bid, the offeror shall take up and pay for the securities tendered, if the conditions of the bid have been fulfilled. If they have not, he may nevertheless take up and pay for the securities tendered.