poison pill
noun[C]
ukusFINANCE,MANAGEMENT,WORKPLACE
something that acompanydoes to make itself lessattractiveto anothercompanythat mightwanttobuyit:
Apoisonpilldefenceis anystrategyused by acompanytoprotectitself from ahostiletakeoverbid.
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poison pill
It held that it is an improper use of a directors' power to frustrate a takeover bid through issuing apoisonpill.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If the potential acquirer triggers apoisonpillby accumulating more than the threshold level of shares, it risks discriminatory dilution in the target company.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In some cases, a scorched-earth defense may develop into an extreme anti-takeover defense called a "poisonpill".
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When the company responded with apoisonpill, they sued, and prevailed in court.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thispoisonpillmay create an exodus of talented employees.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thispoisonpillis designed to create an exodus of talented employees.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This is a form of a shareholders' rights plan, orpoisonpillstrategy, that is used to combat hostile takeovers.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The purchase came just as thepoisonpillput forth by the board of directors expired, opening the company up for a hostile takeover.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.To get around this loophole, many initiatives include so-calledpoisonpillclauses, specifying which provisions are voided in the other propositions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In this agreement,poisonpillclauses were eliminated from offer sheets issued to players under the transition tag.
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