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Poison Pill: How to Destroy GM - The Big Picture
2015-07-15 23:44:16| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Sergio Marchionne's audacious bid to merge Fiat Chrysler Automotive with General Motors is precisely the multi-billion-dollar power play Wall Street loves. This is swashbuckling, freewheeling American capitalism at its best, and there's a lot of money to be made by the bankers and lawyers and shareholders who are in on the deal.
With split looming, Energizer adopts 'poison pill' stock plan
2015-05-22 21:45:08| Electronics - Topix.net
St. Louis-based Energizer Holdings Inc., announced Friday it had adopted a limited duration shareholder rights plan, often called a poison pill. The plan is designed to devalue the company's stock by flooding the market with additional shares, thus making it too expensive for an outside investor to acquire a controlling stake.
A Poison Pill for Energizer
2015-05-22 07:00:00| Happi Breaking News
Company split unleashes strategy.
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Ciber ends 'poison pill,' seeks new directors
2015-05-22 02:41:14| IT Services - Topix.net
Greenwood Village's Ciber Inc. moved Thursday to rid itself of its so-called "poison pill," a mechanism to protect management and prevent hostile takeovers. The decision to terminate its shareholder rights agreement - the poison pill - will improve corporate governance and goes into effect June 1, the company said.
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Mylan created Dutch-style poison pill to protect itself
2015-05-02 11:52:23| Biotech - Topix.net
Mylan's recent reincorporation in the Netherlands was part of the generic drugmaker's strategy to reduce its global tax bill. But the shift, accomplished while keeping its operational headquarters in Cecil, came with another benefit: a European-style poison pill that could help Mylan thwart a hostile, $43 billion takeover bid from Israeli drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries.
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