poison-pill

But Temple recently adopted what is known as a poison-pill plan that significantly increases the number of Temple shares and triggers other barriers if an investor acquires 10% of the company's shares, making it nearly impossible for International Paper to acquire a majority of Temple's shares.

Temple-Inland Board Rejects International Paper's Hostile Bid Bob Tita 2011

Temple's board of directors adopted a so-called poison-pill plan to block IP's attempt to obtain a majority of Temple's stock by purchasing shares directly from Temple shareholders.

IP's Temple Deal Adds Clout in Packaging Bob Tita 2011

Transatlantic Holdings Inc. on Thursday urged shareholders to reject an offer by Validus Holdings Ltd. to buy their stock and adopted a so-called poison-pill provision to cut off Validus's attempt at a hostile takeover.

Transatlantic Adopts 'Poison Pill' to Fend Off Validus Erik Holm 2011

The Japan branch of the U.K. governance advocacy firm Governance for Owners, which represents some large U.K. pension funds, said that over the past two years it's helped persuade some major Japanese corporations to reduce cross-shareholdings and abolish poison-pill measures, among other things.

Governance Logjam At Japan Inc. James Simms 2011

Reid should have announced that the Senate would stay in session until they passed a clean F.A.A. bill, without the poison-pill amendments the House had stuck in.

Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- More Tea, Anyone? Chris Weigant 2011

Nobody who introduced or voted for poison-pill or eviscerating amendments, either, for the same reason.

Matthew Yglesias » Are State Aid-Hating “Centrists” Trying to Sabotage Their Governors? 2009

That increased his stake slightly, to 19.74%, just a little below B&N's 20% "poison-pill" trigger.

Burkle Books Battle With Liberty Martin Peers 2011

And he indeed intends to play hardball: Barton and his fellow Republicans have released a list of 450 poison-pill amendments that aim to make the debate over energy reform about the costs of change or attacks on supporters of reform, instead of the risks of inaction.

Wonk Room » Smokey Joe Barton Bets He Will Have Henry Waxman ‘By The Nuts’ 2009

The would-be merger partners ended up in court, battling over a "poison-pill" takeover defense, with the case earlier this year being decided in Airgas's favor.

Chemicals 2011

Reid should have announced that the Senate would stay in session until they passed a clean F.A.A. bill, without the poison-pill amendments the House had stuck in.

Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- More Tea, Anyone? Chris Weigant 2011