Poison Pill Defense

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Corporate Defense Strategy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Shareholder_Rights_Plan
gptkbp:criticizedFor Entrenching Management
gptkbp:effect Discourages Unwanted Bidders
Increases Negotiating Power of Board
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Poison Pill Defense
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Martin_Lipton
gptkbp:legalStatus Legal in United States
Restricted in Some Jurisdictions
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction Dilutes Shares
Triggers Rights for Existing Shareholders
gptkbp:notableCase Moran v. Household International
Versata Enterprises v. Selectica
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:Netflix
gptkb:Yahoo!
gptkbp:originatedIn 1980s
gptkbp:purpose Prevent Hostile Takeover
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:SEC
gptkbp:relatedTo Corporate Governance
Mergers and Acquisitions
gptkbp:triggeredBy Acquisition of Certain Percentage of Shares
gptkbp:type Back-End Rights Plan
Flip-In
Flip-Over
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Public_Companies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tender_Offer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7