poison pill
noun
: a financial tactic or provision used by a company to make an unwanted takeover prohibitively expensive or less desirable
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That was introduced as a poison pill very late to the game.
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2024
The non-citizen voting measure, known as the SAVE Act, is a partisan poison pill that does not belong in a bill to keep the government funded.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
Last week, Southwest adopted a shareholder rights plan — aka a poison pill — to try to keep Elliott from buying a larger stake in the company.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 11 July 2024
Southwest’s move on Wednesday comes several weeks after Elliott’s bid, with the poison pill plan seeking to stave off the activist firm.
—Byleo Schwartz, Fortune, 3 July 2024
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2024
The non-citizen voting measure, known as the SAVE Act, is a partisan poison pill that does not belong in a bill to keep the government funded.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
Last week, Southwest adopted a shareholder rights plan — aka a poison pill — to try to keep Elliott from buying a larger stake in the company.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 11 July 2024
Southwest’s move on Wednesday comes several weeks after Elliott’s bid, with the poison pill plan seeking to stave off the activist firm.
—Byleo Schwartz, Fortune, 3 July 2024
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“Poison pill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poison%20pill. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.
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