Poison Pills and Shareholder Rights Plans

Poison pill pages explain shareholder-rights mechanisms and self-tender defenses used to resist unwanted takeovers.

This subsection groups defenses that alter bidder economics or shareholder rights.

In this section

• Poison Pill: Defensive Mechanism in Corporate Takeovers
  A tactic employed by companies to discourage unwanted takeover bids by implementing strategies that make the company less attractive to potential acquirers.
• Self-Tender Offer: A Defensive Corporate Strategy
  An in-depth examination of self-tender offers, a method companies use to buy back their own stock to prevent hostile takeovers.
• Shareholder Rights Plan: A Defense Mechanism Against Hostile Takeovers
  Detailed exploration of the Shareholder Rights Plan, a specific type of poison pill used to deter hostile takeovers.