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- Teradyne Accelerates "Poison Pill" Expiration and Declassifies Board
- NORTH READING, Mass. -- Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER) announced today that its Board of Directors has voted to amend the company's Shareholders Rights (i.e. "Poison Pill") Agreement to accelerate the expiration of the Rights Plan from November 27, 2010 to February 8, 2007, at which time the Rights Plan will terminate.
- Research articles 2007-01-24
- Funds flex their muscles.
- Public funds discover they have the clout to influence corporate boards they believe are not acting in shareholders' best interests. In July 1984, California State Treasurer Jesse Unruh asked the nation's public pension funds to support a new share Public funds discover they have...
- Research articles 1998-10-19
- Time Warner board concocts poison pill - offers company's shares in the market - Brief Article
- On January 20, Time Warner's board of directors, led by chairman/CEO Gerald Levin, approved a plan to flood the market with shares if anyone--read Seagram & Co. and its president, Edgar Bronfman, Jr.--should try to buy more than 15 percent of the media conglomerate and attempt to pull a backdoor...
- Research articles 1994-02-15
- Lear shareholders follow trend by wanting to vote on poison pills.(News)
- Byline: Terry Kosdrosky Lear Corp. shareholders last week took a small step in giving themselves more voting rights on poison pills. Shareholders present at the automotive supplier's annual meeting voted 70 percent in favor of a resolution to be Byline: Terry...
- Research articles 2004-05-17
- Bill would make poison pills harder to pop.(Ohio Senate has approved bill allowing new defenses for target companies)(Brief Article)
- A bill that already has won approval from the state Senate could make it harder to complete a hostile takeover of an Ohio public corporation. Senate Bill 110, sponsored by Sen. Bruce Johnson, R-Columbus, and approved 31-1 by the Senate June 21, wo ...
- Research articles 2001-07-16
- Tektronix readies for board fight; investor group may trigger poison pill?
- Investor Group May Trigger Poison Pill?
- Research articles 1992-10-26
- In War for Amylin, Icahn and Eastbourne Win a Battle; "Poison Pill" Remains
- Carl Icahn and Eastbourne Capital seem to have won a small battle in their war for Amylin. The company's board has decided not to commit financial suicide in the face of their insurgent board election bid. by Jim Edwards
- Blog posts 2009-04-16
- ISP Shelves Proposal To Nix Hercules Poison Pill.(International Specialty Products Inc. still hopes to elect directors to the board of Hercules Inc.)(Brief Article)
- INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY Products Inc., led by 76 percent owner and chairman Samuel J. Heyman, has shelved its proposal to eliminate Hercules Inc.'s poison pill takeover defense mechanism, but will focus its efforts on electing four of its directors INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY Products Inc., led by...
- Research articles 2001-03-19
- Time Warner's board of directors last week approved a shareholders rights plan of "poison pill." (Brief Article)
- Time Warner's board of directors last week approved a shareholders rights plan or "poison pill." Last week's action was seen by some as a response to the accumulation of Time Warner stock by Seagram Co., which owns 11.8% of Time Warner, Time...
- Research articles 1994-01-24
Additional Resources
- What Is a Poison Pill?
- "Poison pills" work to thwart hostile takeovers, but they can also turn shareholders against you. How It Works Most poison-pill agreements are triggered when an outside company or individual — think Carl Icahn, for example — acquires ...
- Articles 2008-08-11
- Retail Roundup: Casual Male's Poison Pill, New Execs Shake Up Sears, More
- Casual Male puts poison pill in place --- Casual Male Retail Group announced on Dec. 9 that its board of directors has adopted a rights plan, also known as a "poison pill." Poison pill is a term applied to a strategy companies use to thwart hostile takeovers, according to a...
- Blog posts 2008-12-09
- No trumpets for poison pill.(PeopleSoft Inc and Oracle Corp.)(Editorial)
- Byline: Barry B. Burr Why does PeopleSoft Inc. make its poison pill so hard to find? If its board perceives the anti-takeover device as being in the interest of shareholders, why don't the directors and management trumpet it? Certainly, the boar ...
- Research articles 2004-12-13
- Court to hear Federated poison pill case Monday.
- Court to Hear Federated Poison Pill Case Monday A pivotal decision in the battle between Campeau Corp. and R.H. Macy & Co. for control of Federated Department Stores could come late Monday in Federal Court. Judge Leonard B. Sand will hear arguments...
- Research articles 1988-03-10
- Out of control; Hollinger and corporate law.(Of Hollinger and poison pills)
- A new use for the poison pill THE poison pill is one of the most egregious creatures of American corporate law. It exists to stop shareholders enjoying their full ownership rights by threatening, if triggered, to dilute the value of those shares in...
- Research articles 2004-01-31
- US unit of Hollinger sues, adopts "poison pill" to block Black deal
- NEW YORK AFP ? The US subsidiary of Conrad Black's media empire adopted a "poison pill" shareholder rights plan and filed a new lawsuit in a bid to block the sale of Black's newspaper holdings, according to a statement. The board of Hollinger International, the Chicago-based operational arm of...
- Research articles 2004-01-26
- Career Education Corporation Announces Poison Pill Termination and Enhanced Corporate Governance Practices
- HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Career Education Corporation (Nasdaq:CECO) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the accelerated termination of the Shareholder Rights Plan, commonly referred to as a "poison pill," along with other directives to further enhance the company's corporate governance profile. The Board's actions follow a lengthy...
- Research articles 2005-08-01
- Carson Pirie Scott & Co. requests Younkers Inc. board to raise Poison Pill threshold
- MILWAUKEE--BUSINESS WIRE--July 5, 1995--Carson Pirie Scott & Co. (NYSE:CRP) today announced that it has requested that the board of directors of Younkers Inc. (NASD-NMS:YONK) amend the Younkers "Poison Pill" Stockholder Protection Rights Plan by lifting the percentage which Carson may own from 10% to 20% and to take all action...
- Research articles 1995-07-05
- AlliedSignal Will Sue To Block Latest AMP "Poison Pill" Tactic
- MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 24, 1998--AlliedSignal Inc. (NYSE:ALD) today stated that it shortly will add to its existing lawsuit against AMP (NYSE:AMP) a request for the court to reverse the amendments to AMP's poison pill announced by AMP on Friday, August 21. Peter M. Kreindler, Senior...
- Research articles 1998-08-24
- AlliedSignal Will Sue To Block Latest AMP "Poison Pill" Tactic
- MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 24, 1998--AlliedSignal Inc. (NYSE:ALD) today stated that it shortly will add to its existing lawsuit against AMP (NYSE:AMP) a request for the court to reverse the amendments to AMP's poison pill announced by AMP on Friday, August 21.Peter M. Kreindler, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and...
- Research articles 1998-08-24
- Virgin's poison pill is hard to swallow.(Virgin Blue Airlines)(Brief Article)
- Feb 08, 2005 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) Australian airline, Virgin Blue, was allowed to list with a "poison pill" arrangement in its structure. The arrangement allowed the major shareholders, Patrick Corporation and Virgin Group, to retain board control and to buy each...
- Research articles 2005-02-08
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