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Meaning of Poison Pill
Anit-takeover device that gives a prospective acquiree’s shareholders the right to buy shares of the firm or shares of anyone who acquires the firm at a deep discount to their fair market value. Named after the cyanide pill that secret agents are instructed to swallow if capture is imminent.
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