Poison Pill Tactic Makes ‘Coercive’ Takeover Difficult: Twitter

Poison Pill Tactic Makes ‘Coercive’ Takeover Difficult: Twitter
SpaceX founder and chief engineer Elon Musk attends a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 19, 2020. Steve Nesius/Reuters
Zachary Stieber
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Twitter’s adoption of a so-called poison pill tactic makes it harder for a hostile takeover, the company said on April 18.

Twitter’s board on Friday announced that a person or entity buying at least 15 percent of Twitter’s outstanding stock without approval would trigger the poison pill, which enables other stockholders to buy shares at a lower price.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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