A Poison Pill is a method used to prevent a hostile takeover from occurring. It allows for shareholders of the target company to purchase shares in either the target company itself or the acquiring company (after the takeover) at a substantial discount. The intent of the Poison Pill is to make the takeover prohibitively expensive.
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