Sentences with phrase «as poison pills»

Legal mechanisms known as poison pills, permitted under the laws of most states, effectively prohibit shareholders from accumulating a large position in a company or working with other large shareholders to influence the company.

But Republicans blasted the amendment as a poison pill that would keep middle - class American families from gaining tax relief under the bill.

Additionally, talking about lawsuits, as we pointed out before, a mortgage on a property could serve as a poison pill against greedy lawyers trying to sue you and a put option on the property value in case of idiosyncratic catastrophic losses.

That and Wada being in charge overall and acting as a poison pill.

Is all this objectionable stuff intended as a poison pill?

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The rest would likely come around, too, if Sanders offers it as a poison - pill amendment to an Obamacare repeal package.

It would also thus serve as a potential poison pill to fend off any Amazon approaches.

First, it suggests Canada has been too quick in rejecting American proposals as a «red line,» or «poison pill.»

Netflix's «poison pill» defense, which would make it much more difficult for Icahn — or anyone else — to mount a hostile takeover, comes as the streaming pioneer struggles to regain traction amid intense competition in the online - video space.

The publisher of the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times and other papers said Monday the plan, commonly known as a «poison pill,» would kick in if a group buys more than 20 percent of Tribune Publishing's shares or begins a tender offer to seek a 20 percent stake from existing shareholders.

As Robert McChesney puts it, the electronic media are «a poison pill for democracy.»

The dose these pills contain is too small to be effective against poisoning and you should not give them to your child as a cure.

New York City's housing commissioner lambasted a proposal from Gov. Andrew Cuomo to alter the process of allocating affordable housing bonds as a «poison pill» and said the long - standing way of doing things was working fine.

Burning the drugs prevents the medications from entering landfills, being disposed of by flushing the pills down the toilet, prevents illicit and illegal use as well as reduces the risk of accidental poisoning of our children and elderly.

City housing commissioner Vicki Been referred to the governor's proposal as a «poison pill» and de Blasio testified against it during a hearing in Albany earlier this year.

Unwilling to write prescriptions for what she considered «poison pills», Dr Pensanti decided to «kick it up a notch» and became an «activist» against synthetic hormones by taking her message to the radio waves as well as her weekly TV program.

Since cancer feeds on cholesterol, maybe we could stuff some chemo into it, as like a Trojan - horse poison pill.

, a line of police cars, and the Batmobile that is kinetic and beautifully choreographed (less showy but just as great is an early bank heist that anybody who saw I Am Legend in IMAX is already familiar with)-- and there are exchanges of razor - sharp dialogue delivered like poison pills.

The above chart is based on the Department of Revenue estimates as provided in the two charts in the State July 30, 2017 Report to the Supreme Court — adapted with the changes calculated in the Fast and Slow Poison Pill sections of this report.

Nevertheless, our response was to offer a compromise proposal: modify the poison pill to allow anyone to acquire as much stock as they like, however, neutralize the voting power on all shares of Avigen stock above a specified threshold.

As evidence, Avigen's stock price has fallen more than 20 % since the adoption of the poison pill.

As evidence, Avigen's stock price fell more than 20 % after the adoption of the poison pill.

The tender offer will be conditioned on the following: (i) BVF's nominees being elected to the board of directors of Avigen (the «Board») at the Special Meeting (or otherwise appointed) and constituting a majority of directors on the Board, (ii) the Board redeeming rights issued under Avigen's poison pill, (iii) Avigen not committing to any strategic transactions or capital - depleting actions, pursuant to the process described by Avigen on January 14, 2009 (or otherwise), and (iv) other customary conditions such as the absence of a suspension in trading or any material adverse change at Avigen.

Closing of the tender offer will not be subject to any due diligence or financing conditions, but will be subject to the redemption by the Company's Board of Directors of the recently adopted «poison pill» and waiver by the Board of Directors of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as well as other customary conditions.

In addition, the common and Class A common shares were part of a shareholder rights plan, also known as a «poison pill.»

Unfortunately, the news then took a decided turn for the worse when INFS's management adopted a poison pill, which it euphemistically described as a «Shareholder Rights Plan.»

One type of poisoning for which vomiting is often prescribed occurs when your pet swallows a handful of a medication, such as aspirin, blood pressure pills, or too many of his or her own medications.

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If people are afraid to take Tylenol (as they were after someone poisoned some pills), you explain the extensive safety precautions now typical in the pharmaceutical industry.

Opponents of the resolution expected the Simmons amendment to be a poison pill, as it would include renewable fuel subsidies and oil industry tax breaks important to many ALEC legislators.

It also labels a national renewable mandate a «poison pill» that, as it was threatened with a veto previously, will force Bush to veto this bill as well.