The Defense Tactic That Involves Purchasing Shares Held by the Would-Be

question 25

Multiple Choice

The defense tactic that involves purchasing shares held by the would-be acquiring company at a price substantially in excess of their fair value is called:

• A) poison pill.
• B) pac-man defense.
• C) greenmail.
• D) white knight.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

An involuntary, instinctive reaction to an external stimulus that takes place without the need for prior training or conditioning.

Unconditioned Response

A natural, automatic reaction to a stimulus that occurs without prior conditioning or learning.

Unconditioned Stimulus

is a stimulus that innately and involuntarily prompts a reaction without the necessity for previous learning.

Conditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.