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Divestiture through the creation of a new corporation whose shares are distributed pro rata to the original firm's stockholders
A more acceptable acquirer than the one attempting a hostile takeover.
A defensive measure in which a target company buys its own shares from a potential acquirer, usually at a premium over market value
A legal device that makes a hostile takeover prohibitively expensive for the acquirer.

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Divestiture through the creation of a new corporation whose shares are distributed pro rata to the original firm's stockholders
A more acceptable acquirer than the one attempting a hostile takeover.
A defensive measure in which a target company buys its own shares from a potential acquirer, usually at a premium over market value
A legal device that makes a hostile takeover prohibitively expensive for the acquirer.
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