Poison pill

Anit-takeover device that gives a prospective acquiree's shareholders the right to buy shares of the firm or shares of anyone who acquires the firm at a deep discount to their fair market value. Named after the cyanide pill that secret agents are instructed to swallow if capture is imminent.

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Poison put
A covenant allowing the bondholder to demand repayment in the event of a hostile merger.

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OMR

Omani Rial from Oman. One Rial is made of one thousand Baisa.


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