Thursday, November 7, 2019

Roger is a major shareholder in RB Industrial Supply. Currently, Roger is quite unhappy with the direction the firm is headed


Roger is a major shareholder in RB Industrial Supply. Currently, Roger is quite unhappy with the direction the firm is headed and is rumored to be considering an attempt to take over the firm by soliciting the votes of other shareholders. To head off this potential attempt, the board of RB Industrial Supply has decided to offer Roger $35 a share for all the shares he owns in the firm. The current market value per share is $32. This offer to purchase Roger's shares is commonly referred to as: 
 
A. 
a golden parachute.

B. 
standstill payments.

C. 
greenmail.

D. 
a poison pill.

E. 
a white knight.
Refer to section 26.7


11.
Which one of the following generally has a flip-in provision that significantly increases the cost to a shareholder who is attempting to gain control over a firm? 
 
A. 
golden parachute

B. 
standstill agreement

C. 
greenmail

D. 
poison pill

E. 
white knight
Refer to section 26.7


12.
Melvin was attempting to gain control of Western Wood Products until he realized that the existing shareholders in the firm had the right to purchase additional shares at a below-market price given his hostile takeover attempt. Thus, Melvin decided to forego investing in this firm. What term applies to the tactic used by Western Wood Products to stave off this takeover attempt? 
 
A. 
pac-man defense

B. 
shark repellent plan

C. 
golden parachute provision

D. 
greenmail provision

E. 
share rights plan
Refer to section 26.7


13.
Nieger Mills engages in farming, trucking of farm products, and the milling and retailing of farm grains. The firm has decided to sell its farming operations to Jasper Farms. This sale is referred to as a(n): 
 
A. 
liquidation.

B. 
divestiture.

C. 
merger.

D. 
allocation.

E. 
restructuring.
Refer to section 26.9

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