MACARONI DEFENSE
An antitakeover technique of a company or a corporation, which will issue bonds that are redeemable at a high price in the event of a change in control. The macaroni defense, just like the macaroni expands in a pot when cooked, expands the cost of a hostile takeover several times.
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A kind of contract or promise that requires a party to conduct some action. For example, a bond covenant which provides that the issuer must delive ...
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Efficiency
Performance level describing a process which uses the lowest amount of inputs to come up with the greatest amount of inputs. It is relative to usin ...
Tax Free
Goods and/or financial products that are not taxable. Having the tax free status allows an entity to save money and encourages additional spending ...
Reprice
A situation that is most often allowed for company executives or high-level employees. It permits them to trade in their options that out of the mo ...
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