The Tokyo Stock Exchange has compiled guidelines on defensive measures firms can take against hostile takeover bids, bourse officials said Thursday.
They aim to prevent excessive protection and include strict conditions under which poison pills can be used and effectively ban the issue of "golden shares," or shares that give veto rights at shareholders' meetings.
The document was sent out Thursday to companies listed on the bourse.
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