About the newsI think some people are confused about what a poison pill is, exactly.....people mistakenly believe that it is good for shareholders, but it iss not. It is good for management who don't want to be forced to leave their jobs in case of a buyout.....and they use the guide of looking out for the shareholders best interest to do this.
Now, in this particular case, the implementation of a poison pill is both good and bad. It is bad for the same reason it is always bad...i.e. it severely hampers any takeover attempt. Obviously, takeovers are generally good for shareholders as they are done at a premium to the shareprice, and many times (especially if the company is hot) will lead to a bidding war, which is obviously the holy grail of investors. It DOES protect a company from a lowball offer, but considering 66% of shareholders need to approve any takeover, if the offer is truly lowball, then it probalby won't pass.
Anyways, that's my opinion on poison pills....some may have a different take, but in my experience they are not in sharehlders best interest. But as I said, that is the bad part. The good part, in this case, is that with news to be released very soon, it is very likely that the REASON the poison pill is being implementated is that the drill results are good. After all, if the drill results are crap, there would be no danger of any imminent takeover bid, thus no need for a poison pill.