Kohl’s says that recent offers to purchase the department store chain undervalue its business.
It says it is adopting a shareholder rights plan to head off any hostile takeovers.
The shareholder rights plan is effective immediately and expires in a year.
The move comes as Kohl’s has received multiple buyout offers in recent weeks.
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Private equity firm Sycamore Partners had reportedly approached Kohl’s about a potential deal last month.
A group called Acacia Research, backed by activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP, bid $64 per share, or about $9 billion.
At the time the retailer based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, said that its board was reviewing the offers.
Source: TMJ4
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