Asia Pacific Journal of Management

, Volume 11, Issue 2, pp 327–343 | Cite as

Can antitakeover activity really create wealth? Evidence from Australia

  • Scott Armstrong
  • Helen Lange
  • Li-Anne Woo
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Abstract

This paper examines management-induced antitakeover activity which occurred in Australia in the late 1980s. The particular event studied is unique in Australia and requires shareholder approval to amend a company's Articles of Association to incorporate an antitakeover clause. The results show that there are strong positive wealth effects surrounding this management-initiated antitakeover activity, and that there is some evidence of a positive relationship between these abnormal returns and institutional holdings.

Keywords

Positive Relationship Abnormal Return Wealth Effect Institutional Holding Positive Wealth 
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© Faculty of Business Administration National University of Singapore 1994

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  • Scott Armstrong
  • Helen Lange
  • Li-Anne Woo

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