Shares of J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:
JCP) continue to fall, down more than 2%, one day after the company enacted a poison pill plan to prevent it from a takeover.
Yesterday, the century-old retailer enacted a poison pill plan that says 10% is the limit an investor can own in the company. Additionally, if someone owns more than 10%, they can not add to their stake.
Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:
VNO) owns 9.9% of the company, while activist investor Bill Ackman owns 16.5% of the company.
Ackman is the head of Pershing Square Capital, a 7 member hedge fund which overseas approximately $7 billion in assets.
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