Houston-based Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s (NYSE: OXY) board of directors took measures to stave off a hostile takeover by billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn.
The company has adopted a so-called poison pill measure, which will dilute the ownership in Oxy of any shareholder that acquires more than 15 percent of the company’s shares, according to a March 13 press release.
The move comes shortly after Icahn quadrupled his stake in the company to 10 percent after months of railing against…