Compare Shareholder Rights Plans (SRPs, also known as Potson pills) with standard rights offerings used to raise additional equity Share rights in a can only be exercised at maturity, unless the rights are explicilly triggered by the issuing firm: In a investors can sell shares at the exorcise price to the firm Share nghts in a can be sold separately from the stock to other investors. is not demociatic in the sense that not al existing shaceholders can participate in the offering