[Green Trees] Keith, the president of Grow True Corporation, a company that provides landscaping services, wanted his corporation to purchase Grassroots Corporation, another corporation providing landscaping services. The board of Grassroots Corporation, however, did not wish to sell. The board of Grow True Corporation decided to buy any or all of Grassroots Corporation's stock in order to gain control of Grassroots Corporation. The management of Grassroots Corporation and its board strongly objected to the attempt by Grow True Corporation to take overr the company. Grow True Corporation offered to purchase stock held by Grassroots shareholders at a price substantially above the current market value of the stock. When that strategy was not wholly successful, Grow True Corporation offered to give shareholders of Grassroots Corporation stock in Grow True Corporation in return for their Grassroots Corporation stock.

Question: The attempt of Grow True Corporation to take over Grassroots Corporation despite the objection of management and the board of Grassroots Corporation is referred to as which of the following?

A - Under the table takeover.

B- Planned takeover.

C- Hostile takeover.

D- Strategic takeover.

E- Surprise takeover