Investor Smith has been publicly acquiring shares of firm G for several weeks now in an attempt to gain influence and or control over the board and senior management. firm G is hostile to Smith's attempt and seeks to persuade the original founder of firm G to outbid Smith and retake control of the company.

as a defense strategy, the actions affirm G are most closely associated with a:

A. White Knight defense B. golden parachutes defense C. poison pill defense D. recapitalization defense