Question

__________ is a purchase of a dissident shareholder's stock by the issuer at a premium over market, often in exchange for a standstill agreement, whereby the shareholder agrees not to commence a tender offer or proxy contest or to buy additional shares of the issuer for a period of time.

Answer 1

The answer is:  "greenmail" .
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          " Greenmail   is a purchase of a dissident shareholder's stock by the issuer at a premium over market [price], often in exchange for a standstill agreement, whereby the shareholder agrees not to commence a tender offer or proxy contest or to buy additional shares of the issuer for a period of time."_____________________________________________________Source:  {text within this very question being asked.}._____________________________________________________