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Wednesday, 15 April 2026
Philippines·Trade & Economy

Philippine power firm confirms 'poison pill' clause protecting CEO in Razon energy deal

Tuesday, 14 April 2026, 06:04 · 1 min read

Philippine power generation company First Gen Corporation has confirmed the existence of a "poison pill" provision in its natural gas partnership with billionaire Enrique "Ricky" Razon's Prime Infrastructure Capital, which would allow Razon to purchase First Gen's assets at a 25% discount if current CEO Federico "Piki" Lopez is removed from leadership. The clause, embedded in a joint hydropower development deal worth tens of billions of pesos, was publicly revealed by a rival faction of the Lopez family — one of the Philippines' most powerful business dynasties — who accused Piki of self-dealing at the expense of shareholders. The disclosure deepens an already bitter intra-family corporate battle over control of Lopez, Inc. (the conglomerate that controls First Gen), with critics arguing the provision effectively makes it financially prohibitive for the board to exercise its governance authority and replace current management.

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RapplerPiki Lopez-led First Gen confirms ‘poison pill’ in Ricky Razon power deal ↗︎
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