A rights issue is an issue of rights to buy additional securities in a company made to the company`s existing security holders. When the rights are for equity securities, such as shares, in a public company, it is a way to raise capital under a seasoned equity offering. Rights issues are sometimes carried out as a shelf offering. With the issued ....
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The sale of new shares, with existing shareholders having a transferable right to buy the new shares....
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An invitation from a company to their existing shareholders to buy new shares, usually for less than the prevailing share price, to raise additional capital. See also vendor placing
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New shares issued by a company and offered to existing shareholders in proportion to their holdings. For example a one-for-three rights issue allows each shareholder to buy one new share for every three held. Rights issues are a means of raising additional funds to finance acquisitions, for capital investment or to reduce debt.
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A rights issue provides an opportunity for companies to raise additional finance, either to fund growth or restructure it's finances, the former normally being seen as a positive step. Rights issues are so called because they give existing shareholders the right to buy shares. This offer will include an incentive in the form of a lower price compar...
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An issue by a company of new shares which are offered, usually at a price below current market value, to existing shareholders of the company, in proportion to their present holdings (usually done to raise additional capital).
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An invitation to existing shareholders to purchase additional shares in the company.
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In finance, new shares offered to existing shareholders to raise new capital. Shareholders receive a discount on the market price while the company benefits from not having the costs...
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An issue to shareholders of extra shares in a company in relationship to the number of shares they already own. You generally have to pay for the extra shares, usually at a discounted value.
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Corporate Action that is a means of raising finance through issuing extra shares. Existing shareholders are offered the right to purchase newly issued shares before anyone else generally at a price lower than the current market price.
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The issuing of new shares which are offered to a company's existing shareholders at a fixed price, usually lower than the market price
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When a company already listed on the Stock Exchange wants to raise additional funds, it may offer further shares first of all to its existing shareholders who have a right to buy them before anyone else. To attract them to buy, the price at which the shares are offered is usually quite favourable. If the shareholder does not want to take up the rights issue they can sell their right to buy through a broker. This is traded as a separate stock and, as no payment has been made, is consequently known as Nil Paid rights.
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The issue of new shares by a company to raise cash, these shares are normally offered to existing shareholders in proportion to their holdings.
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An offer of securities to existing shareholders by a company in proportion to their existing holdings.
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Offer of shares to existing shareholders usually at a discount to market price.
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An issue to shareholders of extra shares in a company in relationship to the number of shares they already own. You generally have to pay for the extra shares, usually at a discounted value.
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In finance, new shares offered to existing shareholders to raise new capital. Shareholders receive a discount on the market price while the company benefits from not having the costs of a relaunch of the new issue. The number of shares offered depends on the capital the company needs. In a `one for one rights issue`, a shareholder is offe...
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