See Also: Rights offering(money)
Rights offering(finance)
Tight money or dear money(finance)
offering(dictionary)
offering(dictionary)
Offering(money)
Primary Offering(money)
Primary offering(finance)
Offering statement(money)
Underwritten offering(finance)

Rights offering (money)


Definition: [crh] Issuance to shareholders that allows them to purchase additional shares, usually at a Definition: t">discount to market price. Holdings of shareholders who do not exercise rights are usually diluted by the offering. Rights are often transferable, allowing the holder to sell them on the open Definition: "/?rd=market">market to others who may wish to exercise them. Rights offerings are particularly common to closed-end funds, which cannot otherwise Definition: d=issue">issue additional common stock.

Definition: [crh] A popular means of raising capital by offering shareholders the opportunity to buy additional Definition: res">shares of the same stock at a price below the current market value.