RIGHTS OFFERING


Meaning of RIGHTS OFFERING in English

Issuance of "rights" to current shareholders allowing them to purchase additional shares , usually at a discount to market price. Shareholders who do not exercise these rights are usually diluted by the offering . Rights are often transferable, allowing the holder to sell them on the open market to others who may wish to exercise them. Rights offerings are particularly common to closed end funds , which cannot otherwise issue additional common stock .

Campbell R. Harvey. Hypertextual finance English glossary.      Английский словарь гипертекстовых финансов.