issue to shareholders

  • 11rights issue — noun an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later the… …

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  • 12free issue — See bonus issue. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary * * *    When a company transfers money from its reserves to its permanent capital it issues free shares to existing shareholders. The new shares are distributed in proportion to… …

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  • 13bonus issue — Also known as a scrip issue or capitalisation issue. An issue of new shares to existing shareholders in the same proportions as their existing holdings. Although the shareholders do not pay for the new shares they are not receiving something for… …

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  • 14scrip issue — / skrɪp ˌɪʃu:/ noun an issue of shares whereby a company transfers money from reserves to share capital and issues free extra shares to the shareholders (the value of the company remains the same, and the total market value of shareholders’… …

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  • 15Bonus Issue — An offer of free additional shares to existing shareholders. A company may decide to distribute further shares as an alternative to increasing the dividend payout. Also known as a scrip issue or capitalization issue . New shares are issued to… …

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  • 16rights issue — A method by which listed companies on a stock exchange raise new capital, in exchange for new shares. The name arises from the principle of pre emption rights, according to which existing shareholders must be offered the new shares in proportion… …

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  • 17rights issue — A method by which listed companies on a stock exchange raise new capital, in exchange for new shares. The name arises from the principle of pre emption rights, according to which existing shareholders must be offered the new shares in proportion… …

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  • 18bonus issue — /ˌbəυnəs ɪʃu:/ noun a scrip issue or capitalisation issue, where a company transfers money from reserves to share capital and issues free extra shares to the shareholders (the value of the company remains the same, and the total market value of… …

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  • 19capitalization issue — (Also scrip issue / bonus issue) Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary Security holders are awarded additional assets free of payment from the issuer in proportion to their holding. A bonus issue is typically represented by shares, rights or …

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  • 20vendor rights issue — An alternative to a vendor placing with open offer. A hybrid structure, which is complicated and unusual, involving the clawback to shareholders being made on provisional allotment letters rather than application forms. The advantage for… …

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