Article published in Economic Times on 7/12/08, written by Shobhana Chadha available at http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/sunday-et/money-you/whats-a-rights-issue/articleshow/3803131.cms
By Shobhana Chadha, ET Bureau | Dec 07, 2008, 12.09 AM IST
Shobhana Chadha
"A rights issue is a way by which a
listed company can raise additional capital. However, instead of going to the
public, the company gives its existing shareholders the right to subscribe to
newly issued shares in proportion to their existing holdings.
For example, 1:4 rights issue means
an existing investor can buy one extra share for every four shares already held
by him/her. Usually the price at which the new shares are issued by way of
rights issue is less than the prevailing market ..
Why does a company go for it?
The basic idea is to raise fresh
capital. A rights issue is not a common practice that a corporate organization
resorts to. Ideally, such an issue occurs when a company needs funds for
corporate expansion or a large takeover. At the same time, however, companies
also use rights issue to prevent themselves from being conked out.
Since a rights issue results in higher equity base for the organization, it
also provides it with better leveraging opportunities. The company becomes more
comfortable when it comes to raising debt in the future as its debt-to-equity
ratio reduces.
A rights issue affects two
important elements of a company equity capital and market capitalization. In
case of a rights issue, since additional equity is raised, the issuing company’s
equity base rises to the extent of the issue. The effect on m-cap depends on
the perception of the market.
In theory, every new issue has some kind of diluting effect and hence as a result of a fall in the market price in proportion to an increase in the number of shares, the market capitalization remains unaffected. However, if the market sentiment believes that the funds are being raised for an extremely positive purpose then price of the stock may just rise resulting in an increase in the market capitalization. If a shareholder does not want to exercise the right to buy additional shares then he/she can sell the right as the rights are usually tradable. Alternatively, investors can just let the rights issue lapse.
In theory, every new issue has some kind of diluting effect and hence as a result of a fall in the market price in proportion to an increase in the number of shares, the market capitalization remains unaffected. However, if the market sentiment believes that the funds are being raised for an extremely positive purpose then price of the stock may just rise resulting in an increase in the market capitalization. If a shareholder does not want to exercise the right to buy additional shares then he/she can sell the right as the rights are usually tradable. Alternatively, investors can just let the rights issue lapse.
What should an investor be careful
about in case of a rights issue?
An investor should be able to look
beyond the discount offered. Rights issue are different from bonus issue as one
is paying money to get additional shares and hence one should subscribe to it
only if he/she is completely sure of the company’s performance.
Also, one must not take up the
rights if the share price has fallen below the subscription price as it may be
cheaper to buy the shares in the open market."
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Some examples of Right Issue-
Example 1 :
MAA Company has 400,000 $1 ordinary shares as at 30 June 2011.The Company decided to make a rights issue to its existing shareholders by offering 1 new share for every 4 shares held, at $1.20 each.
Therefore, with 400,000 shares, the rights issue = 400,000 / 4 = 100,000 shares.
The amount received from the issue = 100,000 shares * $1.20 = $120,000.
Example2:
Golden J. had the following information:
Authorized Capital 5,000,000 $0.50 ordinary shares
Issued Capital 3,000,000 $0.50 ordinary shares
The company decided to make a rights issue of two ordinary shares for every fifteen ordinary shares held at a premium of $0.15 each.
Therefore,
with 3,000,000 shares issued, the rights issue = 3,000,000 * (2/15) = 400,000 shares
The amount received from the issue = 400,000 shares * ($0.50 + 0.15) = $260,000.
A company will offer more shares to its shareholders to raise extra money for the company. Companies with a poor cash flow will often use a rights issue to increase cash flow and pay off existing debts.
For example, a company named ‘ABC Mining’ has 10 million shares at a share price of $8 (market capitalization $80million). Mr. X owns 1,000 shares worth $8,000. ABC Mining needs to raise $30 million to research new mining locations. ABC Mining issues 5 million new shares @ $6 each (to raise $30 million, a 25% discounted price) This is classed as a 2 to 1 rights issue (10 million old shares : 5 million new shares)which means every 2 shares you own ABC mining will issue another 1 share. This means Mr. X is being issued with the right to buy a further 500 shares at $6 ($3,000)
Mr. X can either;
1)Buy the further 500 shares for $3,000. 2)Ignore ABC Mining’s rights issue which will result in Mr. X's share holding diluted along with the value of his current share holding. This option is not usually advised.
Taking Mr.X's original shareholding of 1000 shares @ $8.00 worth $8,000
Taking Mr.X's new 500 shares @ $6.00 worth $3,000
Adding the total values together $8,000 + $3,000 = $11,000
Dividing the total value ($11,000) by the total number of shares (1500) = $7.33 per share.
Example of a rights issue of shares
• Company ‘ABC’ has 10 million shares at a share price of $8 (market capitalization $80million)
• Ram owns 1,000 shares worth $8,000
• ABC needs to raise $30 million to research new mining locations.
• ABC issues 5 million new shares @ $6 each (to raise $30 million, a 25% discounted price)
• This is classed as 2 to 1 rights issue (10 million old shares : 5 million new shares)
• Which means every 2 shares you own of ABC, it will issue another 1 share.
• This means Ram is being issued with the right to buy a further 500 shares at $6 ($3,000)
Ram can either;
1. Buy the further 500 shares for $3,000.
2. Ignore ABC rights issue. This will result in Ram share holding will be diluted along with the value of his current share holding. This option is not usually advised.
3. Sell his rights on the stock market and make a profit (providing the rights are renounceable, if a company issues non-renounceable rights then they can not be traded
As you can imagine the stock price is likely to change after a rights issue of shares. This is called the ex-rights share price. It is possible to estimate the ex rights share price by;
• Taking Ram original shareholding of 1000 shares @ $8.00 worth $8,000
• Taking Ram new 500 shares @ $6.00 worth $3,000
• Adding the total values together $8,000 + $3,000 = $11,000
• Dividing the total value ($11,000) by the total number of shares (1500) = $7.33 per share.
However the ex-rights price can be influenced by many other factors such as the reason for the rights issue, the general direction of the stock market etc.
Example of a rights issue of shares
• Company ‘ABC’ has 10 million shares at a share price of $8 (market capitalization $80million)
• Ram owns 1,000 shares worth $8,000
• ABC needs to raise $30 million to research new mining locations.
• ABC issues 5 million new shares @ $6 each (to raise $30 million, a 25% discounted price)
• This is classed as 2 to 1 rights issue (10 million old shares : 5 million new shares)
• Which means every 2 shares you own of ABC, it will issue another 1 share.
• This means Ram is being issued with the right to buy a further 500 shares at $6 ($3,000)
Ram can either;
1. Buy the further 500 shares for $3,000.
2. Ignore ABC rights issue. This will result in Ram share holding will be diluted along with the value of his current share holding. This option is not usually advised.
3. Sell his rights on the stock market and make a profit (providing the rights are renounceable, if a company issues non-renounceable rights then they can not be traded
As you can imagine the stock price is likely to change after a rights issue of shares. This is called the ex-rights share price. It is possible to estimate the ex rights share price by;
• Taking Ram original shareholding of 1000 shares @ $8.00 worth $8,000
• Taking Ram new 500 shares @ $6.00 worth $3,000
• Adding the total values together $8,000 + $3,000 = $11,000
• Dividing the total value ($11,000) by the total number of shares (1500) = $7.33 per share.
However the ex-rights price can be influenced by many other factors such as the reason for the rights issue, the general direction of the stock market etc.
(i) Who would get the rigths issue:-
The company will make an announcement that it is offering the rights issue to all shareholders (those who own the shares of the company) on a particular date. This date is called the record date.
After the rights announcement but before the record date, the shares are known as cum-rights. Even if you do not currently own the shares but if you buy them at that time, you will get the rights issue. On the record date, they become ex-rights. If you buy them after this day, you do not get the rights issue.
(ii) What if someone doesn't purchase the right issue or he/she doesn't want the share:-
In a bonus issue, you are just given the shares and do not have a chance to say no (why would you say no if they are free?).
In the case of a rights issue, you are given the option to decline (since you are paying for it).
You may refuse to subscribe to the rights issue and just let your "right" lapse. In which case you get nothing.
Or you can renounce your shares in favour of another person for a price.
In such a case, you can give anyone the rights free or sell it to him for whatever amount you agree on,all you have to do is to sign the rights renunciation form.
A rights issue is a dividend of subscription rights to buy additional securities in a company made to the company's existing security holders.
It is a non-dilutive pro-rata way to raise capital.
Companies usually opt for a rights issue in order to minimize dilution and maximize the useful life of tax loss carry forwards.
As per Section 62(1) of the Companies act, 2013 if the Company decides to issue fresh shares, these should be offered to existing shareholders in proportion to existing persons who are holders of equity shares.
The company who has not a good reputation in market or fear of not getting minimum subscription i.e 90% of the shares issued then this method will be very efficient.
In this method company issues additional securities to the existing shareholders to gain confidence of the shareholders and to get capital in a very efficient manner with less formalities.
Mainly the shares issued by the company is at discounted price from the market price. For example
Market Price of shares is Rs 10 and the shareholder has 100 shares in the company.
Total amount of money= 10*100=Rs 1000
Now if a company offers new shares in a way that for every 4 shares 1 more shares is alloted to you at the rate of Rs 8.
If shareholder is holding 100 shares he will get 25 extra shares.
Total amount of extra shares =25*8=Rs 200.
Now,
Total amount of ownership in the company = Rs 1000+ Rs 200=Rs 1200
Total no of shares he is holding= 125
Market value of shares=1200/125=Rs 9.6
The market value of shares got down from Rs 10 To Rs 9.6 and he is incurring losses from that. But there is another flip side of coin as he is earning Rs 1.6 on every extra shares because he buys at Rs 8 but the market price is Rs 9.6 and this way he is able to cover up his losses and getting overall gain of Rs 1.2.
Good Thing about rights share is:-
When a company offers new shares via a rights issue, it is usually at a discount to the current market rate.
What this means is that if the market price of the share is Rs 100, the company may offer the shares for Rs 90. So you get more shares at a cheaper rate than what you would get if you buy it from the market.
Let's take the example of the Bata India stock.
The price of the shares was moving between Rs 80 to Rs 90 when the rights issue was first announced in February. The price of each share in this rights issue was only Rs 54.
However, after the announcement of the rights issue, the share price fluctuated widely between Rs 75 and Rs 100.
Generally, the price will go up because investors now want to buy the shares so that they can avail of the rights issue.
But before buying rights issue we shout take care that:-
In a bonus issue, the company will use its cash reserves to issue more shares. So the number of shares
of the company increases but the cash reserves decrease.
In the case of a rights issue, the company will be asking the shareholders for money. So the number of shares will increase here too but the money will be added to its kitty.
Subscribe for a rights issue only if investor really believe in the company.
Don't do it just because you are getting it cheaper.
Also, find out why the company is coming out with a rights issue. If it is to raise money for a sound business plan that will eventually increase the profits and share price, then it is a good bet.
For a Better understanding of rights issue i think its important to understand its advantages and disadvantages which are as following:
ADVANTAGES:
Controlling of the company is retained in the hands of the existing shareholders. Issue of right shares makes possible equitable distribution of shares without disturbing the established equilibrium of shareholdings because right shares are offered to the persons who on the date of rights issue are the holders of equity shares of the company proportionately to their equity shares on that date.
The existing shareholders do not suffer on account of dilution in the value of their holdings if fresh shares are offered to them because value of the shares is likely to fail with fresh issue. This decrease in the value of the shares will be compensated by getting new shares at a price lower than the market price. They are likely to suffer on account of the dilution in the value of their holdings if fresh shares are offered to the general public.
The expenses to be incurred, if shares are offered to the general public, are avoided.
Images of the company is bettered when rights issues are made from time to time and existing shareholders remain satisfied.
Directors cannot misuse the opportunity of issuing new shares to their friends and relatives at lower prices and at the same time retaining more control in their hands when right shares are issued because in rights issue shares are offered proportionately to the existing shareholders according to their existing holdings.
DISADVANTAGES:
It is awfully easy for investors to get tempted by the prospect of buying discounted shares with a rights issue. But it is not always a certainty that you are getting a bargain. But besides knowing the ex-rights share price, you need to know the purpose of the additional funding before accepting or rejecting a rights issue.
A rights issue can offer a quick fix for a troubled balance sheet, but that doesn't necessarily mean management will address the underlying problems that weakened the balance sheet in the first place.
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The advantages which accrue as a result of issuing further shares to the existing share holders only are as follows:
Controlling of the company is retained in the hands of the existing shareholders. Issue of right shares makes possible equitable distribution of shares without disturbing the established equilibrium of shareholdings because right shares are offered to the persons who on the date of rights issue are the holders of equity shares of the company proportionately to their equity shares on that date
The existing shareholders do not suffer on account of dilution in the value of their holdings if fresh shares are offered to them because value of the shares is likely to fail with fresh issue. This decrease in the value of the shares will be compensated by getting new shares at a price lower than the market price. They are likely to suffer on account of the dilution in the value of their holdings if fresh shares are offered to the general public.
The expenses to be incurred, if shares are offered to the general public, are avoided.
Images of the company is bettered when rights issues are made from time to time and existing shareholders remain satisfied.
There is more certainty of getting capital when fresh issue of shares is made to the existing shareholders instead of to the general public.
Directors cannot misuse the opportunity of issuing new shares to their friends and relatives at lower prices and at the same time retaining more control in their hands when right shares are issued because in rights issue shares are offered proportionately to the existing shareholders according to their existing holdings.
RIGHTS ISSUE
It is the issue of new shares in which existing shareholders are given pre-emptive rights to subscribe to the new issue of on a pro-rata basis.
The promoters of a company offer rights issue at a very attractive prices certainly at discount to the market price because the promoters want to get their share issues fully subscribed.
Decisions about Issuing Right Shares:
While issuing ‘Right Shares’ the financial manager must consider the following points since issue of ‘Right Shares’ involves some complication:
a. Offer Price:
Usually, the offer price must be lower than the prevailing market price, otherwise, the shareholders will not be interested to subscribe for the shares, The difference between the market price and the offer price is nothing but ‘right’ to earn profit. Needless to say that offer price is determined on the basis of some factors; viz., expected earnings/return, market sensitivity to offering etc.
b. Right ratio:
Since the total requirements of the funds are known, number of right shares to be issued can be determined by dividing the total required funds by the offer price. Right ratio is commuted after comparing the new shares to be issued and the existing shares.
Right Issue of Shares under Companies Act,2013
Background- As per Section 62(1) of the Companies act, 2013 if the Company decides to issue fresh shares, these should be offered to existing shareholders in proportion to existing persons who are holders of equity shares.
Only one pre-emptive right is to be given: It is now well settled that only one pre-emptive offer is to be made which is otherwise (should be ‘either’) to be acceptable or not at all. The existing shareholders are not to be given further pre-emptive rights in respect of those unaccepted shares. Even such first right can be waived or modified.
A private Company was not required to make right offer under the Companies Act, 1956. Even though earlier there was not provision, it was held that the issue must be bona fide and can’t be made with oblique motives.
STEP PROCEDURE OF RIGHT ISSUE OF SHARES
STEP-1
Company will decide the cutoff date.
Company wills Prepare Draft Offer of Letter.
STEP-II
Call Meeting of Board Director:
Issue Notice of Board Meeting to all the directors of company at least 7 days before the date of Board Meeting.
Attach Agenda of Board Meeting along with Notice.
Attach Notes of Agenda along with Agenda.
STEP-III
Hold the Board Meeting:
Check the quorum of Board Meeting.
Identify the Shareholders to whom you will issue shares.
Pass Board Resolution for approval of offer letter.
Authorize a director of company to issue Letter of Offer.
Letter of offer shall be dispatched through registered post or speed post or through electronic mode to all the existing share holders.
STEP-IV
Offer will be open at least after 3 days of issue of letter of offer.
Offer will be open for minimum 15 days or maximum for 30 days.
STEP-V
File Form with Registrar:
File MGT-14 with Registrar within 30 days of passing of Board Resolution.
Attachments:
CTC of Board Resolution for issue of letter of offer.
STEP-VI
Receive the Money from the Shareholders.
STEP-VII
Call Board Meeting after receiving of Share application money.
Issue Notice of Board Meeting to all the directors of company at least 7 days before the date of Board Meeting. [Section-173(3)]
Attach Agenda of Board Meeting along with Notice.
Attach Notes of Agenda along with Agenda.
STEP-VIII
Hold the Board Meeting:
Check the quorum of Board Meeting.
Present List of Allottes before the Meeting.
Pass Board Resolution for allotment of shares (within 60 days of receiving of money).
STEP-IX
File form with ROC:
File PAS-3 with Registrar of Company.
ATTACHMENTS:
List of Allottes.
Board Resolution for allotment of Shares.
STEP-XI
Issue Share Certificate:
Pass Resolution for issue of Share Certificate in Board Meeting.
Authorize to two directors and a authorize person to sign share certificate.
Issue Share Certificate in Form- SH-1 (As per Section-56 with in 2 (two) months from the date of allotment of shares.
WHAT HAPPENS TO SHARE PRICES AFTER RIGHTS ISSUE?
After the right issue is offered price of that particular stock falls in the stock market. It happens because the number of stock of that company increases in the market. Especially if the number of the right issue is relatively higher than the paid-up capital the price falls. Moreover the dividend yield and the PE ratio of that particular stock also falls after the right issue is offered.
Theoretically the right issue does not give significant profit to the shareholders in spite of the fact that they get the stock in lower price. But in practice the shareholders always find the right issue an attractive option to buy the shares of the company. This is because the presume that the company is going to utilize the additional fund from the right issue for further development and expansion of the company that will eventually strengthen the financial standing of the company.
To sum up -
A rights issue has the following effects on the price of a stock.
1. Share capital gets increased according to the rights issue ratio.
2. Liquidity in the stock increases.
3. Effective Earnings per share, Book Value and other per share values stand reduced.
4. Markets take the action usually as a favorable act.
5. Market price gets adjusted on issue of rights shares.
6. Company gets better cash flow which may be used to improve the business and may help increase effective Earnings per share.
7. Usually a shareholder may not back out from applying for the rights issue unless the offer is almost same as the prevailing market price. This is because if a stock is trading at 100 and a rights issue in the ratio 1:1 at a price of 40 will make the stock trade at 70 soon after the ex-rights date.
A rights issue is a way in which a company can sell new shares in order to raise capital. Shares are offered to existing shareholders in proportion to their current shareholding, respecting their pre-emption rights. The price at which the shares are offered is usually at a discount to the current share price, which gives investors an incentive to buy the new shares — if they do not, the value of their holding is diluted.
A rights issue by a highly geared company intended to strengthen its balance sheet is often a bad sign. Profits are already low (or negative) and future profits are diluted. Unless the underlying business is improved, changing its capital structure achieves little.
A rights issue to fund expansion can usually be regarded somewhat more optimistically, although, as with acquisitions, shareholders should be suspicious because management may be empire-building at their expense (the usual agency problem with expansion).
The rights are normally a tradeable security themselves (a type of short dated warrant). This allows shareholders who do not wish to purchase new shares to sell the rights to someone who does. Whoever holds a right can choose to buy a new share (exercise the right) by a certain date at a set price.
Some shareholders may choose to buy all the rights they are offered in the rights issue. This maintains their proportionate ownership in the expanded company, so that an x% stake before the rights issue remains an x% stake after it. Others may choose to sell their rights, diluting their stake and reducing the value of their holding.
If rights are not taken up the company may (and in practice, in many markets, does) sell them on behalf of the rights holder.
Because the rights are usually worth enough to cover the price differnce between the market price of the shares and the exercise price of the rights (because of the law of one price), shareholders do not lose if the rights are issued at a steep discount. It is therefore usual for the discount to be large (especially of the share price is volatile) to ensure that the rights are exercised.
It is possible to sell some rights and exercise the remainder. One possibility is selling enough rights to cover the cost of exercising those that are not sold. This allows a shareholder to maintain the value of a holding without further expense (apart from dealing costs). This does not mean that a shareholder can entirely neutralise the effect of a rights issue, only the element described.
Rights issue is basically a privilege given to existing shareholders of a company in which they are invited to buy more shares of the company at a discounted price
A company opts for rights issue when it has to generate investment because It is a non-dilutive pro-rata way to raise capital.
How rights issue works:Let's say you own 1,000 shares in Wobble Telecom, each of which is worth $5.50. The company is in a bit of financial trouble and sorely needs to raise cash to cover its debt obligations. Wobble therefore announces a rights offering, in which it plans to raise $30 million by issuing 10 million shares to existing investors at a price of $3 each. But this issue is a three-for-10 rights issue. In other words, for every 10 shares you hold, Wobble is offering you another three at a deeply discounted price of $3. This price is 45% less than the $5.50 price at which Wobble stock trades.
As a shareholder, you essentially have three options when considering what to do in response to the rights issue. You can (1) subscribe to the rights issue in full, (2) ignore your rights or (3) sell the rights to someone else.
To take advantage of the rights issue in full, you would need to spend $3 for every Wobble share that you are entitled to under the issue. As you hold 1,000 shares, you can buy up to 300 new shares (three shares for every 10 you already own) at this discounted price of $3, giving a total price of $900.
However, while the discount on the newly issued shares is 45%, it will not stay there. The market price of Wobble shares will not be able to stay at $5.50 after the rights issue is complete. The value of each share will be diluted as a result of the increased number of shares issued. To see if the rights issue does in fact give a material discount, you need to estimate how much
Wobble's share price will be diluted.
You may not have the $900 to purchase the additional 300 shares at $3 each, so you can always let your rights expire. But this is not normally recommended. If you choose to do nothing, your shareholding will be diluted thanks to the extra shares issued.
In some cases, rights are not transferable. These are known as "non-renounceable rights". But in most cases, your rights allow you to decide whether you want to take up the option to buy the shares or sell your rights to other investors or to the underwriter. Rights that can be traded are called "renounceable rights", and after they have been traded, the rights are known as "nil-paid rights".
A rights offering spreads a company’s net profit over a wider number of shares. Thus, the company’s earnings per share, or EPS, decreases as the allocated earnings result in share dilution. However, if the company is using the extra capital raised to fund expansion, it can eventually lead to increased capital gains for shareholders.
For example, a shareholder owns 100 shares in Company A, and each share is worth $6 at the current market price. The company extends a rights offering to raise $40 million to cover outstanding debt. The rights offering issues 10 million stock shares available at $4 per share with a "four-for-10" rights issue. "Four-for-10" means that for every 10 shares of stock a shareholder owns, he can purchase four shares at the discounted price of $4 per share.
Shareholders have three available options in response to the rights offering. The first option is to accept the rights offering in full or in part, purchasing as many $4 shares as they wish, up to the total number of shares they are entitled to under the terms of the offering. The second option is to ignore the rights offering and let the rights expire without purchasing any additional shares. The third option is to transfer or sell their rights to another party. Some rights, known as non-renounceable rights, are not transferable.
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When we come across a new term , then first of all, we need to develop a basic understanding of the same. Rights issue- In the case of companies whose shares are already listed and widely help, shares can be offered to the existing shareholders, this is called rights issue. Under this method, the existing shareholders are offered the right to subscribe to new shares in proportion to the no. of shares they already hold. This offer is made by circulars to shareholders only.
Steps for creating rights issue are-
1. Call the board meeting.
2. Authorize the issue.
3. Dispatch offer letters to existing members.
4. Receive acceptance/cancellation letters.
5. Issue share certificate, etc.
Rights issue is an issue of rights to a company's existing shareholders that entitles them to buy additional shares directly from the company in proportion to their existing holdings, within a fixed time period.
In rights offering,the subscription price at which each share may be purchased in generally at a discount to the current market price.
Rights are often transferable, allowing the holder to sell them on the open market.
Example- an investor exercises his right to buy one additional share at for Rs.20 for every five shares held. How much should each share be worth after the rights issue if they previously sold for Rs.50 each?
Pre rights issue= 5 shares* Rs.50 each = Rs 250
Post rights issue= 5 shares* Rs 50each = Rs. 250 + 1 share of Rs.20 each = Rs. 20
Total= Rs.270
Share price = 270/6 = Rs.45 each.
RIGHTS ISSUE is the issue of new shares in which existing shareholders are given pre-emptive rights to subscribe to the new issue of on a pro-rata basis.
The promoters of a company offer rights issue at a very attractive prices certainly at discount to the market price because the promoters want to get their share issues fully subscribed.
Every new issue has some kind of diluting effect and hence as a result of a fall in the market price in proportion to an increase in the number of shares, the market capitalization remains unaffected. However, if the market sentiment believes that the funds are being raised for an extremely positive purpose then price of the stock may just rise resulting in an increase in the market capitalization. If a shareholder does not want to exercise the right to buy additional shares then he/she can sell the right as the rights are usually tradable.
A company will offer more shares to its shareholders to raise extra money for the company. Companies with a poor cash flow will often use a rights issue to increase cash flow and pay off existing debts.
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A rights issue is one of the ways by which a company can raise equity share capital among the various types of equity share capital sources available. These are slightly different from the standard issue of shares.
What to do when company wants to issue all the right shares to just one shareholder ( all other shareholders are agreeing to it). How to calculate the ideal ratio for the same? Is it lawfully allowed , if the company takes in written from remaining shareholders that they are relinquishing their right, so can company issue all its right shares to that one shareholder only?
A rights issue is where a company issues its existing shareholders a right to buy additional shares in the company in proportion to their existing shareholding and not something which is instigated by a controlling shareholder.
There are strict procedures to be followed by any company wishing to undertake a rights issue.
The benefits of a right issue, if availed of by shareholders, are as follows:
Raise additional finance;
Ownership of the company will remain the same;
Can be used to raise capital at times when debt capital is not available;
Will reduce a company’s level of gearing;
Cheaper than a public share issue;
Can be commenced at the discretion of the directors, without needing the consent of the shareholders or the stock exchange.
The finance raised may be used to improve a company’s cash flow and pay off existing debts.
Alternatively, the funding may be used to finance longer-term projects such as the pursuit of growth strategies or in order to fund an acquisition.
For shareholders who exercise their options under the scheme, their shareholding is not diluted and thus they will retain the same voting rights.
A right issue is an invitation to the existing shareholders to purchase the additional shares in the company at a discount rate.It helps the shareholders to purchase more shares.
Rights issue basically helps the companies which are in debt and are unable to borrow money.These companies issue rights to purchase their shares at cheaper price so that it attracts the existing shareholders to purchase shares and provide more money to company
For more understanding we can take a example
Let's say you own 1,000 shares in Wobble Telecom, each of which is worth $5.50. The company is in a bit of financial trouble and sorely needs to raise cash to cover its debt obligations. Wobble therefore announces a rights offering, in which it plans to raise $30 million by issuing 10 million shares to existing investors at a price of $3 each. But this issue is a three-for-10 rights issue. In other words, for every 10 shares you hold, Wobble is offering you another three at a deeply discounted price of $3. This price is 45% less than the $5.50 price at which Wobble stock trades.
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