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ABC Company is currently quoted at 53 on NASDAQ. A Rights Offering has been decl

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Question

ABC Company is currently quoted at 53 on NASDAQ. A Rights Offering has been declared with an exercise price of 48, and 4.92 rights are needed to buy a new share. If you own 10 round lots of this company, answer the following: What is the value of a Right, Rights-On? What is the value of a Right, Rights-Off? What is the price of the stock, ex-rights? How many new shares can you buy? What actions do you take to get the new shares? Assume an investor has a round lot of the stock. Show how his total value would be affected if he failed to exercise his option.

Explanation / Answer

1.Value of Right ,Rights on

Market value of the shares already held by shareholder (53*100shares)

$5300

Add: Price to be paid for buying 20 shares(48*20)

$ 960

Total shares (120 shares)

$ 6260

Average price of one share =6260/120

                                               =$ 52(approx)

     Value of Right of one share =Market value of share –average price of one share

                                =53-52

                                =$ 1

2.Value of Right ,Rights off

=Ex-right price-rights issue price.

Ex right price=(120*53+48*20)/140

                    =$ 52

Value of Right ,Rights off=52-48

                                             $ 4

3.Price of the stock,ex -rights

Ex right price=(120*53+48*20)/140

4. NO of share can be bought =10*10/4.92*1

                                                    =20 shares(approx)

5.To get new shares , Application for right issue shall be made on or before right issue closing date.

6. If he failed exercise the option , he would be effected as

a) Market price of share before right issue     = 53

b) Market price of share after right issue         =52

C) loss in share price                                          =1

d) total (10 shares*1)                                            = $ 10 per a round lot

Market value of the shares already held by shareholder (53*100shares)

$5300

Add: Price to be paid for buying 20 shares(48*20)

$ 960

Total shares (120 shares)

$ 6260