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The Clifford Corporation has announced a rights offer to raise $48 million for a

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Question

The Clifford Corporation has announced a rights offer to raise $48 million for a new journal, the Journal of Financial Excess. This journal will review potential articles after the author pays a nonrefundable reviewing fee of $3,000 per page. The stock currently sells for $24 per share, and there are 3.6 million shares outstanding.


What is the maximum possible subscription price? What is the minimum? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.)



If the subscription price is set at $20 per share, how many shares must be sold? How many rights will it take to buy one share? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your rights needed answer to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)



What is the ex-rights price? What is the value of a right? (Do not round intermediate calculations.Round your answers to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)



A shareholder with 500 shares before the offering has no desire (or money) to buy additional shares offered as rights. What is his portfolio value before and after the rights offer? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)


The Clifford Corporation has announced a rights offer to raise $48 million for a new journal, the Journal of Financial Excess. This journal will review potential articles after the author pays a nonrefundable reviewing fee of $3,000 per page. The stock currently sells for $24 per share, and there are 3.6 million shares outstanding.

Explanation / Answer

Particulars Amount($) new journal $ 48,000,000.00 Stock price 24 Shares outstanding                          3,600,000.00 Total value of equity before issue 86400000 Total value of equity after the issue $                 134,400,000.00 Number of right shares = amount raised/existing shares outstanding                          2,000,000.00 Ratio rights = shares outstanding/number of right shares                                           1.80 Remaining value of shares Maximum price 0 Shares (new) 2400000 Number of rights = New share price* Rights ratio:Current stock price                                           1.50 Ex-right price = (rights ratio numerator*current stock price) - (Rights ratio denominator*New share price)                                         22.40 Value of right = existing share price - Ex-right prce                                           1.60   Portfolio value before rights = 500*24 12000   Portfolio value after rights = Total (equity after issue/ number of shareholder after issue) * 500                        11,200.00   The maximum possible subscription price is 0   Number of new shares 2400000 shares   Number of rights needed 1.5 rights