Question

XYZ, Inc., has 5 million shares outstanding and will issue 1 million shares of new stock through an upcoming rights offering. Regarding the rights offering, a registered representative (RR) should know that A) XYZ will issue 1 million rights. B) the exercise price is generally lower than the current market price at issuance. C) the value of the right will generally increase after the ex-date. D) a shareholder will generally have two to three weeks to exercise the rights.

Answer 1

Answer:

B) the exercise price is generally lower than the current market price at issuance.

Explanation:

The exercise price refers to the price at which the stock will be sold through the rights offering. The rights offering takes place between existing stockholders and they are given the option to purchase a given amount of stocks, generally proportional to the stocks that they own before the new issuance. The market price of the stocks is the price at which the stocks are sold in open trading markets.