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Commerce · Q224

Business and Commerce

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 224

Q224

When an existing company offers its shares for sale to the existing shareholders, it is known as ___________.

A.
private placing
B.
bonus issue
C.
rights issue
Answer
D.
offer for sale

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
When an existing company offers its shares for sale to the existing shareholders, it is known as rights issue. 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.