Consolidated Jewels needs to raise $2 million to pay for its Diamonds in the Rough campaign. It
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Consolidated Jewels needs to raise $2 million to pay for its Diamonds in the Rough campaign. It will raise the funds by offering 200,000 rights, each of which entitles the owner to buy one new share. The company currently has outstanding 1 million shares priced at $20 each.
a. What must be the subscription price on the rights the company plans to offer?
b. What will be the share price after the rights issue?
c. What is the value of a right to buy one share?
d. How many rights would be issued to an investor who currently owns 1,000 shares?
e. Show that the investor who currently holds 1,000 shares is unaffected by the rights issue. Specifically, show that the value of the rights plus the value of the 1,000 shares after the rights issue equals the value of the 1,000 shares before the rights issue.
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 978-0078034640
7th edition
Authors: Richard Brealey, Stewart Myers, Alan Marcus