6. 15. Valuing a right [LO 15.4] Gunyidi Systems Limited has announced a rights offer. The company...
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6. 15.
Valuing a right [LO 15.4] Gunyidi Systems Limited has announced a rights offer. The company has announced that it will take four rights to buy a new share in the offering at a subscription price of $35. At the close of business the day before the ex-rights day, the company’s shares sell for $60 per share. The next morning, you notice that the shares sell for $53 per share and the rights sell for $3 each. Are the shares and the rights correctly priced on the ex-rights day? Describe a transaction in which you could use these prices to create an immediate profit.
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Fundamentals Of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 9781743768051
8th Edition
Authors: Stephen A. Ross, Rowan Trayler, Charles Koh, Gerhard Hambusch, Kristoffer Glover, Randolph W. Westerfield, Bradford D. Jordan