The St. Anger Corporation needs to raise $70 million to finance its expansion into new markets. The company will sell new shares of equity via a general cash offering to raise the needed funds. If the offer price is $30 per share and the companys underwriters charge a spread of 8 percent, how many shares need to be sold? (Enter your answer in shares, not millions of shares, e.g., 1,234,567. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.)

Number of shares offered