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XYZ Corporation needs to raise additional capital and is considering a rights issue to raise $5 million. There are currently 1,000,000 shares on issue, trading at $15.00. The company plans to increase the total number of shares on issue to 1,500,000. Calculate the theoretical ex-rights price and the value of a right.
a. |
$18.25, $2.85 |
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b. |
$13.33, $3.33 |
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c. |
$15.00, $5.00 |
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d. |
$13.33, $1.67 |
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e. |
$12.5, $2.5 |
n = Number of old shares | 1000000 | |
n1 = Number of shares to be issued as right shares | 500000 | |
P0 = Price before rights issue | 15 | |
new issue price = 5000000/500000 | 10 | |
P1 = Ex-right price. | ||
s = Subscription price | ||
Price Ex Rights [ ( (n*P0)+(n1*s) ) / (n+n1) ] | 13.33 | |
Value of right = 15-13.33 | 1.67 | |
Ans = option d_ $13.33, $ 1.67 |