English noun: rights offering | |||
1. | rights offering (communication) an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later | ||
Samples | The investment banker who handles a rights offering usually agrees to buy any shares not bought by shareholders. | ||
Synonyms | rights issue | ||
Broader (hypernym) | offer, offering | ||