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Wiley InterScience

Journal of Financial Research

Journal of Financial Research

Volume 25 Issue 2, Pages 187 - 202

Published Online: 9 Aug 2002

© 2009 The Southern Finance Association and the Southwestern Finance Association



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An Analysis of Nonunderwritten Rights Offers: The Case of Closed-END Funds
James A. Miles 1 , Mark A. Peterson 2
  1 The Pennsylvania State University   2 Southern Illinois University
Copyright Southern Finance Association and the Southwestern Finance Association
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JEL Classifications: G24

Abstract

Abstract
          I. Introduction
          II. Event Dates, Sample Description, and Offering Characteristics
          III. Intermediation of Nonunderwritten Rights Offerings
          IV. Stock Price Performance
          V. ConclusionReferences

We study nonunderwritten rights offerings without subscription pre-commitments from large shareholders. The results indicate firms incur substantial indirect costs in the form of price concessions for raising equity capital this way. The data therefore support the selling cost explanation of the rights-offering paradox. Additionally, we describe how market participants collectively respond to intermediate such offerings.


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10.1111/1475-6803.t01-1-00003 About DOI

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