ABC Trading wants to raise equity to fund an acquisition of a small company (XYZ). ABC is considering two choices: (i) using an underwriting syndicate, (ii) a rights offering. The price of ABC stock is $60 and there are 250 million shares outstanding.   (a) If ABC agrees to pay 3% to an underwriter to issue the stock, what are the net proceeds to the company if it sells 20 million shares to the public for $60 each?

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ABC Trading wants to raise equity to fund an acquisition of a small company (XYZ). ABC is considering two choices: (i) using an underwriting syndicate, (ii) a rights offering. The price of ABC stock is $60 and there are 250 million shares outstanding.

 

(a) If ABC agrees to pay 3% to an underwriter to issue the stock, what are the net proceeds to the company if it sells 20 million shares to the public for $60 each?

 

 

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