Chapter 5: 12DQ (page 471)
What was the primary purpose of the Securities Act of 1933?
The primary purpose of the Securities Act 1933 was to disclose the full information associated with the new issue of securities.
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What is the purpose of market stabilization activities during the distribution process?
What is privatization?
Midland Corporation has a net income of \(19 million and 4 million shares outstanding. Its common stock is currently selling for \)48 per share. Midland plans to sell common stock to set up a major new production facility with a net cost of \(21,120,000. The production facility will not produce a profit for one year, and then it is expected to earn a 13 percent return on the investment. Stanley Morgan and Co., an investment banking firm, plans to sell the issue to the public for \)44 per share with a spread of 4 percent.
b. Why is the investment banker selling the stock at less than its current market price?
Jordan Broadcasting Company is going public at \(50 net per share to the company. There also are founding stockholders that are selling part of their shares at the same price. Prior to the offering, the firm had \)26 million in earnings divided over 11 million shares. The public offering will be for 5 million shares; 3 million will be new corporate shares and 2 million will be shares currently owned by the founding stockholders.
a. What is the immediate dilution based on the new corporate shares that are being offered?
b. If the stock has a P/E of 30 immediately after the offering, what will the stock price be?
c.hould the founding stockholders be pleased with the $50 they received for their shares?
Assume Sybase Software is thinking about three different size offerings for issuance of additional shares.
Size of Offer Public Price Net to Corporation
a. 1.1 million................. \(30 \)27.50
b. 7.0 million…………… \(30 \)28.44
c. 28.0 million………… \(30 \)29.15
What is the percentage underwriting spread for each size offer?
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