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Preemptive Right |
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The privilege of a stockholder to maintain a proportionate share of the ownership of a corporation by purchasing a proportionate share of any new stock issues. In most jurisdictions, an existing stockholder has the right to buy additional shares of a new issue to preserve Equity before others have a right to purchase shares of the new issue. preemptive right n. the right of a shareholder in a corporation to have the first opportunity to purchase a new issue of stock of that corporation in proportion to the amount of stock already owned by the shareholder. (See: corporation, stock) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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10 and its preemptive right to participate in any private placement, by purchasing 1,235,489 units of the $2. TSX:DW) announced today that the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec ("CDP"), pursuant to its preemptive right to acquire shares, has subscribed for $9. When Cedara completed an equity offering of common shares in March 2004, Analogic did not exercise its preemptive right to maintain its ownership interest at 19%. |
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