4. Secondary Share Issue Flashcards
What happens day after RI offer closing
Announcement to RIS
Two methods of making RI
Gazette Route and Disapplication Route
When is UW agreement dated for secondary share issues
Eve of admission - as for flotation
What happens in right issue if not all shares sold
Lead UW instructs broker to sell rump, and then if not sold, lead UW purchases stick
When is authority for secondary share issues usually acquired
At AGMs - anticipating need
What is the nature of application form for OO - tradeable?
Non-renounceable
What does company receive if M lets rights lapse in RI and broker sells on M’s behalf
Rights issue price - M receives premium on top
When is there a step to take before impact day - what kind of SSI
Placing
Four options for Ms in rights issue
Take up rights, sell rights, let rights lapse and a combination
2 principal reasons why pre-emption rights disapplied
Overseas Ms + fractional entitlements
By when must stick be sold for rights issue
5 WD
What do overseas Ms receive when pre-emption rights disapplied for them
Premium
What is used for open offers instead of PAL
Application form
What additional restriction does PEG put on placing in terms of percentages over years
7.5% for general in 3-year rolling period
When are CREST accounts credited for RI
Usually day 1 of offer period
SCM Guidelines on authority to allot for placing
1/3
When is GM notice period shortened + what resolution
At AGM - by SR
PEG on disapplication of pre-emption for placing
5% generally + 5% additional for acquisition/specified capital investment
Is a GM required if within current authority
No
Two provisions on AGM notice period
307A(1)(b) + 360(1)
What is a rights issue
Offer to existing Ms to subscribe for shares in proportion to existing holding via PALs
Two kinds of business dealt w/ at AGM
Special and ordinary
What kind of companies does 307A apply to
‘Traded’ - MM, not AIM
When must the sale of fractional entitlements and overseas Ms’ shares be done by in RI
Closing of offer
What LR provision gives 2 principal reasons why pre-emption rights disapplied
LR 9.3.12R(2)
SCM Guidelines on authority to allot for OO
1/3 of ISC
What is a PAL and what does it mean
Used to trade rights to shares before they are issued
What is the issue of pre-emption rights for overseas Ms
Need to comply w/ other Js’ securities laws and costly to follow Gazette Route
Pre-impact day steps for placing
Obtain indications of interest
What wording excludes pre-emption rights for overseas Ms
Excluding ‘legal and practical problems’
Member res required to disapply 561 pre-emption rights
SR
What is ‘tail swallowing’
In RI when M sells part of rights to buy remainder
Why do a secondary share issue?
To raise money for C
Do SCM and PEG have legal force?
No
If Gazette route, how must offer be sent
Hard copy/electronically
How long can RIS announcement after RI offer closing be delayed by if UW
2 BD, until rump sold
What is an open offer
Offer to existing Ms to purchase shares in proportion to holdings, but not by PAL
When is UW agreement signed for secondary share issues
As for flotation - day before impact day
Why is prospectus likely for RI
85(1) can’t be restricted to institutional, and 85(2) bc likely more than 20%
For what SSIs can GM notice period be folded into offer period
OO and placing
What is the discount on an open offer restricted to
10%
If using both general and additional allowance for placing under PEG, same or separate resolutions
Separate
Provision on last date for acceptance of RI
LR 9.5.6R
What happens if Ms let their rights lapse in a rights issue
Broker will sell + pay any premium to M
Which pre-emption issue does not use PAL
Open offer
What is discount of placing shares actually limited to
5%
What are pre-emptive issues
Share issued to existing Ms in proportion to shares currently held
For what SSI is prospectus unlikely
Placing
What are the two pre-emptive issues
Rights and open offer