Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Primary shares are new shares issued by the company.
• B)Today,investors become informed about the impending sale of stock by the news media,via a road show,or through the book-building process,so tombstones are purely ceremonial.
• C)In a cash offer,the firm offers the new shares to existing shareholders.
• D)Historically,intermediaries would advertise the sale of stock (both IPOs and SEOs)by taking out advertisements in newspapers called tombstones.

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Definitions:

Bonding Patterns

The arrangement and connectivity of atoms within a molecule, influencing its geometry and physical properties.

Organic Compound

A compound containing carbon atoms covalently bonded to other elements, typically hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, among others.

Resonance Forms

Resonance forms are alternative Lewis structures for a molecule that illustrate delocalized electrons within the molecule, showing different possible distributions of double bonds and lone pairs.

Resonance Forms

Various Lewis diagrams depicting the same compound to show the electron delocalization throughout the molecule.