Existing Shareholders

question 264

Multiple Choice

Existing shareholders:

• A) May be granted a preemptive right by a firm's articles of incorporation to maintain their proportional ownership position.
• B) Are required to purchase shares in every new equity offering in an amount equal to their proportional ownership of the firm.
• C) Do not have the option of selling any of the rights they are granted in a rights offering.
• D) Are generally well advised to let the rights they receive expire.
• E) Can maintain their proportional ownership position without purchasing additional shares when there is a seasoned equity offering.

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