Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 32

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, a 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:

Lexical Hypothesis

The idea that, if people find something is important, they will develop a word for it, and therefore the major personality traits will have synonymous terms in many different languages.

Essential Traits

Fundamental characteristics or qualities considered necessary or inherent to a specific entity or individual.

Health Outcomes

The results of medical care and health interventions, encompassing aspects like mortality, morbidity, and quality of life.

Consistently Linked

Being consistently linked refers to the repeated and dependable association between two or more factors or phenomena across various studies or analyses.