public offering

noun

1. a sale of a new issue of securities to the general public through a managing underwriter (private placement ): required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Example Sentences

It raised $75 million through its initial public offering, but its stock, which entered the market at about $83 a share, closed Wednesday down nearly 1% to $13.86.

From Los Angeles Times

He received a legal letter shortly after In The Style's initial public offering.

From BBC

The potential public offering remains subject to review by the SEC, it added.

From BBC

The extinction event looming on the horizon was Amazon, of course, which launched its website in 1995 and would grab the public’s attention in 1997 with its wildly successful initial public offering.

From Los Angeles Times

A destination for political conservatives, the Boca Raton, Fla.-based news operation surges after its initial public offering.

From Los Angeles Times