rights issue

British

noun

Also called: capitalization issue. stock exchange an issue of new shares offered by a company to its existing shareholders on favourable terms

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However, it lowers the stock’s target price to 950.00 rupiah from 1,150.00 rupiah, mostly because the investment company’s 15.8% share dilution from its rights issue more than offsets improved earnings on a per-share basis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It is a "problem that will continue to increase," he said, adding that the mounting effects of warming on global food systems create a human rights issue.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2024

This month, Byju's told its employees their salaries would be delayed as it could not access funds raised during a rights issue.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2024

That’s part of the mission of the Hip Hop Caucus, a group that’s been working for decades to activate young voters around climate justice as a civil rights issue.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2024

The reconstructionists were not able in 1867-68 to carry through Congress any provision for the social equality of the races, but in the reconstructed states, the equal rights issue was alive throughout the period.

From The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states by Fleming, Walter Lynwood

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