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secondary offering

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noun

Stock Exchange.
  1. the sale of a large block of outstanding stock off the floor of an exchange, usually by a major stockholder.


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Apotex, Canada’s largest domestic pharmaceutical company, raised C$850 million from a treasury offering and C$450 million from a secondary offering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The price in the secondary offering was $421 a share, the report said, up from a July price of about $212 from a private market transaction.

From Barron's • Dec. 13, 2025

The state-controlled group sold 18 million shares in the upsized public secondary offering, leaving it with a 73.3% stake in DRS.

From Reuters • Nov. 17, 2023

Entities affiliated with Mailchimp co-founder Dan Kurzius priced a secondary offering of shares of the TurboTax maker below their previous closing price.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2021

The billionaire is selling stock in the Columbus, Ohio-based retailer through a secondary offering managed by JPMorgan Chase, according to a regulatory filing Thursday.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2021

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