The price of Time Warner common stock fell subsequent to the announcement of the
company=s controversial rights offering for a number of reasons. The uncertain
nature of the contingent rights offering increases the riskiness of Time Warner stock
and, absent any offsetting increase in cash flows, thereby reduces the risk-adjusted
net present value of future cash flows. Thus, the contingent nature of the rights
offering has predictable effect of reducing the market price of Time Warner stock.
The simple fact that the company wanted to sell additional common stock at a market
price of $105 per share also seems to suggest that management views this price as
Ahigh,@ and indicates some lack of confidence in the company=s future prospects.
And finally, the cohesive nature of the offering might drive down the price of the
company=s stock because it suggests an adversarial rather than cooperative
relationship between management and stockholders.
Interestingly, in light of the furor caused by its contingent rights offering, Time
Warner decided to withdraw the offer a few weeks after it had been announced. In
its place, the company decided to offer current shareholders the right to purchase up
to 34.45 million new shares at a fixed price of $80 per share. The company=s
investment bankers also took a haircut on commissions, reducing their take to a total
of 3% of the amount raised and agreed to purchase for their own account any unsold
shares. Obviously, the initial contingent rights offering was a bad idea. Both large
and small investors
The price of Time Warner common stock fell subsequent to the announcement of thecompany=s controversial rights offering for a number of reasons. The uncertainnature of the contingent rights offering increases the riskiness of Time Warner stockand, absent any offsetting increase in cash flows, thereby reduces the risk-adjustednet present value of future cash flows. Thus, the contingent nature of the rightsoffering has predictable effect of reducing the market price of Time Warner stock.The simple fact that the company wanted to sell additional common stock at a marketprice of $105 per share also seems to suggest that management views this price asAhigh,@ and indicates some lack of confidence in the company=s future prospects.And finally, the cohesive nature of the offering might drive down the price of thecompany=s stock because it suggests an adversarial rather than cooperativerelationship between management and stockholders.Interestingly, in light of the furor caused by its contingent rights offering, TimeWarner decided to withdraw the offer a few weeks after it had been announced. Inits place, the company decided to offer current shareholders the right to purchase upto 34.45 million new shares at a fixed price of $80 per share. The company=sinvestment bankers also took a haircut on commissions, reducing their take to a totalof 3% of the amount raised and agreed to purchase for their own account any unsoldshares. Obviously, the initial contingent rights offering was a bad idea. Both largeand small investors
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