chapter 15

Seasoned equity offerings

Know what you own, and know why you own it.

Peter Lynch

A seasoned equity offering is a new issue of shares by a company that is already on a public exchange. In many instances these shares are sold to existing shareholders, such as through a rights issue. In other cases outsiders may buy the shares. In this chapter, I explain what you need to look out for when a company is raising money this way.

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