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Title: Secondary Public Offerings Post by: Aleja on Apr 29, 2018 Firms that have previously issued shares to the public may, at some point, sell additional equity. This type of equity offering is often called a seasoned offering or a secondary public offering (SPO). Seasoned offerings provide additional financial capital to the firm but dilute the ownership of existing shareholders. Go to the following site and then answer a few questions about SPOs.
http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/spos/ 1. What are the top two SPO performers for the past year? 2. What is the purpose of a SPO? 3. List the offer amount of two recent SPO filings? Title: Re: Secondary Public Offerings Post by: Dessa Douglas on May 1, 2018 1. What are the top two SPO performers for the past year?
Answer: Varies, but at this time the top two are LinkedIn Corp (LNKD) and Servicesource International Inc. (SREV). 2. What is the purpose of a SPO? Answer: SPOs provide a firm with additional financial capital that can be used for operations, expansion, etc. 3. List the offer amount of two recent SPO filings? Answer: Varies, but at this time Geron Corp. plans to offer $200 million in additional equity and Omeros Corp is planning a $30 million offering. |