Criswell Mining shares trade at $18 per share and there are 200 million shares outstanding. The management would like to raise $100 million in an SEO. If the underwriter charges 5% of gross proceeds, how many shares must it sell?
Select one:
A. 5.56 million
B. 8.93 million
C. 5.85 million
D. 11.11 million
Issue size fund required | $ 100.00 | |
underwriter commission | 5% | |
Fund issue gross of commission | 100/(1-5%) | |
Fund issue gross of commission | $ 105.26 | |
Share price | $ 18.00 | |
Issue size in number of shares | 105.26/18 | |
Issue size in number of shares | 5.85 | million |
Hence option C is the correct answer. |
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