Question

1. ABC Ltd, a high-technology company, issues a $23 million IPO with an offer price of $3 per share, underwritten at $2.82 per share. The company's legal fees, ASIC registration fees, and other administrative costs are $380,000. The company's share price increases by $0.45 on the first day. What is the company's total cost of issuing the securities (in millions of dollars to three decimal places; don’t use $ sign eg $4.5766 million is 4.577)? (Remember to round the number of shares issued to a whole number)

2. ABC Ltd issues a $12 million IPO providing proceeds to ABC of $2.7 per share, from an offer price to the public of $3 per share. The company's legal fees, ASIC registration fees, and other administrative costs are $307,000. The company's share price increases by 14 per cent on the first day. What is the underwriting cost? (in millions of dollars to the nearest three decimal places; don’t use the $ sign eg 7.897)

3. ABC Airways is introducing a new fleet of planes and needs to raise $6.5766 million (net of underwriting cost) to fund an expansion. If the offer price is $2 and the underwriters require a 3 per cent spread on the transaction, how many shares does the company need to issue (in millions to three decimal places)? (Hint: required amount/(1-spread) = issue amount)

a. 3.390

b. 6.990

c. 1.942

d. 1.940

4. ABC Ltd., a technology company, issues a $47.2 million IPO providing proceeds to ABC of $5.31 per share, from an offer price to the public of $5.9 per share. The company's legal fees, ASIC registration fees, and other administrative costs are $164,000. The company's share price increases 5.6 per cent on the first day. What is the total amount of the underwriter’s spread (in millions of dollars to the nearest three decimal places; don’t use the $ sign eg 7.897)?

5. ABC Ltd., a technology company, issues a $18 million IPO providing proceeds to ABC of $2.7 per share, from an offer price to the public of $3 per share. The company's legal fees, ASIC registration fees, and other administrative costs are $402,000. The company's share price increases 16 per cent on the first day. What is the total cost to the issuer of the IPO (in millions of dollars to the nearest three decimal places; don’t use the $ sign eg 7.897)?

Answer 1