Definition of Primary offering

Primary offering

A firm selling some of its own newly issued shares to investors.

Competitive offering

An offering of securities through competitive bidding.

Dual syndicate equity offering

An international equity placement where the offering is split into two
tranches - domestic and foreign - and each tranche is handled by a separate lead manager.

Initial public offering (IPO)

A company's first sale of stock to the public. Securities offered in an IPO are
often, but not always, those of young, small companies seeking outside equity capital and a public market for
their stock. Investors purchasing stock in IPOs generally must be prepared to accept very large risks for the
possibility of large gains. IPO's by investment companies (closed-end funds) usually contain underwriting
fees which represent a load to buyers.

Negotiated offering

An offering of securities for which the terms, including underwriters' compensation,
have been negotiated between the issuer and the underwriters.

Offering memorandum

A document that outlines the terms of securities to be offered in a private placement.

Primary market

The first buyer of a newly issued security buys that security in the primary market. All
subsequent trading of those securities is done in the secondary market.

Public offering

The sale of registered securities by the issuer (or the underwriters acting in the interests of the
issuer) in the public market. Also called public issue.

Reoffering yield

In a purchase and sale, the yield to maturity at which the underwriter offers to sell the bonds
to investors.

Rights offering

Issuance of "rights" to current shareholders allowing them to purchase additional shares,
usually at a discount to market price. Shareholders who do not exercise these rights are usually diluted by the
offering. Rights are often transferable, allowing the holder to sell them on the open market to others who may
wish to exercise them. Rights offerings are particularly common to closed end funds, which cannot otherwise
issue additional common stock.

Primary Market

Market where debt and equity securities are sold by an issuing
company to investors to raise capital for its operations

Public offering

The sale of new securities to the investing public.

initial public offering (IPO)

First offering of stock to the general public.

primary market

Market for the sale of new securities by corporations.

seasoned offering

Sale of securities by a firm that is already publicly traded.

Primary location

A storage location labeled as the primary location for a specific
inventory item.

Initial Public Offering

A firms first offering of its shares to the investment public, after registration requirements of the various securities regulators have been met.

Offering Memorandum

A "prosperous-like" document providing detailed descriptions of a company's past, present, and prospective business operations. It is normally prepared for the use of potential purchasers of securities offered under the seed capital or private placement prospectus exemptions.

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