What are Rights Issue?

What are Rights Issue?

A Rights Issue is a way for a company to raise funds by offering new shares to its existing shareholders.

In a rights issue, shareholders are given the right to buy additional shares of the company at a fixed price, usually lower than the market price, within a specified period.

This allows existing shareholders to increase their investment in the company at an attractive price.

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