Pre-emptive Rights — The right of ordinary or common shareholders to maintain their relative ownership of a company by buying a proportional number of shares of any future issue of shares. This means that their interests in the company will not be diluted by new… … Financial and business terms
pre-emption rights — Where a company proposes to issue new shares, existing shareholders may have the right to be offered a pro rata part of the new shares before they are offered to a new shareholder. The rights are contained either in the Articles of Association or … Law dictionary
pre-emptive rights of stockholders — See rights … Ballentine's law dictionary
pre-emption rights — When a UK company issues new shares, it is obliged by law to give existing shareholders the opportunity to purchase the new shares on a pro rata basis to their existing shareholding in the company. This right is usually implemented by means of a… … Financial and business terms
pre-emp|tive — pre|emp|tive or pre emp|tive «pree EHMP tihv», adjective. 1. of or having to do with preemption: »preemptive purchase of land. 2. initiated before other launched beforehand: »a preemptive war. The preemptive strike…would be a last minute… … Useful english dictionary
pre-emp´tive|ly — pre|emp|tive or pre emp|tive «pree EHMP tihv», adjective. 1. of or having to do with preemption: »preemptive purchase of land. 2. initiated before other launched beforehand: »a preemptive war. The preemptive strike…would be a last minute… … Useful english dictionary
pre|emp´tive|ly — pre|emp|tive or pre emp|tive «pree EHMP tihv», adjective. 1. of or having to do with preemption: »preemptive purchase of land. 2. initiated before other launched beforehand: »a preemptive war. The preemptive strike…would be a last minute… … Useful english dictionary
pre|emp|tive — or pre emp|tive «pree EHMP tihv», adjective. 1. of or having to do with preemption: »preemptive purchase of land. 2. initiated before other launched beforehand: »a preemptive war. The preemptive strike…would be a last minute desperate attempt to… … Useful english dictionary
rights of first offer — USA This requires an equity holder in a company (such as a stockholder or a member) to offer to sell its equity to the other holders before offering to sell to third parties. If the other holders do not buy such offered equity, the selling holder … Law dictionary
rights issue — noun an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later the… … Useful english dictionary