Exchange Offer

Definition

Exchange Offer. Exchange offer; Capital reorganisation. Offer to shareholders to exchange their holdings for other securities and/or cash. Exchange offers are usually voluntary. Example: Where the "usually voluntary" comes in is that Announcement Payout Option 1: Cash 2. Stocks 3. Cash and Stock Holder picks option 1, 2 or 3 (= 1 & 2). the voluntary aspect is where it's an Exchange Offer. It's mandatory to pick one of 1 - 3. Otherwise defaults to cash on payment date. Option Payout Componnet is the terms for the choice. Exchange Offer may be voluntary, not always Mandator With Choice. for example, there are legal qualifications on what is possible. Preceded by Tender Offer. Consequences dependent on scenarios. Once the firm making the offer gets to a given (legally defined) threshold e.g. 90% then they have the right to acquire all of the outstanding shares. An Exchange Offer is therefore a specialization of a Tender Offer. It's the specialization where the above mentioned requirements have been met. Further detail: Happens in a wider range of circumsntaces. Is soecifically associated with the issuer. this could be voluntary or not. EXOF could be any of the three (mand, vol, man w choice). tendre is always voluntary.

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