Public Offering

Definition

Public Offering. An offering of securities for sale to the investment public, after compliance with registration requirements of the relevant regulatory authorities

In the US, public offerings generally require approval of the Securities Exchange Commission and/or relevant state regulators, unless the issuer is an exempt issuer, and are usually conducted by an investment banker or a syndicate made up of several investment bankers, at a price agreed upon between the issuer and the investment bankers.

See Also

• Barron's Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms, Ninth Edition, 2014.
• http://www.nasdaq.com/investing/glossary/p/http%3a%2f%2fwww.nasdaq.com%2finvesting%2fglossary%2fp%2fpublic-offering

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