Tender Offer

From Open Risk Manual

Definition

Tender Offer. Offer made to shareholders, normally by a third party, requesting them to sell (tender) their shares for a specified price usually at a premium over prevailing market prices. Generally, the objective of a tender is to take control of the target company.

The announcer is not the issuer of the shares. The party to which the offer is made need not be the holder. Assumption: someone else trying to take over ythe company.

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