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Definition of Appraisal rights

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Appraisal rights

A right of shareholders in a merger to demand the payment of a fair price for their shares, as
determined independently.



Related Terms:

Fair price provision

See:appraisal rights.


Appraisal ratio

The signal-to-noise ratio of an analyst's forecasts. The ratio of alpha to residual standard
deviation.


Cum rights

With rights.


Dividend rights

A shareholders' rights to receive per-share dividends identical to those other shareholders receive.


Ex-rights

In connection with a rights offering, shares of stock that are trading without the rights attached.


Ex-rights date

The date on which a share of common stock begins trading ex-rights.


Liquidation rights

The rights of a firm's securityholders in the event the firm liquidates.


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Property rights

rights of individuals and companies to own and utilize property as they see fit and to receive
the stream of income that their property generates.


Rights offering

Issuance of "rights" to current shareholders allowing them to purchase additional shares,
usually at a discount to market price. Shareholders who do not exercise these rights are usually diluted by the
offering. rights are often transferable, allowing the holder to sell them on the open market to others who may
wish to exercise them. rights offerings are particularly common to closed end funds, which cannot otherwise
issue additional common stock.


Rights-on

Shares trading with rights attached to them.


Special drawing rights (SDR)

A form of international reserve assets, created by the IMF in 1967, whose
value is based on a portfolio of widely used currencies.


Voting rights

The right to vote on matters that are put to a vote of security holders. For example the right to
vote for directors.


With rights

Purchase of shares in which the buyer is entitled to the rights to buy shares in the company's
rights issue.


appraisal cost

a quality control cost incurred for monitoring
or inspection; compensates for mistakes not eliminated
through prevention activities


rights issue

Issue of securities offered only to current stockholders.


Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994

A federal act that minimizes the impact on people serving in the Armed Forces
when they return to civilian employment by avoiding discrimination and increasing
their employment opportunities.


 

 

 

 

 

 

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