By MOFSL
2023-06-07T13:07:26.000Z
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What is Right Issue and how to apply for Right Issue
motilal-oswal:tags/stock-market
2023-06-07T13:07:26.000Z

Rights issue and application

Companies need a regular source of funding to run the business. Moreover, fresh capital might be needed if there’s an expansion on the cards.

When raising fresh capital, companies might turn to rights issues and expand their capital base. Let’s understand the rights issue and how you can apply for one if your company offers it.

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What is a rights issue?

A rights issue is a new issue of additional shares by a listed company. The company offers additional shares to existing shareholders in a particular ratio. The rights issue is issued on a specified date called the record date.

Shareholders can buy the additional shares at a discounted price through a rights issue.

Some important features of a rights issue are as follows:

What is rights entitlement?

Rights entitlement is the temporary issue of the number of shares to existing shareholders in the specified ratio of their existing shares. The shares are credited to the Demat account temporarily, giving shareholders the option but not the mandate to subscribe to the additional shares issued through a rights issue.

What options are available to an eligible equity shareholder in a rights issue?

In a rights issue, the following options are available to eligible equity shareholders:

Shareholders can exercise their rights entitlement and buy the additional shares at discounted rates within the specified period.

Shareholders can renounce the entitlement if they don’t want to buy the additional shares.

Another option is to sell the rights entitlement on the secondary market if shareholders don’t want to exercise it themselves. This allows them to sell the entitlement to an interested investor at a price bringing in additional income for shareholders.

The entitlement lapses if the shareholders neither exercise nor denounce the rights entitlement within the specified date.

How to apply for Rights issues?

There are different ways to apply for the rights issue. They are as follows:

If your bank allows the Applications Supported by Blocked Amount (ASBA) process, you can apply for the rights issue through it.

The Registrar and Transfer Agent (RTA) of the company issuing the rights issue sends the Composite Application Form (CAF) to shareholders who cannot apply for the rights issue online. These forms are couriered to the registered address. You can complete and submit the CAF at a Self-Certified Syndicate Bank (SCSB) branch. The form contains details of your cheque number and date, the depository participant (DP) identification number, PAN details and signature.

Motilal Oswal allows you to apply for rights issues online. Check the eligible issues and apply for them online through your account. Pay the required amount, and the shares are credited to your Demat account.

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