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Q1. Jim Davis and Thurgood Owen, two equity analysts at Ferguson Capital Management, were reviewing the financial statements of Peregrine Foodstuffs Ltd. Davis and Owen noticed that Peregrine has been repurchasing its common shares in the market over the past three years. Owen thought this was an important issue to look into in greater detail. Upon completion of his review, Owen made the following two statements:
Statement 1: Peregrine has bought back shares in the open market during its repurchase program. This method of repurchase gave the company the flexibility to choose the timing of the transaction.
Statement 2: Peregrine plans to buy back shares by making tender offers during the coming year. By making tender offers, the company will be able to repurchase shares at a discount to the prevailing market price.
With respect to Owen's statements:
A) both are correct.
B) only one is correct.
C) both are incorrect.
Correct answer is B)
Buying in the open market gives the company the flexibility to choose the timing of the transaction. Thus, Statement 1 is correct. A second way is to buy a fixed number of shares at a fixed price. A company may repurchase stock by making a tender offer to repurchase a specific number of shares at a price that is at a premium to the current market price. They would not be willing to tender their shares for less than the prevailing market price, so Statement 2 is incorrect.
Q2. Which of the following is least likely a method by which firms repurchase their shares?
A) Tender offer.
B) Direct negotiation.
C) Exercise a call provision.
Correct answer is C)
Call provisions are not relevant to common stock and are not considered a repurchase in any case. There are three repurchase methods. The first is to buy in the open market. A company may repurchase stock by making a tender offer to repurchase a specific number of shares at a price that is usually at a premium to the current market price. The third way is to repurchase by direct negotiation. Companies may negotiate directly with a large shareholder to buy back a block of shares, usually at a premium to the market price.
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发表于 2009-3-4 14:32
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