The issuance of warrants in rights offerings: agency costs and signaling effects
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Article Title | The issuance of warrants in rights offerings: agency costs and signaling effects |
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ERA Journal ID | 19154 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Balachandran, Balasingham (Author), Kanapathippillai, Sutharson (Author), Krishnamurti, Chandrasekhar (Author), Theobald, Michael (Author) and Velayutham, Eswaran (Author) |
Journal Title | Australian Journal of Management |
Journal Citation | 42 (4), pp. 608-636 |
Number of Pages | 29 |
Year | 2017 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 0312-8962 |
1327-2020 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0312896216682062 |
Web Address (URL) | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0312896216682062 |
Abstract | We examine the issuance choice across rights issues of equity, unit offerings, and standalone warrants and investigate the market reactions to these issue types. We find that agency costs, growth opportunities, and current funding needs relative to assets in place are prime drivers of the type of equity issuance choice. Managers use quality signals such as underpricing, underwriting status, and the proportion of funds raised by exercising warrants in determining the features of the warrant issue. Furthermore, we document that the market reacts more favorably to standalone warrants issues than units and equity during the rights offering period. |
Keywords | agency cost, Australia, equity, issuance choice, rights offerings, signaling, unit offerings, warrants |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350202. Finance |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | La Trobe University |
Deakin University | |
University of South Australia | |
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom | |
School of Commerce | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5287/the-issuance-of-warrants-in-rights-offerings-agency-costs-and-signaling-effects
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