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Santander Rights Issue - Can someone translate
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wiggy42
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Hi,
Can someone explain to me, in plain English, this rights issue - particularly 3 & 4. I assume 1 & 2 means that I have the right to buy more Santander shares, at a preferential rate (although i may be wrong). The one that throws me the most is 4.....
I have had a look on the Santander site, and although there is a webcast explaining their reasons for the Rights issue - it wasn't much use.
Rights share for each Banco Santander Ordinary share held on the Ex-entitlement Date of 13th November 2008.
Every 4 Rights shares entitles holders to subscribe for 1 New Banco Santander Ordinary share at a price of EUR4.50 per New Ordinary share.
Holders have the following options:
Option 1 - Take up of their Rights.
Option 2 - Partial take up of their Rights.
Option 3 - Sell their Rights.
Option 4 - Cashless take up of their Rights
Can someone explain to me, in plain English, this rights issue - particularly 3 & 4. I assume 1 & 2 means that I have the right to buy more Santander shares, at a preferential rate (although i may be wrong). The one that throws me the most is 4.....
I have had a look on the Santander site, and although there is a webcast explaining their reasons for the Rights issue - it wasn't much use.
Rights share for each Banco Santander Ordinary share held on the Ex-entitlement Date of 13th November 2008.
Every 4 Rights shares entitles holders to subscribe for 1 New Banco Santander Ordinary share at a price of EUR4.50 per New Ordinary share.
Holders have the following options:
Option 1 - Take up of their Rights.
Option 2 - Partial take up of their Rights.
Option 3 - Sell their Rights.
Option 4 - Cashless take up of their Rights
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As an existing shareholder, you're being offered the opportunity to buy more shares. Because new shares are being issued, your shareholding would be diluted (i.e. shares are appearing out of thin air, so your slice of the overall pie shrinks)... so you're offered them at a lower price to offset the capital shrinkage you'd otherwise suffer.
Option 1 - Take up of their Rights.
= Buy all of your allotted shares (you're allowed one share for every four you hold, at the lower price).
Option 2 - Partial take up of their Rights.
= Buy up some of the shares, but not all of your allocation.
Option 3 - Sell their Rights.
= Sell the "rights" to the lower-priced shares onto the market. People who don't own Santander shares can then take advantage of the lower price. This is basically a way of avoiding some of the dilution you would receive without increasing your shareholding.
Option 4 - Cashless take up of their Rights
= You would sell enough of your rights to buy the rest of the shares on offer with the profit. Result: you increase your shareholding without stumping up extra cash.0 -
That made perfect sense - thank you!0
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Santander Rights Issue - Can someone translate
Las derechas comparten para cada parte ordinaria de Banco Santander llevada a cabo la fecha del Ex-derecho del 13 de noviembre de 2008.
Cada partes de las 4 derechas dan derecho sostenedores para suscribir para 1 nueva parte ordinaria de Banco Santander en un precio de EUR4.50 por la nueva parte ordinaria.
Los sostenedores tienen las opciones siguientes:
Opci!n 1 - Tome de las sus derechas.
Opci!n 2 - Parcial tome de las sus derechas.
Opci!n 3 - Venda las sus derechas.
Opci!n 4 - Cashless toma de las sus derechas
That better?0 -
However, UK shareholders who hold their shares through CDIs (i.e. through the Santander Nominee Service run by Equiniti) are being forced to sell their rights AND we have to fork out for the brokerage fees etc.
All because they're in such a rush to do it!
Disgraceful. What a way to treat shareholders!0 -
dave_white wrote: »However, UK shareholders who hold their shares through CDIs (i.e. through the Santander Nominee Service run by Equiniti) are being forced to sell their rights AND we have to fork out for the brokerage fees etc.
All because they're in such a rush to do it!
Disgraceful. What a way to treat shareholders!
What does this mean what do I have to do now, can I buy at the discounted rate or do I need to get in touch with Santander0 -
Phone them up seems best but you cant do anything afaik0
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I thought the whole point was uk holders were having them sold automatically, does that mean only at the last possible moment?0
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.HI,
I hold my shares in a motley fool share dealing account. Anf i had the same msg. I had the shares in A&L and when santandear tok them over last month my shares were turnd into santandear shares.
I have chosen not to take up the offer. And i have not sold my rights on as the selling costs would come to more than i would get for the rights as i dont own enough to make anything on them.
If you think the company has a good solid base to move on from the probelms that all banks and companys are now faceing and to expand and make profits in the years to come then it is worth taking up the rigfhts.
If i had enough shares to make it a good deal to me thn i would take up my rights with them as i think that in the years to come thay will be a good investment.
All the best in what ever you chose to do.:jYou can have everything you wont in lfe, If you only help enough other people to get what they wont.:j0 -
help, I have recived a cheque for £26.37 from Santander after they say they have sold my 100 rights, is that it, do I no longer have any shares with them????? and is that all they were worth after all this time I have owned them-0.1658euro. its awful if this is true, I didn't even realise they were doing this as I have had no other correspondence from them.:mad:0
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driving_instructor wrote: »help, I have recived a cheque for £26.37 from Santander after they say they have sold my 100 rights, is that it, do I no longer have any shares with them????? and is that all they were worth after all this time I have owned them-0.1658euro. its awful if this is true, I didn't even realise they were doing this as I have had no other correspondence from them.:mad:
No, they've only sold your rights, you still retain your original shareholding that made you eligible for the rights.Mmmm, credit crunch. Tasty.0
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