Digger Mining Inc. needs to raise $1.2 bil to finance the development of its new copper mine which it plans to obtain via a rights offering. Existing shareholders were offered the right to buy 3 new shares of Digger for every 20 shares held. The new shares were priced at $13.93 per share – about 44% below Digger’s preannouncement price of $24.73. Assume you owned 20 shares of Digger prior to the rights announcement. (PLEASE TYPE ANSWERS)

What is the value of your holdings prior to the announcement?

What is the additional outlay to buy the 3 new shares?

If you exercise the rights offer, what would be your total investment in Digger afterwards?

What would be the expected new price of Digger Mining post rights offering?

How much is the right to buy each new share worth?

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1 Value of holdings prior to the announcement Value per share 2473 Number of shares owned 20 Total v... View the full answer