General offer made publicly and directly to a firm's shareholders to buy their stock at a price well above the current market price.
an offer to public shareholders of a company to purchase their shares.
An offer to buy shares of a company at a premium for the purpose of taking contol of the company.
An offer made to a company's shareholders to buy their shares at a certain price.
An offer to buy a controlling number of a firm's shares of stock.
A public offer to buy shares from existing stockholders of one public corporation by another company or other organization under specified terms good for a certain period.
An offer to acquire the stock of a company.
An offer or invitation by an outside bidder to buy, for cash and/or other SECURITIES, a class of SECURITIES from the security holders that own them. Tender offers are often used by outside bidders to gain control of a PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY by offering an amount at a premium above the shares' market price. CORPORATIONS may also use tender offers to reduce the amounts of its outstanding COMMON STOCK. Tender offers by outside bidders are usually attempts at HOSTILE TAKEOVERS of a TARGET COMPANY. The WILLIAMS ACT was adopted in 1968 to regulate TENDER OFFERS and similar significant acquisitions of publicly traded equity securities and added Section 13(d), (e), (f), and (g) and Section 14(d), (e), and (f) to the 1934 ACT. Tender offers by ISSUERS are governed by Section 13(e); tender offers by third parties are regulated by Section 14(d) and 14(e) and Regulation 14D and 14E.
A share offer in which the buyers have to specify what price they are prepared to buy at.
An Offer under which a Company buys back its shares in issue. Existing shareholders sell their shares back to the Company at a price they set or accept a 'Strike Price' set by the Company when it knows how many shares it will buy back at an average price.
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takeover bid in the form of a public invitation to shareholders to sell their stock, generally at a price above the market price. see also offer, creeping tender offer, hedged tender, target, Williams Act.
A public offer to a companyâ€(tm)s shareholders to purchase the companyâ€(tm)s stock. If you invest in the Northrop Grumman Fund, you would be entitled to offer shares for sale if a tender offer is made for Northrop Grumman Corporation stock.
an offer to buy shares in a corporation (usually above the market price) for cash or securities or both
a device by which one corporation seeks to acquire control of another by offering to buy a substantial portion of its shares tendered for sale at a stipulated price
a general invitation by an individual or a corporation to all shareholders of another corporation to tender their shares for a specified price
a general offer made publicly and directly to holders of a class of securities issued by a company to buy some or all of their holdings
a method for purchasing a target's stock in which the potential buyer solicits shareholders by announcing such terms as the price and number of shares sought
an offer to buy securities - not just a few thousand at a time at the stock exchange, but all (or a major fraction) of that security that anyone owns
an offer to buy shares of one security in exchange for shares of another security, cash, or a combination of both
an offer to shareholders to buy their shares of stock in a company
an offer to stockholders of a publicly-held corporation to exchange their shares for cash or securities at a price higher than the previous market price
a public bid for a large chunk of the target's stock at a fixed price, usually higher than the current market value of the stock
a public offer made to the shareholders of a company by a potential acquirer to purchase their stock at a price much higher than the current market value of the stock
a way of executing a Corporate Action, quite often a buyback or repurchase of shares
When a company makes a tender offer, they make an offer to their shareholders to buy back their stock. Usually, the price that is offered in a tender offer is higher than the current market price to entice shareholders to sell.
An offer to buy shares of a corporation, usually at a premium above the shares' market price. A tender offer may arise from friendly negotiations between the company and a corporate suitor who must file a statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Public announcement of intent to acquire, at a fixed price (usually higher than market price), some or all the securities of an existing company, often with the objective of taking control of the target company.
An offer where potential investors are asked to stipulate the price per share that they are willing to pay.
Method of raising capital by inviting investors to make bids for the price they are willing to pay for the shares.
An offer to purchase a large block of securities made outside the general market in which the securities are traded. Such offers are often made as part of an effort to take-over a company.
a limited time offer made by a company to purchase its own securities or another company's outstanding securities, usually at a premium to their current market value. These also can be made by anyone who wishes to attempt to “take over” a company.
A takeover bid which offers to buy stockholders shares at a higher than market price to encourage them to sell.
A cash offer to the public, usually at a premium over current market price, for a specific aggregate amount of securities or the entire issue. Typically a fee is paid to the dealer who solicits the tender and the dealer manager
In an offer by tender, buyers of shares specify the price at which they are willing to buy.
A way for a company to raise money from stockmarket investors by inviting them to make bids for the price they're willing to pay for the shares.
A public offer to buy shares from existing stockholders of one public corporation by another public corporation under specified terms good for a certain time period. Stockholders are asked to "tender" (surrender) their holdings for stated value, usually at a premium above current market price, subject to the tendering of a minimum and maximum number of shares.
A public offer (by a person or a group of individuals) to existing shareholders to buy a specific number of shares in the company at a particular price and date. A tender offer is usually made when the buyer aims to assume management control. A shareholder may also be required to make a tender offer to other shareholders if his shareholding reaches a certain percentage.
An offer to purchase stock made directly to the shareholders. One of the more common ways hostile takeovers are implemented.
A formal proposition to stockholders to sell their shares in response to a large purchase bid. The buyer customarily agrees to assume all costs and reserves the right to accept all, none, or a specific number of the shares presented for acceptance.
A formal offer by a company to buy a certain amount of its own securities or another company's securities at a stated price within a specified time limit. The offer price is usually at a premium above the current market price. When the offer is for another company's shares, it usually involves a takeover attempt. The Securities and Exchange Commission requires any corporate suitor that acquires more than 5% of a company to disclose its position.
An offer to shareholders for the purchase of their company shares.
A public offer to purchase stock at a specified price per share, usually done to gain a controlling interest in a corporation.
when someone offers to buy another company by going directly to that company's shareholders
An action of a corporation to buy shares of another corporation for cash. A tender can also occur because a company wants to buy back some of its own shares from its shareholders.
An offer to buy securities for cash, for other securities, or for both.
A public invitation to share holders to sell their shares, generally, at a price above the market price. This is done primarily in relation to a takeover.
An offer to purchase some or all of shareholders' shares in a corporation. The price offered is usually at a premium to the market price.
An offer to buy shares from the target company's stockholders by another company or organization. The offer may be for cash, securities or both. Often, the goal is to take control of the target company. The suitor may be hostile or friendly. During a specified time period, shareholders are asked to tender (surrender) their shares for a stated value, usually at a premium, subject to the tendering of a minimum and maximum number of shares. See: Takeover; Target Company; Tender; Working Control
An offer by an organization to buy a block of shares directly from shareholders of another organization.
Tender offer is a corporate finance term that typically refers to a public, open offer (usually announced in a newspaper advertisement) by an entity to all stockholders of a publicly traded corporation to tender their stock for sale at a specified price for a specified time, subject to the tendering of a minimum and maximum number of shares. In the United States, tender offers are regulated by the Williams Act.