Rights Issues
What is renunciation of rights entitlements?
The renunciation of rights entitlements is the process of renouncing or transferring or selling the rights to other interested investors at a better price.
When a shareholder is not interested in the rights entitlements offer given by the company, he can choose to renounce his rights rather than let it lapse. The renunciation of rights entitlements can happen either by way of rights entitlement trading or off-market transfer.
There are two ways of renunciation:
- On-Market Renunciation - This is the rights entitlements trading platform of the stock exchange wherein the rights can be renounced on the exchange floor at a better price. The on-market renunciation can happen only till the last date of the rights entitlement trading which is generally 3-4 working days before the issue closing date.
- Off-market renunciation - In this case, the interested buyer and seller can mutually agree on the price and complete the renunciation off-market. The off-market renunciation can be done until the issue closure date however it should be done in such a way that the renounce has sufficient time to apply for the rights issue before the issue closure date.