• An issue of rights is an invitation to existing shareholders to purchase additional new shares in the company.

  • In the rights offering, each shareholder is entitled to a proportional distribution of additional shares at a certain price and within a certain period (usually 16 to 30 days).
  • Shareholders are not obliged to use this right.
  • Cash-strapped companies can turn to entitlement issues to raise money when they really need it.