The Fund generally invests at least 80 % of its net assets in common and
preferred stock of companies located in emerging market countries.
I believe that the equity of a company needs to be priced to return more than the longest unsecured debt or
preferred stock of the company.
Not exact matches
As previously announced, the
company issued an additional $ 34.5 million
of 5.25 % Class M cumulative redeemable
preferred stock after the underwriters exercised their 30 - day over-allotment option in January
of 2018.
He then sued the
company for «Proposal 2» in Apple's proxy statement, which essentially only allows Apple to issue
preferred stock with the approval
of shareholders.
At least 80 percent
of the fund's assets are invested in equity securities, including common
stock,
preferred stock, convertible securities, rights and warrants and depository receipts
of companies located in the China region.
Beyond common and
preferred stocks,
companies may also choose to issue other types
of stocks based on ownership rights
of shareholders.
Upon the consummation
of the initial public offering contemplated by the
Company, all
of the outstanding shares
of convertible
preferred stock will automatically convert into shares
of common
stock.
In addition to the dividends Apple began paying in the past year and the
stock buyback program underway, Einhorn wants the
company to distribute a special
preferred class
of stock to shareholders.
In January 2014, the
Company's Chief Executive Officer contributed 8,976,000 shares
of preferred stock back to the
Company for no consideration.
In 1989, he acquired $ 350 million
of preferred stock in US Airways to protect the
company against a hostile takeover from hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt, reports Forbes.
Upon the consummation
of the initial public offering contemplated by the
Company, all
of the outstanding shares
of convertible
preferred stock will automatically convert into shares
of Class B common
stock.
In the event the
Company issues shares
of additional
stock, subject to customary exceptions, after the
preferred stock original issue date without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the initial conversion price in effect immediately prior to such issuance, then and in each such event the conversion price shall be reduced to a price equal to such conversion price multiplied by the following fraction:
On December 31, 2009, the
Company had 5.18 billion outstanding shares
of common
stock, and approximately 734 million shares reserved for issuance for outstanding convertible
preferred stock, the warrant issued in connection with the TARP CPP investment, dividend reinvestment, deferred compensation plans, long - term incentive compensation awards, and in connection with employee benefit plans.
creation
of additional shares
of Series C convertible
preferred stock; or (iii) effect a change
of control, liquidation, dissolution, or winding up
of the
Company in which the holders
of Series C convertible
preferred stock would receive an amount per share less than the original issue price plus any declared but unpaid dividends on such shares
of Series C convertible
preferred stock.
In contemplation
of the
Company's initial public offering, the
Company has presented unaudited pro forma basic and diluted net loss per share
of common
stock, which has been calculated assuming the conversion
of all series
of the
Company's convertible
preferred stock (using the as - if converted method) into shares
of common
stock as though the conversion had occurred as
of the beginning
of the period or the original date
of issuance, if later.
Capital
Stock - Capital stock is the number of shares a specific company has authorized for sale in accordance with the company's charter, and that includes both common stocks and preferred st
Stock - Capital
stock is the number of shares a specific company has authorized for sale in accordance with the company's charter, and that includes both common stocks and preferred st
stock is the number
of shares a specific
company has authorized for sale in accordance with the
company's charter, and that includes both common
stocks and
preferred stocks.
On July 23, 2014, we entered into an Amended and Restated Investors» Rights Agreement, or IRA, with certain holders
of our common
stock and the holders
of our outstanding convertible
preferred stock, including Yahoo!, Teradata, entities affiliated with Benchmark and Index Ventures and Hewlett - Packard
Company, which each hold more than five percent
of our outstanding capital
stock.
Conversion Rights — All convertible
preferred stock will be automatically converted into common
stock upon (i) the closing
of an underwritten public offering
of shares
of common
stock of the
Company at a public offering price per share that provides at least $ 100 million in aggregate gross proceeds or (ii) approval
of at least (a) holders
of 66 %
of the Series A convertible
preferred stock, voting as a single class on an as - converted basis; (b) holders
of a majority
of the Series B convertible
preferred stock, voting as a single class on an as - converted basis; (c) holders
of a majority
of the Series D convertible
preferred stock, voting as a single class on an as - converted basis; and (d) the holders
of at least a majority
of the then outstanding shares
of convertible
preferred stock (voting together as a single class and not a separate series, and on an as - converted basis).
When you buy
preferred shares, you own a piece
of the
company and in exchange receive fixed dividend payments set at issuance with the par value
of the
preferred stock.
Because there is no public market for our common
stock, our board
of directors determined the common
stock fair value at the
stock option grant date by considering several objective and subjective factors, including the price paid by investors for our
preferred stock, our actual and forecasted operating and financial performance, market conditions and performance
of comparable publicly traded
companies, developments and milestones in our
company, the rights and preferences
of our common and
preferred stock, the likelihood
of achieving a liquidity event, and transactions involving our
preferred stock.
The unaudited pro forma information as
of March 31, 2015 presents the
Company's stockholders» equity as though all
of the
Company's redeemable convertible
preferred stock outstanding had automatically converted into shares
of common
stock upon the completion
of a qualifying initial public offering («IPO»)
of the
Company's common
stock.
Given the absence
of a public trading market
of our common
stock, and in accordance with the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation
of Privately - Held
Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic o
Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board
of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate
of fair value
of our common
stock, including independent third - party valuations
of our common
stock; the prices at which we sold shares
of our convertible
preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges
of our convertible
preferred stock relative to those
of our common
stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack
of marketability
of our common
stock; the hiring
of key personnel and the experience
of our management; the introduction
of new products; our stage
of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private
company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic o
company; the likelihood
of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale
of our
company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic o
company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history
of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.
In addition, the pro forma stockholders» equity assumes the reclassification
of the redeemable convertible
preferred stock warrant liability to additional paid - in capital upon a qualifying IPO
of the
Company's common
stock, assuming the redeemable convertible
preferred stock warrants automatically become common
stock warrants that are classified as equity and are not subject to remeasurement.
Despite positives such as better North American service provider spending and longer - term upside arising from technology transitions, Morgan Stanley
prefers to stay on the sidelines
of the telecom
stock Commscope Holding
Company Inc (NASDAQ: COMM).
At the time
of the tender offer, the fair value
of the
Company's common
stock was $ 12.95 per share and the fair value
of the
Company's Series A through F convertible
preferred stock ranged from $ 12.95 to $ 14.51 per share.
The purchase price, excluding transaction costs, consisted
of $ 49,756
of the
Company's Series F redeemable convertible
preferred stock, $ 195 in fair value
of warrants to purchase the
Company's Series F redeemable convertible
preferred stock and $ 262 in fair value
of the
Company's vested
stock options.
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements
of operations, redeemable non-controlling interest, redeemable convertible
preferred stock and stockholder's deficit and cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position
of Zipcar, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the «
Company») at December 31, 2008 and 2009, and the results
of their operations and their cash flows for each
of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America.
The tender offer closed in September 2011, and at the close
of the transaction, the
Company recorded $ 34.7 million as compensation expense related to the excess
of the selling price per share
of common
stock paid to the
Company's employees and consultants over the fair value
of the tendered share, and $ 35.8 million as deemed dividends in relation to excess
of the selling price per share
of common and
preferred stock paid to existing investors in excess
of the fair value
of the shares tendered.
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements
of operations, comprehensive loss, redeemable convertible
preferred stock, convertible
preferred stock and stockholders» deficit, and cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position
of Twitter, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the «
Company») at December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the results
of their operations and their cash flows for each
of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2012 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America.
The purchase price per share in the tender offer represented an excess to the fair value
of the
Company's outstanding common
stock and Series A through Series F convertible
preferred stock, as determined by the
Company's most recent valuation
of its capital
stock at time
of the transaction.
The unaudited pro forma basic and diluted net loss per share have been computed to give effect to the conversion
of the
Company's redeemable convertible
preferred stock and warrants (using the if - converted method) into common
stock and common
stock warrants, respectively.
Most private
company financings involve the use
of preferred stock with liquidation preferences.
Under normal market conditions, the World Precious Minerals Fund will invest at least 80 %
of its net assets in common
stock,
preferred stock, convertible securities, rights and warrants, and depository receipts
of companies principally engaged in the exploration for, or mining and processing
of, precious minerals such as gold, silver, platinum group, palladium and diamonds.
Represented venture capital fund in its investment and purchase
of preferred stock of various life science
companies in which it is lead investor.
Represented software
company in its proposed $ 40M offering
of common
stock,
preferred stock, warrants and / or units under a universal shelf registration statement on Form S - 3.
For example, if a founder contributes a significant amount
of cash (i.e. enough to buy a car) to fund the
company, then I might suggest that the
company issue
preferred stock with a liquidation preference and no other rights to the founder, as opposed to issuing common
stock.
The
company had $ 726 million in debt outstanding at the end
of the first quarter
of 2013, an increase
of $ 8 million from year - end 2012, including $ 682 million in non-recourse securitized notes,
of which $ 110 million has been drawn down under our warehouse credit facility, and $ 40 million
of mandatorily redeemable
preferred stock of a subsidiary.
In any event, I wouldn't be surprised if more sophisticated early - stage investors that want to sell their
stock prior to a sale
of company or IPO started started asking for «upgradeable»
preferred stock.
Investors can claim their
preferred share
of a
company's assets before common
stock holders.
Equity value also refers to the interest, which is the amount a stockholder has invested in the shares
of a
company with regards to their ownership
of common or
preferred stock.
The exchange offer could be the exchange
of bonds or
preferred stock in one
company for common shares in another
company.
Benchmark said in their filing that Kalanick holds only 10 percent
of the
company's
preferred stock, but has 16 percent
of Uber's voting power.
Well the answer to that question is this: Forbes estimates the wealth
of individuals and rank them based on the value
of shares they have in quoted
companies (
companies listed on the
stock exchange) and most
of the richest people in Nigeria
prefer to run their businesses privately.
In addition, $ 40 million
of mandatorily redeemable
preferred stock of a subsidiary
of the
company was outstanding at the end
of 2014.
If dividends cumulate,
companies will want all previously accrued but unpaid dividends to be waived upon the automatic conversion
of the
preferred stock.
Vista Equity Fund II invested $ 50 million in Aspect in January
of 2003 in exchange for convertible
preferred stock representing an approximately 30 % stake in the
Company.
If a
company pays dividends, then holders
of preferred stock receive dividends before dividends are paid to holders
of common
stock.
In addition, $ 40 million
of mandatorily redeemable
preferred stock of a subsidiary
of the
company was outstanding at the end
of the second quarter
of 2014.
No, the founder, president and chairman
of Constellation Software Inc. — a Toronto - based, publicly traded software
company with a $ 5 - billion - plus market cap and one
of the best - performing
stocks on the TSX — would
prefer not to be profiled at all.
In addition, $ 40 million
of mandatorily redeemable
preferred stock of a subsidiary
of the
company was outstanding at the end
of the third quarter
of 2014.