RE:Latest Newsmaggie6359 wrote: The December debt restructuring made sense to me given climate (I.e., concerns around high yield debt and slowly rising rates.). Seemed a prudent move.
Do they have to keep reprising these warrants down? Isn't that the risk warrant buyers take?
A warrant gives its holder the
right to buy the common shares at a given price. When a warrant is repriced at a lower price the holder gains a huge benefit since now they are able to buy the common shares at a lower guarantee price.
In TVs case the original price for the warrants was 1.26. Current price after repricing is .39 and depending on the just announced financing this could go a lot lower. Meaning that regardless of the future price of the common shares the holders of the warrants will be able to buy at .39 (or lower depending on the reprice after the financing).
The implication for the other shareholders is that if the price of the common share goes above this strike price, there will be a good chance for the holders of the warrants to exercise their right, buy the common share and sell it in the open market for a quick profit. This will put downward presure on the price of the common shares.
The other nasty thing about these warrants, in addition to their ability for repricing, is that they have a long life (5 years)