Post by
hawk35 on Feb 16, 2024 3:15pm
Stock issue is new shares not treasury shares.
The key is in the wording. The press release says the new shares were "issued from the treasury". It does not say they are treasury shares held by the treasury. They always use this expression when issuing new shares.
Also, the treasury does not have any treasury shares to use. We know this because they do not have approval from the TMX to buy back their shares. No buy back program means no treasury shares.
Bottom line is the stock issue is dilutive. Good news is that Simply Wall Street in their review of DIV confirmed the share dilution but states it is not meaningful.