PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Author: BREALEY
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Chapter 16, Problem 3PS
Repurchases Look again at Problem 2. Assume instead that the CFO announces a stock repurchase of $4 per share instead of a cash dividend.
- a. What happens to the stock price when the repurchase is announced? Would you expect the price to increase to $90? Explain briefly.
- b. Suppose the stock is repurchased immediately after the announcement. Would the repurchase result in an additional stock-price increase?
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PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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