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5 Rights issues are, in a sense, what j
5 a company's stock market listing is j
5 all about. j
5 j
5 Once a company has come to market - j
5 an exercise that is itself a one- j
5 off chance to raise funds cheaply - j
5 it is in a position to siphon cash j
5 from willing shareholders by means j
5 of occasional "rights issues". j
5 j
5 This involves an offer of shares to j
5 existing shareholders only. j
5 j
5 The proceeds will then be used to j
5 finance expansion or, as is often j
5 the case, to lighten a debt burden. j
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