Banking, finance, and taxes
New Wave of Secondary Offerings (AWR, ENR, FIG, PL, SMTB, WAL)
Published:
Last Updated:
We are seeing yet another wave of secondary offerings that have priced between yesterday’s close and this morning. The offerings we have seen come to more than $1 billion and are from American States Water (NYSE: AWR), Energizer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ENR), Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE: FIG), Protective Life Corp. (NYSE: PL), Smithtown Bancorp (NASDAQ: SMTB), and Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE: WAL).
We have broken these down by price and size, along with the difference of the pricing from yesterday’s close and from highs earlier this week.
American States Water (AWR) priced a 1 million share secondary at 31.00 per shares. It closed at $31.21 Thursday.
Energizer Holdings Inc. (ENR) priced its expected secondary offering of 9.5 million shares at $49.00 per share after closing at $49.69 yesterday and after being at $54.00 on Monday.
Fortress Investment Group LLC (FIG) raised $200 million after pricing a 40 million unit offering at $5.00 per unit. This was after a $5.26 close on Thursday and after units had hit $7.00 last week before financial offerings came fast down the pipe.
Protective Life Corp. (PL) priced a 13.5 million share secondary offering at $9.00 per share. That is after closing at $9.23 on Thursday.
Smithtown Bancorp (SMTB) priced a 2.8 million share secondary offering at $10.00 per share after closing at $11.24 on Thursday. SHares were $13.00 on Tuesday.
Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) priced a 29.2 million share secondary offering at $6.00 per share after closing at $6.26 yesterday and after closing at $8.73 monday.
JON C. OGG
May 15, 2009
The Average American Is Losing Their Savings Every Day (Sponsor)
If you’re like many Americans and keep your money ‘safe’ in a checking or savings account, think again. The average yield on a savings account is a paltry .4% today, and inflation is much higher. Checking accounts are even worse.
Every day you don’t move to a high-yield savings account that beats inflation, you lose more and more value.
But there is good news. To win qualified customers, some accounts are paying 9-10x this national average. That’s an incredible way to keep your money safe, and get paid at the same time. Our top pick for high yield savings accounts includes other one time cash bonuses, and is FDIC insured.
Click here to see how much more you could be earning on your savings today. It takes just a few minutes and your money could be working for you.
Thank you for reading! Have some feedback for us?
Contact the 24/7 Wall St. editorial team.
Latest from 24/7
