Corporate Exercises

Corporate exercises are actions taken by a company that can affect your shareholdings.

Types of Corporate Exercises in Bursa Malaysia

Corporate exercises are actions taken by a company that can affect your shareholdings. Here are some common types:

  • Dividend and Interest Payments: Money paid to shareholders or bondholders. It's usually credited directly to your bank account if you have a "direct" account. If you have a "nominee" account, the payment goes to your trust account.
  • Rights Issue: The company offers you the right to buy additional shares at a discounted price.
  • Bonus Issue: The company gives you additional shares for free, based on your existing holdings.
  • Capital Restructure: The company changes its capital structure, which can affect your shareholdings.
  • Maturity Conversion / Redemption: The company redeems or converts your bonds or shares at maturity.
  • Share Split: The company divides each existing share into multiple new shares.
  • General Offer: A takeover offer made to all shareholders of a company.
  • Exercise of Warrants / TSRs / Loan Stock / Bonds: These are specific types of securities that can be exercised under certain conditions.
  • Cross Transfer: Transfer of shares between different accounts.
  • Special Issue: A unique issuance of shares or bonds for a specific purpose.
  • Bulk Transfer: Transfer of a large number of shares at once.
  • Share consolidation: Combining multiple shares into a single share.
Avoiding Oversold Situations
Oversold is a situation where you sell more shares than you actually have.
Understanding PN17 and GN3 Companies
Companies that are experiencing financial difficulties