Rolls-Royce rescue plan flies as shareholders back £2b rights issue | Malay Mail

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LONDON, Oct 27 — Shareholders in Britain’s Rolls-Royce approved the aero-engine maker’s £2 billion (RM11 billion) rights issue today that will bolster the company’s finances after the pandemic stopped planes flying. The approval of the capital raise boosts the group’s total liquidity by...

Tuesday, 27 Oct 2020 09:13 PM MYT

The approval of the capital raise boosts the group’s total liquidity by £5 billion by unlocking extra debt options, including £2 billion from a bond issued earlier this month and an extra £1 billion from a two-year bank loan.Airlines pay Rolls based on how many hours its engines fly and a plunge in flying during the crisis has put Rolls’s finances under intense scrutiny.

Under the terms of the rights issue, investors can buy 10 new shares for every three they own at 32 pence each, a 41 per cent discount to the theoretical ex-rights price.

 

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