Answer the Question based on following case study.

Mr. Raj is working as finance Manager is Amaira Company. Company has a capital Base of ₹50 lacs of Equity shares of ₹100 each. Now Company wants to enter into a new project for which it requires capital of ₹40 lacs. There are two options available to him.First to invite subscription from public through issue of prospectus and second to go for long term borrowing by issuing debentures. But Issue of debentures will not be suitable as the rate of return of company is less than Interest Rate of debentures. So the final decision was to issue Equity shares.

Under which of the following method company invite subscription from the public through issue of prospectus?

Offer through prospectus

The correct answer is option (4)- Offer through prospectus.

The method in which a company invites subscriptions from the public through the issue of a prospectus is " Offer through prospectus."

Offer through Prospectus: Offer through prospectus is the most popular method of raising funds by public companies in the primary market. This involves inviting subscription from the public through the issue of prospectus. A prospectus makes a direct appeal to investors to raise capital, through an advertisement in newspapers and magazines.

OTHER OPTIONS

• E-IPOs: A company proposing to issue capital to the public through the on-line system of the stock exchange has to enter into an agreement with the stock exchange. This is called an Initial Public Offer (IPO). SEBI registered brokers have to be appointed for the purpose of accepting applications and placing orders with the company. The issuer company should also appoint a registrar to the issue having electronic connectivity with the exchange.

• Private Placement: Private placement is the allotment of securities by a company to institutional investors and some selected individuals. It helps to raise capital more quickly than a public issue. Access to the primary market can be expensive on account of various mandatory and non-mandatory expenses. Some companies, therefore, cannot afford a public issue and choose to use private placement.

• Offer for Sale: Under this method securities are not issued directly to the public but are offered for sale through intermediaries like issuing houses or stock brokers. In this case, a company sells securities enbloc at an agreed price to brokers who, in turn, resell them to the investing public.