BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Prospectus
- a description of a company's operations, financial background, prospects, and the detailed terms and conditions relating to an offer for sale or placing of its stock by notice, circular, advertisement, or any form of invitation which offers securities to the public
Wiktionary Definition for: Prospectus
- a document that institutions and businesses use to describe what they have to offer for participants and buyers
Additional Resources
- Regulation: Dire Prospects For Prospectus Directive - The EU's Prospectus Directive Is Flailing Because Every State Has Interpreted It Differently. And Other Directives Close To Their Implementation Deadlines, Such As The Capital Requirements Directive An
- Byline: MICHAEL IMESON What is it? The European Commission's Prospectus Directive, which came into force in July 2005. The directive harmonised the prospectus requirements for firms raising equity and debt capital, so that just one set of documents is needed throughout...
- Research articles 2006-08-01
- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION - Statement re: date of publication of prospectus.
- Company Bank of America Corporation TIDM BAC Headline Statement re: date of publication of prospectus Release Date December 28, 2006 A prospectus in respect of the proposed admission, by way of a secondary listing, of new shares...
- Research articles 2006-12-28
- Insurers back SEC plan to simplify fund prospectus.(Securities and Exchange Commission, mutual funds)
- The life insurance industry has come out in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission's SEC mutual fund prospectus simplification proposal. American Council of Life Insurance Sr. Counsel Carl Wilkerson says that prospectus simplification will makeThe life insurance industry has come out in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission's...
- Research articles 1997-03-17
- CTE Files Prospectus Supplement for Convertible Notes Exchange Offer to Delete a Term of the New Notes
- DALLAS, Pa. -- Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc. ("CTE") (NASDAQ: CTCO), announced today that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a prospectus supplement to the prospectus dated June 24, 2005 (the "Prospectus"), regarding its offer to exchange its 2005 Series A 3 1/4% Convertible Notes due 2023...
- Research articles 2005-07-21
- Enterra Energy Trust Files Shelf Prospectus
- Enterra Energy Trust ("Enterra" or the "Trust") has filed a preliminary base shelf prospectus in Canada and in the U.S. under which the Trust may periodically sell up to $300 million in trust units, subscription receipts or warrants. This shelf prospectus, when approved in final form by regulators, will...
- Research articles 2008-06-11
- Golden Star Receives Final Receipt for Its Canadian Prospectus; Filed U.S. Final Prospectus with SEC
- DENVER -- Golden Star Resources Ltd. (AMEX:GSS) (TSX:GSC) announced that on December 21, 2005, it received a final receipt from the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities for its short form prospectus in connection with the bought deal for 29,200,000 common shares announced on December 8, 2005. On December 21, 2005,...
- Research articles 2005-12-22
- INDUSTRY NEWS: Hydrogenics Files Preliminary Prospectus.( Hydrogenics Corp. filed a preliminary prospectus with the securities commissions )(Brief Article)
- Hydrogenics Corp. (5985 McLaughlin Rd., Mississauga, ON L5R 1B8 Canada; Tel: 905/361-3660) has filed a preliminary prospectus with the securities commissions in each of the provinces of Canada and a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Hydrogenics Corp. (5985 McLaughlin Rd., Mississauga, ON L5R 1B8...
- Research articles 2004-02-01
- Lawson Announces Registration of Swedish Prospectus
- ST. PAUL, Minn. & STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Lawson Software, Inc. ("Lawson") (Nasdaq:LWSN) announced today that the Swedish prospectus regarding the recommended public offer to Intentia securityholders has been registered by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. The prospectus describes the combination and the Exchange Offer in which Lawson Holdings, Inc. offers...
- Research articles 2006-03-24
- Statoil: Merger prospectus declared effective
- Statoil's (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) registration statement on Form F-4, which includes the prospectus relating to the planned merger of Norsk Hydro's petroleum business with Statoil, was declared effective by the US Securities and Exchange Commission SEC on Friday 25 May at 17.00 EST (23.00 CET). The prospectus is attached to...
- Research articles 2007-05-29
- CESR submits to the European Commission its final advice on the content of prospectus and dissemination of advertisements.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-8 January 2004-UK Government: CESR submits to the European Commission its final advice on the content of prospectus and dissemination of advertisementsC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01082004 CESR submits its final and third package of advice on the Prospectus Directive to...
- Research articles 2004-01-08
- Kudos for VA 'profile prospectus.' (variable annuity)(Editorial)
- Variable annuity insurers will be able to use a short profile prospectus for a one year trial period. The National Association for Variable Annuities and the Securities and Exchange Commission cooperated in the simplification of the prospectuses. The short form must be used with a regular prospectus. A similar move...
- Research articles 1996-06-24
- IPSCO Inc. To Withdraw Short Form Prospectus
- REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 17, 1999--IPSCO Inc.(TSE:IPS.) (NYSE:IPS) (Alberta Stock Exchange:IPS.) has announced today that it intends to withdraw its final short form shelf prospectus dated 26 August 1998 which qualified 6,000,000 common shares for distribution. It was concluded that under current market circumstances the costs associated with updating this...
- Research articles 1999-02-17
- Scotia Pacific Company LLC Files Prospectus Supplement
- HOUSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--March 22, 1999--Scotia Pacific Company LLC, a subsidiary of MAXXAM Inc. (ASE:MXM), announced that it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a prospectus supplement to the Prospectus dated December 30, 1998 (the "Prospectus") issued by the company in connection with its ongoing exchange offer of three classes...
- Research articles 1999-03-22
- Imaging Dynamics Obtains Receipts on Preliminary Prospectus
- Business Editors CALGARY, Alberta--BUSINESS WIRE--March 26, 2001 Imaging Dynamics Corporation (CDNX:ID.)("IDC" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce that on March 22nd, 2001 receipts were obtained by the securities commissions in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario for the Corporation's preliminary prospectus dated March 20, 2001...
- Research articles 2001-03-26
- ASIC Stop Order - Rights Issue Prospectus.
- Feb 20, 2002 Australian Stock Exchange Announcements ABIX via COMTEX -- A "stop" order has been placed on a prospectus issued by Australian Oil & Gas. The order has been issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. In advising the Australian Stock Exchange...
- Research articles 2002-02-19
- Teck Cominco Files Shelf Prospectus.
- VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Oct 31, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- Teck Cominco Limited announced today that it has filed a preliminary base shelf prospectus under the Multijurisdictional Disclosure System. When final, the base shelf prospectus will qualify for sale in the United States up...
- Research articles 2007-10-31
- INVESTEC CAPITAL ACCUMULATOR TRUST LIMITED - Statement re Publication of Prospectus.
- Investec Capital Accumulator Trust Limited 28 February 2006 Publication of a prospectus in connection with a scheme of reconstruction of COGIT and an offer for subscription The Board of Investec Capital Accumulator Trust Limited (the "Company") refers to the...
- Research articles 2006-02-28
- Husky Energy Files Debt Shelf Prospectus
- Husky Energy Inc. (TSX: HSE) is pleased to announce that the Company has filed a debt shelf prospectus with the Alberta Securities Commission and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, effective February 27, 2009. The shelf prospectus will enable Husky to offer up to U.S. $3.0 billion of debt...
- Research articles 2009-02-27
- Re: Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Files Preliminary Prospectus
- REGINA, SK--BUSINESS WIRE--NOVEMBER 9, 1995--SASK WHEAT POOL Saskatchewan Wheat Pool has filed a preliminary prospectus with all of the provincial securities commissions in Canada except for the Maritime provinces.The preliminary prospectus contains detailed information about the company and its operations.Filing of the preliminary prospectus is part of the Pool's capital...
- Research articles 1995-11-09
- TCI issues initial prospectus for Liberty Media spin-off. (Tele-Communications, Inc. business plan for Liberty Media Corp.)
- TCI Issues Initial Prospectus for Liberty Media Spin-Off Denver -- Tele-Communications Inc. shareholders and analysts last week got their first detailed explanation of the highly complex business plan for Liberty Media Corp. -- the proposed spin TCI Issues Initial Prospectus for...
- Research articles 1991-01-28
