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How much does Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida pay to redeem one share of its preferred stock ?. Original blog posting (January 6, 2014). Seacoast National Bank plans a stock redemption. In November 2013, Seacoast National Bank issued a press release
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How much does Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida pay to redeem one share of its preferred stock? Original blog posting (January 6, 2014)
Seacoast National Bank plans a stock redemption • In November 2013, Seacoast National Bank issued a press release • Press release excerpt on next slide
“…Seacoast National Bank...announced it has issued a notice to redeem, subject to regulatory approval, all of its 2,000 shares of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A… for an aggregate price of $50,000,000, the face liquidation amount of the shares, plus approximately $386,000 of accrued but unpaid dividends. The shares will be redeemed from current holders through The Depository Trust Company as securities depository for the Series A Preferred Stock. The redemption date is expected to be December 31, 2013, subject to regulatory approval.”
Question 1 Is Seacoast National Bank required to pay the accrued dividends? How do you know?
Question 2 How much is the accrued dividend on each preferred share?
Question 3 What does “face liquidation value” mean? What is the face liquidation value of each share of preferred stock?
Question 4 How much in total will each preferred share be redeemed for?
Question Recap • Is Seacoast National Bank required to pay the accrued dividends? How do you know? • How much is the accrued dividend on each preferred share? • What does “face liquidation value” mean? What is the face liquidation value of each share of preferred stock? • How much in total will each preferred share be redeemed for?
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