Question #44
Reading: Reading 42.3 Standards of Professional Conduct Guidance for Standards III
PDF File: Reading 42.3 Standards of Professional Conduct Guidance for Standards III.pdf
Page: 18
Status: Correct
Correct Answer: C
Question
Pro rata allocation on the basis of an advance indication of interest means each account for which the shares are suitable:
Answer Choices:
A. and which has expressed an advance indication of interest, shall receive w*m shares, where w is the account's proportional value of all such accounts and there are m shares available
B. shall receive m/n shares, where there are m shares available and n such accounts
C. and which has expressed an advance indication of interest, shall receive m/n fraction of their indication, where there are m shares available and indications of interest for n shares
Explanation
Pro rata allocation on the basis of an advance indication of interest means that all
accounts that have expressed an interest in the issue shall receive m/n fraction of their
indication of interest, where there are m shares available and indications of interest for n
shares.
(Module 42.5, LOS 42: III(B))