- Reverse Greenshoe
A Reverse Greenshoe is a special
provision in anIPO prospectus , which allows underwriters to sell shares back to the issuer. If a 'regular'greenshoe option is, in fact, acall option written by the issuer for the underwriters, a reverse greenshoe is aput option .Reverse greenshoe has exactly the same effect on the share price as a traditional option but is structured differently. It is used to support the share price in the event that the share price falls in the post-IPO aftermarket. In this case, the underwriter buys shares in the open market and then sells them back to the issuer, stabilizing the share price.
In certain circumstances, a reverse greenshoe can be more practical form of price stabilisation than the traditional method.
How regular greenshoe option works
*Regular greenshoe option is a
call option .
*The underwriter has sold 115% of shares and thus 15% short.
*The IPO price is set to be $10.
*If it falls to $8, the underwriter does not exercise the option, buying the shares at $8 in the market to cover his short position at $10. Buying a large bloc of shares stabilizes the price.
*If the price grows to $12, the undewriter exercises the option, buying shares from the issuer at $10 and closing his short position at $10.How reverse greenshoe option works
*Reverse greenshoe option is a
put option for a given amount of shares (15% of the issued amount, for example) held by the Underwriter "against" the issuer (if primary) or against the majority shareholder/s (if secondary).
*The underwriter sells 100% of the issued stock.
*The IPO price is set to be $10.
*If it falls to $8, the underwriter purchases X amount of shares in the market and then exercises the option, buying the shares at $8 in the market and selling back to the issuer at $10. Buying a large bloc of shares stabilizes the price.
*If the price grows to $12, the undewriter does not purchase stock or exercise the option.External links
* [http://www.pkobp.pl/index.php/id=rel_currap/akt_id=3488/source=rel_currap/zone=-1/section=ri Termination of the Stabilisation Period]
* [http://www.seminar-burzy.cz/files/A_ISAACS.ppt PKO BP INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING]
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