An Investigation of Preferred Stock Financing by Bank and Nonbank Financial Institutions

J. OF FINANCIAL RESEARCH

Posted: 26 Nov 1996

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Paige Fields

University of Kansas

Shelly E. Webb

Xavier University

Abstract

We investigate the shareholder wealth effects of announcements of preferred stock issues made by financial institutions. Fixed-rate straight preferred stock and convertible preferred stock issue announcements result in insignificant common share price responses. However, the average stock price reaction to announcements of adjustable-rate preferred stock issues is positive and significant for banking firms. Our findings suggest that banks' common shareholders react positively to adjustable- rate preferred stock issue announcements because such securities provide a relatively low cost means of increasing the primary capital used to satisfy legal minimum capital requirements without diluting common equity voting rights.

JEL Classification: G21, G34

Suggested Citation

Fields, Paige and Webb, Shelly E., An Investigation of Preferred Stock Financing by Bank and Nonbank Financial Institutions. J. OF FINANCIAL RESEARCH, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=7936

Paige Fields (Contact Author)

University of Kansas ( email )

1654 Naismith Dr.
Lawrence, KS 66045
United States

Shelly E. Webb

Xavier University ( email )

Cincinnati, OH 45207
United States

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