Material Dilution of shares?

sfulton | 14:28 Wed 26th Aug 2009 | Business & Finance

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Can anyone tell me what it means if a company has warned that debt talks with its banks are likely to lead to a "material dilution" for existing shareholders?

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The bank is owed a shed-load of money via overdrafts and/or loans. The two parties propose to reduce the debt by swapping it for equity - namely the bank will be given new shares in exchange for the debt. This extra shareholding will reduce (dilute) the ownership proportion for all existing shareholders.

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Thank you. Great explanation. Unfortuntely this is the company I work for but at least I don't own any shares!

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