Public subscription
An issue of new shares offered to an unrestricted circle of subscribers.
How to read the number
The pool of buyers is wider, the price closer to the market, and an existing holder can keep his stake by taking up a proportionate part of the issue.
When the metric lies
The word open describes the circle of buyers, not the price: the price is set by a corporate resolution and need not match the quote on the day.
Also known as: open subscription