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What is the Preemptive Right?

The preemptive right is the right belonging to existing shareholders of a corporation to avoid involuntary dilution of their ownership stake by giving them the chance to buy a proportional interest of any future issuance of common stock. The preemptive right is an anti-dilutive provision and is also known as the subscription right or subscription privilege.

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