Red Hat's fiscal year ends February 28.
The first quarter ends May 31.
The second quarter ends August 31.
The third quarter ends November 30.
The fourth quarter ends February 28.
Red Hat was incorporated in Connecticut in March 1993 as ACC Corp., Inc. In September 1995, ACC Corp. changed its name to Red Hat Software, Inc. In September 1998, Red Hat Software, Inc. reincorporated in Delaware. Red Hat Software, Inc. later changed its name to Red Hat, Inc. in June 1999.
Red Hat's initial public offering was on August 11, 1999. A total of 6,000,000 shares were priced at $14 ($7 post-split) per share. The lead underwriters were Goldman Sachs, Thomas Weisel Partners, H&Q, and E-Offering.
A secondary offering is a method of raising capital. When a company wishes to raise capital and has already had its initial public offering, it may choose to sell more shares of stock to the public market in a secondary offering. The shares sold in the offering are priced by the lead underwriter (investment bank) and distributed at the underwriter's discretion. For the secondary offering, lead underwriters were Goldman Sachs, Thomas Weisel Partners, H&Q, JP Morgan, and Ameritrade.
The net proceeds to Red Hat, approximately $250 million, were used for working capital and for other general corporate purposes including geographic expansion.
Yes. Red Hat's transfer agent Computershare can electronically transfer your Red Hat stock to your broker or sell it for you without the need for you to hold a paper stock certificate.
Contact Red Hat's transfer agent Computershare at 1-888-542-4427 or at www.Computershare.com/investor. Once on Computershare's website, choose Investor Center to initiate the transfer or sale of your Red Hat stock. Please note that if you are transferring shares to a broker-dealer, you must provide the broker-dealer with your Computershare Personal Account Information and request the broker-dealer initiate the electronic transfer of shares.
As of December 12, 2006, the company's stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol RHT. Prior to that date, the stock traded on Nasdaq.
On September 17, 2001, the Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to 10% of outstanding common shares over a period of twelve months. On September 29, 2004, the Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $100 million of outstanding common shares. On March 31, 2005, the Board expanded this authorization by an additional $150 million. This authorization expired on March 31, 2006. On October 27, 2006, the Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $250 million of outstanding common shares and up to $75 million of convertible debt. On November 17, 2008, the Board of Directors amended the Company's previously announced program for the repurchase of common stock. Under the program as amended, the Company is authorized to purchase up to an aggregate of $250 million of outstanding common shares, without regard to amounts previously repurchased under prior programs. On March 24, 2010, the Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $300 million of outstanding common shares. On March 28, 2012, the Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $300 million of outstanding common shares. This program replaced the previous $300 million repurchase program which used $214 million to repurchase shares before expiring on March 31, 2012. On April 15, 2013, the Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $300 million of outstanding common shares. This program replaces the previous $300 million repurchase program which used the entire approved amount to repurchase shares.
Depending on current market conditions, shareholders may or may not be able to sell their shares at or above the purchase price. There's no guarantee that a stock price will rise or fall. At the initial public offering, the price of the common stock is determined by the company and its underwriters. From that point on, the stock is susceptible to everything from stock market fluctuations to stock-influencing information about the company.
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