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There are two shares of Mueller Water Product common stock - Series A common stock and Series B common stock. There are roughly three times as many B shares as A shares. The A shares and B shares have identical economic rights. So, ownership of all of the B shares would provide a roughly 75% economic interest while ownership of all of the A shares would provide a roughly 25% economic interest.
Here's where things get interesting. "Shares of Series A common stock and Series B common stock generally have identical rights in all material respects except Series B shares have eight votes and each Series A share has one [url=http://www.vivid-host.com/barbour.htm]www.vivid-host.com/barbour.htm[/url] vote per [url=http://www.achbanker.com/home.php]hollister[/url] share."
So, what's the premium on the B shares? There is none. The last trade on Mueller A shares (MWA) was at $13.98; the last trade on Mueller B shares (MWA.B) was at $13.64. Buyers of the A shares are currently paying $0.34 a share more to reduce [url=http://www.vivid-host.com/barbour.htm]barbour uk outlet[/url] their voting power by 87.5%.
You can't convert A shares into B shares or B shares into A shares. If you could, there would be [url=http://www.mansmanifesto.com]www.mansmanifesto.com[/url] a profit in simply buying, converting, and selling. Unfortunately, you can't do that. So, there's no "manual" arbitrage opportunity here. Obviously, you can bet [url=http://www.mansmanifesto.com]doudoune moncler homme[/url] that the discount on the B shares will be eliminated - but, the market has to close the gap for you.
Regardless, there is a nonsensical discrepancy in price between the A shares and the B shares.
Anyone looking to make a new investment in Mueller should buy the B shares. There's no reason to touch the A shares until they are trading at a discount to the B shares.
Owners of Mueller A shares who currently hold those shares in a manner that would cost them less than $0.34 a share to sell should immediately begin selling their A shares and putting the proceeds into the B shares. Doing so would slightly increase their economic interest [url=http://www.sandvikfw.net/shopuk.php]hollister outlet sale[/url] in Mueller's business, greatly increase their voting power - and, over the [url=http://www.maximoupgrade.com/hot.php]hollister france[/url] long-term, possibly provide additional appreciation in the share price, [url=http://www.orlando-apts.com/nfljerseys/]nfl jerseys[/url] if and when the B shares consistently trade at a premium to the A shares.
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Furthermore, there are fewer A shares, so it would be more difficult for a large investor to acquire a meaningful economic interest via the A shares without moving the price of those shares.
While some investors might have very good reasons for buying the B shares when they trade at a higher price than the A shares - no one has a good reason for buying the A shares when they trade at a higher price than the B shares.
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