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I've been trying to understand this hypothetical scenario wherein a company in which you own options is acquired. In it, the author posits you own .67% and 20,000 shares ($2 strike price, $4 share price) of a company that gets acquired for $50,000,000 and pays out about $5,000,000 to investors due to preferred stock terms, leaving $45,000,000.



I followed this scenario to this point, but then he says




you own 20,000 shares with a current share price of $4 per share, but you still have to buy these options to convert them to common stock. Your strike price is $2 per share, so you’ll have to cough up $151,196 to purchase the shares, which you will resell for $4 per share, getting you $151,196 in cash.




Here he loses me. I follow the percentages ($2 is 50% of $4 and 50% of .67% of $45M is about 150k) but I don't follow the share numbers.



  • Why would I not pay $2 per share, which was my strike price (total: $40k)

  • Are the shares not worth more than $4 since the acquisition?

  • By this math, if the investor hadn't increased the share price to $4 (i.e. if there was no new investor but the company was still acquired for $50M) what would have happened? It feels like my shares would be worth less, and that doesn't make a lot of sense to me.





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    I've been trying to understand this hypothetical scenario wherein a company in which you own options is acquired. In it, the author posits you own .67% and 20,000 shares ($2 strike price, $4 share price) of a company that gets acquired for $50,000,000 and pays out about $5,000,000 to investors due to preferred stock terms, leaving $45,000,000.



    I followed this scenario to this point, but then he says




    you own 20,000 shares with a current share price of $4 per share, but you still have to buy these options to convert them to common stock. Your strike price is $2 per share, so you’ll have to cough up $151,196 to purchase the shares, which you will resell for $4 per share, getting you $151,196 in cash.




    Here he loses me. I follow the percentages ($2 is 50% of $4 and 50% of .67% of $45M is about 150k) but I don't follow the share numbers.



    • Why would I not pay $2 per share, which was my strike price (total: $40k)

    • Are the shares not worth more than $4 since the acquisition?

    • By this math, if the investor hadn't increased the share price to $4 (i.e. if there was no new investor but the company was still acquired for $50M) what would have happened? It feels like my shares would be worth less, and that doesn't make a lot of sense to me.





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      I've been trying to understand this hypothetical scenario wherein a company in which you own options is acquired. In it, the author posits you own .67% and 20,000 shares ($2 strike price, $4 share price) of a company that gets acquired for $50,000,000 and pays out about $5,000,000 to investors due to preferred stock terms, leaving $45,000,000.



      I followed this scenario to this point, but then he says




      you own 20,000 shares with a current share price of $4 per share, but you still have to buy these options to convert them to common stock. Your strike price is $2 per share, so you’ll have to cough up $151,196 to purchase the shares, which you will resell for $4 per share, getting you $151,196 in cash.




      Here he loses me. I follow the percentages ($2 is 50% of $4 and 50% of .67% of $45M is about 150k) but I don't follow the share numbers.



      • Why would I not pay $2 per share, which was my strike price (total: $40k)

      • Are the shares not worth more than $4 since the acquisition?

      • By this math, if the investor hadn't increased the share price to $4 (i.e. if there was no new investor but the company was still acquired for $50M) what would have happened? It feels like my shares would be worth less, and that doesn't make a lot of sense to me.





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      I've been trying to understand this hypothetical scenario wherein a company in which you own options is acquired. In it, the author posits you own .67% and 20,000 shares ($2 strike price, $4 share price) of a company that gets acquired for $50,000,000 and pays out about $5,000,000 to investors due to preferred stock terms, leaving $45,000,000.



      I followed this scenario to this point, but then he says




      you own 20,000 shares with a current share price of $4 per share, but you still have to buy these options to convert them to common stock. Your strike price is $2 per share, so you’ll have to cough up $151,196 to purchase the shares, which you will resell for $4 per share, getting you $151,196 in cash.




      Here he loses me. I follow the percentages ($2 is 50% of $4 and 50% of .67% of $45M is about 150k) but I don't follow the share numbers.



      • Why would I not pay $2 per share, which was my strike price (total: $40k)

      • Are the shares not worth more than $4 since the acquisition?

      • By this math, if the investor hadn't increased the share price to $4 (i.e. if there was no new investor but the company was still acquired for $50M) what would have happened? It feels like my shares would be worth less, and that doesn't make a lot of sense to me.





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