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Lehman Is Selling $3B in Shares  

Posted Mar 31, 08 7:25 PM CDT in Business    Most Covered

(newser) – Lehman Brothers is selling $3 billion in new shares to allay fears after its stock dropped 42% this year, Bloomberg reports. "We still maintain that we don't need capital, but we've realized that perception is the dominant issue in today's markets,'' said CFO Erin Callan. Lehman fell up to 48% this month on rumors that it lacked cash and faced a Bear Stearns-style meltdown.

Lehman's shares dropped by one fifth last week and skidded another 2.6% after the announcement, the Wall Street Journal Reports. But Lehman says it is sitting on $30 billion in cash, $64 billion in convertible assets, and can access $200 billion in Federal Reserve credit. "Reality will trump fear,'' one analyst wrote. "Lehman has ample liquidity to run its business." 

Sources Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal

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Lehman Is Selling $3B in Shares
After plummeting 48% on March 17 in the wake of the Bear Stearns collapse, Lehman brothers will be selling $3 billion in shares to raise capital and publicize its stability.   (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
Lehman Is Selling $3B in Shares
After plummeting 48% on March 17 in the wake of the Bear Stearns collapse, Lehman brothers will be selling $3 billion in shares to raise capital and publicize its stability.   (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
Lehman Is Selling $3B in Shares
After plummeting 48% on March 17 in the wake of the Bear Stearns collapse, Lehman brothers, led by CEO Richard Fuld, will be selling $3 billion in shares to raise capital and publicize its stability.   (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Lehman Is Selling $3B in Shares
Lehman Brothers' New York headquarters is shown in this March 18, 2008 file photo.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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