World's top 10 rights issues

Lloyds Banking Group launched a 13.5 billion pound rights issue on Tuesday, the biggest ever in dollar terms at current exchange rates, according to Thomson Reuters data: Skip related content

ISSUER DATE ($ bln at (billions in ($ bln at

current FX) local currency) historic FX)

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1. Lloyds Nov 09 22.1 13.5 (pounds) 22.1

2. HSBC Apr 09 21.6 13.2 (pounds) 19.4

3. RBS Jun 08 20.1 12.3 (pounds) 24.4

3. Fortis Oct 07 20.1 13.6 (euros) 19.3

5. UBS May 08 15.7 16.0 (Swiss francs) 15.4

6. Rio Tinto Jul 09 12.3 7.5 (pounds) 12.3

7. Enel Jun 09 11.8 8.0 (euros) 11.1

8. Santander Nov 08 10.6 7.2 (euros) 9.3

9. Sberbank Rossii Feb 07 9.9 6.7 (euros) 8.8

10. Imp Tobacco Jun 08 8.2 5.0 (pound) 9.9

(Compiled by Daisy Ku; Editing by Dan Lalor