The price impact of block transactions in the Netherlands

Abe De Jong, Teye Marra and Henry Van Beusichem

International Journal of Corporate Governance, 2016, vol. 7, issue 1, 1-31

Abstract: In this paper, the authors analyse the stock price effects of block transactions and the disclosure thereof for Dutch firms. The authors measure a significant positive price effect for block purchases directly around the transaction date, but not for block sales. The authors do not measure a significant price effect for the disclosures of block transactions. The authors find two opposing effects about the agency role of large shareholders. In particular, while the authors find that the market reacts positively to the entrance of a new block holder, the authors also measure a negative reaction to the purchase of large blocks.

Keywords: agency problems; block trades; blockholders; corporate governance; disclosure; event study; liquidity; The Netherlands; price impact; block transactions; block purchases; price effect; stock prices. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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