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per Investopedia " Types of Secondary Offerings
Secondary offerings come in two different forms. The first is a non-dilutive offering while the other is referred to as a dilutive secondary offering. We've outlined the differences between each below.
Non-Dilutive Secondary Offerings
A non-dilutive secondary offering does not dilute shares held by existing shareholders because no new shares are created. The issuing company might not benefit at all because the shares are offered for sale by private shareholders, such as directors or other insiders, such as company insiders or venture capitalists, who want to diversify their holdings.

The increase in available shares allows more institutions to take non-trivial positions in the issuing company, which may benefit the trading liquidity of the issuing company's shares. This kind of secondary offering is common in the years following an IPO, after the termination of the lock-up period.
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Dilutive Secondary Offerings
A dilutive secondary offering is also known as a subsequent offering or follow-on public offering (FPO). This offering occurs when a company itself creates and places new shares onto the market, thus diluting existing shares. This offering happens when a company's board of directors agrees to increase the share float to sell more equity.

When the number of outstanding shares increases, this causes the dilution of earnings per share (EPS). The resulting influx of cash helps the company achieve its longer-term goals, or it can be used to pay off debt or finance expansion. This may not be positive for the shorter-term horizons of certain shareholders."