Why do new public offerings by a company not require shareholder approval?


So I was learning about why reverse stock splits are bearish and the answer, as I understand it, is that the company will follow the reverse split with a new public offering. Now, to me, I assumed that a new public offering that would dilute the float and decrease the sticks value would require shareholder approval. Seemed common sense to me; however, then I came across this from NASDAQ :

Public Offerings Are Exempt from the Shareholder Approval Requirement; Factors Considered in Determining whether an Offering Is Deemed “Public”

Sauce: https://www.mayerbrown.com/-/media/files/perspectives-events/events/2020/03/understanding-the-securities-exchange-shareholder-vote-requirements.pdf

Can anyone explain why new public offerings would be exempt from shareholder approval as they directly effect the shareholder and decrease the value of their holdings?


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