I see lawyer texts saying, for example
"will be distributed pro rata shares held"
Should this be "pro rata to shares held"?
prepositions
I see lawyer texts saying, for example
"will be distributed pro rata shares held"
Should this be "pro rata to shares held"?
Best Answer
If I wanted to make this totally clear and unambiguous I would use
In this sentence, pro rata is an adverb.
The preposition to that you have suggested links to the verb distribute. With this verb, to links to the target of the distribution and typically the preposition by introduces the manner of the distribution.
You could say
however, I want it to be clear that by matches the verb rather than the adverb.