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Chapter 5: 8DQ (page 524)

Under what circumstances would a call on a bond be exercised by a corporation? What is the purpose of a deferred call? (LO16-3)

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A corporation exercises a call on a bond in case of repayment before the maturity date.

On the other hand, a deferred call ensures that bondholders will not surrender their securities before 5 to 10 years.

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Call on a bond

A call on a bond is one of the features of repayment of bonds that facilitates the corporation to retire the bonds before their due date.

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Purpose of a deferred call

The corporations exercise call on a bond when interest rates on new securities are lower than the previously issueddebt.

The primary purpose of a deferred call is to ensure that bondholders will not ask for the retirement of their dues for at least initial 5 or 10 years.

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