3 - Bonds Payable & Other Concepts Flashcards
Long-term debt instruments similar to notes & loans but are usually offered to the public and sold to many investors
Bonds
Any contract that represents right to receive cash from issuer to the holder.
Debt instrument
A debt instrument represents what kind of relationship between entities?
Debtor-creditor relationship
Contractual arrangement between issuer and bondholders that contains restrictive covenants to prevent issue from taking actions contrary to interests of bondholders.
Bond indenture
Appointed to ensure the compliance of restrictive covenants in the bond indenture
Trustee (often a bank)
Bond Indenture specifications:
a. Rights & duties of bondholders and issuer
b. Restrictions and requirements on the issuer
c. Interest rate, payment dates, and maturity dates
Rights & duties of bondholders and issuer have the following:
- Call provision
- Redemption rights
Issuer’s right to call the bonds before maturity
Call provision
Holder’s right to redeem the bonds
Redemption rights
Restrictions and requirements on the issuer has the following:
- Sinking funds
- Financial rations
- Restriction on dividends available to the shareholders
- Restriction on incurrence of additional obligations
- Appointment of independent trustee
- Authorized amount
Issued to bondholder representing amount of bonds that has been purchased
Bond certificate
Bonds are usually issued in small denominations, why?
To increase affordability of bonds
Bonds can be issued in several ways:
- Underwriting
- Auction
- Direct placement
Agrees on the price, pays issuer, and resells at higher price
Underwriter
Mature on a single date
Term bonds
Principal matures in installments
Serial bonds
Have more than one maturity and permits investors to choose maturity dates that meet their needs
Extendible and Retractable bonds
Give holders right to extend
Extendible bonds
Give holders right to shorten
Retractable bonds
Issued in name of holder and interests are paid directly to them. When bond is sold, new certificate is issued.
Registered bonds