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On the Call Provision in Corporate Zero-Coupon Bonds

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  • Narayanan, M. P.
  • Lim, Suk-Pil

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A majority of corporate zero-coupon bonds includes a call provision, giving the firm the right to call the bond at par value. In this paper, we investigate whether or not it is optimal for the firm to call such a bond for refunding purposes, taking into consideration the effect of corporate taxes. We find that it is not optimal to refund the bond as long as the corporate tax rate is less than 50 percent. We find that a significantly higher proportion of callable zero-coupon bonds, compared to noncallables, has restrictive financing covenants, suggesting that the call feature is included to provide flexibility at a low cost for future recapitalizations as the firm's investment opportunities change.

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  • Narayanan, M. P. & Lim, Suk-Pil, 1989. "On the Call Provision in Corporate Zero-Coupon Bonds," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 24(1), pages 91-103, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jfinqa:v:24:y:1989:i:01:p:91-103_01
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    1. Mann, Steven V. & Powers, Eric A., 2003. "Indexing a bond's call price: an analysis of make-whole call provisions," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 9(5), pages 535-554, November.
    2. Annie Bellier-Delienne, 2001. "Politique de remboursement anticipé des obligations," Revue Finance Contrôle Stratégie, revues.org, vol. 4(4), pages 5-27, December.
    3. Brown, Scott & Powers, Eric, 2020. "The life cycle of make-whole call provisions," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 65(C).
    4. Eric Powers & Sergey Tsyplakov, 2008. "What Is the Cost of Financial Flexibility? Theory and Evidence for Make‐Whole Call Provisions," Financial Management, Financial Management Association International, vol. 37(3), pages 485-512, September.
    5. Rodolfo Apreda, 2010. "Devising a non-standard convertible zero-coupon bond to enhance corporate governance," CEMA Working Papers: Serie Documentos de Trabajo. 421, Universidad del CEMA.

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