Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-4-2020

Publication Title

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

First page number:

1

Last page number:

31

Abstract

Consistent with the premise that make‐whole call provisions enhance value‐creating financial flexibility, we find that higher sensitivity of managerial wealth to stock price (delta) increases the likelihood that corporate bonds contain make‐whole provisions. Building on the results of related research, post‐issue financial performance of make‐whole callable bond issuers increases in delta. In line with prior findings that demonstrate financial flexibility can be costly to bondholders, we find that managerial equity incentives impact the incremental effect of make‐whole provisions on the pricing of corporate debt securities. Consistent with the flexibility explanation, we also find that the market response as measured by abnormal trading volume to the issuance of make‐whole callable debt varies in equity incentives. Overall, our results suggest that managerial incentives play a role in the choice, pricing, and market response to make‐whole options in corporate debt securities.

Keywords

Call provision; Corporate debt; Financial flexibility

Disciplines

Accounting | Business Administration, Management, and Operations

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2.654 KB

Language

English

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