Your company has 50 million shares trading at a price of $80, and perpetual debt with face value of $2.5 billion and coupon rate 10%. The debt is rated AA and has a yield of 12.5%. There is a proposal to issue an additional $1 billion of equal-seniority perpetual debt, and use the proceeds to buy back equity. However, this is expected to lower the bond rating to A-, which would raise the yield to 13.5%. If you go ahead with the change, the wealth transfer from would amount to

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Your company has 50 million shares trading
at a price of $80, and perpetual debt with
face value of $2.5 billion and coupon rate
10%. The debt is rated AA and has a yield of
12.5%. There is a proposal to issue an
additional $1 billion of equal-seniority
perpetual debt, and use the proceeds to
buy back equity. However, this is expected
to lower the bond rating to A-, which would
raise the yield to 13.5%. If you go ahead
with the change, the wealth transfer from
would amount to
Transcribed Image Text:Your company has 50 million shares trading at a price of $80, and perpetual debt with face value of $2.5 billion and coupon rate 10%. The debt is rated AA and has a yield of 12.5%. There is a proposal to issue an additional $1 billion of equal-seniority perpetual debt, and use the proceeds to buy back equity. However, this is expected to lower the bond rating to A-, which would raise the yield to 13.5%. If you go ahead with the change, the wealth transfer from would amount to
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