Nokia convertible bond issue in which each investor could exchange his or her 1,000 par value bond
Question:
Nokia convertible bond issue in which each investor could exchange his or her €1,000 par value bond for 383 shares of Nokia common stock. When these bonds were issued, Nokia’s stock was trading for €2.04 per share.
a. What is the conversion ratio of Nokia’s convertible bonds?
b. What is the conversion price of Nokia’s convertible bonds?
c. What was the conversion value of Nokia’s convertible bonds at the time they were issued?
d. By how much did Nokia’s stock price have to increase (from its starting value of €2.04 per share) before it would make sense for investors to exchange their bonds for common stock?
e. If Nokia had attempted to issue nonconvertible bonds after losing its investment-grade rating, the company would have had to pay an interest rate of 7 percent. What was the straight bond value of Nokia’s convertible bonds when they were issued?
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Principles Of Managerial Finance
ISBN: 9781292018201
14th Global Edition
Authors: Lawrence J. Gitman, Chad J. Zutter