On Equilibrium When Contingent Capital Has a Market Trigger: A Correction to Sundaresan and Wang Journal of Finance (2015)

30 Pages Posted: 16 Jul 2018

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George Pennacchi

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Finance

Alexei Tchistyi

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Date Written: June 26, 2018

Abstract

This paper identifies an error in Sundaresan and Wang (2015), hereafter SW, that invalidates its Theorem 1. The paper develops a model of contingent capital (CC) with a stock price trigger that is consistent with SW's framework and yields closed-form solutions for stock and CC prices. Yet the model shows that unique stock price equilibria exist for a broader range of CC contractual terms than those required by SW. Specifically, when conversion terms benefit CC investors and penalize shareholders, a unique equilibrium can exist rather than the multiple equilibria stated in SW.

Keywords: contingent convertibles

JEL Classification: G21, G13

Suggested Citation

Pennacchi, George G. and Tchistyi, Alexei, On Equilibrium When Contingent Capital Has a Market Trigger: A Correction to Sundaresan and Wang Journal of Finance (2015) (June 26, 2018). Journal of Finance, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3203142

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Alexei Tchistyi

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