"If the company fails to repay the loan along with interest, the lender is free to receive his money from the sale of the primary security and if the realisable value of the primary security falls short to cover the entire amount, the lender has the right to invoke the benefit of additional security whereby debentures may either be presented for redemption or sold in the open market".
Identify the type of issue of debentures stated in the above statement.
"If the company fails to repay the loan along with interest, the lender is free to receive his money from the sale of the primary security and if the realisable value of the primary security falls short to cover the entire amount, the lender has the right to invoke the benefit of additional security whereby debentures may either be presented for redemption or sold in the open market".
Identify the type of issue of debentures stated in the above statement.
Solution
The clue is the two-tier security: a primary security backing a loan, with debentures serving as backup that the lender can redeem or sell only if the primary security is insufficient. This is exactly the character of debentures issued as collateral security, which are a subsidiary and contingent charge rather than a direct borrowing.
Related questions:
2022: 16 July Shift 2
2025: 14 May Shift 2