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Holder-option issuer-share convertible bond

An issuer debt bond with a holder right to exchange a defined debt amount for issuer shares under a stated conversion rule.

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v1 · 2026-10-31 · History
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14511
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Social Sciences
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Economics & Finance
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Corporate Finance, Securities → Economics & Finance

Core Idea

A holder-option issuer-share convertible bond is an issuer's debt security whose terms let the holder exchange an eligible outstanding debt amount for a calculated number of that issuer's shares during specified conditions or a period. The right is part of the bond; it does not mean the holder has exercised it.[1][2][3]

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Swap-for-Shares IOU

A company borrows money from you and gives you a special IOU. The IOU has a rule: while the company still owes you, you can choose to swap it for a set number of little pieces of that company instead of getting paid back. It's your choice, and the swap is only allowed when the rules say so.

Loan You Can Trade for Shares

When a company borrows money, it can give the lender a bond, which is a promise to pay back. This kind of bond has a special option: the person holding it may trade the amount still owed for shares (small pieces of ownership) of that same company. A conversion price decides how many shares you get for the money owed. The swap can only happen under the conditions or during the time the bond's rules state. Having the option doesn't mean the holder has used it.

Holder's Right to Convert Debt to Stock

A holder-option issuer-share convertible bond is a company's debt that the bondholder may choose to turn into that company's own shares. The bond's terms set a conversion price or rate, which links the amount of debt to the number of shares received, and they say when or under what conditions conversion is allowed. The choice belongs to the holder and exists while the debt is still outstanding; calling a bond this type does not mean anyone has converted. This is narrower than 'convertible bond' in general: other convertibles might let the issuer force conversion, deliver another company's shares, pay cash instead, or convert when new financing happens. Those need their own terms and can't be assumed from this type.

 

A holder-option issuer-share convertible bond is a debt security of one issuer whose terms give the holder the right to exchange a specified outstanding debt amount for a calculated number of the same issuer's shares, under stated conditions or within a stated period. The conversion price or conversion rate maps the debt amount to the share quantity. The right is a feature of the bond terms while the amount remains outstanding; classifying the instrument says nothing about whether a holder has exercised it. The category is a bounded subtype of convertible bond defined by three features: the holder holds the option, the shares are the issuer's own, and the exchange is into shares. Instruments also labeled convertible may instead involve issuer-triggered conversion, third-party shares, cash settlement, or financing-triggered note conversion; none of those properties can be inferred from membership in this holder-option type, and each requires reading its own terms.

Structural Signature

  • Issuer and holder: the issuer owes the bond claim and grants the holder the conversion entitlement.
  • Debt claim: the eligible unpaid amount is the amount subject to conversion or repayment under the terms.
  • Holder election: the holder may elect during the applicable period; a separate issuer conversion right may also exist.[2]
  • Conversion measure: a price or rate determines the share quantity from the eligible amount.
  • Issuer-share entitlement: exercise calls for delivery of the issuer's shares against the converted debt amount, rather than an unrelated purchase or a wholly cash settlement.

What It Is Not

A plain bond lacks the conversion right; a detachable warrant can give a separate right to buy shares without converting the debt. Mandatory conversion without holder election and exchange into another issuer's shares fall outside this bounded identity. A convertible note may have different conditions. Core Scientific's notes permit issuer-selected cash, shares or both; that filing does not report a cash-only outcome.[4][5]

Scope of Application

Use the five roles to read a particular issue's terms, including who may elect, which amount is eligible, how shares are calculated, and whose shares are delivered. Conversion and investment benefit are not guaranteed; the actual issue and governing terms matter.[6]

Clarity

A contractual right is not an actual exercise. A bond's conversion output also differs from warrants or other equity sold alongside it.

Examples

ChipMOS and ThaiLin. Their 2009 agreement describes a $10 million, 8% senior convertible bond. The holder may elect conversion under the exhibit; the conversion amount and price determine ChipMOS common shares. The company also has a separate conditional conversion right. The agreement shows the terms, not proof of exercise.[2]

Staffing 360. The company reported a $4,058,500 Series A bond financing involving 70 accredited investors, holder conversion rights, and an October 2014 conversion into common shares with additional warrants. Its filing gives $1.50 as the original price in one passage and later describes a change from $2.00 to $1.00; the discrepancy remains unresolved.[3]

Reasoning and Boundary

Identify issuer and holder, debt amount, election, share-count rule and issuer of deliverable shares. The same test applies across these two financing settings, but their prices and outcomes do not transfer. An issuer may raise financing while conversion can dilute existing shareholders; the size and net effect depend on the issue.[6]

The portable skeleton is a conditional exchange of claims. Whether that full skeleton merits a future Prime is unresolved. The named instrument is framed by securities institutions and its specific debt and share terms; no graph parent is asserted here.

Neighborhood in Abstraction Space

Holder-option issuer-share convertible bond sits in a sparse region of the domain-specific corpus (98th percentile for distinctiveness): few abstractions share its structure, so a faithful description tends to retrieve it precisely.

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References

[1] National Association of Securities Dealers. (2004). "Bond Trade Dissemination Service Data Feed Interface Specification, Version 1.4." Appendix B, PDF p. 49, “Convertible Bond.” https://www.finra.org/sites/default/files/AppSupportDoc/p005595.pdf registry ↩

[2] ChipMOS Technologies (Bermuda) Ltd., ThaiLin Semiconductor Corp. (2009). "Convertible Bond Purchase Agreement." 29 September 2009, agreement §§1.1, 3.2 and bond exhibit §3(a)–(d). https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1460327/000119312509242848/dex99ii.htm registry ↩a ↩b ↩c

[3] Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. (2015). "Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2015." Note 7, “Bonds—Series A.” https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1499717/000114420415045558/v416266_10k.htm registry ↩a ↩b

[4] Core Scientific, Inc. (2024). "Form 8-K, August 19, 2024." Item 1.01, enclosed in prospectus supplement. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1839341/000162828024037710/a81924prospectussupplement.htm registry ↩

[5] Regulus Therapeutics, Inc. (2012). "Convertible Promissory Note, August 15, 2012, No. 4." §§1©, 2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1505512/000119312512360813/d392345dex1041.htm registry ↩

[6] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. "Convertible Securities." Investor.gov. https://www.investor.gov/introduction-investing/investing-basics/glossary/convertible-securities registry ↩a ↩b