Methods, systems and securities for assuring a company an opportunity to sell stock after a specified time
View Patent ↗In one embodiment, a sale, by a company to another entity, of a security may be issued. The security may include a post-paid forward contract which obligates the other entity to purchase a fixed number of shares stock of the company; and debt. In one embodiment, a purchase, by the company from the other entity, of a pre-paid forward contract may be issued, which obligates the other entity to deliver to the company a variable number of shares of stock in the company. In one embodiment, the post-paid forward contract obligates the company to sell and the other entity to purchase, at maturity of the post-paid forward contract, a fixed number of shares of stock in the company for a fixed price.
1. A system for generating a security, the system comprising:
a processor;
computer readable code that programs the processor to generate a security, the security comprising:
a post-paid forward contract between a first entity and a second entity, which postpaid forward contract obligates the second entity to purchase a fixed number of shares stock of the first entity;
debt of the first entity; and
a pre-paid forward contract between the first entity and the second entity, which prepaid forward contract obligates the second entity to deliver to the first entity a variable number of shares of stock in the first entity;
wherein the pre-paid forward contract comprises a call option;
wherein the stock of the first entity is common stock in a public company;
wherein the post-paid forward contract obligates the first entity to sell and the second entity to purchase, at maturity of the post-paid forward contract, a fixed number of shares of stock in the first entity for a fixed price.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fixed price essentially equals a face amount of the debt.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first entity pays, to the second entity, a contract fee on the post-paid forward contract.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the contract fee is paid once.
5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the contract fee is paid periodically at a time selected from the group including: (a) daily; (b) weekly; (c) monthly; (d) quarterly; (e) semi-annually; and (f) annually.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the debt is initially pledged as collateral to secure the obligations of the second entity under the post-paid forward contract.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the second entity has the right to recollateralize the post-paid forward contract.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the debt pays a fixed cash coupon, subject to reset.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the coupon is paid periodically at a time selected from the group including: (a) daily; (b) weekly; (c) monthly; (d) quarterly; (e) semi-annually; and (f) annually.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the coupon is reset and the debt is remarketed.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the pre-paid forward contract obligates the second entity to deliver to the first entity a variable number of shares of stock in the first entity depending on a price of the stock at maturity of the pre-paid forward contract.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first entity pre-pays the purchase price of the stock and need not pay for the stock at the time of delivery.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein at least a portion of the purchase price of the stock is paid to the second entity at the time of issuance of the pre-paid forward contract with the remaining portion funded through periodic contract payments.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the contract payments are paid periodically at a time selected from the group including: (a) daily; (b) weekly; (c) monthly; (d) quarterly; (e) semi-annually; and (f) annually.
15. The system of claim 1 , wherein, prior to maturity of the pre-paid forward contract, the first entity has the right to fix the number of shares underlying the prepaid forward contract, based on a formula that is a function of a then-current stock price and a remaining maturity associated with the pre-paid forward contract.
16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the post-paid forward contract and the debt are initially pledged as collateral to secure the obligations of the second entity to deliver stock pursuant to the pre-paid forward contract.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the second entity has the right to recollateralize the pre-paid forward contract with common stock of the first entity.
18. A system for generating a security, the system comprising:
a processor;
computer readable code that programs the processor to generate a security, the security comprising:
a post-paid forward contract between a first entity and a second entity, which postpaid forward contract obligates the second entity to purchase a fixed number of shares stock of the first entity;
debt of the first entity; and
a pre-paid forward contract between the first entity and the second entity, which prepaid forward contract obligates the second entity to deliver to the first entity a variable number of shares of stock in the first entity,
wherein the debt is remarketable,
wherein in the event of a failed remarketing of the debt, the debt is puttable by the second entity at face value.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the post-paid forward contract obligates the first entity to sell and the second entity to purchase, at maturity of the post-paid forward contract, a fixed number of shares of stock in the first entity for a fixed price.