Whan compay purchase debenture from the open market
NO,debenture holder is the creditor of the company
The view that separate accounting recognition should be accorded the conversion feature of convertible debt is based on the premise that there is an economic value inherent in the conversion feature or call on the common stock and that the value of this feature should be recognized for accounting purposes by the issuer. It may be argued that the call is not significantly different in nature from the call contained in an option or warrant and its issue is thus a type of capital transaction. The fact that the conversion feature coexists with certain senior security characteristics in a complex
security and cannot be physically separated from these elements or from the instrument does not constitute a logical or compelling reason why the values of the various elements should not receive separate accounting recognition. The fact that the eventual outcome of the option granted the
purchaser of the convertible debt cannot be determined at date of issuance is not relevant to the question of effectively reflecting in the accounting records the various elements of the complex document at the date of issuance. The conversion feature has a value at date of issuance and should be recognized. Moreover, the difficulties of implementation are not insurmountable and should not be relied upon to govern the conclusion.
Type your answer here... debenture, which is secured and redeemable and which is non convertible in future is called secured redeemable non convertable debenture
Most companies retire debentures by issuing another set of debentures, hence, most companies don't park funds for retiring debentures by creating any fund. The bond market will surely get affected negatively by such a move of the ministry of corporate affairs.
Section 117C of the Companies Act, 1956, requires every company issuing debentures to create a debenture redemption reserve (DRR) for the redemption of such debentures and transfer an 'adequate' amount from its profits every year to such DRR until the issued debentures are redeemed. Hence, every issue of redeemable debentures requires creation of a DRR. The said Section, however, does not provide the meaning of the word 'adequate'. In the year 2002, the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) issued a circular clarifying the meaning of 'adequate' and provided the percentage which is mandatorily required to be transferred to DRR by certain class of companies. However, to develop the bonds market, MCA issued another clarification circular on 11 February 2013 (Circular 2013)