Under a de minimis rule, a Regular Security will be considered to have no OID if the
amount of OID is less than 0.25% of the Securitys stated redemption price at maturity
multiplied by its weighted average maturity (WAM). For that purpose, the WAM of a Regular
Security is the sum of the amounts obtained by multiplying the amount of each Deemed
Principal Payment by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of complete years from
the Securitys issue date until the payment is made, and the denominator of which is the
Securitys stated redemption price at maturity. Although no guidance has been issued regarding
the application of the de minimis rule to REMIC regular interests, it is expected that the WAM of
a Regular Security will be computed using the Pricing Prepayment Assumptions. A Regular
Holder will include de minimis OID in income on a pro rata basis as stated principal payments
on the Security are received or, if earlier, upon disposition of the Security, unless the Holder
makes the Constant Yield Election (as defined below).
Regular Securities may bear interest under terms that provide for a teaser rate period,
interest holiday, or other period (a Teaser Period) during which the rate of interest payable on
the Securities is lower than the rate payable during the remainder of the life of the Securities
(Teaser Securities). The OID Regulations provide an alternative test under which a Teaser
Security may be considered to have a de minimis amount of OID (the Alternative De Minimis
Amount) even though the amount of OID on such Security would be more than de minimis as
determined under the regular test. The Alternative De Minimis Amount applies only if the stated
interest on a Teaser Security would be qualified stated interest but for the fact that the interest
rate effective in the Teaser Period or Periods is below the rate applicable for the remainder of its
term. Under the alternative test, the amount of OID on a Teaser Security that is measured
against the Alternative De Minimis Amount is the greater of (i) the excess of the stated principal
amount of the Security over its issue price (True Discount) and (ii) the amount of interest that
would be necessary to be payable on the Security in order for all stated interest to be qualified
stated interest (the Additional Interest Amount). If the amount of OID on a Teaser Security
eligible for the alternative test exceeds the Alternative De Minimis Amount, the Security will be
treated as issued with OID. In that case, the stated redemption price at maturity of such Security
would be deemed to include either (i) all of the stated interest on the Security or (ii) all stated
interest on the Security in excess of the lowest effective interest rate on such Security in any
Teaser Period. Consequently, the Holder of such a Security would be required to recognize in
the Teaser Period ordinary income arising from OID in addition to any qualified stated interest
for such Period.
If the period between the Closing Date and the first Distribution Date (the Initial
Distribution Period) of a Current Interest Class is shorter than the interval between subsequent
Distribution Dates, the effective rate of interest payable on a Security during the Initial
Distribution Period will be higher than the stated rate of interest if a Holder receives interest on
the first Distribution Date based on a full accrual period. To the extent that the interest payment
due on the first Distribution Date exceeds the amount that would have been payable had the
effective rate for that Period been equal to the stated interest rate, that payment (an Excess
Interest Payment) will be treated as a Deemed Principal Payment. Consequently, a Security
having an Excess Interest Payment may have OID, although the determination of whether such a
Security has OID will also take into account (i) the fact that the Securitys issue price includes
any interest accrued as of the Closing Date (which may equal or exceed the amount of the Excess
Interest Payment) and (ii) the de minimis rules described above. In the absence of further
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