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(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 initial 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
guidance, the Tax Administrator will treat all interest payable on such Security other than the
Excess Interest Payment as qualified stated interest, to the extent it otherwise would so qualify.
Accrual of Original Issue Discount. The Holder of a Regular Security generally must
include in gross income the sum, for all days during his taxable year on which he holds the
Regular Security, of the daily portions of the OID on such Security. In the case of an original
Holder of a Regular Security, the daily portions of OID with respect to such Security generally
will be determined by allocating to each day in any accrual period the Securitys ratable portion
of the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of (a) the present value of all projected payments under the
Security yet to be received as of the close of such period plus (b) the amount of Deemed
Principal Payments received on the Security during such period over (ii) the Securitys adjusted
issue price at the beginning of such period. The accrual period that will be used by the Tax
Administrator for purposes of computing the daily portions on a Regular Security will be the one
month (or shorter period) ending on each Payment Date. The present value of projected
payments yet to be received on a Regular Security is to be computed using the Pricing
Prepayment Assumptions and the Securitys original yield to maturity (adjusted to take into