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City of Pleasanton Debt Management Policy Glossary of Terms <br /> Advance Refunding: For purposes of certain tax and securities laws and <br /> regulations, a refunding in which the refunded issue remains outstanding fora <br /> period of more than 90-days after the issuance of the refunding issue. The <br /> proceeds of the refunding issue are generally invested in Treasury securities or <br /> federal agency securities (although other instruments are sometimes used), with <br /> principal and interest from these investments being used (with limited <br /> exceptions) to pay principal and interest on the refunded issue. Bonds are <br /> "escrowed to maturity" when the proceeds of the refunding issue are deposited in <br /> a escrow account for investment in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of <br /> and interest on the issue being refunded on the original interest payment and <br /> maturity dates, although in some cases an issuer may expressly reserve its right <br /> (pursuant to certain procedures delineated by the Securities and Exchange <br /> Commission) to consider "pre-refunded" when the refunding issue's proceeds are <br /> escrowed only until a call date or dates on the refunded issue, with the refunded <br /> issue redeemed at that time. <br /> Amortization: The gradual reduction in principal and interest of an outstanding <br /> debt according to a specific repayment schedule, which details specific dates and <br /> repayment amounts on those dates. <br /> Arbitrage: In the municipal market, arbitrage refers to the difference between <br /> the tax-exempt interest rate paid by the borrower and the interest rate at which <br /> the proceeds of the issue are invested. The Internal Revenue Code contains <br /> specific regulations concerning the amount that can be earned from the <br /> investment of tax-exempt proceeds. <br /> Call Provisions: Mandatory or optional provisions that allow or require an issuer <br /> to prepay or refinance a bond prior to its stated maturity date. These provisions <br /> identify which bonds may be called, when they may be called,and what premium, <br /> if any, must be paid upon redemption prior to the stated maturity date of the bond. <br /> Capitalized Interest: Specific interest payments of a bond issue which are <br /> funded in advance, or capitalized, through proceeds of the same bond issue. <br /> These proceeds are set aside in a specially designated fund in order to pay these <br /> designated interest payments. <br /> Current Refunding: A refunding transaction where the municipal securities being <br /> refunded will all mature or be redeemed within 90-days or less from the date of <br /> issuance of the refunding issue. <br /> Debt Affordability: The principal amount of debt that an issuer can afford within <br /> the constraints of net revenues and debt coverage requirements. <br /> Debt Service Coverage: The ratio of the net revenue stream pledged against a <br /> debt to the debt service payments to the debt. Debt service coverage ratios are <br /> most often used by rating agencies to determine repayment sufficiency with <br /> City of Pleasanton Debt Management Policy (February 2022) Page 14 <br />