The early trigger converts only the executives' portion of debt into equity, ahead of investors' contingent convertible bonds and while the entity is still sound on a micro-prudential basis, which is what makes it an early warning system rather than a recapitalization device.
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The early trigger converts only the portion of executives' debt to equity, before investors' contingent convertible bonds are converted, when the entity is still sound on a micro-prudential basis.
Wulf A. Kaal, Contingent Capital in Executive Compensation (2012). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2097160
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entity still sound on a micro-prudential basis at the time of conversion
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definitionalsupport: arguedcontingent-capital
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