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Appendix B to Part 344-

Formula for Determining Redemption Value for Securities Subscribed for and Early-Redeemed on or After October 28, 1996

This results in a premium or discount to the government body, depending on whether the current Treasury borrowing rate at the time of early redemption is lower or higher than the stated interest rate of the early-redeemed SLGS security.

A. The total redemption value for bonds and notes can be determined by the following two steps:

First, accrued interest payable in accordance with

Sec. 344.5(a)(3)(i) is calculated using the following formula:

[See Mun-Ease documentation]

where

RV=Redemption value

F=Face amount redeemed

AI=Accrued interest=[(s-r)/s] x (C/2)

r=Number of days from redemption date to next interest payment date

s=number of days in current semi-annual period

i=Treasury borrowing rate over the remaining term to maturity, based on

semi-annual interest payments and expressed in decimals

C=the regular annual interest

n=number of remaining full semi-annual periods from the redemption date

to the original maturity date, except that, if the redemption date is

an interest payment date, n will be one less than the number of full

semi-annual periods remaining to maturity

v<SUP>n=1/(1+i/2) <SUP>n=present value of 1 due at the end of n periods

a<INF>a=(1-v<SUP>n)/(i/2)=v + v<SUP>2 + v<SUP>3 + ... + v<SUP>n =

present value of 1 per period for n periods

B. The application of this formula can be illustrated by the following examples:

(i) The first example is for a redemption at a premium.

(1) Assume that an $800,000 2-year note is issued on December 10, 1996, to mature on December 10, 1998. Interest is payable at a rate of 7% on June 10 and December 10.

(2) Assume that the note is redeemed on October 21, 1997, and that the current borrowing rate for Treasury at that time for the remaining period of 1 year and 50 days is 6.25%.

(3) The redemption value is computed as follows:

First, the accrued interest payable is calculated as:

[See Mun-Ease documentation]

(ii) The second example is for a redemption at a discount and it uses the same assumptions as the first example, except the current Treasury borrowing cost is assumed to be 8.00%:

(1) Assume that an $800,000 2-year note is issued on December 10, 1996, to mature on December 10, 1998. Interest is payable at a rate of 7% on June 10 and December 10.

(2) Assume that the note is redeemed on October 21, 1997, and that the current borrowing rate for Treasury at that time for the remaining period of 1 year and 50 days is 8.00%.

(3) The redemption value is computed as follows. First, the accrued interest payable is calculated as:

[See Mun-Ease documentation]

C. The total redemption value for certificates can be determined by the following two steps:

First, accrued interest payable in accordance with Section 344.5(a)(3)(i) is calculated using the following formula:

[See Mun-Ease documentation]

where:

RV=Redemption value

F=Face amount redeemed

AI=Accrued interest = [(d-r)/y] x C

d=Number of days from original issue of the certificate to its maturity date

r=Number of days from redemption date to the certificate's maturity date

y=365, if the number of days in the year following issue of the certificate does not include a leap year day; 366, if the number of days following issue of the certificate does include a leap year day

i=Treasury borrowing rate over the remaining term to maturity, expressed in decimals

C=the regular annual interest

D. The application of this formula can be illustrated by the following examples.

(i) First, for a redemption at a premium:

(1) Assume that a $300,000 security is issued on December 5, 1996, to mature in 151 days on May 5, 1997. Interest at a rate of 5% is payable at maturity.

(2) Assume that the security is redeemed on April 9, 1997, and that the current borrowing rate for Treasury at that time for the remaining period of 26 days is 4.00%.

(3) The redemption value is computed as follows. First, the accrued interest payable is calculated as:

[See Mun-Ease documentation]

(ii) Secondly, for a redemption at a discount:

(1) Assume that a $300,000 security is issued on December 5, 1996, to mature in 151 days on May 5, 1997. Interest at a rate of 5% is payable at maturity.

(2) Assume that the security is redeemed on April 9, 1997, and that the current borrowing rate for Treasury at that time for the remaining period of 26 days is 6.25%.

(3) The redemption value is computed as follows. First, the accrued interest payable is calculated as:

[See Mun-Ease documentation]