A bond’syield to maturity refers to the interest payment or payments paid by a bond. A. A bond issuer is said to be indefault if it does not pay the interest or the principal in accordance with the terms of the indenture agreement or if it violates one or more of the issue’s restrictive covenants. B. The contract that describes the terms of a borrowing arrangement between a firm that sells a bond issue and the investors who purchase the bonds is called . C. A bond’s allows a bondholder or preferred stockholder to convert their bond or preferred share, respectively, into a specified number or value of common shares.