Examples of Breakage Cost in a sentence
You are strongly advised to discuss potential Breakage Cost with us in advance of requesting an early termination of a Transaction.
If you wish to terminate a Transaction before its Maturity Date, Breakage Cost may arise.
Example - Breakage Cost calculation for an Interest Rate Swap (“IRS”): If you are the fixed rate payer under an IRS (with a constant notional amount) the Breakage Cost would be determined by: The notional amount of the IRS x the remaining term of the fixed interest period (expressed in years) x difference between the interest rate available to the Bank for the remaining term of the IRS and your fixed interest rate for that period.
Conversely, if the fixed rate at the time of breakage is 3.75%, the Bank will have to make a payment of Breakage Cost to you in the amount of €2,500 (€1,000,000 x 1 year x 0.25% = €2,500).
If you wished to terminate this IRS in full after two years and the fixed interest rate available in the market to the Bank is then 1.50%, you will be obliged to make a payment of Breakage Cost to the Bank in the amount of £20,000 which is calculated (£1,000,000 x 1year x 2.00% = £20,000).