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IAN SPPI Lens — worked examples

9 instruments, assessed end to end against 65IFRS 9 tests — 3 that pass and 6 that do not. Every verdict carries the sentence it relied on, the page that sentence sits on, and the rule applied.

XS-VANILLA-0001 · Senior fixed-rate bond

ACME Industries 4.00% Senior Notes due 2032

Senior unsecured fixed-rate bullet bond
Pass

A plain senior unsecured fixed-rate bullet bond. The reference case: fixed coupon, par redemption, one currency, no options. It passes all 65.

PASS — The instrument's contractual cash flows are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding (SPPI met).

65Pass
0Further enquiry
0Fail
65Tests run
CategoryPassFurther enquiryFailCategory verdictFailing tests
A Instrument Identity & Legal Form600Pass
B Time Value of Money800Pass
C Credit Risk Compensation600Pass
D Leverage & Non-Basic Lending700Pass
E Contingent & Event-Driven1000Pass
F Prepayment & Extension800Pass
G Currency & Indexation600Pass
H Structural & Residual Risk1400Pass

The evidence behind the verdicts

This instrument passes all 65 tests. Three of them are shown with the exact terms relied on.

A1Debt vs equity legal formPass
Rule appliedInstrument must create a creditor (debt) relationship, not an equity/residual claim.
IFRS 9IFRS 9 4.1.2; B4.1.7A; IAS 32.15-16
The Notes constitute direct, general, unconditional and unsubordinated obligations of the IssuerCondition 3 (Status), p.30
Senior debt/creditor claim ranking ahead of equity.
A3Defined principal amountPass
Rule appliedPrincipal (fair value at initial recognition) must be determinable; indeterminate/non-lending-linked principal fails.
IFRS 9IFRS 9 B4.1.7B
each Note will be redeemed at its principal amount (100 per cent. of nominal) on the Maturity DateCondition 6.1 (Redemption), p.42
Principal fixed at par; determinable at initial recognition.
B1Interest compensates for passage of timePass
Rule appliedInterest must primarily be time value (+ credit, liquidity, costs, margin); returns driven by equity/commodity/performance fail.
IFRS 9IFRS 9 B4.1.7A; B4.1.9A
the Notes bear interest at the rate of 4.00 per cent. per annumCondition 4 (Interest), p.36
Fixed coupon = compensation for time value plus credit margin.

The report itself

Page one of the ACME Industries 4.00% Senior Notes due 2032 report
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Engine1.0.0
Rulebook1.0.0 (2026-07)
Sourceconstructed example — no document
Run2026-08-17

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