Just prior to filing for bankruptcy protection in 2009,General Motors asked its bondholders to exchangetheir investment in GM’s bonds for GM stock. Thebondholders rejected this proposal. Why might GM haveproposed this exchange? Why might the bondholdershave rejected it?

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