That law cited is talking about the interest rate not the price of the share conversions.
Sure,it definitely can be "ascertained by reasonable inquiry" they charged 2.5% interest at times. Obviously the Equity Committee found instances where they did. Reasonable inquiry would just be looking at the interest charged over a given time period.
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