// we are returning a DateAdjuster that alters timestamps for various
// calendar periods. But the special date "NEVER" should not be
// altered, so we add a specific statement not to alter that timestamp.
result.add(EVSchedule.NEVER, 0);
effectiveDate = result.adjust(effectiveDate);
metrics.adjustDates(result);
adjustPeriodNoteTimestamps(result);
return result;
}