This Security is subject to redemption at the election of the Company, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at any time on or after May 1, 2024, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes of this series being redeemed, plus accrued interest on those Notes of this series to, but not including, the redemption date.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed (assuming for this purpose that the Notes matured on May 1, 2024) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Notes.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date, (i) the average of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) on the third business day preceding such redemption date, as set forth in the H. 15 Daily Update of the Federal Reserve Bank or (ii) if such release (or any successor release) is not published or does not contain prices on such business day, the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation actually obtained by the Trustee for such redemption date.
“H.15 (519)” means the weekly statistical release entitled “H.15 (519) Selected Interest Rates”, or any successor publication, published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
“H.15 Daily Update” means the daily update of H.15 (519) available through the worldwide website of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor site or publication.
“Independent Investment Banker” means the Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by the Company.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”) appointed by the Company.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation” means, with respect to the Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Trustee by the Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. on the third business day preceding such redemption date.
Notice of redemption (other than at the option of the Holder) shall be given by mail to Holders of Securities, not less than 30 days prior to the date fixed for redemption, all as provided in the Indenture. As provided in the Indenture, notice of redemption at the election of the Company as aforesaid may state that such redemption shall be conditional upon the receipt by
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