“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed or a day on which the corporate trust office of the trustee is closed for business.
“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 bonds being redeemed (assuming, for this purpose, that such bonds mature on the Par Call Date) 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 bonds being redeemed (assuming, for this purpose, that such bonds mature on the Par Call Date).
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date, (1) the average of five Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations or (2) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than five such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations.
“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers that we appoint to act as the Independent Investment Banker from time to time or, if any of such firms is unwilling or unable to select the Comparable Treasury Issue, an independent investment banking institution of national standing appointed by us.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means any of (1) Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and a Primary Treasury Dealer (as defined below) selected by each of BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc. and Regions Securities LLC, or, in each case, an affiliate thereof, and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), we will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer, and (2) any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Independent Investment Banker after consultation with us.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, 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 Independent Investment Banker at 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date.
Purchase of the Bonds
We or our affiliates may, at any time and from time to time, purchase all or some of the bonds at any price or prices by means other than redemption, whether by tender, in the open market, by private negotiated agreement or otherwise, subject to applicable law.
Issuance of Collateral Trust Mortgage Bonds
See “Description of the New Bonds — Issuance of Additional Bonds — Issuance of Additional Collateral Trust Mortgage Bonds” in the accompanying prospectus for a description of the bases upon which we are permitted to issue collateral trust mortgage bonds under the Mortgage and the related requirements for such issuance, which bases may be Class A Bonds (as defined in the accompanying prospectus) issued to the trustee under the Mortgage, unfunded property additions, retired collateral trust mortgage bonds or cash.
As of January 31, 2020, we could have issued approximately $1.674 billion principal amount of Class A Bonds under the ELL Mortgage (as defined in the accompanying prospectus) on the basis of retired bonds, and we had approximately $772 million of unfunded property additions, entitling us to issue approximately $617 million principal amount of additional Class A Bonds under the ELL Mortgage on the basis of property additions. As of January 31, 2020, we could have issued approximately $1.964 billion in principal amount of Class A Bonds under the EGSL Mortgage (as defined in the accompanying prospectus) on the basis of available
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