8. No Additional Amounts with respect to the Notes shall be payable. The date from which interest shall accrue for the Notes shall be February 28, 2024 (or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or provided for).
9. The place or places where the principal of, premium (if any) on and interest on the Notes shall be payable shall be the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose, initially the office of the Trustee in the City of Houston at 8 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, Texas 77046, and any other office or agency maintained by the Company for such purpose. Payments in respect of Global Notes (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holder of such Notes. In all other cases, at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the register of the Notes maintained by the Registrar.
10. The Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes initially shall be the Trustee.
11. Prior to December 15, 2053 (the “Par Call Date”), the Notes are subject to redemption pursuant to Article III of the Indenture, at the election of the Company, at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a Redemption Price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of (a)(i) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes to be redeemed discounted to the Redemption Date (assuming such Notes matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus 20 basis points, less (ii) interest accrued to the Redemption Date, and (b) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Redemption Date.
On or after the Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Redemption Date.
“Business Day” means, any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in any of The City of New York, New York; Houston, Texas or a Place of Payment (as defined in the Indenture) are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed.
“Remaining Life” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the period from such Redemption Date to the Par Call Date.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the yield determined by the Company in accordance with the following two paragraphs:
The Treasury Rate shall be determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third Business Day preceding the applicable Redemption Date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of
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