DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
The notes will be issued under an indenture, dated as of February 12, 2015, as supplemented, between MPLX LP, as issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as the trustee, which we refer to as the “trustee,” as further supplemented by the twenty-third supplemental indenture and the twenty-fourth supplemental indenture, each to be entered into between MPLX LP and the trustee, which we refer to as the “indenture.” The following description is a summary of the material terms of the indenture and the notes and is intended to supplement, and to the extent inconsistent, to replace, the more general terms and provisions of the debt securities described in the accompanying prospectus, to which we refer you. You should read the indenture and the notes for more details regarding our obligations and your rights with respect to the notes. In this description of the notes references to “MPLX LP,” the “Company,” “we” or “us” refer only to MPLX LP and not to any of its subsidiaries.
General
We are offering $3,000,000,000 total aggregate principal amount of notes, consisting of $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2026 notes and $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2030 notes.
The 2026 notes will mature on March 1, 2026 and bear interest at the rate of 1.750% per annum. The 2030 notes will mature on August 15, 2030 and bear interest at the rate of 2.650% per annum.
We will pay interest on the 2026 notes semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year they are outstanding, commencing on March 1, 2021. We will pay interest on the 2030 notes semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year they are outstanding, commencing on February 15, 2021. Interest on the 2026 notes will be paid to holders of record of the 2026 notes on the February 15 and August 15 immediately preceding the respective interest payment date. Interest on the 2030 notes will be paid to holders of record of the 2030 notes on the February 1 and August 1 immediately preceding the respective interest payment date. Interest on each series of the notes will be paid on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. If any interest payment date, stated maturity date or redemption date falls on a day that is not a business day, the payment will be made on the next business day and no interest will accrue for the period from and after such interest payment date, stated maturity date or redemption date.
Each series of the notes will be issued in fully registered form only in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
We may, without the consent of the holders, increase the principal amount of each series of the notes in the future, on the same terms and conditions, other than the public offering price, issue date, and, in some cases, original interest accrual date and initial interest payment date, and with the same CUSIP number as the applicable series of notes being offered by this prospectus supplement. We will not issue any such additional notes of a series unless the additional notes are fungible with the applicable series of the notes being offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The applicable series of the notes and any such additional notes subsequently issued under the indenture will be treated as a single series or class for all purposes under the indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments and redemptions.
The indenture does not limit the amount of debt that we may issue under the indenture, nor the amount of other unsecured debt or securities that we or any of our subsidiaries may issue. We may issue debt securities under the indenture from time to time in one or more series, each in an amount authorized prior to issuance.
Other than the restrictions contained in the indenture on liens and sale/leaseback transactions described below under “—Certain Covenants,” the indenture does not contain any covenants or other provisions designed to protect holders of the debt securities in the event we participate in a “change of control” or highly leveraged transaction. In addition, the indenture does not limit our ability to guarantee any indebtedness of our subsidiaries or any other person.
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