shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this clause (b), the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.
“Trustee” has the meaning provided in the Preamble.
“Voting Stock” of any specified Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors or managers of such Person (or, if such Person is a partnership, the board of directors or other governing body of the general partner of such person).
Article Two
General Terms and Conditions of the Notes
Section 2.01 Designation and Principal Amount.
(a) There are hereby authorized and designated four series of Notes: the 2028 Notes, the 2030 Notes, the 2032 Notes and the 2034 Notes. The Notes may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture in an unlimited aggregate principal amount. The Notes issued on the date hereof pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $875,000,000 2028 Notes, $1,500,000,000 2030 Notes, $875,000,000 2032 Notes and $1,750,000,000 2034 Notes. The amount shall be set forth in the written order of the Company for the authentication and delivery of the Notes pursuant to Section 303 of the Base Indenture. The Notes are unsecured and shall rank equally with the Company’s other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.
Section 2.02 Maturity. Unless an earlier redemption has occurred, the principal amount of the Notes shall mature and be due and payable on February 15, 2028 (in the case of the 2028 Notes), February 15, 2030 (in the case of the 2030 Notes), February 15, 2032 (in the case of the 2032 Notes) and October 15, 2034 (in the case of the 2034 Notes). Such maturity dates for the applicable series of Notes are the “Stated Maturity” for such series of Notes.
Section 2.03 Form and Payment.
(a) The Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more Global Notes in fully registered, book-entry form, in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
(b) The Notes (other than, with respect to any Additional Notes, changes relating to the issue date, the public offering price, the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date or the first Interest Payment Date of such Additional Notes) and the Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication to be endorsed thereon are to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A, which form is hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Second Supplemental Indenture.
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