(c) For the purposes of this Debt Security,
(1) “Make-Whole Amount” means the excess of (i) the sum of the present values of each remaining scheduled payment of principal and interest on the Debt Securities (exclusive of interest accrued to the Redemption Date), discounted to the Redemption 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 45 basis points over (ii) the principal amount of such Debt Securities.
(2) “Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity or interpolated maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue (as defined below), 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.
(3) “Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security or securities selected by an Independent Investment Banker (as defined below) as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Debt Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of investment grade debt securities of a comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Debt Securities.
(4) “Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers (as defined below) appointed by the Republic.
(5) “Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (i) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations (as defined below) for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation or (ii) if the Republic obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.
(6) “Reference Treasury Dealer” means any of BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co. LLC, and three other dealers selected by the Issuer, or their affiliates, which are primary United States government securities dealers, and their respective successors; provided that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary United States government securities dealer in The City of New York (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Republic will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
(7) “Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Republic, 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 Republic by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 pm, New York City time, on the third business day preceding such Redemption Date.
(d) If this Debt Security is redeemed only in part, a new Debt Security or Debt Securities for the unredeemed portion hereof shall be issued in the name of the registered holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof. If less than all Debt Securities having the same terms (except as to principal amount and date of issuance) are to be redeemed, the Debt Securities to be redeemed shall be selected by the Fiscal Agent by such method as the Fiscal Agent shall deem fair and appropriate.
(e) Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, this Debt Security will not be entitled to the benefit of a sinking fund.
(f) Unless otherwise specified and subject to the terms set forth on the face hereof, this Security will not be repayable prior to the maturity date at the option of the registered holder hereof.
(g) The Republic may at any time purchase any of the Debt Securities in any manner and at any price. All Debt Securities purchased by or on behalf of the Republic may be held, resold or surrendered for cancellation.
4. Additional Amounts. All payments by the Republic in respect of the Debt Securities shall be made without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the Republic, or any political subdivision or taxing authority or agency therein or thereof having the power to tax (collectively, “Relevant Tax”), unless the withholding or deduction of such Relevant Tax is required by law. In that event, the Republic shall pay such additional amounts (“Additional Amounts”), as may be necessary to ensure that the amounts received by the Holders after such withholding or deduction shall equal the respective amounts of principal and interest that would have been receivable in respect of the Debt Securities in the absence of such withholding or deduction; provided, however, that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable in respect of any Relevant Tax:
(i) imposed by reason of a Holder or beneficial owner of a Debt Security having some present or former connection with the Republic other than merely being a Holder or beneficial owner of the Debt Security or receiving payments of any nature on the Debt Security or enforcing its rights in respect of the Debt Security;
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