“Independent Investment Banker” means an independent investment banking or commercial banking institution of national standing in the United States appointed by the Issuer at its sole discretion.
“Primary Treasury Dealer” means a primary U.S. government securities dealer in New York City.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (or its respective affiliate that is a Primary Treasury Dealer) and one other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Issuer, and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Issuer shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any date of redemption, 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 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the third New York Banking Day preceding the date of redemption.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity or interpolated (on a day count basis) maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, 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, and shall be calculated by the Issuer or the Independent Investment Banker (if appointed and instructed by the Issuer to make such calculation at its sole discretion).
All determinations, elections, calculations and quotations made or obtained for the purposes of calculating the make-whole price and the Treasury Rate, whether by the Issuer, the Independent Investment Banker or any Reference Treasury Dealer, in the absence of manifest error, will be final and conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Issuer, the Trustee, the Agents and the Holders of the Securities.
So long as any of the Securities remain Outstanding, the Issuer will not create or permit to subsist any Lien (as defined below) on any of its property, assets or revenues, present or future, to secure, for the benefit of the holders of Public External Indebtedness (as defined below), payment of any sum owing in respect of any such Public External Indebtedness, any payment under any guarantee of any such Public External Indebtedness or any payment under any indemnity or other like obligation relating to any such Public External Indebtedness, unless contemporaneously therewith effective provision is made to secure such Outstanding Securities equally and ratably with such Public External Indebtedness with a similar Lien on the same property, assets or revenues securing such Public External Indebtedness for so long as such Public External Indebtedness are secured by such Lien. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this restriction will not apply to Liens on money paid to or money or securities deposited by the Issuer with a paying agent, trustee or depository to pay, defease or discharge in full over time the Issuer’s obligations in respect of other Public External Indebtedness (provided that such money or securities so paid or deposited, and the proceeds therefrom, will be sufficient to pay or discharge such obligations in full).