Upon any such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or disposition, the successor corporation will be substituted for the Company under the Indenture. The successor corporation may then exercise every power and right of the Company under the Indenture, and the Company will be released from all of its liabilities and obligations in respect of the Notes and the Indenture. If the Company leases all or substantially all of its assets, the lessee corporation will be the successor to the Company and may exercise every power and right of the Company under the Indenture, but the Company will not be released from its obligations to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Notes.
This Article Eight shall not apply to a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition of assets between or among the Company and any of its Subsidiaries.”
ARTICLE VII.
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
SECTION 7.01 OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. (a) Prior to the date that is six months prior to the maturity of the Notes (such date, the “Par Call Date”), the Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at the Company’s option upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days prior notice delivered to each Holder (with at least 30 days prior notice to the Trustee or such shorter period as satisfactory to the Trustee), at a redemption price equal to the greater of:
(i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and
(ii) as determined by an Independent Investment Banker, the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a360-day year consisting of twelve30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate;
plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the applicable date of redemption.
(b) On or after the date that is six months prior to the maturity of the Notes, the Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the Company’s option, upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days prior notice delivered to each Holder (with at least 30 days prior notice to the Trustee or such shorter period as satisfactory to the Trustee), at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the applicable date of redemption.
(c) If money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed is deposited with the Trustee on or before the redemption date, on and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption and such Notes will cease to be outstanding.
SECTION 7.02 SELECTION AND NOTICE. If less than all of the Notes are redeemed at any time, selection of the Notes or portions thereof for redemption pursuant to the foregoing shall be made by the Trustee (a) in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the Notes are listed, if any; or (b) if the Notes are not listed on any
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