operating requirements, may limit our ability to obtain or receive cash from our subsidiaries in order to service our debt obligations, including making payments on the Notes. The Notes will be structurally subordinated to all existing and future obligations of our subsidiaries, including claims with respect to trade payables.
Optional Redemption
Prior to the Par Call Date, we may redeem the Notes in whole or in part, at our option at any time or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed or (2) as determined by a Quotation Agent, the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon that would have been payable in respect of such Notes calculated as if the maturity date of such Notes was the Par Call Date (not including any portion of payments of interest accrued to the date of redemption), discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate plus, in the case of each of (1) and (2), accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.
On and after the Par Call Date, we may redeem the Notes in whole or in part, at our option at any time or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.
Notice of any redemption will be given at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of Notes to be redeemed and will set forth the formula for, and the calculation of, the redemption price of such Notes. Once notice of redemption is delivered in accordance with the indenture, any Notes called for redemption will become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price; provided that redemptions and notices of redemption may, at our discretion, be conditioned on one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of a corporate transaction that is pending (such as an equity or equity-linked offering, an incurrence of indebtedness or an acquisition or other strategic transaction involving a change of control in us or another entity). The date of redemption may, at our discretion, be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied or waived. Such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied or waived by the date of redemption or by the date of redemption as so delayed.
For purposes of calculating the redemption prices, the following terms will have the meanings set forth below.
“Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to 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 plus 25 basis points.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means, the United States Treasury security or securities selected by a Quotation Agent as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, with a maturity of the Par Call Date.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means with respect to any redemption date for the Notes, (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all quotations obtained.
“Par Call Date” means December 15, 2031 (three months prior to maturity).
“Quotation Agent” means the Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by us.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (1) each of BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. (or any of their respective affiliates which are Primary Treasury Dealers), and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in the United States of America (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), we shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer, and (2) any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by us.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by us, 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 Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding such redemption date.