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The holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of all of the debt securities of each applicable series outstanding affected thereby,
including, if applicable, the notes, (treated as a single class), by written notice to the trustee, may on behalf of the holders of all debt securities waive compliance by us with certain restrictive provisions of the indenture with respect to such
series. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all of the debt securities of each applicable series outstanding affected thereby, including, if applicable, the notes, (treated as a single class) may on behalf of the holders of
all debt securities waive any past default under the indenture, except a default in the payment of principal, premium or interest and certain covenants and provisions of the indenture which cannot be amended without the consent of the holder of each
outstanding debt security of each series affected.
With respect to any series of debt securities, including the notes, the consent or waiver, as the case
may be, of holders of debt securities of such series required or permitted under the indenture, as the case may be, if we so determine, may also be obtained from the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of that series.
The indenture provides that in determining whether the holders of the requisite principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any or all series
including, if applicable, the notes, have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action under the indenture as of any date, certain debt securities, including those for whose payment or redemption money
has been deposited or set aside in trust for the holders and those that have been fully defeased pursuant to the indenture, which is described in the accompanying prospectus in Discharge, Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance, will
not be deemed to be outstanding.
Except in certain limited circumstances, we will be entitled to set any day as a record date for the purpose of
determining the holders of outstanding debt securities of any series entitled including, if applicable, the notes, to give any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action under the indenture, in the manner and
subject to the limitations provided in the indenture. If a record date is set for any action to be taken by holders, such action may be taken only by persons who are holders of outstanding debt securities of any series on the record date.
Concerning the Trustee
Computershare Trust Company,
National Association, as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, is the trustee under the indenture. We may, from time to time, borrow from or maintain deposit accounts and conduct other banking transactions with the trustee or its
affiliates in the ordinary course of business.
Governing Law
The indenture is, and the notes will be, governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.
Book-Entry Procedures
As described more fully in the
accompanying prospectus, the notes will be deposited with the trustee on behalf of The Depository Trust Company (the Depositary), in the form of one or more global notes. As long as the Depositary is the depositary for the notes, you may
hold interests in the notes through participants in the Depositary, including Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (Clearstream) and Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., as
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