Ranking
The notes will be our senior unsecured and unsubordinated
obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with all of
our unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. However, the notes
are structurally subordinated to the liabilities of our
subsidiaries and will be effectively subordinated to any secured
indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such
indebtedness. Claims of the creditors of our subsidiaries will
generally have priority with respect to the assets and earnings of
such subsidiaries over the claims of our creditors, including
holders of the notes. Accordingly, the notes will be effectively
subordinated to creditors, including trade creditors and preferred
stockholders, if any, of our subsidiaries.
As of December 31, 2022, we had $39.3 billion of
long-term indebtedness outstanding, including current maturities,
none of which was secured. After giving effect to this offering, we
would have had
$
billion of long-term indebtedness outstanding as of
December 31, 2022.
The
notes will be initially limited in aggregate principal amount to
$
and will mature on
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,
the
notes will be initially limited in aggregate principal amount to
$
and will mature on
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the
notes will be initially limited in aggregate principal amount to
$
and will mature on
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the
notes will be initially limited in aggregate principal amount to
$
and will mature on
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,
the
notes will be initially limited in aggregate principal amount to
$
and will mature on
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,
the
notes will be initially limited in aggregate principal amount to
$
and will mature on
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,
and the
notes will be initially limited in aggregate principal amount to
$
and will mature on
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,
in each case unless earlier redeemed.
Interest on the notes will accrue from February
, 2023 at the rate of
%
per annum for the
notes,
%
per annum for the
notes,
%
per annum for the
notes,
%
per annum for the
notes,
%
per annum for the
notes,
%
per annum for the
notes, and
%
per annum for the
notes. Interest on the notes will be payable semi-annually in
arrears on
and
of each year, beginning on
,
2023. Interest on the notes will be paid to the person in whose
name that note is registered at the close of business on
or
,
as the case may be, immediately preceding the relevant interest
payment date. Interest on the notes will be computed on the basis
of a 360-day year composed
of twelve 30-day
months.
If any interest or other payment date of a note falls on a day that
is not a business day, the required payment of principal, premium,
if any, or interest will be due on the next succeeding business day
as if made on the date that the payment was due, and no interest
will accrue on that payment for the period from and after that
interest or other payment date, as the case may be, to the date of
that payment on the next succeeding business day. Unless we default
on a payment, no interest will accrue for that period from and
after the applicable interest payment date, maturity date or
redemption date.
Payment and Transfer or Exchange
Principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the notes will be
payable, and the notes may be exchanged or transferred, at the
office or agency we maintain for such purpose (which initially will
be the corporate trust office of the trustee located at 600 South
Fourth Street, 7th Floor, MAC: N9300-070, Minneapolis, Minnesota
55415, Attention: Corporate Trust Services – Bondholder
Communications). Payment of principal of and premium, if any, and
interest on a global note registered in the name of or held by DTC
or its nominee will be made in immediately available funds to DTC
or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered holder of
such global note. If the notes are no longer represented by a
global note, payment of interest on certificated notes in
definitive form may, at our option, be made by (1) check
mailed directly to holders at their registered addresses or
(2) upon request of any holder of at least $1 million
principal amount of notes, wire transfer to an account located in
the United States maintained by the payee. See “—Book- Entry;
Delivery and Form; Global Notes” below.
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