Common use of Principal Amount Clause in Contracts

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 of this Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 2.08 of this Fourteenth Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000$1,000,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 of this Fourteenth Ninth Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000$750,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 2.08 of this Fourteenth Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000€1,250,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 2.08 of this Fourteenth Thirty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000$1,250,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 2.08 of this Fourteenth Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000€500,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 2.06 or 2.08 of this Fourteenth Thirty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000$500,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 of this Fourteenth Twelfth Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000€500,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 2.07 of this Fourteenth Twenty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 2.06 or 2.08 of this Fourteenth Thirty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000$500,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 2.08 of this Fourteenth Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000€500,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 2.08 of this Fourteenth Thirty-Second Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000$1,250,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 2.07 of this Fourteenth Twenty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000€1,000,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 2.07 of this Fourteenth Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000€625,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 2.08 of this Fourteenth Thirty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000$750,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 of this Fourteenth Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000€500,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 2.08 of this Fourteenth Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000625,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 2.06 or 2.08 of this Fourteenth Thirty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000$750,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 2.08 of this Fourteenth Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000€1,250,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 2.08 of this Fourteenth Thirty-Third Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000$750,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 2.07 of this Fourteenth Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000€625,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 2.08 of this Fourteenth Thirty-First Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000$750,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 2.08 of this Fourteenth Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000625,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.

Principal Amount. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Base Indenture or Section 2.7 2.06 or 2.08 of this Fourteenth Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture and except (i) for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered thereunder and (ii) as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Base Indenture) is £300,000,000$750,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to, or the consent of, the Holders of the Notes increase the principal amount of the Notes, on the same terms and conditions (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, in some cases, the first interest payment date and the initial interest accrual date); provided that if any additional Notes are issued at a price that causes them to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended, and the regulations thereunder, such additional Notes shall not have the same CUSIP Number as the original Notes. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof and thereafter upon any reopening of the series of which the Notes are a part.