the type referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) above of other persons for the payment of which Sempra is responsible or liable as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, except for any
obligations, instruments or agreements of the type referred to in any of clauses (i) through (v) above that, by the terms of the instruments or agreements creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding, are
subordinated or equal in right of payment to the notes.
For purposes of the indenture and anything therein to the contrary
notwithstanding, the notes shall rank equally in right of payment with the Other Junior Subordinated Notes (as defined below), the Other Junior Subordinated Notes shall not constitute Senior Indebtedness with respect to the notes, and the notes
shall not constitute Senior Indebtedness with respect to the Other Junior Subordinated Notes.
Other Junior Subordinated Notes
means Sempras 4.125% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2052 issued on November 19, 2021, 6.875% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2054 issued on March 14, 2024 and May 31, 2024, and 5.750% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2079 issued on June 26, 2019, each of which
constitute a separate series of our debt securities under the indenture, together with any additional debt securities of the same series which may in the future be issued under the indenture upon any
re-opening of such series.
Due to the subordination of the notes, if assets of Sempra are
distributed upon its dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization, holders of its Senior Indebtedness and other indebtedness and obligations that are not equal or junior to the notes in right of
payment will likely recover more, ratably, than holders of the notes, and it is possible that no payments will be made to the holders of the notes. The subordination provisions described above will cease to apply in the event of defeasance or
satisfaction and discharge of the notes as described under Description of Debt SecuritiesDefeasance and Description of Debt SecuritiesSatisfaction and Discharge, respectively, in the accompanying prospectus.
The notes and the indenture do not limit our ability to incur Senior Indebtedness or our or any of our subsidiaries ability to incur
other secured and unsecured indebtedness or liabilities or to issue preferred equity. We expect that we and our subsidiaries will incur substantial additional amounts of indebtedness, including Senior Indebtedness, in the future.
The information set forth under this caption Subordination, including the definition of Senior Indebtedness,
supersedes and replaces, insofar as it relates to the notes, the information appearing under the caption Description of Debt SecuritiesSubordination in the accompanying prospectus.
Redemption
Optional Redemption
We may redeem some or all of the notes, at our option, in whole or in part (i) on any day in the period commencing on the date falling 90
days prior to the First Reset Date and ending on and including the First Reset Date and (ii) after the First Reset Date, on any interest payment date, at a redemption price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes being
redeemed, plus, subject to the terms described in the first paragraph under Redemption Procedures; Cancellation of Redemption below, accrued and unpaid interest on the notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the redemption date.
Redemption Following a Tax Event
We
may at our option redeem the notes, in whole but not in part, at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Tax Event (as defined below) at a redemption price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes, plus,
subject to the terms described in the first paragraph under Redemption Procedures; Cancellation of Redemption below, accrued and unpaid interest on the notes to, but excluding, the redemption date.
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