Valuation- and Market-related Risks
We have included in the terms of the notes the costs of developing, hedging, and distributing them, and
the price, if any, at which you may sell the notes in any secondary market transactions will likely be lower than the public offering price due to, among other things, the inclusion of these costs. In determining the economic terms
of the notes, and consequently the potential return on the notes to you, a number of factors are taken into account. Among these factors are certain costs associated with developing, hedging, and offering the notes.
Assuming there is no change in market conditions or any other relevant factors, the price, if any, at which the Agent(s) or another
purchaser might be willing to purchase the notes in a secondary market transaction is expected to be lower than the price that you paid for them. This is due to, among other things, the inclusion of these costs, and the costs of unwinding any
related hedging.
The quoted price of any of our affiliates for the notes could be higher or lower than the price that you paid for them.
We cannot assure you that a trading market for the notes will ever develop or be maintained. We will not list the
notes on any securities exchange. We cannot predict how the notes will trade in any secondary market, or whether that market will be liquid or illiquid.
The development of a trading market for the notes will depend on our financial performance and other factors. The number of potential buyers of the notes
in any secondary market may be limited. We anticipate that TDS, BofAS and our or their respective affiliates will act as a market-makers for the notes, but they are not required to do so. TDS, BofAS and our or their respective affiliates may
discontinue their market-making activities as to the notes at any time. To the extent that TDS and BofAS engage in any market-making activities, they may bid for or offer the notes. Any price at which TDS, BofAS and our or their respective
affiliates may bid for, offer, purchase, or sell any notes may differ from the values determined by pricing models that each may respectively use, whether as a result of dealer discounts, mark-ups, or other transaction costs. These bids,
offers, or completed transactions may affect the prices, if any, at which the notes might otherwise trade in the market.
In addition, if at any time TDS, BofAS and our or their respective affiliates were to cease acting as a market-maker for the notes, it is likely that
there would be significantly less liquidity in the secondary market and there may be no secondary market at all for the notes. In such a case, the price at which the notes could be sold likely would be lower than if an active market existed
and you should be prepared to hold the notes until maturity.
Many economic and other factors will impact the market value of the notes. The market for, and
the market value of, the notes may be affected by a number of factors that may either offset or magnify each other, including:
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the time remaining to maturity of the notes;
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the aggregate amount outstanding of the notes;
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the level, direction, and volatility of market interest rates generally (in particular, increases in U.S. interest rates and SOFR, which may cause the market value of the notes to decrease);
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general economic conditions of the capital markets in the United States;
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geopolitical conditions and other financial, political, regulatory, and judicial events (including domestic or global health concerns) that affect the capital markets generally;
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our financial condition and creditworthiness; and
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any market-making activities with respect to the notes.
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