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Debt Obligations and Commitments In the first quarter of 2010, the beverage maker handed out $4.25 billion of repaired and bobbing rate notes. The issuance was comprised of $1.25 billion of bobbing rate older unsecured remarks maturing in 2011 (the “2011 Floating Rate Notes”), $1.0 billion of 3.10% older unsecured remarks maturing in 2015, $1.0 billion of 4.50% older unsecured remarks maturing in 2020 and $1.0 billion of 5.50% older unsecured remarks maturing in 2040. The 2011 Floating Rate Notes accept concern at a rate identical to the three-month London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) in addition to 3 cornerstone points. A piece of the snare advances from the issuance of these remarks was utilised to investment our acquisitions of PBG and PAS. The balance of the snare advances from the issuance of these remarks was designated for general business purposes.
PBG Merger Agreement, Metro, PBG, Bottling Group, LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank) (the PBG Trustee) went into into a First Supplemental Indenture (the PBG Supplemental Indenture) to the Indenture antiquated March 8, 1999 (the PBG Indenture) between PBG, Bottling Group, LLC and the PBG Trustee. Pursuant to the PBG Supplemental Indenture, Metro presumed the due and punctual fee of the primary of (and premium, if any) and concern on the 7.00% Senior Notes due March 1, 2029 (the 7.00% Notes) under the PBG Indenture. As of March 20, 2010, the spectacular primary allowance of the 7.00% Notes was roughly $1 billion. The 7.00% Notes are assured by Bottling Group, LLC.
On February 26, 2010, in attachment with the transactions considered by the PAS Merger Agreement, Metro, PAS and The Bank New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as supreme successor in concern to The First National Bank of Chicago) (the PAS IL Trustee) went into into a Second Supplemental Indenture (the PAS IL Supplemental Indenture) to the Indenture antiquated January 15, 1993 (the PAS IL Indenture) between PAS and the PAS IL Trustee. Pursuant to the PAS IL Supplemental Indenture, Metro presumed the due and punctual fee of the primary of (and premium, if any) and concern on the 7.625% Notes due 2015 (the 7.625% Notes), the 7.29% Notes due 2026 (the 7.29% Notes), the 7.44% Notes due 2026 (the 7.44% Notes) and the 4.50% Notes due 2013 (the 4.50% Notes) under the PAS IL Indenture. As of March 20, 2010, the spectacular primary allowance of the 7.625% Notes was roughly $9 million, the spectacular primary ...