Purchase of the Notes for Cancellation. (a) Subject to Section 5.3, the Issuer may purchase all or any of the Notes in the open market (which may include purchases from or through an investment dealer or a firm holding membership on or that is a participant of a recognized stock exchange) or by invitation for tenders or by private contract and, in each case, at any price, payable in cash. Notes purchased by the Issuer shall be delivered to the U.S. Trustee for cancellation and shall not be reissued.
(b) If, upon an invitation for tenders, more Notes than the Issuer is willing to purchase are tendered at the same lowest price, the Notes to be purchased by the Issuer shall be selected by the U.S. Trustee pro rata, or in such other manner as the U.S. Trustee may consider equitable in compliance with applicable law, from the Notes tendered by each Holder who tendered at such lowest price. For this purpose, the U.S. Trustee may make, and from time to time amend, regulations with respect to the manner in which the Notes may be so selected and regulations so made shall be valid and binding upon all Holders, notwithstanding the fact that, as a result thereof, one or more of such Notes become subject to purchase in part only. The Holder of any Notes of which a part only is purchased, upon surrender of such Notes for payment, shall be entitled to receive, without expense to such Holder, one or more new Notes for the unpurchased part so surrendered and the U.S. Trustee shall certify and deliver such new Notes upon receipt of the Notes so surrendered.
