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U.S. $445,040,000 aggregate principal amount of Spirit 2031 Notes; and vii. U.S. $347,579,000 aggregate principal amount of Spirit 2032 Notes. Following such cancellation, $52,940,000 aggregate principal amount of Spirit Notes remain outstanding across the seven series of Spirit Notes (the “Remaining Spirit Notes”). 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