A financier has made a loan of $11 million. The contract for the loan calls for payment of interest quarterly at a nominal annual rate of 6%, until the full principal is repaid in one lump sum at the end of 8 years. After 3 years have gone by, immediately after the quarterly payment, the financier decides to sell the asset to an investor. If the investor values these cash flows with a nominal annual rate of 4.5% when compounded quarterly, what value would the investor consider the remaining loan contract to be worth?

Answer in millions to 3 decimals