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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-11-010752
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	424B2
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110209
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110209

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000007084
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FATS & OILS [2070]
		IRS NUMBER:				410129150
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		424B2
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-165627
		FILM NUMBER:		11584630

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4666 FARIES PKWY
		CITY:			DECATUR
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			62526
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2174244798

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4666 FARIES PKWY
		CITY:			DECATUR
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			62526
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<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always"><A HREF="#N62823tocpage">Table of Contents</A></H5><P>

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<FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #E8112D">The
information in this preliminary prospectus supplement is not
complete and may be changed. This preliminary prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not an offer to
sell these securities and are not soliciting an offer to buy
these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is
not permitted.<BR>
</FONT>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 1pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="right" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Filed
    Pursuant to Rule&#160;424(b)2<BR>
    Registration
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;333-165627</FONT></FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <B><FONT style="color: #E8112D">SUBJECT TO COMPLETION</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <B><FONT style="color: #E8112D">PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
    SUPPLEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 9, 2011</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PROSPECTUS
    SUPPLEMENT<BR>
    (To Prospectus dated March&#160;23, 2010)</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt">$</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <IMG src="n62823b2n6282300.gif" alt="(ADM LOGO)"><FONT style="font-size: 14pt">
    </FONT>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 22pt">ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND
    COMPANY</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt">Floating Rate Notes due
    2012</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The notes will bear interest at a floating rate of three month
    LIBOR reset quarterly plus&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;%.
    Interest on the notes is payable quarterly
    on&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;,&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;,&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;and&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;,
    beginning
    on&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;,
    2011. The notes will mature
    on&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;,
    2012. The notes may not be redeemed prior to maturity. If we
    experience a change of control triggering event, we may be
    required to offer to purchase the notes from holders at 101% of
    the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to
    the repurchase date. See &#147;Description of the
    Notes&#160;&#151; Change of Control Offer.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The notes will be our senior unsecured obligations and will rank
    equally in right of payment with all of our other senior
    unsecured obligations from time to time outstanding. The notes
    will be issued only in registered form in denominations of
    $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <B>Investing in the notes involves risks, including those that
    are described under &#147;Risk Factors&#148; beginning on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">page&#160;S-4.</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
    securities commission has approved or disapproved of the notes
    or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus
    supplement or the accompanying prospectus. Any representation to
    the contrary is a criminal offense.</B>
</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B>Per Note</B>
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&nbsp;
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    <B>Total</B>
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<TD>&nbsp;
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    Public offering price
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&nbsp;
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    &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;%
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&nbsp;
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    $
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    &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
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&nbsp;
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    Underwriting discount
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&nbsp;
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Proceeds, before expenses, to us
</DIV>
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&nbsp;
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    %
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    $
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&nbsp;
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Interest on the notes will accrue from
    February&#160;&#160;&#160;, 2011.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The underwriters expect to deliver the notes to purchasers in
    book-entry form only through The Depository Trust&#160;Company
    for the accounts of its participants, including Clearstream
    Banking, soci&#233;t&#233; anonyme and Euroclear Bank,
    S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, on or about
    February&#160;&#160;&#160;, 2011.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <I>Joint Book-Running Managers</I>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">    <B><FONT style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Barclays
    Capital</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">    <B><FONT style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
    Deutsche Bank Securities</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">    <B><FONT style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
    HSBC</FONT></B></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    February&#160;&#160;&#160;, 2011.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <B>You should rely only on the information contained in or
    incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the
    accompanying prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to
    provide you with different information. We are not making an
    offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is
    not permitted. You should not assume that the information
    contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus
    supplement or the accompanying prospectus is accurate as of any
    date after the dates on the front of this prospectus supplement
    or the accompanying prospectus, as applicable, or for
    information incorporated by reference, as of the dates of that
    information.</B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">TABLE OF
    CONTENTS</FONT></B>
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    <B>Page</B>
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<TD>&nbsp;
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Prospectus Supplement</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#N62823101'>About This Prospectus Supplement</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-i
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#N62823102'>Prospectus Supplement Summary</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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<TD>&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-1
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#N62823103'>Risk Factors</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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<TD>&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-4
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#N62823104'>Use of Proceeds</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
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<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-6
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<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#N62823105'>Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-6
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<TD>&nbsp;
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#N62823106'>Description of the Notes</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-7
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<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#N62823107'>Material United States Federal Income Tax
    Consequences</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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<TD>&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-15
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#N62823108'>Underwriting</A>
</DIV>
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&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-20
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#N62823109'>Legal Matters</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    S-22
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&nbsp;
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<TD colspan="5" align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Prospectus</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#N62823110'>About This Prospectus</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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    1
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#N62823111'>Where You Can Find More Information</A>
</DIV>
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    1
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#N62823112'>The Company</A>
</DIV>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#N62823113'>Use of Proceeds</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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    2
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#N62823114'>Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges</A>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#N62823115'>Description of Debt Securities</A>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#N62823116'>Description of Capital Stock</A>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#N62823117'>Description of Warrants</A>
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<TD>&nbsp;
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#N62823118'>Description of Stock Purchase Contracts and Stock
    Purchase Units</A>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#N62823119'>Plan of Distribution</A>
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    <A HREF='#N62823120'>Experts</A>
</DIV>
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&nbsp;
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">ABOUT
    THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT</FONT></B>
</DIV>
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    This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus
    supplement, which contains the terms of this offering of notes.
    The second part is the prospectus dated March&#160;23, 2010,
    which is part of our Registration Statement on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;S-3</FONT>
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(No.&#160;333-165627).</FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    This prospectus supplement may add to, update or change the
    information in the accompanying prospectus. If information in
    this prospectus supplement is inconsistent with information in
    the accompanying prospectus, this prospectus supplement will
    apply and will supersede that information in the accompanying
    prospectus.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    It is important for you to read and consider all information
    contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus
    supplement and the accompanying prospectus in making your
    investment decision. You should also read and consider the
    information in the documents to which we have referred you in
    &#147;Where You Can Find More Information&#148; in the
    accompanying prospectus.
</DIV>

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    No person is authorized to give any information or to make any
    representations other than those contained or incorporated by
    reference in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying
    prospectus and, if given or made, such information or
    representations must not be relied upon as having been
    authorized. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying
    prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell or the
    solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the
    securities described in this prospectus supplement or an offer
    to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy such securities
    in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is
    unlawful. Neither the delivery of this prospectus supplement and
    the accompanying prospectus, nor any sale made hereunder, shall
    under any circumstances create any implication that there has
    been no change in our affairs since the date of this prospectus
    supplement, or that the information contained or incorporated by
    reference in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying
    prospectus is correct as of any time subsequent to the date of
    such information.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The distribution of this prospectus supplement and the
    accompanying prospectus and the offering of the notes in certain
    jurisdictions may be restricted by law. This prospectus
    supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not constitute an
    offer, or an invitation on our behalf or the underwriters or any
    of them, to subscribe to or purchase any of the notes, and may
    not be used for or in connection with an offer or solicitation
    by anyone, in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or
    solicitation is not authorized or to any person to whom it is
    unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation. See
    &#147;Underwriting.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    In this prospectus supplement, unless otherwise stated or the
    context otherwise requires, references to &#147;we,&#148;
    &#147;us,&#148; &#147;our&#148; and &#147;Company&#148; refer to
    Archer-Daniels-Midland Company and its consolidated
    subsidiaries. If we use a capitalized term in this prospectus
    supplement and do not define the term in this document, it is
    defined in the accompanying prospectus.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PROSPECTUS
    SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <I>This summary highlights selected information about us and
    this offering. It may not contain all of the information that is
    important to you in deciding whether to purchase notes. We
    encourage you to read the entire prospectus supplement, the
    accompanying prospectus and the documents that we have filed
    with the SEC that are incorporated by reference prior to
    deciding whether to purchase notes.</I>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Archer-Daniels-Midland
    Company</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Every day, the 29,000&#160;people of Archer Daniels Midland
    Company turn crops into renewable products that meet the demands
    of a growing world. At more than 240 processing plants, we
    convert corn, oilseeds, wheat and cocoa into products for food,
    animal feed, chemical and energy uses. We operate the
    world&#146;s premier crop origination and transportation
    network, connecting crops and markets in more than 60 countries.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We were incorporated in Delaware in 1923 as the successor to a
    business formed in 1902. Our executive offices are located at
    4666 Faries Parkway, Box 1470, Decatur, Illinois 62525. Our
    telephone number is
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(217)&#160;424-5200.</FONT>
    We maintain an Internet website at
    <U><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">http://www.adm.com.</FONT></U>
    Information contained on our website is not incorporated by
    reference into this prospectus, and you should not consider
    information contained on our website as part of this prospectus.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The
    Offering</FONT></B>
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    Issuer</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Archer-Daniels-Midland Company</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Securities Offered</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    $&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; aggregate principal amount of
    Floating Rate Notes due 2012</TD>
</TR>


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<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Maturity</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    The notes will mature
    on&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;,
    2012.</TD>
</TR>


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<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Interest</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Interest on the notes will accrue at a floating rate of three
    month LIBOR reset quarterly plus&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;%
    from February&#160;&#160;&#160;, 2011. Interest on the notes
    will be payable quarterly in arrears
    on&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;,&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;,&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;,
    and&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;,
    beginning
    on&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;,
    2011.</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Optional Redemption</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    The notes may not be redeemed prior to maturity.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -5%; margin-left: 5%">
    Repurchase at the Option of Holders Upon a Change of Control
    Triggering Event</DIV>
</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    If we experience a &#147;change of control triggering
    event&#148; (as defined below), we will be required to offer to
    purchase the notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of their
    principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. See
    &#147;Description of the Notes&#160;&#151; Change of Control
    Offer.&#148;</TD>
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    Ranking</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    The notes will be our senior unsecured obligations and will rank
    equal in right of payment to our other senior unsecured
    obligations from time to time outstanding.</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Use of Proceeds</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    The proceeds from this offering will be used for general
    corporate purposes, which may include meeting our working
    capital requirements; funding capital expenditures and possible
    acquisitions of, or investments in, businesses and assets; and
    repaying indebtedness originally incurred for general corporate
    purposes. See &#147;Use of Proceeds.&#148;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Further Issues</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    We may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of
    the holders of the notes, create and issue additional debt
    securities having the same terms (except for the issue date, the
    public offering price and, if applicable, the date from which
    interest accrues and the first interest payment date) and
    ranking equally and ratably with the notes offered hereby in all
    respects, as described under &#147;Description of the
    Notes&#160;&#151; General.&#148; Any additional debt securities
    having such similar terms, together with the notes offered
    hereby, will constitute a single series of securities under the
    indenture.</TD>
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    Denomination and Form</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    We will issue the notes in the form of one or more fully
    registered global notes registered in the name of the nominee of
    The Depository Trust&#160;Company, or DTC. Beneficial interests
    in the notes will be represented through book-entry accounts of
    financial institutions acting on behalf of beneficial owners as
    direct and indirect participants in DTC. Clearstream Banking,
    soci&#233;t&#233; anonyme and Euroclear Bank, S.A./ N.V., as
    operator of the Euroclear System, will hold interests on behalf
    of their participants through their respective U.S.
    depositaries, which in turn will hold such interests in accounts
    as participants of DTC. Except in the limited circumstances
    described in this prospectus supplement, owners of beneficial
    interests in the notes will not be entitled to have notes
    registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to
    receive notes in definitive form and will not be considered
    holders of notes under the indenture. The notes will be issued
    only in </TD>
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    denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in
    excess thereof.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">
    Risk Factors</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Investing in the notes involves risks. See &#147;Risk
    Factors&#148; for a description of certain risks you should
    particularly consider before investing in the notes.</TD>
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    Trustee</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    The Bank of New York Mellon</TD>
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    Governing Law</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    New York</TD>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">RISK
    FACTORS</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    You should carefully consider the following risk factors, the
    risk factors described in Item&#160;1A of our Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the year ended June&#160;30, 2010 as well as the other
    information included or incorporated by reference into this
    prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, before
    making an investment decision. The following is not intended as,
    and should not be construed as, an exhaustive list of relevant
    risk factors. There may be other risks that a prospective
    investor should consider that are relevant to its own particular
    circumstances or generally.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The
    notes are effectively subordinated to the existing and future
    liabilities of our subsidiaries.</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The notes are our senior unsecured obligations and will rank
    equal in right of payment to our other senior unsecured
    obligations from time to time outstanding. The notes are not
    secured by any of our assets. Any future claims of secured
    lenders with respect to assets securing their loans will be
    prior to any claim of the holders of the notes with respect to
    those assets.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Our subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities from
    us. Our subsidiaries have no obligation to pay any amounts due
    on the notes or to provide us with funds to meet our payment
    obligations on the notes, whether in the form of dividends,
    distributions, loans or other payments. In addition, any payment
    of dividends, loans or advances by our subsidiaries could be
    subject to statutory or contractual restrictions. Payments to us
    by our subsidiaries will also be contingent upon the
    subsidiaries&#146; earnings and business considerations. Our
    right to receive any assets of any of our subsidiaries upon
    their bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization, and therefore
    the right of the holders of the notes to participate in those
    assets, will be effectively subordinated to the claims of that
    subsidiary&#146;s creditors, including trade creditors. In
    addition, even if we are a creditor of any of our subsidiaries,
    our right as a creditor would be subordinate to any security
    interest in the assets of our subsidiaries and any indebtedness
    of our subsidiaries senior to that held by us.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The
    indenture does not restrict the amount of additional debt that
    we may incur.</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The notes and indenture under which the notes will be issued do
    not place any limitation on the amount of unsecured debt that
    may be incurred by us. Our incurrence of additional debt may
    have important consequences for you as a holder of the notes,
    including making it more difficult for us to satisfy our
    obligations with respect to the notes, a loss in the trading
    value of your notes, if any, and a risk that the credit rating
    of the notes is lowered or withdrawn.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    credit ratings may not reflect all risks of your investments in
    the notes.</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Our credit ratings are an assessment by rating agencies of our
    ability to pay our debts when due. Consequently, real or
    anticipated changes in our credit ratings will generally affect
    the market value of the notes. These credit ratings may not
    reflect the potential impact of risks relating to structure or
    marketing of the notes. Agency ratings are not a recommendation
    to buy, sell or hold any security, and may be revised or
    withdrawn at any time by the issuing organization. Each
    agency&#146;s rating should be evaluated independently of any
    other agency&#146;s rating.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">If an
    active trading market does not develop for the notes, you may be
    unable to sell your notes or to sell your notes at a price that
    you deem sufficient.</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The notes are new issues of securities for which there currently
    is no established trading market. We do not intend to list the
    notes on a national securities exchange. While the underwriters
    of the notes have advised us that they intend to make a market
    in the notes, the underwriters will not be obligated to do so
    and may stop their market-making at any time. No assurance can
    be given:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    that a market for the notes will develop or continue;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    as to the liquidity of any market that does develop;&#160;or
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    as to your ability to sell any notes you may own or the price at
    which you may be able to sell your notes.
</TD>
</TR>

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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We may
    not be able to repurchase the notes upon a change of
    control.</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Upon the occurrence of specific kinds of change of control
    events each holder of notes will have the right to require us to
    repurchase all or any part of such holder&#146;s notes at a
    price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and
    unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase. If we
    experience a change of control triggering event, there can be no
    assurance that we would have sufficient financial resources
    available to satisfy our obligations to repurchase the notes.
    Our failure to purchase the notes as required under the
    indenture governing the notes would result in a default under
    the indenture, which could have material adverse consequences
    for us and the holders of the notes. See &#147;Description of
    the Notes&#160;&#151; Change of Control Offer.&#148;
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">USE OF
    PROCEEDS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The net proceeds to us from the sale of the notes will be
    approximately $&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;billion
    (after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and our
    offering expenses). We intend to use the net proceeds from the
    sale of the notes for general corporate purposes, including:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    meeting our working capital requirements;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    funding capital expenditures and possible acquisitions of, or
    investments in, businesses and assets;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    repaying indebtedness originally incurred for general corporate
    purposes.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Pending the application of the net proceeds, we expect to invest
    the net proceeds in marketable securities or reduce our
    short-term indebtedness.
</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">RATIO OF
    EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Set forth below is our consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed
    charges for each of the periods presented.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<TD>
&nbsp;
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<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Six Months <BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="19" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended June&#160;30,</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Ended<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    <B>2006</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2010</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>December&#160;31, 2010</B>
</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;
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    Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5.23
</TD>
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    x
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6.54
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    x
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4.54
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    x
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4.84
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    x
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4.78
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    x
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5.61
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    x
</TD>
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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is calculated as follows:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(earnings)
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<CENTER style="font-size: 1pt; width: 26%; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></CENTER>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    (fixed charges)
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    For purposes of calculating the ratios, earnings consist of:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for
    noncontrolling interests in income from consolidated
    subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    fixed charges;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    amortization of capitalized interest;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    distributed income of equity investees;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    our share of pre-tax losses of equity investees for which
    charges arising from guarantees are included in fixed charges;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    minus capitalized interest;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    minus preference security dividend requirements of consolidated
    subsidiaries;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    minus the noncontrolling interest in pre-tax income of
    subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    For purposes of calculating the ratios, fixed charges consist of:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    interest expensed and capitalized;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related
    to indebtedness;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    an estimate of the interest portion of rental expense on
    operating leases;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    preference security dividend requirements of consolidated
    subsidiaries.
</TD>
</TR>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">DESCRIPTION
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    <I>The following description of the particular terms of the
    notes supplements the description of the general terms and
    provisions of the &#147;debt securities&#148; set forth in the
    accompanying prospectus, to which reference is made. References
    to &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us&#148; and &#147;our&#148; in this
    section are only to Archer-Daniels-Midland Company and not to
    its subsidiaries.</I>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">General</FONT></B>
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    The notes will be issued under an indenture dated as of
    September&#160;20, 2006, between us and The Bank of
    New&#160;York Mellon (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank,
    N.A.), as trustee.
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    The notes will be our senior unsecured obligations and will rank
    equal in right of payment to our other senior unsecured
    obligations from time to time outstanding. The notes will be
    effectively subordinated to all liabilities of our subsidiaries,
    including trade payables. Since we conduct many of our
    operations through our subsidiaries, our right to participate in
    any distribution of the assets of a subsidiary when it winds up
    its business is subject to the prior claims of the creditors of
    the subsidiary. This means that your right as a holder of our
    notes will also be subject to the prior claims of these
    creditors if a subsidiary liquidates or reorganizes or otherwise
    winds up its business. Unless we are considered a creditor of
    the subsidiary, your claims will be recognized behind these
    creditors.
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    The notes will initially be limited to
    $&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; in aggregate principal amount.
    The indenture does not limit the amount of notes, debentures or
    other evidences of indebtedness that we may issue under the
    indenture and provides that notes, debentures or other evidences
    of indebtedness may be issued from time to time in one or more
    series. We may from time to time, without giving notice to or
    seeking the consent of the holders of the notes, issue debt
    securities having the same terms (except for the issue date, the
    public offering price and, if applicable, the date from which
    interest accrues and the first interest payment date) and
    ranking equally and ratably with the notes offered hereby. Any
    additional debt securities having such similar terms, together
    with the notes offered hereby, will constitute a single series
    of securities under the indenture.
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    The notes will mature
    on&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;,
    2012. The notes will bear interest from
    February&#160;&#160;&#160;, 2011, at the floating rate of
    interest described below under &#147;Interest.&#148; Interest on
    the notes will be payable quarterly
    on&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;,&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;,&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;,
    and&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
    of each year,
    beginning&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;,
    2011, to the holders of record at the close of business on the
    15th&#160;calendar day immediately preceding such interest
    payment date (whether or not a business day).
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    The notes will be issued only in fully registered form without
    coupons and in denominations of $2,000 and integrated multiples
    of $1,000 in excess thereof.
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    Principal and interest will be payable, and the notes will be
    transferable or exchangeable, at the office or offices or agency
    maintained by us for these purposes. Payment of interest on the
    notes may be made at our option by check mailed to the
    registered holders.
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    No service charge will be made for any transfer or exchange of
    the notes, but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to
    cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection
    with a transfer or exchange.
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    The notes will be represented by one or more global securities
    registered in the name of a nominee of DTC. Except as described
    under &#147;Book-Entry Delivery and Settlement,&#148; the notes
    will not be issuable in certificated form.
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    As used in this prospectus supplement, a London business day
    means any day on which dealings in United States dollars are
    transacted in the London interbank market and a business day
    means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither
    a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are
    authorized or required by law or regulation to close in the City
    of New York.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Interest</FONT></B>
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    Interest on the notes will accrue from and including
    February&#160;&#160;&#160;, 2011, to but excluding the first
    interest payment date and then from and including the most
    recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or
    duly provided for to but excluding the next interest payment
    date or maturity date, as the case may be. We refer to
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    each of these periods as an &#147;interest period.&#148; The
    amount of accrued interest that we will pay for any interest
    period can be calculated by multiplying the face amount of the
    note by an accrued interest factor. This accrued interest factor
    is computed by adding the interest factor calculated for each
    day from February&#160;&#160;&#160;, 2011, or from the last date
    to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, to the
    date for which accrued interest is being calculated. The
    interest factor for each day is computed by dividing the
    interest rate applicable to that day by 360.
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    In the event that any interest payment date (other than the
    maturity date) and interest reset date would otherwise fall on a
    day that is not a business day, that interest payment date and
    interest reset date will be postponed to the next day that is a
    business day. If the postponement would cause the day to fall in
    the next calendar month, the interest payment date and interest
    reset date will be the immediately preceding business day. If an
    interest payment date that falls on the maturity date falls on a
    day that is not a business day, the payment will be made on the
    next business day (whether or not the postponement would cause
    the day to fall in the next calendar month) as if it were made
    on the date the payment was due, and no interest will accrue on
    the amount so payable for the period from and after the maturity
    date to the date the payment is made.
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    The interest rate on the notes will be calculated by the
    calculation agent appointed by us, initially The Bank of New
    York Mellon, and will be equal to LIBOR
    plus&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;%. The calculation agent will
    set the interest rate on February&#160;&#160;&#160;, 2011 and
    will reset the interest rate on each interest payment date
    thereafter, each of which we refer to as an &#147;interest reset
    date.&#148; The second London business day preceding an interest
    reset date will be the &#147;interest determination date&#148;
    for that interest reset date. The interest rate in effect on
    each day that is not an interest reset date will be the interest
    rate determined as of the interest determination date pertaining
    to the immediately preceding interest reset date. The interest
    rate in effect on any day that is an interest reset date will be
    the interest rate determined as of the interest determination
    date pertaining to that interest reset date.
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    &#147;LIBOR&#148; will be determined by the calculation agent in
    accordance with the following provisions:
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    (a)&#160;With respect to any interest determination date, LIBOR
    will be the rate for deposits in United States dollars having a
    maturity of the Index Maturity commencing on the first day of
    the applicable interest period that appears on Reuters Screen
    LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00&#160;a.m., London time, on that
    interest determination date. If no rate appears, LIBOR for that
    interest determination date will be determined in accordance
    with the provisions described in (b)&#160;below.
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    (b)&#160;With respect to an interest determination date on which
    no rate appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page, as specified in
    (a)&#160;above, the calculation agent will request the principal
    London offices of each of four major reference banks in the
    London interbank market, as selected by the calculation agent
    (after consultation with us), to provide the calculation agent
    with its offered quotation for deposits in United States dollars
    for the Index Maturity, commencing on the first day of the
    applicable interest period, to prime banks in the London
    interbank market at approximately 11:00&#160;a.m., London time,
    on that interest determination date and in a principal amount
    that is representative for a single transaction in United States
    dollars in that market at that time. If at least two quotations
    are provided, then LIBOR on that interest determination date
    will be the arithmetic mean of those quotations. If fewer than
    two quotations are provided, then LIBOR on the interest
    determination date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates
    quoted at approximately 11:00&#160;a.m., in the City of New
    York, on the interest determination date by three major banks in
    the City of New York selected by the calculation agent (after
    consultation with us) for loans in United States dollars to
    leading European banks, having the Index Maturity and in a
    principal amount that is representative for a single transaction
    in United States dollars in that market at that time. If,
    however, the banks so selected by the calculation agent are not
    providing quotations in the manner described by the previous
    sentence, LIBOR determined as of that interest determination
    date will be LIBOR in effect on that interest determination date.
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    &#147;Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page&#148; means the display
    designated as the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page, or such other
    screen as may replace the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page on the
    service or any successor service as may be nominated by the
    British Bankers&#146; Association for the purpose of displaying
    London interbank offered rates for United States dollar deposits.
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    The Index Maturity will be three months.
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    All percentages resulting from any calculation of the interest
    rate on the notes will be rounded to the nearest one
    hundred-thousandth of a percentage point with five one
    millionths of a percentage point rounded upwards (e.g.,
    9.876545% (or&#160;&#160;.09876545) would be rounded to 9.87655%
    (or .0987655)), and all dollar amounts used in or resulting from
    such calculation on the notes will be rounded to the nearest
    cent (with one-half cent being rounded upward). Each calculation
    of the interest rate on the notes by the calculation agent will
    (in the absence of manifest error) be final and binding on the
    noteholders and us.
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    So long as any of the notes remain outstanding, there will at
    all times be a calculation agent. If The Bank of New York Mellon
    is unable or unwilling to continue to act as the calculation
    agent or if it fails to calculate properly the interest rate on
    the notes for any interest period, we will appoint another
    leading commercial or investment bank to act as calculation
    agent in its place. The calculation agent may not resign its
    duties without a successor having been appointed.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Optional
    Redemption</FONT></B>
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    The notes may not be redeemed prior to maturity.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Sinking
    Fund</FONT></B>
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    The notes will not be entitled to any sinking fund.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Change of
    Control Offer</FONT></B>
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    If a change of control triggering event occurs, we will be
    required to make an offer (the &#147;change of control
    offer&#148;) to each holder of the notes to repurchase all or
    any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in
    excess thereof (provided, that the unrepurchased portion of a
    note must be a minimum principal amount of $2,000)) of that
    holder&#146;s notes on the terms set forth in the notes. In the
    change of control offer, we will be required to offer payment in
    cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of notes
    repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the
    notes repurchased to the date of repurchase (the &#147;change of
    control payment&#148;). Within 30&#160;days following any change
    of control triggering event or, at our option, prior to any
    change of control, but after public announcement of the
    transaction that constitutes or may constitute the change of
    control, a notice will be mailed to holders of the notes
    describing the transaction that constitutes or may constitute
    the change of control triggering event and offering to
    repurchase the notes on the date specified in the notice, which
    date will be no earlier than 30&#160;days and no later than
    60&#160;days from the date such notice is mailed (the
    &#147;change of control payment date&#148;). The notice will, if
    mailed prior to the date of consummation of the change of
    control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the
    change of control triggering event occurring on or prior to the
    change of control payment date.
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    On the change of control payment date, we will, to the extent
    lawful:
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    accept for payment all notes or portions of notes properly
    tendered pursuant to the change of control offer;
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    deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the change of
    control payment in respect of all notes or portions of notes
    properly tendered;&#160;and
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    deliver or cause to be delivered to the trustee the notes
    properly accepted together with an officers&#146; certificate
    stating the aggregate principal amount of notes or portions of
    notes being repurchased and that all conditions precedent
    provided for in the indenture to the change of control offer and
    to the repurchase by us of notes pursuant to the change of
    control offer have been complied with.
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    We will not be required to make a change of control offer upon
    the occurrence of a change of control triggering event if a
    third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and
    otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made
    by us and the third party repurchases all notes properly
    tendered and not withdrawn under its offer. In addition, we will
    not repurchase any notes if there has occurred and is continuing
    on the change of control payment date an event of default under
    the indenture, other than a default in the payment of the change
    of control payment upon a change of control triggering event.
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    We will comply with the requirements of
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rule&#160;14e-1</FONT>
    under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
    &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), and any other securities laws and
    regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and
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    regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of
    the notes as a result of a change of control triggering event.
    To the extent that the provisions of any such securities laws or
    regulations conflict with the change of control offer provisions
    of the notes, we will comply with those securities laws and
    regulations and will not be deemed to have breached our
    obligations under the change of control offer provisions of the
    notes by virtue of any such conflict.
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    For purposes of the change of control offer provisions of the
    notes, the following terms will be applicable:
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    <I>&#147;Change of control&#148; </I>means the occurrence of any
    of the following:
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    the consummation of any transaction (including, without
    limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is
    that any &#147;person&#148; (as that term is used in
    Section&#160;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than our
    company or one of our subsidiaries) becomes the beneficial owner
    (as defined in
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rules&#160;13d-3</FONT>
    and <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">13d-5</FONT>
    under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than
    50% of our voting stock or other voting stock into which our
    voting stock is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or
    changed, measured by voting power rather than number of shares;
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    the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other
    disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in
    one or more series of related transactions, of all or
    substantially all of our assets and the assets of our
    subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to one or more
    &#147;persons&#148; (as that term is defined in the indenture)
    (other than our company or one of our subsidiaries);&#160;or
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    the first day on which a majority of the members of our Board of
    Directors are not continuing directors.
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    Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed
    to involve a change of control under the first bullet above if
    (1)&#160;we become a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary
    of a holding company and (2)&#160;either (A)&#160;the direct or
    indirect holders of the voting stock of such holding company
    immediately following that transaction are substantially the
    same as the holders of our voting stock immediately prior to
    that transaction or (B)&#160;immediately following that
    transaction no &#147;person&#148; (as that term is used in
    Section&#160;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than a holding
    company satisfying the requirements of this sentence) is the
    beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of
    the voting stock of such holding company.
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    <I>&#147;Change of control triggering event&#148; </I>means the
    occurrence of both a change of control and a rating event.
</DIV>

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    <I>&#147;Continuing director&#148; </I>means, as of any date of
    determination, any member of our Board of Directors who
    (1)&#160;was a member of such Board of Directors on the date the
    notes were issued or (2)&#160;was nominated for election,
    elected or appointed to such Board of Directors with the
    approval of a majority of the continuing directors who were
    members of such Board of Directors at the time of such
    nomination, election or appointment (either by a specific vote
    or by approval of our proxy statement in which such member was
    named as a nominee for election as a director, without objection
    to such nomination).
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    <I>&#147;Fitch&#148; </I>means Fitch Ratings.
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    &#147;Investment grade rating&#148; means a rating equal to or
    higher than BBB- (or the equivalent) by Fitch, Baa3 (or the
    equivalent) by Moody&#146;s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by
    S&#038;P, and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from
    any additional rating agency or rating agencies selected by us.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <I>&#147;Moody&#146;s&#148; </I>means Moody&#146;s Investors
    Service Inc.
</DIV>

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    <I>&#147;Rating agencies&#148; </I>means (1)&#160;each of Fitch,
    Moody&#146;s and S&#038;P; and (2)&#160;if any of Fitch,
    Moody&#146;s or S&#038;P ceases to rate the notes or fails to
    make a rating of the notes publicly available for reasons
    outside of our control, a &#147;nationally recognized
    statistical rating organization&#148; within the meaning of
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rule&#160;15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F)</FONT>
    under the Exchange Act selected by us (as certified by a
    resolution of our Board of Directors) as a replacement agency
    for Fitch, Moody&#146;s or S&#038;P, or all of them, as the case
    may be.
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    <I>&#147;Rating event&#148; </I>means the rating on the notes is
    lowered by each of the rating agencies and the notes are rated
    below an investment grade rating by each of the rating agencies
    on any day within the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">60-day</FONT>
    period (which
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">60-day</FONT>
    period will be extended so long as the rating of the notes is
    under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade
    by any of the rating agencies) after the earlier of (1)&#160;the
    occurrence of a change of control and (2)&#160;public
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    notice of the occurrence of a change of control or our intention
    to effect a change of control; provided, however, that a rating
    event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in
    rating will not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a
    particular change of control (and thus will not be deemed a
    rating event for purposes of the definition of change of control
    triggering event) if the rating agencies making the reduction in
    rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not
    announce or publicly confirm or inform the trustee in writing at
    our request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in
    part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a
    result of, or in respect of, the applicable change of control
    (whether or not the applicable change of control has occurred at
    the time of the rating event). If any rating agency is not
    providing a rating of the notes on any day during the relevant
    period for any reason and we have not selected a replacement
    rating agency pursuant to the terms of the indenture, the rating
    of such rating agency shall be deemed to be below an investment
    grade rating on such day and such rating agency will be deemed
    to have lowered its rating of the notes during the relevant
    period.
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    <I>&#147;S&#038;P&#148; </I>means Standard&#160;&#038;
    Poor&#146;s Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill
    Companies, Inc.
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    <I>&#147;Voting stock&#148; </I>means, with respect to any
    specified &#147;person&#148; (as that term is used in
    Section&#160;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) as of any date, the
    capital stock of such person that is at the time entitled to
    vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such
    person.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Book-Entry
    Delivery and Settlement</FONT></B>
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Global
    Notes</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We will issue the notes in the form of one or more global notes
    in definitive, fully registered, book-entry form. The global
    notes will be deposited with or on behalf of DTC and registered
    in the name of Cede&#160;&#038; Co., as nominee of DTC.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">DTC,
    Clearstream and Euroclear</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Beneficial interests in the global notes will be represented
    through book-entry accounts of financial institutions acting on
    behalf of beneficial owners as direct and indirect participants
    in DTC. Investors may hold interests in the global notes through
    either DTC (in the United States), Clearstream Banking,
    soci&#233;t&#233; anonyme, which we refer to as Clearstream, or
    Euroclear Bank S.A./ N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System,
    which we refer to as Euroclear, in Europe, either directly if
    they are participants in such systems or indirectly through
    organizations that are participants in such systems. Clearstream
    and Euroclear will hold interests on behalf of their
    participants through customers&#146; securities accounts in
    Clearstream&#146;s and Euroclear&#146;s names on the books of
    their U.S.&#160;depositaries, which in turn will hold such
    interests in customers&#146; securities accounts in the
    U.S.&#160;depositaries&#146; names on the books of DTC.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    DTC has advised us that:
</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New
    York Banking Law, a &#147;banking organization&#148; within the
    meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal
    Reserve System, a &#147;clearing corporation&#148; within the
    meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a
    &#147;clearing agency&#148; registered under Section&#160;17A of
    the Exchange Act;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    DTC holds securities that its participants deposit with DTC and
    facilitates the settlement among participants of securities
    transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited
    securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in
    participants&#146; accounts, thereby eliminating the need for
    physical movement of securities certificates;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    direct participants include securities brokers and dealers,
    banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other
    organizations, some of whom,
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> their
    representatives, own DTC;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    DTC is owned by a number of its direct participants and by The
    New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the American Stock Exchange LLC
    and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    access to the DTC system is also available to others such as
    securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies that
    clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a direct
    participant, either directly or indirectly;&#160;and
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the rules applicable to DTC and its direct and indirect
    participants are on file with the SEC.
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    Clearstream has advised us that it is incorporated under the
    laws of Luxembourg as a professional depositary. Clearstream
    holds securities for its customers and facilitates the clearance
    and settlement of securities transactions between its customers
    through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of its
    customers, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of
    certificates. Clearstream provides to its customers, among other
    things, services for safekeeping, administration, clearance and
    settlement of internationally traded securities and securities
    lending and borrowing. Clearstream interfaces with domestic
    markets in several countries. As a professional depositary,
    Clearstream is subject to regulation by the Luxembourg
    Commission for the Supervision of the Financial Section.
    Clearstream customers are recognized financial institutions
    around the world, including underwriters, securities brokers and
    dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other
    organizations and may include the underwriters. Indirect access
    to Clearstream is also available to others, such as banks,
    brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or
    maintain a custodial relationship with a Clearstream customer
    either directly or indirectly.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Euroclear has advised us that it was created in 1968 to hold
    securities for participants of Euroclear and to clear and settle
    transactions between Euroclear participants through simultaneous
    electronic book-entry delivery against payment, thereby
    eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates and
    any risk from lack of simultaneous transfers of securities and
    cash. Euroclear provides various other services, including
    securities lending and borrowing and interfaces with domestic
    markets in several countries. Euroclear is operated by Euroclear
    Bank S.A./ N.V., which we refer to as the Euroclear Operator,
    under contract with Euroclear Clearance Systems S.C., a Belgian
    cooperative corporation, which we refer to as the Cooperative.
    All operations are conducted by the Euroclear Operator, and all
    Euroclear securities clearance accounts and Euroclear cash
    accounts are accounts with the Euroclear Operator, not the
    Cooperative. The Cooperative establishes policy for Euroclear on
    behalf of Euroclear participants. Euroclear participants include
    banks (including central banks), securities brokers and dealers,
    and other professional financial intermediaries and may include
    the underwriters. Indirect access to Euroclear is also available
    to other firms that clear through or maintain a custodial
    relationship with a Euroclear participant, either directly or
    indirectly.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We understand that the Euroclear Operator is licensed by the
    Belgian Banking and Finance Commission to carry out banking
    activities on a global basis. As a Belgian bank, it is regulated
    and examined by the Belgian Banking and Finance Commission.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We have provided the descriptions of the operations and
    procedures of DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear in this prospectus
    supplement solely as a matter of convenience. These operations
    and procedures are solely within the control of those
    organizations and are subject to change by them from time to
    time. None of us, the underwriters nor the trustee takes any
    responsibility for these operations or procedures, and you are
    urged to contact DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear or their
    participants directly to discuss these matters.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We expect that under procedures established by DTC:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    upon deposit of the global notes with DTC or its custodian, DTC
    will credit on its internal system the accounts of direct
    participants designated by the underwriters with portions of the
    principal amounts of the global notes;&#160;and
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    ownership of the notes will be shown on, and the transfer of
    ownership thereof will be effected only through, records
    maintained by DTC or its nominee, with respect to interests of
    direct participants, and the records of direct and indirect
    participants, with respect to interests of persons other than
    participants.
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    The laws of some jurisdictions may require that purchasers of
    securities take physical delivery of those securities in
    definitive form. Accordingly, the ability to transfer interests
    in the notes represented by a global note to those persons may
    be limited. In addition, because DTC can act only on behalf of
    its participants, who in turn act on behalf of persons who hold
    interests through participants, the ability of a person having
    an interest in notes
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    represented by a global note to pledge or transfer those
    interests to persons or entities that do not participate in
    DTC&#146;s system, or otherwise to take actions in respect of
    such interest, may be affected by the lack of a physical
    definitive security in respect of such interest.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner of a
    global note, DTC or that nominee will be considered the sole
    owner or holder of the notes represented by that global note for
    all purposes under the indenture and under the notes. Except as
    provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a global note
    will not be entitled to have notes represented by that global
    note registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled
    to receive physical delivery of certificated notes and will not
    be considered the owners or holders thereof under the indenture
    or under the notes for any purpose, including with respect to
    the giving of any direction, instruction or approval to the
    trustee. Accordingly, each holder owning a beneficial interest
    in a global note must rely on the procedures of DTC and, if that
    holder is not a direct or indirect participant, on the
    procedures of the participant through which that holder owns its
    interest, to exercise any rights of a holder of notes under the
    indenture or a global note.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Neither we nor the trustee will have any responsibility or
    liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments
    made on account of notes by DTC, Clearstream or Euroclear, or
    for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records of those
    organizations relating to the notes.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Payments on the notes represented by the global notes will be
    made to DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, as the
    registered owner thereof. We expect that DTC or its nominee,
    upon receipt of any payment on the notes represented by a global
    note, will credit participants&#146; accounts with payments in
    amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests
    in the global note as shown in the records of DTC or its
    nominee. We also expect that payments by participants to owners
    of beneficial interests in the global note held through such
    participants will be governed by standing instructions and
    customary practice as is now the case with securities held for
    the accounts of customers registered in the names of nominees
    for such customers. The participants will be responsible for
    those payments.
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    Distributions on the notes held beneficially through Clearstream
    will be credited to cash accounts of its customers in accordance
    with its rules and procedures, to the extent received by the
    U.S.&#160;depositary for Clearstream.
</DIV>

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    Securities clearance accounts and cash accounts with the
    Euroclear Operator are governed by the Terms and Conditions
    Governing Use of Euroclear and the related Operating Procedures
    of the Euroclear System, and applicable Belgian law
    (collectively, the &#147;Terms and Conditions&#148;). The Terms
    and Conditions govern transfers of securities and cash within
    Euroclear, withdrawals of securities and cash from Euroclear,
    and receipts of payments with respect to securities in
    Euroclear. All securities in Euroclear are held on a fungible
    basis without attribution of specific certificates to specific
    securities clearance accounts. The Euroclear Operator acts under
    the Terms and Conditions only on behalf of Euroclear
    participants and has no record of or relationship with persons
    holding through Euroclear participants.
</DIV>

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    Distributions on the notes held beneficially through Euroclear
    will be credited to the cash accounts of its participants in
    accordance with the Terms and Conditions, to the extent received
    by the U.S.&#160;depositary for Euroclear.
</DIV>

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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Clearance
    and Settlement Procedures</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Initial settlement for the notes will be made in immediately
    available funds. Secondary market trading between DTC
    participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with
    DTC rules and will be settled in immediately available funds.
    Secondary market trading between Clearstream customers
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    Euroclear participants will occur in the ordinary way in
    accordance with the applicable rules and operating procedures of
    Clearstream and Euroclear, as applicable, and will be settled
    using the procedures applicable to conventional eurobonds in
    immediately available funds.
</DIV>

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    Cross-market transfers between persons holding directly or
    indirectly through DTC, on the one hand, and directly or
    indirectly through Clearstream customers or Euroclear
    participants, on the other, will be effected through DTC in
    accordance with DTC rules on behalf of the relevant European
    international clearing system by its U.S.&#160;depositary;
    however, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of
    instructions to the relevant European international clearing
    system by the counterparty in such system in accordance with its
    rules and
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    procedures and within its established deadlines (European time).
    The relevant European international clearing system will, if the
    transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver
    instructions to the U.S.&#160;depositary to take action to
    effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving
    the notes in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance
    with normal procedures for
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">same-day</FONT>
    funds settlement applicable to DTC. Clearstream customers and
    Euroclear participants may not deliver instructions directly to
    their U.S.&#160;depositaries.
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    Because of time-zone differences, credits of the notes received
    in Clearstream or Euroclear as a result of a transaction with a
    DTC participant will be made during subsequent securities
    settlement processing and dated the business day following the
    DTC settlement date. Such credits or any transactions in the
    notes settled during such processing will be reported to the
    relevant Clearstream customers or Euroclear participants on such
    business day. Cash received in Clearstream or Euroclear as a
    result of sales of the notes by or through a Clearstream
    customer or a Euroclear participant to a DTC participant will be
    received with value on the DTC settlement date but will be
    available in the relevant Clearstream or Euroclear cash account
    only as of the business day following settlement in DTC.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Although DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear have agreed to the
    foregoing procedures to facilitate transfers of the notes among
    participants of DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear, they are under
    no obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures
    and such procedures may be changed or discontinued at any time.
</DIV>

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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Certificated
    Notes</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Individual certificates in respect of the notes will not be
    issued in exchange for the global notes, except in very limited
    circumstances. We will issue or cause to be issued certificated
    notes to each person that DTC identifies as the beneficial owner
    of the notes represented by a global note upon surrender by DTC
    of the global note if:
</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    DTC notifies us that it is no longer willing or able to act as a
    depositary for such global note or ceases to be a clearing
    agency registered under the Exchange Act, and we have not
    appointed a successor depositary within 90&#160;days of that
    notice or becoming aware that DTC is no longer so registered;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    an event of default has occurred and is continuing, and DTC
    requests the issuance of certificated notes;&#160;or
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    subject to DTC&#146;s procedures, we determine not to have the
    notes of such series represented by a global note.
</TD>
</TR>

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    Neither we nor the trustee will be liable for any delay by DTC,
    its nominee or any direct or indirect participant in identifying
    the beneficial owners of the notes. We and the trustee may
    conclusively rely on, and will be protected in relying on,
    instructions from DTC or its nominee for all purposes, including
    with respect to the registration and delivery, and the
    respective principal amounts, of the certificated notes to be
    issued.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Information
    Concerning the Trustee</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    The Bank of New York Mellon is the trustee under the indenture.
    From time to time, we maintain deposit accounts and conduct
    other banking transactions with the trustee in the ordinary
    course of business. The Bank of New York Mellon also serves as
    trustee for certain of our other senior unsecured debt
    obligations.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">MATERIAL
    UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES</FONT></B>
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The following discussion summarizes certain of the United States
    federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and
    disposition of the notes. This summary:
</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
    &#147;Code&#148;), United States Treasury regulations issued
    under the Code, judicial decisions and administrative
    pronouncements as of the date of this supplement, all of which
    are subject to different interpretation or to change. Any such
    change may be applied retroactively and may adversely affect the
    federal income tax consequences described in this prospectus
    supplement;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    addresses only tax consequences to investors that purchase the
    notes upon their original issuance for cash at their initial
    offering price, and hold the notes as capital assets within the
    meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (that is, for investment
    purposes);
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    does not discuss all of the tax consequences that may be
    relevant to particular investors in light of their particular
    circumstances (such as the application of the alternative
    minimum tax);
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    does not discuss all of the tax consequences that may be
    relevant to investors that are subject to special treatment
    under the United States federal income tax laws (such as
    insurance companies, financial institutions, tax-exempt
    organizations, retirement plans, regulated investment companies,
    dealers in securities or currencies, holders whose functional
    currency for tax purposes is not the United States dollar,
    persons holding the notes as part of a hedge, straddle,
    constructive sale, conversion or other integrated transaction,
    former United States citizens or long-term residents subject to
    taxation as expatriates under Section&#160;877 of the Code, or
    traders in securities that have elected to use a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">mark-to-market</FONT>
    method of accounting for their securities holdings);
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    does not discuss the effect of other United States federal tax
    laws (such as estate and gift tax laws) except to the limited
    extent specifically indicated below, and does not discuss any
    state, local or foreign tax laws;&#160;and
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    does not discuss the tax consequences to a person holding notes
    through a partnership (or other entity or arrangement classified
    as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes).
</TD>
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    We have not sought and will not seek a ruling from the Internal
    Revenue Service (the &#147;IRS&#148;) with respect to any
    matters discussed in this section, and we cannot assure you that
    the IRS will not take a different position concerning the tax
    consequences of the purchase, ownership or disposition of the
    notes, or that any such position would not be sustained.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    If a partnership (or other entity or arrangement classified as a
    partnership for United States federal income tax purposes) holds
    the notes, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership
    generally will depend on the status of the partner and the
    activities of the partnership. This supplement does not discuss
    rules applicable to partnerships. If you are a partnership or a
    partner in a partnership holding notes, you should consult your
    tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of the purchase,
    ownership or disposition of the notes.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <B>Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisors
    with regard to the application of the tax consequences discussed
    below to their particular situation and the application of any
    other United States federal as well as state or local or foreign
    tax laws and tax treaties, including gift and estate tax
    laws.</B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Certain
    United States Federal Income Tax Consequences to U.S.
    Holders</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    The following is a summary of certain United States federal
    income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and
    disposition of the notes by a holder that is a
    &#147;U.S.&#160;Holder.&#148; For purposes of this summary,
    &#147;U.S.&#160;Holder&#148; means a beneficial owner of a note
    or notes that is for United States federal income tax purposes:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States,
    including an alien individual who is a lawful permanent resident
    of the United States, who meets the &#147;substantial
    presence&#148; test under Section&#160;7701(b) of the Code, or
    who makes an election to be treated as a resident under certain
    circumstances;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for
    United States federal income tax purposes) created or organized
    in or under the laws of the United States (or any state thereof
    or the District of Columbia);
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    an estate whose net income is subject to United States federal
    income taxation regardless of its source;&#160;or
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a trust if (1)&#160;a court within the United States is able to
    exercise primary supervision over its administration and one or
    more United States persons (within the meaning of the Code) have
    the authority to control all of its substantial decisions, or
    (2)&#160;such trust was in existence on August&#160;20, 1996 and
    has a valid election in effect under applicable United States
    Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person.
</TD>
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    Under the &#147;substantial presence&#148; test referred to
    above, an individual may, subject to certain exceptions, be
    deemed to be a resident of the United States by reason of being
    present in the United States for at least 31&#160;days in the
    calendar year and for an aggregate of at least 183&#160;days
    during a three-year period ending in the current calendar year
    (counting for such purposes all of the days present in the
    current year, one-third of the days present in the immediately
    preceding year and one-sixth of the days present in the second
    preceding year).
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Treatment
    of Interest</FONT></I></B>
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    Stated interest on the notes will be taxable to a
    U.S.&#160;Holder as ordinary income as the interest is paid or
    accrues in accordance with the U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s method of
    tax accounting.
</DIV>

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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Treatment
    of Dispositions of Notes</FONT></I></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Upon the sale, exchange, retirement or other taxable disposition
    (collectively, a &#147;disposition&#148;) of a note, a
    U.S.&#160;Holder generally will recognize gain or loss equal to
    the difference between the amount received on such disposition
    (other than amounts received in respect of accrued and unpaid
    interest, which will generally be taxable to that
    U.S.&#160;Holder as ordinary interest income at that time if not
    previously included in the U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s income) and
    the U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s adjusted tax basis in the note. A
    U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s adjusted tax basis in a note will be, in
    general, the cost of the note to the U.S.&#160;Holder. Gain or
    loss realized on the sale, exchange or retirement of a note
    generally will be capital gain or loss, and will be long-term
    capital gain or loss if, at the time of such sale, exchange or
    retirement, the note has been held for more than one year.
    Otherwise, such gain or loss generally will be short-term
    capital gain or loss. Net long-term capital gain recognized by a
    non-corporate U.S.&#160;Holder generally is eligible for reduced
    rates of United States federal income taxation. The
    deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Additional
    Medicare Tax on Unearned Income</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    With respect to taxable years beginning after December&#160;31,
    2012, certain U.S.&#160;Holders, including individuals, estates
    and trusts, will be subject to an additional 3.8% Medicare tax
    (the &#147;additional Medicare tax&#148;) on unearned income.
    For individual U.S.&#160;Holders, the additional Medicare tax
    applies to the lesser of (i)&#160;&#147;net investment
    income,&#148; or (ii)&#160;the excess of &#147;modified adjusted
    gross income&#148; over $200,000 ($250,000 if married and filing
    jointly or $125,000 if married and filing separately). &#147;Net
    investment income&#148; generally equals the taxpayer&#146;s
    gross investment income reduced by the deductions that are
    allocable to such income. Investment income generally includes
    passive income such as interest, dividends, annuities,
    royalties, rents, and capital gains. U.S.&#160;Holders are urged
    to consult their own tax advisors regarding the implications of
    the additional Medicare tax resulting from an investment in the
    notes.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Certain
    United States Federal Tax Consequences to
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT>
    Holders</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The following is a summary of the United States federal income
    and estate tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and
    disposition of the notes by a holder that is a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">&#147;Non-U.S.&#160;Holder.&#148;</FONT>
    For purposes of this summary,
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">&#147;Non-U.S.&#160;Holder&#148;</FONT>
    means a beneficial owner of a note or notes, other than a
    partnership (or an entity or arrangement classified as a
    partnership for United States federal income tax purposes), who
    is not a U.S.&#160;Holder.
</DIV>

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    Special rules may apply to
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holders</FONT>
    that are subject to special treatment under the Code, including
    &#147;controlled foreign corporations&#148; and &#147;passive
    foreign investment companies.&#148; Such
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holders</FONT>
    should consult their own tax advisors to determine the United
    States federal, state, local and other tax consequences that may
    be relevant to them.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Treatment
    of Interest</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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    Subject to the discussion below concerning backup withholding, a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    will not be subject to United States federal income or
    withholding tax in respect of interest income on the notes if
    the interest income qualifies for the &#147;portfolio interest
    exception.&#148; Interest income will qualify for the
    &#147;portfolio interest exception&#148; if each of the
    following requirements is satisfied:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the interest is not effectively connected with the conduct of a
    trade or business in the United States;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 4pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    appropriately certifies its status as a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-United</FONT>
    States person (as described below);
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 4pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    does not actually or constructively own 10% or more of the total
    combined voting power of our stock entitled to vote;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    is not a &#147;controlled foreign corporation&#148; that is
    actually or constructively related to us through stock
    ownership;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    is not a bank which acquired the notes in consideration for an
    extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered
    into in the ordinary course of business.
</TD>
</TR>

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    The certification requirement referred to above generally will
    be satisfied if the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    provides us or our paying agent with a statement on IRS
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;W-8BEN</FONT>
    (or suitable substitute or successor form), together with all
    appropriate attachments, signed under penalties of perjury,
    identifying the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    and stating, among other things, that the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    is not a United States person (within the meaning of the Code).
    If the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    holds its notes through a financial institution or other agent
    acting on the holder&#146;s behalf, the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    will be required to provide appropriate documentation to that
    agent, and that agent will then be required to provide
    appropriate documentation to us or our paying agent (either
    directly or through other intermediaries). For payments made to
    foreign partnerships and certain other pass-through entities,
    the certification requirement will generally apply to the
    partners or other interest holders rather than the partnership
    or other pass-through entity. We may be required to report
    annually to the IRS and to each
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    the amount of interest paid to, and the tax withheld, if any,
    with respect to each
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder.</FONT>
    Prospective
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holders</FONT>
    should consult their tax advisors regarding this certification
    requirement, and alternative methods for satisfying the
    certification requirement.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    If the requirements of the &#147;portfolio interest
    exception&#148; are not satisfied with respect to a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder,</FONT>
    payments of interest to that
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    will be subject to a 30% United States withholding tax, unless
    another exemption or a reduced withholding rate applies. For
    example, an applicable income tax treaty may reduce or eliminate
    such tax, in which event a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    claiming the benefit of such treaty must provide the withholding
    agent with a properly executed IRS
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;W-8BEN</FONT>
    (or suitable substitute or successor form) claiming the benefit
    of the applicable tax treaty. Alternatively, an exemption
    applies to the 30% United States withholding tax if the interest
    is effectively connected with the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s</FONT>
    conduct of a trade or business in the United States and the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    provides an appropriate statement to that effect on a properly
    executed IRS
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;W-8ECI</FONT>
    (or suitable substitute or successor form). In the latter case,
    such
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    generally will be subject to United States federal income tax
    with respect to all income from the notes in the same manner as
    U.S.&#160;Holders, as described above, unless an applicable
    income tax treaty provides otherwise. In addition, such a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    that is a corporation may be subject to a branch profits tax
    with respect to any such United States trade or business income
    at a rate of 30% (or at a reduced rate under an applicable
    income tax treaty).
</DIV>

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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Treatment
    of Dispositions of Notes</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    Subject to the discussion below concerning backup withholding, a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    generally will not be subject to United States federal income
    tax or withholding tax on gain realized upon the disposition of
    a note unless:
</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    is an individual present in the United States for 183&#160;days
    or more in the taxable year of the disposition and certain other
    conditions are met;&#160;or
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the gain is effectively connected with the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s</FONT>
    conduct of a trade or business in the United&#160;States (and,
    if certain tax treaties apply, is attributable to a permanent
    establishment maintained by the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    within the United States).
</TD>
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    If the first exception applies, the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    generally will be subject to United States federal income tax at
    a rate of 30% (or at a reduced rate under an applicable income
    tax treaty) on the amount by which capital gains allocable to
    United States sources (including gains from the sale, exchange,
    retirement or other disposition of the notes) exceed capital
    losses allocable to United States sources. If the second
    exception applies, the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    generally will be subject to United States federal income tax
    with respect to such gain in the same manner as
    U.S.&#160;Holders, as described above, unless an applicable
    income tax treaty provides otherwise. Additionally,
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holders</FONT>
    that are corporations could be subject to a branch profits tax
    with respect to such gain at a rate of 30% (or at a reduced rate
    under an applicable income tax treaty).
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Treatment
    of Notes for United States Federal Estate Tax
    Purposes</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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    A note held, or beneficially held, by an individual who is
    neither a citizen nor a resident of the United States at the
    time of his or her death will not be includable in the
    individual&#146;s gross estate for United States federal estate
    tax purposes, provided that (1)&#160;the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    does not at the time of death actually or constructively own 10%
    or more of the combined voting power of all classes of our stock
    entitled to vote and (2)&#160;at the time of death, payments
    with respect to such note would not have been effectively
    connected with the conduct by such holder of a trade or business
    in the United States. In addition, under the terms of an
    applicable estate tax treaty, United States federal estate tax
    may not apply with respect to a note.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">United
    States Information Reporting Requirements and Backup
    Withholding</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">U.S.
    Holders</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We, or if a U.S.&#160;Holder holds notes through a broker or
    other securities intermediary, the intermediary, may be required
    to file information returns with respect to payments made to the
    U.S.&#160;Holder of interest, and, in some cases, disposition
    proceeds on the notes.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    In addition, U.S.&#160;Holders may be subject to backup
    withholding at a current rate of 28% on those payments if they
    do not provide their taxpayer identification numbers in the
    manner required, fail to certify that they are not subject to
    backup withholding, fail to properly report in full their
    dividend and interest income, or otherwise fail to comply with
    the applicable requirements of backup withholding rules. Backup
    withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under
    the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a credit against
    the U.S.&#160;Holder&#146;s United States federal income tax
    liability (or refund) provided the required information is
    timely furnished to the IRS. Prospective U.S.&#160;Holders
    should consult their tax advisors concerning the application of
    information reporting and backup withholding rules.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT>
    Holders</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    United States federal income tax rules concerning information
    reporting and backup withholding applicable to
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holders</FONT>
    are as follows:
</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Interest payments received by a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    will be automatically exempt from the usual backup withholding
    rules if such payments are subject to the 30% withholding tax on
    interest or if they are exempt from that tax by application of a
    tax treaty or the &#147;portfolio interest&#148; exception,
    where the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    satisfies the certification requirements described under
    &#147;&#151;&#160;Certain United States Federal Tax Consequences
    to
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holders&#160;&#151;</FONT>
    Treatment of Interest&#148; above. The exemption does not apply
    if the withholding agent or an intermediary knows or has reason
    to know that the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    should be subject to the usual information reporting or backup
    withholding rules. In addition, information reporting may still
    apply to payments of interest (on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;1042-S)</FONT>
    even if certification is provided and the interest is exempt
    from the 30% withholding tax;&#160;and
</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Sale proceeds received by a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    on a sale of notes through a broker may be subject to
    information reporting
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    backup withholding if the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    is not eligible for an exemption or does not provide the
    certification described under &#147;&#151; Certain United States
    Federal Tax Consequences to
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holders&#160;&#151;</FONT>
    Treatment of Interest&#148; above. In particular, information
    reporting and backup withholding may apply if the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    uses the United States office of a broker, and information
    reporting (but generally not backup withholding) may apply if a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    uses the foreign office of a broker that has certain connections
    to the United States.
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    Prospective
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holders</FONT>
    should consult their tax advisors concerning the application of
    information reporting and backup withholding rules.
</DIV>

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    THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL TAX DISCUSSION SET FORTH ABOVE IS
    INCLUDED FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY, IS NOT TAX ADVICE AND MAY
    NOT BE APPLICABLE DEPENDING UPON A HOLDER&#146;S PARTICULAR
    SITUATION. HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS REGARDING
    THE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND
    DISPOSITION OF THE NOTES, INCLUDING THE TAX CONSEQUENCES UNDER
    UNITED STATES FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, FOREIGN AND OTHER TAX LAWS
    (AND ANY PROPOSED CHANGES IN APPLICABLE LAW).
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">UNDERWRITING</FONT></B>
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., and HSBC
    Securities (USA) Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers
    of the offering and as representatives of the underwriters named
    below. Subject to the terms and conditions stated in the
    underwriting agreement dated the date of this prospectus
    supplement, each underwriter named below has severally agreed to
    purchase, and we have agreed to sell to that underwriter, the
    principal amount of notes set forth opposite the
    underwriter&#146;s name.
</DIV>

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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    <B>Principal<BR>
    </B>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    <B>Amount of <BR>
    </B>
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    <B>Notes</B>
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&nbsp;
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    Barclays Capital Inc.&#160;
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&nbsp;
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    $
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    &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
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&nbsp;
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    Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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    HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
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&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    Total
</DIV>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the
    underwriters to purchase the notes included in this offering are
    subject to approval of legal matters by counsel and to other
    conditions. The underwriters are obligated to purchase all the
    notes if they purchase any of the notes.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The underwriters propose to offer the notes directly to the
    public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page
    of this prospectus supplement and may offer the notes to dealers
    at the public offering price less a concession not to
    exceed&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;% of the principal amount of
    the notes. The underwriters may allow, and dealers may reallow a
    concession not to exceed&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;% of the
    principal amount of the notes on sales to other dealers. After
    the initial offering of the notes to the public, the
    representatives may change the public offering price and
    concessions.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The notes are a new issue of securities with no established
    trading market. We have been advised by the underwriters that
    the underwriters intend to make a market in the notes but are
    not obligated to do so and may discontinue market making at any
    time without notice. No assurance can be given as to the
    liquidity of the trading market for the notes.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase
    and sell notes in the open market. These transactions may
    include short sales, stabilizing transactions and purchases to
    cover positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the
    sale by the underwriters of a greater number of notes than they
    are required to purchase in the offering. Stabilizing
    transactions consist of certain bids or purchases made for the
    purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price
    of the notes while the offering is in progress.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The underwriters also may impose a penalty bid. This occurs when
    a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of
    the underwriting discount received by it because the
    representatives have repurchased notes sold by or for the
    account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short covering
    transactions.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    These activities by the underwriters, as well as other purchases
    by the underwriters for their own accounts, may stabilize,
    maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the notes. As a
    result, the price of the notes may be higher than the price that
    otherwise might exist in the open market. If these activities
    are commenced, they may be discontinued by the underwriters at
    any time. These transactions may be effected in the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">over-the-counter</FONT>
    market or otherwise.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We estimate that our total expenses for this offering will be
    $&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The underwriters and their respective affiliates are full
    service financial institutions engaged in various activities,
    which may include securities trading, commercial and investment
    banking, financial advisory, investment management, investment
    research, principal investment, hedging, financing and brokerage
    activities. Some of the underwriters and their affiliates have
    engaged in, and may in the future engage in, investment banking
    and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business
    with us. They have received customary fees and commissions for
    these transactions.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    In addition, in the ordinary course of their business
    activities, the underwriters and their affiliates may make or
    hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and
    equity securities (or related derivative securities) and
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    financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own
    account and for the accounts of their customers. Such
    investments and securities activities may involve securities
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    instruments of ours or our affiliates. The underwriters and
    their affiliates may also make investment recommendations
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    publish or express independent research views in respect of such
    securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend
    to clients that they acquire, long
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> short
    positions in such securities and instruments.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain
    liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of
    1933, or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be
    required to make because of any of those liabilities.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Selling
    Restrictions</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">European
    Economic Area</FONT></I></B>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area
    which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a
    &#147;Relevant Member State&#148;), each underwriter has
    represented and agreed that with effect from and including the
    date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that
    Relevant Member State (the &#147;Relevant Implementation
    Date&#148;), it has not made and will not make an offer of notes
    which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this
    prospectus supplement to the public in that Relevant Member
    State other than:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    <TD align="left">
    to any legal entity which is a qualified investors as defined in
    the Prospectus Directive;
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    <TD align="left">
    to fewer than 100 or, if the Relevant Member State has
    implemented the relevant provision of the 2010 PD Amending
    Directive, 150, natural or legal persons (other than qualified
    investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive), as permitted
    under the Prospectus Directive, subject to obtaining the prior
    consent of the representatives for any such offer;&#160;or
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    in any other circumstances falling within Article&#160;3(2) of
    the Prospectus Directive.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    For purposes of this provision, the expression &#147;an offer of
    notes to the public&#148; in relation to any notes in any
    Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by
    any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer
    and the notes to be offered so as to enable you to decide to
    purchase or subscribe for the notes, as the same may be varied
    in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus
    Directive in that Member State, the expression &#147;Prospectus
    Directive&#148; means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments
    thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent
    implemented in the Relevant Member State) and includes any
    relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and
    the expression &#147;2010 PD Amending Directive&#148; means
    Directive 2010/73/EU.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">United
    Kingdom</FONT></I></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Each underwriter has represented and agreed that:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    <TD align="left">
    it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will
    only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or
    inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning
    of Section&#160;21 (financial promotion) of the Financial
    Service and Markets Act 2000 (the &#147;FSMA&#148;)) received by
    it in connection with the issue or sale of the notes in
    circumstances in which section&#160;21(1) of the FSMA does not
    apply to us;&#160;and
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    <TD align="left">
    it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions
    of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to
    the notes in, from, or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Hong
    Kong</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The notes may not be offered or sold by means of any document
    other than (1)&#160;in circumstances which do not constitute an
    offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies
    Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong); (2)&#160;to
    &#147;professional investors&#148; within the meaning of the
    Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, Laws of Hong Kong)
    and any rules made thereunder; or (3)&#160;in other
    circumstances which do not result in the document being a
    &#147;prospectus&#148; within the meaning of the Companies
    Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), and no
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    advertisement, invitation or document relating to the notes may
    be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the
    purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or
    elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are
    likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong
    (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other
    than with respect to notes which are or are intended to be
    disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to
    &#147;professional investors&#148; within the meaning of the
    Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong)
    and any rules made thereunder.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Japan</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The notes have not been and will not be registered under the
    Securities and Exchange Law of Japan (the &#147;Securities and
    Exchange Law&#148;) and each underwriter has agreed that it will
    not offer or sell any securities, directly or indirectly, in
    Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which
    term as used herein means any person resident in Japan,
    including any corporation or other entity organized under the
    laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly
    or indirectly, in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except
    pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of,
    and otherwise in compliance with, the Securities and Exchange
    Law and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial
    guidelines of Japan.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Singapore</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have
    not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority
    of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus supplement and the
    accompanying prospectus and any other document or material in
    connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for
    subscription or purchase, of the notes may not be circulated or
    distributed, nor may the notes be offered or sold, or be made
    the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase,
    whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other
    than (1)&#160;to an institutional investor under
    Section&#160;274 of the Securities and Futures Act,
    Chapter&#160;289 of Singapore (the &#147;SFA&#148;); (2)&#160;to
    a relevant person, or any person pursuant to
    Section&#160;275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions,
    specified in Section&#160;275 of the SFA; or (3)&#160;otherwise
    pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other
    applicable provision of the SFA.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Where the notes are subscribed or purchased under
    Section&#160;275 by a relevant person which is: (1)&#160;a
    corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole
    business of which is to hold investments and the entire share
    capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of
    whom is an accredited investor, or (2)&#160;a trust (where the
    trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to
    hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor,
    shares, debentures and units of shares and notes of that
    corporation or the beneficiaries&#146; rights and interest in
    that trust shall not be transferable for 6&#160;months after
    that corporation or that trust has acquired the notes under
    Section&#160;275 except: (A)&#160;to an institutional investor
    under Section&#160;274 of the SFA or to a relevant person, or
    any person pursuant to Section&#160;275(1A), and in accordance
    with the conditions, specified in Section&#160;275 of the SFA;
    (B)&#160;where no consideration is given for the transfer; or
    (C)&#160;by operation of law.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">LEGAL
    MATTERS</FONT></B>
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    The validity of the notes will be passed upon for us by
    Faegre&#160;&#038; Benson LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Certain
    legal matters relating to the offering will be passed upon for
    the underwriters by Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, Illinois.
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    <B><U>PROSPECTUS</U></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 24pt">Archer-Daniels-Midland
    Company</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt">Debt Securities and Warrants to
    Purchase Debt Securities</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt">Common Stock and Warrants to
    Purchase Common Stock</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt">Stock Purchase Contracts and
    Stock Purchase Units</FONT></B>
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    We will provide the specific terms of these securities in
    supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus
    and the applicable supplement carefully before you invest.
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    Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under
    the symbol &#147;ADM.&#148;
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    <B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
    securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
    securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or
    complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
    offense.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The date of this Prospectus is March&#160;23, 2010.
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    <B>DESCRIPTION OF STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND STOCK PURCHASE
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we
    filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission using a
    &#147;shelf&#146; registration process. Under this shelf
    process, we may sell debt securities, warrants to purchase debt
    securities, common stock, warrants to purchase common stock,
    stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units in one or more
    offerings. We may sell these securities either separately or in
    units.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    This prospectus provides you with a general description of the
    securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will
    provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific
    information about the terms of that offering. That prospectus
    supplement may also add, update or change information contained
    in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the
    applicable prospectus supplement together with the additional
    information described under the heading &#147;Where You Can Find
    More Information.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The registration statement that contains this prospectus,
    including the exhibits to the registration statement, contains
    additional information about us and the securities offered under
    this prospectus. That registration statement can be read at the
    Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, web site or at the
    SEC offices mentioned under the heading &#147;Where You Can Find
    More Information.&#148;
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">WHERE YOU
    CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements
    and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are
    available to the public over the Internet at the SEC&#146;s web
    site at
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">http://www.sec.gov.</FONT>
    You may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC at
    its public reference room at 100&#160;F&#160;Street, N.E.,
    Washington,&#160;D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">1-800-SEC-0330</FONT>
    for further information on the operation of the public reference
    room. Our SEC filings are also available at the offices of the
    New York Stock Exchange. For further information on obtaining
    copies of our public filings at the New York Stock Exchange, you
    should call
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(212)&#160;656-5060.</FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We &#147;incorporate by reference&#148; into this prospectus the
    information we file with the SEC, which means that we can
    disclose important information to you by referring you to those
    documents. The information incorporated by reference is an
    important part of this prospectus. Some information contained in
    this prospectus updates the information incorporated by
    reference, and information that we file subsequently with the
    SEC will automatically update this prospectus. In other words,
    in the case of a conflict or inconsistency between information
    set forth in this prospectus and information incorporated by
    reference into this prospectus, you should rely on the
    information contained in the document that was filed later. We
    incorporate by reference our Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the year ended June&#160;30, 2009 (which incorporates by
    reference certain portions of our definitive Notice and Proxy
    Statement for our Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on
    November&#160;5, 2009); our Quarterly Reports on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-Q</FONT>
    for the quarters ended September&#160;30, 2009 and
    December&#160;31, 2009; our Current Reports on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;8-K</FONT>
    filed on February&#160;11, 2010, February&#160;23, 2010,
    March&#160;15, 2010, and March&#160;22, 2010; and any filings we
    make with the SEC under Sections&#160;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
    of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 after the initial filing
    of the registration statement that contains this prospectus and
    prior to the time that we sell all the securities offered by
    this prospectus. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless
    specifically stated otherwise, none of the information that we
    disclose under Items&#160;2.02 and 7.01 of any Current Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;8-K</FONT>
    that we may from time to time furnish to the SEC will be
    incorporated by reference into, or otherwise included in, this
    prospectus.
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    You may request a copy of these filings, other than an exhibit
    to a filing unless that exhibit is specifically incorporated by
    reference into that filing, at no cost, by writing to or
    telephoning us at the following address:
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    Secretary
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    Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    4666 Faries Parkway, Box 1470
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    Decatur, Illinois 62525
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    Phone:
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(217)&#160;424-5200</FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    You should rely only on the information incorporated by
    reference or presented in this prospectus or the applicable
    prospectus supplement. Neither we, nor any underwriters or
    agents, have authorized anyone else to provide you with
    different information. We may only use this prospectus to sell
    securities if it is accompanied by a
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    prospectus supplement. We are only offering these securities in
    states where the offer is permitted. You should not assume that
    the information in this prospectus or the applicable prospectus
    supplement is accurate as of any date other than the dates on
    the front of those documents.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">THE
    COMPANY</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Every day, the 28,000&#160;people of Archer Daniels Midland
    Company turn crops into renewable products that meet the demands
    of a growing world. At more than 230 processing plants, we
    convert corn, oilseeds, wheat and cocoa into products for food,
    animal feed, chemical and energy uses. We operate the
    world&#146;s premier crop origination and transportation
    network, connecting crops and markets in more than 60 countries.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We were incorporated in Delaware in 1923 as the successor to a
    business formed in 1902. Our executive offices are located at
    4666 Faries Parkway, Box 1470, Decatur, Illinois 62525. Our
    telephone number is
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(217)&#160;424-5200.</FONT>
    We maintain an Internet web site at www.adm.com.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    When we refer to &#147;our company,&#148; &#147;we,&#148;
    &#147;our&#148; and &#147;us&#148; in this prospectus under the
    headings &#147;The Company,&#148; &#147;Use of Proceeds&#148;
    and &#147;Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges,&#148; we mean
    Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, its subsidiaries and their
    predecessors unless the context indicates otherwise. When such
    terms are used elsewhere in this prospectus, we refer only to
    Archer-Daniels-Midland Company unless the context indicates
    otherwise.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">USE OF
    PROCEEDS</FONT></B>
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    Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise,
    the net proceeds from the sale of the offered securities will be
    added to our general funds and will be available for general
    corporate purposes, including:
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    meeting our working capital requirements;
</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    funding capital expenditures and possible acquisitions of, or
    investments in, businesses and assets;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    repaying indebtedness originally incurred for general corporate
    purposes.
</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Until we use the net proceeds, we will invest them in short-term
    or long-term marketable securities or use them to repay
    short-term borrowings.
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">RATIO OF
    EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Set forth below is our consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed
    charges for each of the periods presented.
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    <B>Six Months<BR>
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    <B>Fiscal Year Ended June&#160;30,</B>
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&nbsp;
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    <B>December&#160;31,<BR>
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    <B>2006</B>
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    <B>2007</B>
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&nbsp;
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    <B>2008</B>
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&nbsp;
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    <B>2009</B>
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    <B>2009</B>
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&nbsp;
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    5.23
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    x
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    6.54
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    x
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    4.54
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    x
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&nbsp;
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    4.84
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    x
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&nbsp;
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    5.18x
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is calculated as follows:
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    (earnings)
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    (fixed charges)
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    For purposes of calculating the ratios, earnings consist of:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

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    <TD width="4%"></TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for
    noncontrolling interests in income from consolidated
    subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    fixed charges;
</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    amortization of capitalized interest;
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</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    distributed income of equity investees;&#160;and
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</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    our share of pre-tax losses of equity investees for which
    charges arising from guarantees are included in fixed charges;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    minus capitalized interest;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    minus preference security dividend requirements of consolidated
    subsidiaries;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    minus the noncontrolling interest in pre-tax income of
    subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges.
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    For purposes of calculating the ratios, fixed charges consist of:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

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    <TD width="4%"></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    interest expensed and capitalized;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related
    to indebtedness;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    an estimate of the interest portion of rental expense on
    operating leases;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    preference security dividend requirements of consolidated
    subsidiaries.
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">DESCRIPTION
    OF DEBT SECURITIES</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    This section describes the general terms and provisions of our
    debt securities. The prospectus supplement will describe the
    specific terms of the debt securities offered through that
    prospectus supplement and any general terms outlined in this
    section that will not apply to those debt securities.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The debt securities will be issued under an indenture dated as
    of September&#160;20, 2006 between us and The Bank of New York
    Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as trustee. We
    have summarized certain terms and provisions of the indenture in
    this section. We have also filed the indenture as an exhibit to
    the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a
    part. You should read the indenture for additional information
    before you buy any debt securities.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Because this section is a summary, it does not describe every
    aspect of the debt securities. This summary is subject to, and
    qualified in its entirety by reference to, all the provisions of
    the indenture, including definitions of certain terms used in
    the indenture. For example, in this section we use capitalized
    words to signify terms that have been specifically defined in
    the indenture. Some of the definitions are repeated herein, but
    for the rest you will need to read the indenture. We also
    include references in parentheses to certain sections of the
    indenture so that you can more easily locate these provisions.
    Whenever we refer to particular sections or defined terms of the
    indenture in this prospectus or in the applicable prospectus
    supplement, such sections or defined terms are incorporated by
    reference herein or in the prospectus supplement.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">General</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The debt securities will be our unsecured and unsubordinated
    obligations ranking on parity with all of our other unsecured
    and unsubordinated indebtedness.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The indenture does not limit the amount of debt securities that
    we may issue and provides that we may issue debt securities from
    time to time in one or more series. <I>(Section&#160;301)</I>.
    Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus
    supplement, we may, without the consent of the holders of a
    series of debt securities, issue additional debt securities of
    that series having the same ranking and the same interest rate,
    maturity date and other terms (except for the price to public
    and issue date) as such debt securities. Any such additional
    debt securities, together with the initial debt securities, will
    constitute a single series of debt securities under the
    applicable indenture. No additional debt securities of a series
    may be issued if an event of default under the applicable
    indenture has occurred and is continuing with respect to that
    series of debt securities.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    A prospectus supplement relating to a series of debt securities
    being offered will include specific terms relating to the
    offering. <I>(Section&#160;301)</I>. These terms will include
    some or all of the following:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the title of the debt securities of the series;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    any limit on the total principal amount of the debt securities
    of that series;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    whether the debt securities will be issuable as registered
    securities, bearer securities or both;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    whether any of the debt securities are to be issuable initially
    in temporary global form;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    whether any of the debt securities are to be issuable in
    permanent global form;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the person to whom interest on the debt securities is payable,
    if such person is not the person in whose name the debt
    securities are registered;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the date or dates on which the debt securities will mature and
    our ability to extend such date or dates;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    if the debt securities bear interest:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="6%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="92%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the interest rate or rates on the debt securities or the formula
    by which the interest rate or rates shall be determined;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the date or dates from which any interest will accrue;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    any circumstances under which we may defer interest payments;
</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="6%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="92%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the record and interest payment dates for debt securities that
    are registered securities;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the extent to which, or the manner in which, any interest
    payable on a global security will be paid if other than in the
    manner described below under &#147;Global
    Securities&#148;;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    whether the interest rate or interest rate formula can be reset
    and, if so, the date or dates on which the interest rate or
    interest rate formula can be reset;
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the place or places where:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="6%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="92%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    we can make payments on the debt securities;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the debt securities can be presented for registration of
    transfer or exchange;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    notice and demands can be given to us relating to the debt
    securities and under the indenture;
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the date, if any, after which and the price or prices (and other
    applicable terms and provisions) at which we may redeem the
    offered debt securities pursuant to any optional or mandatory
    redemption provisions that would permit or require us or the
    holders of the debt securities to redeem the debt securities
    prior to their final maturity;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    any sinking fund or analogous provisions that would obligate us
    to redeem the debt securities, in whole or in part, before their
    final maturity;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the denominations in which any debt securities which are
    registered debt securities will be issuable, if other than
    denominations of $1,000 or multiples of $1,000;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the denominations in which any debt securities which are bearer
    securities will be issuable, if other than denominations of
    $5,000;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the currency or currencies of payment on the debt securities;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    any index used to determine the amount of payments on the debt
    securities;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the portion of the principal payable upon acceleration of the
    debt securities following an event of default, if such portion
    is other than the principal amount of the debt securities;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    any events of default which will apply to the debt securities in
    addition to those contained in the indenture;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    any additional covenants applicable to the debt securities and
    whether certain covenants can be waived;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    whether the provisions described below under the heading
    &#147;Defeasance&#148; apply to the debt securities;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    any other terms and provisions of the debt securities not
    inconsistent with the terms and provisions of the indenture.
    <I>(Section&#160;301)</I>.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    If the purchase price of any of the debt securities is
    denominated in a foreign currency or currencies, or if the
    principal of and any premium and interest on any series of debt
    securities is payable in a foreign currency or currencies, then
    the restrictions, elections, general tax considerations,
    specific terms and other information with respect to such issue
    of debt securities and such foreign currency or currencies will
    be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    When we use the term &#147;holder&#148; in this prospectus with
    respect to a registered debt security, we mean the person in
    whose name such debt security is registered in the security
    register. <I>(Section&#160;101)</I>.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Denominations,
    Registration and Transfer</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We may issue the debt securities as registered securities,
    bearer securities or both. We may issue debt securities in the
    form of one or more global securities, as described below under
    &#147;Global Securities.&#148; Unless we state otherwise in the
    applicable prospectus supplement, registered securities
    denominated in U.S.&#160;dollars will be issued only in
    denominations of $1,000 and multiples of $1,000. Bearer
    securities denominated in U.S.&#160;dollars will be issued only
    in denominations of $5,000 with coupons attached. A global
    security will be issued in a denomination equal to the total
    principal amount of outstanding debt securities represented by
    that global security. The prospectus
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    supplement relating to debt securities denominated in a foreign
    currency will specify the denominations of the debt securities.
    <I>(Sections&#160;201, 203, 301 and 302)</I>.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    You may exchange any debt securities of a series for other debt
    securities of that series if the other debt securities are
    denominated in authorized denominations and have the same
    aggregate principal amount and the same terms as the debt
    securities that were surrendered for exchange. In addition, if
    debt securities of any series are issuable as both registered
    securities and as bearer securities, you may, subject to the
    terms of the indenture, exchange bearer securities (with all
    unmatured coupons, except as provided below, and all matured
    coupons in default attached) of the series for registered
    securities of the same series of any authorized denominations
    and that have the same aggregate principal amount and the same
    terms as the debt securities that were surrendered for exchange.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Unless we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus
    supplement, any bearer security surrendered in exchange for a
    registered security between a record date and the relevant date
    for payment of interest must be surrendered without the coupon
    relating to such date for payment of interest attached. Interest
    will not be payable on the registered security on the relevant
    date for payment of interest issued in exchange for the bearer
    security, but will be payable only to the holder of such coupon
    when due in accordance with the terms of the indenture.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Unless we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus
    supplement, bearer securities will not be issued in exchange for
    registered securities. <I>(Section&#160;305)</I>.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Registered securities may be presented for registration of
    transfer, duly endorsed or accompanied by a satisfactory written
    instrument of transfer, at the office or agency maintained by us
    for that purpose in a place of payment. There will be no service
    charge for any registration of transfer or exchange of the debt
    securities, but we may require you to pay any tax or other
    governmental charge payable in connection with a transfer or
    exchange of the debt securities. <I>(Section&#160;305)</I>. If
    the applicable prospectus supplement refers to any office or
    agency, in addition to the security registrar, initially
    designated by us where you can surrender the debt securities for
    registration of transfer or exchange, we may at any time rescind
    the designation of any such office or agency or approve a change
    in the location. If debt securities of a series are issuable
    only as registered securities, we will be required to maintain a
    transfer agent in each place of payment for such series. If debt
    securities of a series are issuable as bearer securities, we
    will be required to maintain, in addition to the security
    registrar, a transfer agent in a place of payment for such
    series located outside the United States. We may at any time
    designate additional transfer agents with respect to any series
    of debt securities. <I>(Section&#160;1002)</I>.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We shall not be required to:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    issue, register the transfer of or exchange debt securities of
    any series during a period beginning at the opening of business
    15&#160;days before the day of the mailing of a notice of
    redemption of debt securities selected to be redeemed and ending
    at the close of business on:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

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    <TD width="6%"></TD>
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    <TD width="92%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    <B>&#149;&#160;</B>
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the day of mailing of the relevant notice of redemption, if debt
    securities of the series are issuable only as registered
    securities,&#160;or
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    <B>&#149;&#160;</B>
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the day of the first publication of the relevant notice of
    redemption, if debt securities of the series are issuable as
    bearer securities,&#160;or
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    <B>&#149;&#160;</B>
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the mailing of the relevant notice of redemption, if debt
    securities of that series are also issuable as registered
    securities and there is no publication;
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

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    <TD width="4%"></TD>
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    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    register the transfer of or exchange any registered security
    called for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any
    registered security being redeemed in part;&#160;or
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    exchange any bearer security called for redemption, except to
    exchange the bearer security for a registered security of that
    series and like tenor which is immediately surrendered for
    redemption. <I>(Section&#160;305)</I>.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Original
    Issue Discount Securities</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Debt securities may be issued as original issue discount
    securities and sold at a discount below their stated principal
    amount. If a debt security is an original issue discount
    security, an amount less than the principal amount
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    of the debt security will be due and payable upon a declaration
    of acceleration of the maturity of the debt security under the
    applicable indenture. <I>(Sections&#160;101 and 502)</I>. The
    applicable prospectus supplement will describe the federal
    income tax consequences and other special factors you should
    consider before purchasing any original issue discount
    securities.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Payments
    and Paying Agents</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Unless we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus
    supplement, payment of principal and any premium and interest on
    registered securities, other than a global security, will be
    made at the office of the paying agent or paying agents we may
    designate from time to time. At our option, payment of any
    interest may be made (i)&#160;by check mailed to the address of
    the payee entitled to payment at the address listed in the
    security register, or (ii)&#160;by wire transfer to an account
    maintained by the payee as specified in the security register.
    <I>(Sections&#160;305, 307 and 1002)</I>. Unless we state
    otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, payment of
    any installment of interest on registered securities will be
    made to the person in whose name the registered security is
    registered at the close of business on the regular record date
    for such interest payment. <I>(Section&#160;307)</I>.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Unless we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus
    supplement, payment of principal and any premium and interest on
    bearer securities will be payable, subject to applicable laws
    and regulations, at the offices of the paying agent or paying
    agents outside the United States that we may designate from time
    to time. At our option, payment of any interest may be made by
    check or by wire transfer to an account maintained by the payee
    outside the United&#160;States. <I>(Sections&#160;307 and
    1002)</I>. Unless we state otherwise in the applicable
    prospectus supplement, payment of interest on bearer securities
    on any interest payment date will be made only upon presentation
    and surrender of the coupon relating to that interest payment
    date. <I>(Section&#160;1001)</I>. No payment on any bearer
    security will be made:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    at any of our offices or agencies in the United States;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    by check mailed to any address in the United States;&#160;or
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    by transfer to an account maintained in the United States.
</TD>
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    Neither we nor our paying agents will make payment on bearer
    securities or coupons, or upon any other demand for payment, if
    you present them to us or our paying agents within the United
    States. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payment of principal of
    and any premium and interest on bearer securities denominated
    and payable in U.S.&#160;dollars will be made at the office of
    our paying agent in the United States if, and only if, payment
    of the full amount payable in U.S.&#160;dollars at all offices
    or agencies outside the United States is illegal or effectively
    precluded by exchange controls or other similar restrictions.
    <I>(Section&#160;1002)</I>.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Unless we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus
    supplement, the principal office of the trustee in New&#160;York
    City will be designated as our sole paying agent for payments on
    debt securities that are issuable only as registered securities.
    We will name in the applicable prospectus supplement any paying
    agent outside the United&#160;States, and any other paying agent
    in the United States, initially designated by us for the debt
    securities. We may, at any time:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    designate additional paying agents;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    rescind the designation of any paying agent;&#160;or
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    approve a change in the office through which any paying agent
    acts.
</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    If debt securities of a series are issuable only as registered
    securities, we will be required to maintain a paying agent in
    each place of payment for that series. If debt securities of a
    series are issuable as bearer securities, we will be required to
    maintain:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a paying agent in each place of payment for that series in the
    United States for payments on any registered securities of that
    series;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a paying agent in each place of payment located outside the
    United States where debt securities of that series and any
    coupons may be presented and surrendered for payment. If the
    debt securities of that series are listed
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>
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    on The International Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom and
    the Republic of Ireland, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange or any
    other stock exchange located outside the United States and such
    stock exchange shall so require, then we will maintain a paying
    agent in London, Luxembourg City or any other required city
    located outside the United States for debt securities of that
    series;&#160;and
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a paying agent in each place of payment located outside the
    United States where, subject to applicable laws and regulations,
    registered securities of that series may be surrendered for
    registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and
    demands to or upon us may be served. <I>(Section&#160;1002)</I>.
</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Any money that we pay to a paying agent for the purpose of
    making payments on the debt securities and that remains
    unclaimed two years after the payments were due will be returned
    to us. After that time, any holder of a debt security or any
    coupon may only look to us for payments on the debt security or
    coupon. <I>(Section&#160;1003)</I>.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Global
    Securities</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <I>Global Securities.</I>&#160;&#160;The debt securities may be
    issued initially in book-entry form and represented by one or
    more global securities in fully registered form without interest
    coupons which will be deposited with the trustee as custodian
    for The Depository Trust&#160;Company, which we refer to as
    &#147;DTC,&#148; and registered in the name of Cede&#160;&#038;
    Co. or another nominee designated by DTC. Except as set forth
    below, the global securities may be transferred, in whole and
    not in part, only to DTC or another nominee of DTC or to a
    successor of DTC or its nominee. Beneficial interests in the
    global securities may not be exchanged for certificated
    securities except in the limited circumstances described below.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    All interests in the global securities will be subject to the
    rules and procedures of DTC.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <I>Certain Book-Entry Procedures for the Global
    Securities.</I>&#160;&#160;The descriptions of the operations
    and procedures of DTC set forth below are provided solely as a
    matter of convenience. These operations and procedures are
    solely within the control of DTC and are subject to change by
    DTC from time to time. We do not take any responsibility for
    these operations or procedures, and investors are urged to
    contact DTC or its participants directly to discuss these
    matters.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    DTC has advised us that it is:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a limited-purpose trust company organized under the laws of the
    State of New York;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a &#147;banking organization&#148; within the meaning of the New
    York Banking Law;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a member of the Federal Reserve System;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a &#147;clearing corporation&#148; within the meaning of the New
    York Uniform Commercial Code, as amended;&#160;and
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a &#147;clearing agency&#148; registered pursuant to
    Section&#160;17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    DTC was created to hold securities for its participants and to
    facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities
    transactions between participants through electronic book-entry
    changes to the accounts of its participants, thereby eliminating
    the need for physical transfer and delivery of certificates.
    DTC&#146;s participants include securities brokers and dealers,
    banks and trust companies, clearing corporations and certain
    other organizations. Indirect access to DTC&#146;s system is
    also available to other entities such as banks, brokers, dealers
    and trust companies, which we refer to collectively as the
    &#147;indirect participants,&#148; that clear through or
    maintain a custodial relationship with a participant either
    directly or indirectly. Investors who are not participants may
    beneficially own securities held by or on behalf of DTC only
    through participants or indirect participants.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We expect that, pursuant to procedures established by DTC:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    upon deposit of each global security, DTC will credit, on its
    book-entry registration and transfer system, the accounts of
    participants with an interest in the global security;&#160;and
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    ownership of beneficial interests in the global securities will
    be shown on, and the transfer of ownership of beneficial
    interests in the global securities will be effected only
    through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to the
    interests of participants) and the participants and the indirect
    participants (with respect to the interests of persons other
    than participants).
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The laws of some jurisdictions may require that some purchasers
    of securities take physical delivery of those securities in
    definitive form. Accordingly, the ability to transfer beneficial
    interests in the securities represented by a global security to
    those persons may be limited. In addition, because DTC can act
    only on behalf of its participants, who in turn act on behalf of
    persons who hold interests through participants, the ability of
    a person holding a beneficial interest in a global security to
    pledge or transfer that interest to persons or entities that do
    not participate in DTC&#146;s system, or to otherwise take
    actions in respect of that interest, may be affected by the lack
    of a physical security in respect of that interest.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner of a
    global security, DTC or that nominee, as the case may be, will
    be considered the sole legal owner or holder of the securities
    represented by that global security for all purposes of the
    securities and the indenture. Except as provided below, owners
    of beneficial interests in a global security will not be
    entitled to have the debt securities represented by that global
    security registered in their names, will not receive or be
    entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated securities
    and will not be considered the owners or holders of the
    securities represented by that beneficial interest under the
    indenture for any purpose, including with respect to the giving
    of any direction, instruction or approval to the trustee.
    Accordingly, each holder owning a beneficial interest in a
    global security must rely on the procedures of DTC and, if that
    holder is not a participant or an indirect participant, on the
    procedures of the participant through which that holder owns its
    interest, to exercise any rights of a holder of securities under
    the indenture or that global security. We understand that under
    existing industry practice, in the event that we request any
    action of holders of securities, or a holder that is an owner of
    a beneficial interest in a global security desires to take any
    action that DTC, as the holder of that global security, is
    entitled to take, DTC would authorize the participants to take
    that action and the participants would authorize holders owning
    through those participants to take that action or would
    otherwise act upon the instruction of those holders. Neither we
    nor the trustee will have any responsibility or liability for
    any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on
    account of securities by DTC or for maintaining, supervising or
    reviewing any records of DTC relating to the securities.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Payments with respect to the principal of and interest on a
    global security will be payable by the trustee to or at the
    direction of DTC or its nominee in its capacity as the
    registered holder of the global security under the indenture.
    Under the terms of the indenture, we and the trustee may treat
    the persons in whose names the debt securities, including the
    global securities, are registered as the owners thereof for the
    purpose of receiving payment thereon and for any and all other
    purposes whatsoever. Accordingly, neither we nor the trustee has
    or will have any responsibility or liability for the payment of
    those amounts to owners of beneficial interests in a global
    security. Payments by the participants and the indirect
    participants to the owners of beneficial interests in a global
    security will be governed by standing instructions and customary
    industry practice and will be the responsibility of the
    participants and indirect participants and not of DTC.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Transfers between participants in DTC will be effected in
    accordance with DTC&#146;s procedures and will be settled in
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">same-day</FONT>
    funds.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Although DTC has agreed to the foregoing procedures to
    facilitate transfers of interests in the global securities among
    participants in DTC, it is under no obligation to perform or to
    continue to perform those procedures, and those procedures may
    be discontinued at any time. Neither we nor the trustee will
    have any responsibility for the performance by DTC or its
    participants or indirect participants of their respective
    obligations under the rules and procedures governing their
    operations.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We obtained the information in this section and elsewhere in
    this prospectus concerning DTC and its book-entry system from
    sources that we believe are reliable, but we take no
    responsibility for the accuracy of any of this information.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <I>Certificated Securities.</I>&#160;&#160;We will issue
    certificated securities to each person that DTC identifies as
    the beneficial owner of the securities represented by the global
    securities upon surrender by DTC of the global securities only
    if:
</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    DTC notifies us that it is no longer willing or able to act as a
    depository for the global securities, and we have not appointed
    a successor depository within 90&#160;days of that notice;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    an event of default has occurred and is continuing;&#160;or
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    we determine not to have the securities represented by a global
    security.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Neither we nor the trustee will be liable for any delay by DTC,
    its nominee or any direct or indirect participant in identifying
    the beneficial owners of the related securities. We and the
    trustee may conclusively rely on, and will be protected in
    relying on, instructions from DTC or its nominee for all
    purposes, including with respect to the registration and
    delivery, and the respective principal amounts, of the
    securities to be issued in certificated form.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Bearer
    Debt Securities</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    If we issue bearer securities, the applicable prospectus
    supplement will describe all of the special terms and provisions
    of debt securities in bearer form, and the extent to which those
    special terms and provisions are different from the terms and
    provisions which are described in this prospectus, which
    generally apply to debt securities in registered form, and will
    summarize provisions of the applicable indenture that relate
    specifically to bearer debt securities.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Covenants
    Contained in the Indenture</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The following definitions are used in this prospectus to
    describe certain covenants contained in the indenture.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <I>&#147;Attributable Debt&#148;</I> means:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the balance sheet liability amount of capital leases as
    determined by generally accepted accounting principles, plus
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the amount of future minimum operating lease payments required
    to be disclosed by generally accepted accounting principles,
    less any amounts required to be paid on account of maintenance
    and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, water rates and
    similar charges, discounted using the methodology used to
    calculate the present value of operating lease payments in our
    most recent Annual Report to Stockholders reflecting that
    calculation.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The amount of Attributable Debt relating to an operating lease
    that can be terminated by the lessee with the payment of a
    penalty will be calculated based on the lesser of:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the aggregate amount of lease payments required to be made until
    the first date the lease can be terminated by the lessee plus
    the amount of the penalty,&#160;or
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the aggregate amount of lease payments required to be made
    during the remaining term of the lease.
    <I>(Section&#160;101)</I>.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <I>&#147;Consolidated Net Tangible Assets&#148;</I> means the
    total amount of our assets, minus applicable reserves and other
    properly deductible items, minus
</DIV>

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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    all current liabilities, excluding Funded Debt included by
    reason of being renewable or extendible,&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    all goodwill, trade names, patents, unamortized debt discount
    and expense, and other similar intangibles to the extent not
    deducted as reserves and deductible items set forth above,
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    all as set forth on our most recent consolidated balance sheet.
    <I>(Section&#160;101)</I>.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <I>&#147;Funded Debt&#148;</I> means:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
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    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Indebtedness that matures more than 12&#160;months after the
    time of the computation of the amount thereof or that is
    extendible or renewable to a time more than 12&#160;months after
    the time of the computation of the amount thereof;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    all guarantees of any such Indebtedness or of dividends, other
    than any guarantee in connection with the sale or discount by us
    or any Restricted Subsidiary of accounts receivable, trade
    acceptances and other paper arising in the ordinary course of
    business;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    all preferred stock of any Subsidiary, taken at the greater of
    its voluntary or involuntary liquidation price at the time of
    any calculation hereunder, but exclusive of accrued dividends,
    if any.
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Funded Debt does not include any amount in respect of
    obligations under leases, or guarantees thereof, whether or not
    such obligations or guarantees would be included as liabilities
    on a consolidated balance sheet. <I>(Section&#160;101)</I>.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <I>&#147;Indebtedness&#148;</I> means, except as set forth in
    the next sentence:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    all items of indebtedness or liability, except capital and
    surplus, which under generally accepted accounting principles
    would be included in total liabilities on the liability side of
    a balance sheet as of the date that indebtedness is being
    determined;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    guarantees, endorsements (other than for purposes of collection)
    and other contingent obligations relating to, or to purchase or
    otherwise acquire, indebtedness of others, unless the amount is
    included in the preceding bullet point.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Indebtedness does not include any obligations or guarantees of
    obligations relating to lease rentals, even if the obligations
    or guarantees of obligations relating to lease rentals would be
    included as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet of us
    and our Restricted Subsidiaries. <I>(Section&#160;101)</I>.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <I>&#147;Principal Domestic Manufacturing Property&#148;</I>
    means any building, structure or other facility, together with
    the land on which it is erected and fixtures that are part of
    such building, located in the United States that is used by us
    or our Subsidiaries primarily for manufacturing, processing or
    warehousing, the gross book value of which exceeds 1% of our
    Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, other than any such building,
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    that is financed by obligations issued by a state, territory or
    possession of the United States, or any of their political
    subdivisions, the interest on which is excludable from gross
    income of the holders pursuant to Section&#160;103(a)(1) of the
    Internal Revenue Code of 1986,&#160;or
</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    that is not of material importance to the total business
    conducted by us and our Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
    <I>(Section&#160;101)</I>.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    A <I>&#147;Restricted Subsidiary&#148;</I> is any Subsidiary of
    ours, but does not include a Subsidiary (i)&#160;that does not
    transact any substantial portion of its business in the United
    States and does not regularly maintain any substantial portion
    of its fixed assets in the United States, or (ii)&#160;that is
    engaged primarily in financing our operations or the operations
    of our Subsidiaries, or both. <I>(Section&#160;101)</I>.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <I>&#147;Secured Funded Debt&#148;</I> means Funded Debt which
    is secured by a mortgage, lien or other similar encumbrance upon
    any of our assets or those of our Restricted Subsidiaries.
    <I>(Section&#160;101)</I>.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    A <I>&#147;Subsidiary&#148;</I> is a corporation or other entity
    in which we, or one or more of our other Subsidiaries, directly
    or indirectly, own more than 50% of the outstanding voting
    equity interests. <I>(Section&#160;101)</I>.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <I>&#147;Wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary&#148;</I> means any
    Restricted Subsidiary in which we and our other Wholly-owned
    Restricted Subsidiaries own all of the outstanding Funded Debt
    and capital stock (other than directors&#146; qualifying
    shares). <I>(Section&#160;101)</I>.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Restrictions
    on Secured Funded Debt</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The indenture limits the amount of Secured Funded Debt that we
    and our Restricted Subsidiaries may incur or otherwise create,
    including by guarantee. Neither we nor our Restricted
    Subsidiaries may incur or otherwise create any new Secured
    Funded Debt unless immediately after the incurrence or creation:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD width="4%"></TD>
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    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the sum of:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="6%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="92%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the aggregate principal amount of all of our outstanding Secured
    Funded Debt and that of our Restricted Subsidiaries (other than
    certain categories of Secured Funded Debt discussed below), plus
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the aggregate amount of our Attributable Debt and that of our
    Restricted Subsidiaries relating to sale and leaseback
    transactions,
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    does not exceed 15% of our Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    This limitation does not apply if the outstanding debt
    securities are secured equally and ratably with or prior to the
    new Secured Funded Debt. <I>(Section&#160;1007)</I>.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The following categories of Secured Funded Debt will not be
    considered in determining whether we are in compliance with the
    covenant described in the first paragraph under the heading
    &#147;Restrictions on Secured Funded Debt&#148;:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Secured Funded Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to us or to
    one of our Wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiaries;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Secured Funded Debt resulting from a mortgage, lien or other
    similar encumbrance in favor of the U.S.&#160;government or any
    state or any instrumentality thereof to secure certain payments;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Secured Funded Debt resulting from a mortgage, lien or other
    similar encumbrance on property, shares of stock or Indebtedness
    of any company existing at the time that the company becomes one
    of our Subsidiaries;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Secured Funded Debt resulting from a mortgage, lien or other
    similar encumbrance on property, shares of stock or Indebtedness
    which (1)&#160;exists at the time that the property, shares of
    stock or Indebtedness is acquired by us or one of our Restricted
    Subsidiaries, including acquisitions by merger or consolidation,
    (2)&#160;secures the payment of any part of the purchase price
    of or construction cost for the property, shares of stock or
    Indebtedness or (3)&#160;secures any Indebtedness incurred prior
    to, at the time of, or within 120&#160;days after, the
    acquisition of the property, shares of stock or Indebtedness or
    the completion of any construction of the property for the
    purpose of financing all or a part of the purchase price or
    construction cost of the property, shares of stock or
    Indebtedness, provided that, in all cases, we continue to comply
    with the covenant relating to mergers and consolidations
    discussed under the heading &#147;Restrictions on Mergers and
    Sales of Assets&#148; below;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Secured Funded Debt resulting from a mortgage, lien or other
    similar encumbrance in connection with the issuance of revenue
    bonds on which the interest is exempt from federal income tax
    under the Internal Revenue Code;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    any extension, renewal or refunding of (1)&#160;any Secured
    Funded Debt permitted under the first paragraph under the
    heading &#147;Restrictions on Secured Funded Debt&#148; or
    (2)&#160;any Secured Funded Debt outstanding as of the date of
    the indenture. <I>(Section&#160;1007)</I>.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Restrictions
    on Sale and Leaseback Transactions</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Under the indenture, neither we nor any Restricted Subsidiary
    may enter into any sale and leaseback transaction involving a
    Principal Domestic Manufacturing Property, except a sale by a
    Restricted Subsidiary to us or another Restricted Subsidiary or
    a lease not exceeding three years, by the end of which we intend
    to discontinue use of the property, and except for any
    transaction with a local or state authority that provides
    financial or tax benefits, unless:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the net proceeds of the sale are at least equal to the fair
    market value of the property;&#160;and
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    within 120&#160;days of the transfer, or two years if we hold
    the net proceeds of the sale in cash or cash equivalents, we
    purchase and retire debt securities
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> repay
    Funded Debt
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> make
    expenditures for the expansion, construction or acquisition of a
    Principal Domestic Manufacturing Property at least equal to the
    net proceeds of the sale.
</TD>
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    In addition, the restriction does not apply if the aggregate
    principal amount of the fair market value of the property
    transferred in a sale and leaseback transaction and all Secured
    Funded Debt does not exceed 15% of our Consolidated Net Tangible
    Assets. <I>(Sections&#160;1007, 1008)</I>.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Restrictions
    on Mergers and Sales of Assets</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The indenture generally permits a consolidation or merger
    between us and another entity. It also permits the sale or
    transfer by us of all or substantially all of our property and
    assets. These transactions are permitted so long as:
</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the resulting or acquiring entity, if other than us, is
    organized and existing under the laws of a United States
    jurisdiction and assumes all of our responsibilities and
    liabilities under the indenture, including the payment of all
    amounts due on the debt securities and performance of the
    covenants in the indenture;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    immediately after the transaction, and giving effect to the
    transaction, no event of default under the indenture exists;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    steps have been taken to secure the debt securities equally and
    ratably with all indebtedness secured by a mortgage, lien or
    other similar encumbrance if as a result of such transaction,
    our properties or assets or Restricted Subsidiaries&#146;
    properties or assets would become subject to such mortgage, lien
    or other similar encumbrance not permitted pursuant to the
    provisions discussed above under the heading &#147;Restrictions
    on Secured Funded Debt&#148; without equally and ratably
    securing the debt securities;&#160;and
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    we have delivered to the trustee an officers&#146; certificate
    and an opinion of counsel, each stating that the transaction
    and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with
    the transaction, the supplemental indenture comply with the
    indenture and that all conditions precedent to the transaction
    contained in the indenture have been satisfied.
    <I>(Section&#160;801)</I>.
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    If we consolidate or merge with or into any other entity or sell
    or lease all or substantially all of our assets according to the
    terms and conditions of the indenture, the resulting or
    acquiring entity will be substituted for us in the indenture
    with the same effect as if it had been an original party to the
    indenture. As a result, such successor entity may exercise our
    rights and powers under the indenture, in our name and, except
    in the case of a lease, we will be released from all our
    liabilities and obligations under the indenture and under the
    debt securities and coupons. <I>(Section&#160;802)</I>.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, we may transfer all of
    our property and assets to another corporation if, immediately
    after giving effect to the transfer, such corporation is our
    Wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary and we would be permitted to
    become liable for an additional amount of Secured Funded Debt.
    <I>(Section&#160;803)</I>.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Modification
    and Waiver</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Under the indenture, certain of our rights and obligations and
    certain of the rights of the holders of the debt securities may
    be modified or amended with the consent of the holders of a
    majority of the total principal amount of the outstanding debt
    securities of all series of debt securities affected by the
    modification or amendment, acting together as a class. However,
    the following modifications and amendments will not be effective
    against any holder without its consent:
</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a change in the stated maturity date of any payment of principal
    or interest;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a reduction in the principal amount of, or premium or interest
    on, any debt security or any change in the interest rate or
    method of calculating the interest rate applicable to any debt
    security;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a change in the premium payable upon redemption of any debt
    security;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a reduction in the amount of principal of an original issue
    discount debt security due and payable upon acceleration of the
    maturity of such debt security;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a change in place of payment where, or the currency in which,
    any payment on the debt securities is payable;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    an impairment of a holder&#146;s right to sue us for the
    enforcement of payments due on the debt securities;&#160;or
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a reduction in the percentage of outstanding debt securities of
    any series required to consent to a modification or amendment of
    the indenture or required to consent to a waiver of compliance
    with certain provisions of the indenture or certain defaults
    under the indenture. <I>(Section&#160;902)</I>.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Under the indenture, the holders of at least a majority of the
    total principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any
    series of debt securities may waive compliance by us with
    certain restrictive provisions of the indenture, on behalf of
    all holders of all series of debt securities to which such
    restrictive provision applies. <I>(Section&#160;1010)</I>.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Under the indenture, the holders of at least a majority of the
    total principal amount of the outstanding debt securities may,
    on behalf of all holders of such series of debt securities,
    waive any past default under the indenture, except:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a default in the payment of the principal of, or any premium or
    interest on, any debt securities of that series;&#160;or
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a default under any provision of the indenture which itself
    cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holders
    of each outstanding debt security of that series.
    <I>(Section&#160;513)</I>.
</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Events of
    Default</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    &#147;Event of Default,&#148; when used in the indenture with
    respect to any series of debt securities, means any of the
    following:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    failure to pay interest on any debt security of that series for
    30&#160;days after the payment is due;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    failure to pay the principal of, or any premium on, any debt
    security of that series when due;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    failure to deposit any sinking fund payment on debt securities
    of that series when due;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    failure to perform any other covenant in the indenture that
    applies to debt securities of that series for 90&#160;days after
    we have received written notice of the failure to perform in the
    manner specified in the indenture;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    default in respect of any Indebtedness for money borrowed by us
    or any consolidated Subsidiary, or under any mortgage, indenture
    or instrument under which such Indebtedness is issued or
    secured, including a default with respect to debt securities of
    any other series, which default results in the acceleration of
    Indebtedness with an aggregate outstanding principal amount in
    excess of $50,000,000, unless the acceleration is rescinded, or
    such debt is paid or waived within 10&#160;days after we have
    received written notice of the default in the manner specified
    in the indenture;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    certain events in bankruptcy, insolvency or
    reorganization;&#160;or
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    any other Event of Default that may be specified for the debt
    securities of that series when that series is created.
    <I>(Section&#160;501)</I>.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    If an Event of Default for any series of debt securities occurs
    and continues, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in
    aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of
    the series may declare the entire principal of all the debt
    securities of that series to be due and payable immediately,
    except that, if the Event of Default is caused by certain events
    in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, the entire
    principal of all of the debt securities of the series will
    become due and payable immediately without any act on the part
    of the trustee or holders of the debt securities. If such a
    declaration occurs, the holders of a majority of the aggregate
    principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that
    series can, subject to conditions, rescind the declaration.
    <I>(Section&#160;502)</I>.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The prospectus supplement relating to a series of debt
    securities which are original issue discount securities will
    describe the particular provisions that relate to the
    acceleration of maturity of a portion of the principal amount of
    the series when an Event of Default occurs and continues.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The indenture requires us to file an officers&#146; certificate
    with the trustee each year that states, to the knowledge of the
    certifying officers, no defaults exist under the terms of the
    indenture. <I>(Section&#160;1009)</I>. The trustee may withhold
    notice to the holders of debt securities of any default, except
    defaults in the payment of principal, premium, interest or any
    sinking fund installment, if it considers the withholding of
    notice to be in the best interests of the holders. For purposes
    of this paragraph, &#147;default&#148; means any event which is,
    or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event
    of Default under the indenture with respect to the debt
    securities of the applicable series. <I>(Section&#160;602)</I>.
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    Other than its duties in the case of an Event of Default, a
    trustee is not obligated to exercise any of its rights or powers
    under the indenture at the request, order or direction of any
    holders of debt securities, unless the holders offer the trustee
    reasonable indemnification. <I>(Sections&#160;601, 603)</I>. If
    reasonable indemnification is provided, then, subject to other
    rights of the trustee, the holders of a majority in aggregate
    principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any
    series may, with respect to the debt securities of that series,
    direct the time, method and place of:
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
    trustee; or
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    exercising any trust or power conferred upon the trustee.
    <I>(Sections 512, 603)</I>.
</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The holder of a debt security of any series will have the right
    to begin any proceeding with respect to the indenture or for any
    remedy only if:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the holder has previously given the trustee written notice of a
    continuing Event of Default with respect to the debt securities
    of that series;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the
    outstanding debt securities of that series have made a written
    request to the trustee to begin such proceeding;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the holder has offered to the trustee reasonable indemnification;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the trustee has not started such proceeding within 60&#160;days
    after receiving the request;&#160;and
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    the trustee has not received directions inconsistent with such
    request from the holders of a majority in aggregate principal
    amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series during
    those 60&#160;days. <I>(Section&#160;507)</I>.
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    However, the holder of any debt security will have an absolute
    right to receive payment of principal of, and any premium and
    interest on, the debt security when due and to institute suit to
    enforce this payment. <I>(Section&#160;508)</I>.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Defeasance</FONT></B>
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    The indenture includes provisions allowing defeasance of the
    debt securities of any series. In order to defease a series of
    debt securities, we would deposit with the trustee or another
    trustee money or U.S.&#160;Government Obligations sufficient to
    make all payments on those debt securities. If we make a
    defeasance deposit with respect to a series of debt securities,
    we may elect either:
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    to be discharged from all of our obligations on that series of
    debt securities, except for our obligations to register
    transfers and exchanges; to replace temporary or mutilated,
    destroyed, lost or stolen debt securities; to maintain an office
    or agency in respect of the debt securities and to hold moneys
    for payment in trust;&#160;or
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    to be released from our restrictions described above relating to
    mergers and sales of assets, Secured Funded Debt and sale and
    leaseback transactions.
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    To establish the trust, we must deliver to the trustee an
    opinion of our counsel that the holders of that series of debt
    securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal
    income tax purposes as a result of the defeasance and will be
    subject to federal income tax on the same amount, in the same
    manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the
    defeasance had not occurred. <I>(Sections&#160;403 and 1011)</I>.
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    The term &#147;U.S.&#160;Government Obligations&#148; means
    direct obligations of the United States of America backed by the
    full faith and credit of the United States.
    <I>(Section&#160;101)</I>.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notices</FONT></B>
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    Unless we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus
    supplement, we will give notices to holders of bearer securities
    by publication in a daily newspaper in the English language of
    general circulation in New York City. As long as the bearer
    securities are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and such
    exchange requires publication of notice in a daily newspaper of
    general circulation in Luxembourg City, we will give notices to
    holders of bearer securities in such paper or, if not practical,
    elsewhere in Western Europe. We expect to publish notices in
    <I>The Wall </I>
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    <I>Street Journal</I>, the <I>Financial Times </I>and the
    <I>Luxemburger Wort</I>. We will give notices by mail to holders
    of registered securities at the addresses listed in the security
    register. <I>(Section&#160;106)</I>.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Title</FONT></B>
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    Title to any bearer securities and any coupons issued with any
    bearer securities will pass by delivery. We and the trustee, and
    any of our or the trustee&#146;s agents, may treat the bearer of
    any bearer security, the bearer of any coupon and the registered
    owner of any registered security as the owner of the security or
    coupon, whether or not the debt security or coupon shall be
    overdue and notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, for the
    purpose of making payment and for all other purposes.
    <I>(Section&#160;308)</I>.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Replacement
    of Securities and Coupons</FONT></B>
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    We will replace any mutilated security, or a mutilated coupon
    issued with a security, at the holder&#146;s expense upon
    surrender of the security to the trustee. We will replace
    destroyed, lost or stolen securities or coupons at the
    holder&#146;s expense upon delivery to the trustee of the
    security and coupons or evidence of the destruction, loss or
    theft satisfactory to us and the trustee. If any coupon becomes
    destroyed, stolen or lost, we will replace it by issuing a new
    security in exchange for the security with which the coupon was
    issued. In the case of a destroyed, lost or stolen security or
    coupon, an indemnity satisfactory to the trustee and us may be
    required at the holder&#146;s expense before we will issue a
    replacement security. <I>(Section&#160;306)</I>.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Governing
    Law</FONT></B>
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    The indenture and the debt securities will be governed by, and
    construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
    <I>(Section&#160;114)</I>.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Information
    Concerning the Trustee</FONT></B>
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    The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New
    York) is the trustee under the indenture. From time to time, we
    maintain deposit accounts and conduct other banking transactions
    with the trustee in the ordinary course of business. The Bank of
    New York Mellon also serves as trustee for certain of our other
    senior unsecured debt obligations.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">DESCRIPTION
    OF CAPITAL STOCK</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">General</FONT></B>
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    The following description of our capital stock is subject to and
    qualified in its entirety by our certificate of incorporation
    and bylaws, which are incorporated by reference in the
    registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part,
    and by the provisions of applicable Delaware law. Under our
    certificate of incorporation, we are authorized to issue up to
    1,000,000,000&#160;shares of common stock without par value and
    500,000&#160;shares of preferred stock without par value.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Voting
    Rights</FONT></B>
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    Each holder of our common stock is entitled to one vote per
    share on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Dividends</FONT></B>
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    Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding
    preferred stock, the holders of our common stock are entitled to
    receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared from
    time to time by the board of directors out of funds legally
    available for that purpose.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Rights
    Upon Liquidation</FONT></B>
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    In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the
    holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all
    assets remaining after payment of liabilities, subject to prior
    distribution rights of preferred stock, if any, then outstanding.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Preemptive
    or Conversion Rights</FONT></B>
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    The holders of our common stock have no preemptive or conversion
    rights or other subscription rights. There are no redemption or
    sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Preferred
    Stock</FONT></B>
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    The board of directors has the authority, without action by the
    stockholders, to designate and issue preferred stock in one or
    more series and to designate certain rights, preferences and
    privileges of each series, which may be greater than the rights
    of the common stock. It is not possible to state the actual
    effect of the issuance of any shares of preferred stock upon the
    rights of holders of the common stock until the board of
    directors determines the specific rights of the holders of such
    preferred stock. However, the effects might include, among other
    things:
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    restricting dividends on the common stock;
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    diluting the voting power of the common stock;
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    impairing the liquidation rights of the common stock;&#160;or
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    delaying or preventing a change in control of us without further
    action by the stockholders.
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    No shares of preferred stock are outstanding, and we have no
    present plans to issue any shares of preferred stock.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Anti-Takeover
    Effects of Our Certificate and Bylaws and Delaware Law</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Some provisions of Delaware law and our certificate of
    incorporation and bylaws could make the following more difficult:
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    acquisition of us by means of a tender offer;
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    acquisition of us by means of a proxy contest or
    otherwise;&#160;or
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    removal of our incumbent officers and directors.
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    These provisions, summarized below, are expected to discourage
    coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These
    provisions are also designed to encourage persons seeking to
    acquire control of us to first negotiate with our board. We
    believe that these provisions give our board the flexibility to
    exercise its fiduciary duties in a manner consistent with the
    interests of our stockholders.
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    <I>STOCKHOLDER MEETINGS.</I>&#160;&#160;Under our bylaws, the
    board of directors, the chairman of the board, the president or
    the executive committee of the board may call special meetings
    of stockholders. Only stockholders owning a majority of our
    outstanding capital stock may request the secretary to call a
    special meeting.
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    <I>REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF STOCKHOLDER
    NOMINATIONS AND PROPOSALS</I>.&#160;&#160;Our bylaws establish
    advance notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals
    and the nomination of candidates for election as directors,
    other than nominations made by or at the direction of the board
    of directors or a committee of the board of directors.
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    <I>DELAWARE LAW.</I>&#160;&#160;We are subject to
    Section&#160;203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In
    general, Section&#160;203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware
    corporation from engaging in a &#147;business combination&#148;
    with an &#147;interested stockholder&#148; for a period of three
    years following the date the person became an interested
    stockholder, unless the &#147;business combination&#148; or the
    transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder
    is approved in a prescribed manner. Generally, a &#147;business
    combination&#148; includes a merger, asset or stock sale, or
    other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the
    interested stockholder. Generally, an &#147;interested
    stockholder&#148; is a person who, together with affiliates and
    associates, owns or within three years prior to the
    determination of interested stockholder status, did own, 15% or
    more of a corporation&#146;s voting stock. The existence of this
    provision may have an anti-takeover effect with respect to
    transactions not approved in advance by the board of directors,
    including discouraging attempts that might result in a premium
    over the market price for the shares of common stock held by
    stockholders.
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    <I>CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR STOCKHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN
    CONSENT</I>.&#160;&#160;Our certificate of incorporation
    provides that certain procedures, including notifying the board
    of directors and awaiting a record date, must be followed for
    stockholders to act by written consent without a meeting.
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <I>NO CUMULATIVE VOTING.</I>&#160;&#160;Our certificate of
    incorporation and bylaws do not provide for cumulative voting in
    the election of directors.
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <I>UNDESIGNATED PREFERRED STOCK.</I>&#160;&#160;The
    authorization of undesignated preferred stock makes it possible
    for the board of directors to issue preferred stock with voting
    or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of
    any attempt to change control of us. These and other provisions
    may have the effect of deferring hostile takeovers or delaying
    changes in control or management of us.
</TD>
</TR>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Transfer
    Agent and Registrar</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Hickory
    Point Bank&#160;&#038; Trust, fsb.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">DESCRIPTION
    OF WARRANTS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We may issue warrants for the purchase of our debt securities
    issued under the indenture or for the purchase of our common
    stock. We may issue warrants alone or together with any debt
    securities or common stock offered by any prospectus supplement,
    and warrants may be attached to or separate from the debt
    securities or common stock. As stated in the prospectus
    supplement relating to the particular issue of warrants, we will
    issue the warrants under one or more warrant agreements that we
    will enter into with a bank or trust company, as warrant agent.
    The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection
    with the warrant certificates. The warrant agent will not assume
    any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with
    any holder of warrant certificates or beneficial owners of
    warrants.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">General</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    If we offer warrants, the applicable prospectus supplement will
    identify the warrant agent and describe the terms of the
    warrants, including the following:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the offering price;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the currency for which warrants may be purchased;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the designation, aggregate principal amount, currency of
    denomination and payment, and terms of the debt securities or
    common stock purchasable upon exercise of the warrants;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    if applicable, the designation and terms of the debt securities
    or common stock issued with the warrants and the number of
    warrants issued with the debt securities or common stock;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the
    related debt securities or common stock will be separately
    transferable;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the principal amount of debt securities or common stock
    purchasable upon exercise of one warrant, and the price at and
    the currency in which the principal amount of debt securities or
    common stock may be purchased upon such exercise;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the date on which the right to exercise the warrants shall
    commence and the date on which the right to exercise shall
    expire;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    United States federal income tax considerations;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    whether the warrants will be issued in registered or bearer
    form;&#160;and
</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    any other terms of the warrants.
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    You may, at the corporate trust offices of the warrant agent or
    any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus
    supplement:
</DIV>

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    <TD width="94%"></TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    exchange warrant certificates for new warrant certificates of
    different denominations;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    if the warrant certificates are in registered form, present them
    for registration of transfer;&#160;and
</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    exercise warrant certificates.
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Before exercising warrants, holders of warrants will not have
    any of the rights of holders of the debt securities or common
    stock purchasable upon exercise, including the right to receive
    payments on the debt securities or common stock purchasable upon
    exercise or to enforce covenants in the indenture.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Exercise
    of Warrants</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase the principal
    amount of debt securities or common stock at the exercise price
    set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. You may
    exercise warrants at any time up to 5:00&#160;p.m., New York
    City time, on the expiration date set forth in the applicable
    prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the
    expiration date (or such later date to which we may extend the
    expiration date), unexercised warrants will become void.
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    You may exercise warrants by delivering payment to the warrant
    agent as provided in the applicable prospectus supplement of the
    amount required to purchase the debt securities or common stock,
    together with certain information set forth on the reverse side
    of the warrant certificate. Warrants will be deemed to have been
    exercised upon receipt of the exercise price, subject to the
    receipt within five business days of the warrant certificate
    evidencing such warrants. Upon receipt of payment and the
    warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the
    corporate trust office of the warrant agent, or any other office
    indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will, as
    soon as practicable, issue and deliver the debt securities or
    common stock purchased. If fewer than all of the warrants
    represented by the warrant certificate are exercised, we will
    issue a new warrant certificate for the remaining amount of
    warrants.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">DESCRIPTION
    OF STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS<BR>
    AND STOCK PURCHASE UNITS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The following is a general description of the terms of the stock
    purchase contracts and stock purchase units we may issue from
    time to time.
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    The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of
    any stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units and, if
    applicable, prepaid stock purchase contracts. The description in
    the prospectus supplement will be qualified in its entirety by
    reference to (1)&#160;the stock purchase contracts, (2)&#160;the
    collateral arrangements and depositary arrangements, if
    applicable, relating to such stock purchase contracts or stock
    purchase units and (3)&#160;if applicable, the prepaid stock
    purchase contracts and the document pursuant to which such
    prepaid stock purchase contracts will be issued.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Stock
    Purchase Contracts</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We may issue stock purchase contracts, including contracts
    obligating holders to purchase from us, and obligating us to
    sell to holders, a fixed or varying number of shares of common
    stock at a future date or dates. The consideration per share of
    common stock may be fixed at the time that the stock purchase
    contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a
    specific formula set forth in the stock purchase contracts. Any
    stock purchase contract may include anti-dilution provisions to
    adjust the number of shares issuable pursuant to such stock
    purchase contract upon the occurrence of certain events.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Stock
    Purchase Units</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The stock purchase contracts may be issued separately or as a
    part of units (&#147;stock purchase units&#148;), consisting of
    a stock purchase contract and debt securities, or debt or equity
    obligations of third parties, including U.S.&#160;Treasury
    securities, in each case securing holders&#146; obligations to
    purchase shares of common stock under the stock purchase
    contracts. The stock purchase contracts may require us to make
    periodic payments to holders of the stock purchase units, or
    vice versa, and such payments may be unsecured or prefunded and
    may be paid on a current or on a deferred basis. The stock
    purchase contracts may require holders to secure their
    obligations thereunder in a specified manner and in certain
    circumstances we may deliver newly issued prepaid stock purchase
    contracts upon release to a holder of any collateral securing
    such holder&#146;s obligations under the original stock purchase
    contract. Any one or more of the above securities, common stock
    or the stock purchase contracts or other collateral may be
    pledged as security for the holders&#146; obligations to
    purchase or sell the shares of common stock under the stock
    purchase contracts. The stock purchase contracts may also allow
    the holders, under certain circumstances, to obtain the release
    of the security for their obligations under such contracts by
    depositing with the collateral agent as substitute collateral
    U.S.&#160;Treasury securities with a principal amount at
    maturity equal to the collateral so released or the maximum
    number of shares deliverable by such holders under stock
    purchase contracts requiring the holders to sell shares of
    common stock to us.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PLAN OF
    DISTRIBUTION</FONT></B>
</DIV>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">General</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We may sell securities to or through underwriters, agents or
    broker-dealers or directly to purchasers. As set forth in the
    applicable prospectus supplement, we may offer debt securities
    or common stock alone or with warrants (which may or may not be
    detachable from the debt securities or common stock), and we may
    offer the warrants alone. If we issue any warrants, debt
    securities or common stock will be issuable upon exercise of the
    warrants. We also may offer stock purchase contracts alone, or
    as part of stock purchase units. We may offer the securities in
    exchange for our outstanding indebtedness.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the
    distribution of the securities offered under this prospectus may
    be underwriters as defined in the Securities Act of 1933, and
    any discounts or commissions received by them from us and any
    profit on the resale of the offered securities by them may be
    treated as underwriting discounts and commissions under the
    Securities Act. Any underwriters or agents will be identified
    and their compensation, including underwriting discounts and
    commissions, will be described in the applicable prospectus
    supplement. The prospectus supplement will also describe other
    terms of the offering, including the initial public offering
    price, any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid
    to dealers, and any securities exchanges on which the offered
    securities may be listed.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    The distribution of the securities offered under this prospectus
    may occur from time to time in one or more transactions at a
    fixed price or prices, which may be changed, at market prices
    prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to the
    prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We may determine the price or other terms of the securities
    offered under this prospectus by use of an electronic auction.
    We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement how any
    auction will be conducted to determine the price or any other
    terms of the securities, how potential investors may participate
    in the auction and, where applicable, the nature of the
    underwriters&#146; obligations with respect to the auction.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    If the securities offered under this prospectus are issued in
    exchange for our outstanding securities, the applicable
    prospectus supplement will set forth the terms of the exchange,
    identity and sale of the securities offered under this
    prospectus by the selling security holders.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    We may have agreements with the underwriters, dealers and agents
    to indemnify them against certain civil liabilities, including
    liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute with
    respect to payments which the underwriters, dealers or agents
    may be required to make as a result of those certain civil
    liabilities.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    When we issue the securities offered by this prospectus, they
    may be new securities without an established trading market. If
    we sell a security offered by this prospectus to an underwriter
    for public offering and sale, the underwriter may make a market
    for that security, but the underwriter will not be obligated to
    do so and could discontinue any market making without notice at
    any time. Therefore, we cannot give any assurances to you
    concerning the liquidity of any security offered by this
    prospectus.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Each underwriter, dealer and agent participating in the
    distribution of any debt securities that are issuable as bearer
    securities will agree that it will not offer, sell or deliver,
    directly or indirectly, bearer securities in the United States
    or to United States persons (other than a Qualifying Foreign
    Branch of a United States Financial Institution) in connection
    with the original issuance of any debt securities.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    Underwriters and agents and their affiliates may be customers
    of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for us or
    our subsidiaries in the ordinary course of their businesses.
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    The consolidated financial statements of Archer Daniels Midland
    Company at June&#160;30, 2009 and 2008, and for each of the
    three years in the period ended June&#160;30, 2009, and the
    effectiveness of Archer Daniels Midland Company&#146;s internal
    control over financial reporting as of June&#160;30, 2009,
    included in Archer Daniels Midland Company&#146;s Current Report
    on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;8-K</FONT>
    dated March&#160;19, 2010 (including the schedule included
    therein), have been audited by Ernst&#160;&#038; Young LLP,
    independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in
    its reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein
    by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are
    incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt">$&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 22pt">ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND
    COMPANY</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Floating Rate Notes due
    2012</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Prospectus Supplement</FONT></B>
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    <I>Joint Book-Running Managers</I>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Barclays
    Capital<BR>
    Deutsche Bank Securities<BR>
    HSBC</FONT></B>
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    <FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">February&#160;&#160;&#160;,
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