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MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SECURITIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SECURITIES [Abstract]

Terms of preferred securities for each trust

The terms of the preferred securities of each trust are as follows:

	Issuance	Par		Maturity
Trust	Date	Amount	Interest Rate	Date	Call Price
III	7/31/2001	$24.5 million	3 month LIBOR plus 3.58% (3.82%)	7/31/2031	Par
IV	12/8/2006	$75 million	3 month LIBOR plus 1.65% (1.88%)	12/15/2036	Par

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Tabular disclosure of information pertaining to subordinated long-term debt owed to unconsolidated subsidiary trusts, including but not limited to identification of terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation.

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