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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filed Pursuant to Rule<b><font style="font-weight:bold;">  </font></b><strong><b><font style="font-weight:normal;">424(b)</font></b></strong>(3) and (c)</font></p>

<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">File No. 333-53678</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 9</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INHALE THERAPEUTIC SYSTEMS, INC.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">$230,000,000</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">of</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">due October 17, 2007</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">and</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">4,558,065 Shares of Common Stock</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Issuable Upon Conversion of the Notes</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This prospectus supplement supplements the prospectus
dated February 2, 2001 of Inhale Therapeutic Systems, Inc. relating to the
public offering and sale by selling security holders described below.&#160; This prospectus supplement contains information
on ownership of principal amount of notes beneficially owned and offered and
shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes.&#160; This prospectus supplement should be read in
conjunction with the prospectus, and this prospectus supplement is qualified by
reference to the prospectus, except to the extent that the information provided
by this prospectus supplement supersedes the information contained in the
prospectus.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SEE &#147;RISK FACTORS&#148; BEGINNING ON PAGE 5 OF THE PROSPECTUS TO
READ ABOUT FACTORS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE BUYING THE NOTES OR OUR COMMON
STOCK.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 6.0pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any
other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed
upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the
contrary is a criminal offense.</font></p>

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  Amount</font></b></p>
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  Issuable</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Owned
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  of</font></b></p>
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  Offering</font></b></p>
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  <p align="right" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">242,766</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11,700,000</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">231,866</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">231,866</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.62%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,000,000</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="right" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">19,817</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.3%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">19,817</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.2%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
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  <td width="32%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:32.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Guardian Pension Trust</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.52%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.62%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">500,000</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="right" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9,908</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.14%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.3%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9,908</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.2%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:32.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Family Service Life Insurance Co.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.62%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">200,000</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,963</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.3%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,963</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:32.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Victory Capital Management as Trustee for Parker Key/Convertible</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.52%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.62%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">80,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,585</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.3%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,585</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amounts indicated may
  be in excess of the total amount registered due to sales or transfers exempt
  from the registration requirements of the Securities Act since the date upon
  which the selling holders provided to us in the information regarding their
  notes.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amounts listed include
  additional amounts now being registered by the selling holder for notes
  beneficially owned and offered and common stock issuable upon conversion of
  the notes that were already included in the prospectus dated February 2,
  2001.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Additional information regarding selling holders will
be provided by amendment or supplement to this prospectus.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">With the exception of
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc., none of the selling holders nor any
of their affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders has held
any position or office or has had any material relationship with us within the
past three years, although the selling holders may hold additional securities
of Inhale. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith Incorporated, Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc. were initial purchasers of the
notes. The selling holders purchased the notes in private transactions on or
after October 27, 2000. All of the notes were &#147;restricted securities&#148; under the
Securities Act prior to this registration.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Information concerning
the selling holders may change from time to time and any changed information
will be set forth in supplements to this prospectus if and when necessary.&#160; In addition, the conversion rate and
therefore, the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the
notes, is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances.&#160; Accordingly, the aggregate principal amount
of notes and the number of shares of common stock into which the notes are
convertible may increase or decrease.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The date of this
prospectus supplement is June 12, 2002.</font></p>

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