AGGREGATE OFFERING AMOUNT:
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US$1,000,000,000 | |
EXPECTED RATINGS:
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A2/A (STABLE/STABLE) | |
FORMAT:
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SEC Registered (Global) | |
MATURITY:
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Perpetual | |
SETTLEMENT:
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December 8, 2005 (T+4) | |
SPREAD:
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125 basis points | |
PRICE:
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$1,000 per security | |
PRICE TO PUBLIC:
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$1,000,000,000 (US$1,000 per security) | |
UST SPOT:
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99-25+ / 4.525% | |
INTEREST RATE:
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5.775% per annum (payable semi-annually) until December 8, 2015, then quarterly at a floating rate (three month LIBOR plus 168 basis points) subject to redemption | |
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES:
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December 8 and June 8 of each year until December 8, 2015, starting on June 8, 2006. Thereafter, subject to adjustment, on March 8, June 8, September 8 and December 8 of each year | |
REGULAR RECORD DATES:
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15 days before each interest payment date whether or not a business day | |
FIRST CALL DATE:
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December 8, 2015 and every interest payment date thereafter at par plus outstanding amounts | |
EARLY REDEMPTION DUE TO TAX AND REGULATORY EVENTS: |
See preliminary prospectus, dated November 28, 2005, for information about early redemption events | |
MAKE -WHOLE AMOUNT:
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Treasury Rate plus 40 basis points | |
DENOMINATIONS:
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U.S. $1,000 | |
BOOKS:
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ING Financial Markets, Merrill Lynch & Co. and Morgan Stanley | |
CO-MANAGERS:
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Banc of America Securities LLC, Citigroup, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Lehman Brothers |