WAL MART STORES INC
8-K, EX-1.(C), 2000-08-04
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                                                                    Exhibit 1(c)



                             Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

                               Pricing Agreement
                               -----------------
                                                                   July 27, 2000

Lehman Brothers Inc.
3 World Financial Center
200 Vesey Street
New York, New York 10285

Goldman, Sachs & Co.
85 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004

Dear Sirs:

          Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and in the
Underwriting Agreement, dated August 5, 1999 (the "Underwriting Agreement"),
between the Company and Lehman Brothers Inc. and the other Underwriters named
therein, to issue and sell to Lehman Brothers Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (the
"Designated Underwriters") the Securities specified in Schedule II hereto (the
"Designated Securities").

          Each of the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement is incorporated
herein by reference in its entirety and shall be deemed to be a part of this
Pricing Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in
full herein except as modified and supplemented as follows: (i) references to
the "Registration Statement" in the Underwriting Agreement shall be deemed to be
references to the Company's registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-
82909); (ii) each of the representations and warranties set forth therein shall
be deemed to have been made at and as of the date of this Pricing Agreement,
except that each representation and warranty that refers to the Prospectus in
Section 2 of the Underwriting Agreement shall be deemed to be a representation
or warranty as of the date of the Underwriting Agreement in relation to the
Prospectus (as therein defined), and also a representation and warranty as of
the date of this Pricing Agreement in relation to the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented relating to the Designated Securities that are the subject of this
Pricing Agreement; (iii) each reference to the "Representatives" herein and in
the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement as incorporated by reference in
this Pricing Agreement shall be deemed to refer to Lehman Brothers Inc. and
Goldman, Sachs & Co.; and (iv) except as further modified, amended or
supplemented by the terms and provisions of Schedule II hereto. Unless otherwise
defined herein, terms defined in the Underwriting Agreement are used herein as
therein defined.
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          The Company proposes to file with the Commission on or about July 27,
2000 a final prospectus supplement to the Prospectus relating to the Designated
Securities (which will be in a form reasonably approved by the Representatives).

          Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the
Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by reference, the Company agrees to
issue and sell to each of the Designated Underwriters, and each of the
Designated Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the
Company, at the time and place and at the purchase price to the Designated
Underwriters set forth in Schedule II hereto, the principal amount of Designated
Securities set forth opposite the name of such Designated Underwriter in
Schedule I hereto.

          If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign
and return to us two counterparts hereof, and upon acceptance hereof by you,
this letter and such acceptance hereof, including the provisions of the
Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by reference, shall constitute a
binding agreement between each of the Designated Underwriters and the Company.

                                        Very truly yours,

                                        Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.


                                        By:  ___________________________________
                                             Name:
                                             Title:
Accepted as of the date hereof:

Lehman Brothers Inc.


By:____________________________________
     Authorized Representative


Goldman, Sachs & Co.


By:____________________________________
     Authorized Representative
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                                  SCHEDULE I



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Designated Underwriter                                      Principal Amount of
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                                                           6.875% Notes due 2002
                                                               to be Purchased
                                                               ---------------
<S>                                                        <C>
Lehman Brothers Inc.......................................     $250,000,000
Goldman, Sachs & Co.......................................      250,000,000
                                                               ------------
                  Total...................................     $500,000,000
                                                               ============
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                                  SCHEDULE II


(i)    Title of Designated Securities:

       6.875% Notes due 2002 (the "Notes").

(ii)   Aggregate Principal Amount:

       $500,000,000.

(iii)  Initial Offering Price to the Public:

       The Designated Underwriters will offer the Notes to the public from time
       to time for sale in negotiated transactions, or otherwise, at varying
       prices to be determined at the time of each sale.

(iv)   Purchase Price to Designated Underwriters:

       The purchase price to the Designated Underwriters shall be 99.903% of the
       principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from August
       1, 2000.

(v)    Specified Funds For Payment of Purchase Price:

       Immediately available funds by wire.

(vi)   Indenture:

       Indenture dated as of April 1, 1991, as amended by the First Supplemental
       Indenture, dated as of September 9, 1992 (together, the "Indenture"),
       between the Company and Bank One Trust Company, NA, as successor in
       interest to The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee, as further
       modified and supplemented by the specific terms, conditions and other
       provisions of the Notes as set forth under the caption "Description of
       the Notes" in the Prospectus Supplement to be dated on or about July 27,
       2000 (the
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          "Prospectus Supplement") relating to the Notes (and to be reflected in
          the global Notes to be delivered at the Time of Delivery).

(vii)     Maturity:

          August 1, 2002.

(viii)    Interest Rate:

          6.875% per annum from and including August 1, 2000.

          Interest shall be payable semi-annually in arrears and shall be
          calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

(ix)      Interest Payment Dates:

          February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing on February 1, 2001.

(x)       Record Dates:

          January 15 and July 15 of each year.

(xi)      Redemption Provisions:

          No mandatory redemption provisions.

          The Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes in whole, but not in
          part, as set forth under the caption "Description of the Notes C
          Redemption Upon a Tax Event" in the Prospectus Supplement relating to
          the Notes.

(xii)     Sinking Fund Provisions:

          None.

(xiii)    Time of Delivery:

          9:00 a.m., August 1, 2000.

(xiv)     Closing Location:

          Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
          425 Lexington Avenue
          New York, New York 10017

(xv)      Names and Addresses of the Representatives:
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          Lehman Brothers Inc.
          3 World Financial Center
          200 Vesey Street
          New York, New York  10285

          Goldman, Sachs & Co.
          85 Broad Street
          New York, New York  10004

(xvi)     Addresses for Notices:

          Lehman Brothers Inc.
          3 World Financial Center
          200 Vesey Street
          New York, New York  10285
          Attention:  Syndicate Department
                      Fax: (212) 528-8822

          Goldman, Sachs & Co.
          One Liberty Plaza
          New York, New York  10005
          Attention:  Registration Department
                      Fax:

(xvii)    Other Matters:

          (A)   Each Designated Underwriter hereby represents to, and agrees
                with, the Company that:

                         (1)  it has not offered or sold and prior to the date
                    six months after the Time of Delivery will not offer or sell
                    Notes in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary
                    activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or
                    disposing of investments as principal or agent for the
                    purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances
                    which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to
                    the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the
                    public offers of Securities Regulations 1995;

                         (2)  it has complied and will comply with all
                    applicable provisions of the Financial Services Act 1986
                    with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes
                    in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and

                         (3)  it has only issued or passed on, and will only
                    issue or pass on, in the United Kingdom any document
                    received by it in connection with the issue of the Notes to
                    a person who is of a kind described in
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                    Article 11(3) of the Financial Services Act 1986 (Investment
                    Advertisement) (Exemptions) Order 1996 (as amended) or is a
                    person to whom the document may otherwise lawfully be issued
                    or passed on.

          (B)  The Designated Underwriters hereby severally confirm, and the
               Company hereby acknowledges, that the sole information furnished
               in writing to the Company by, or on behalf of, the Designated
               Underwriters specifically for inclusion in the Prospectus
               Supplement to the Prospectus dated August 5, 1999 (the
               "Prospectus") is as follows:

                         (1)  the names of the Designated Underwriters on the
                    front and back cover pages of the Prospectus Supplement;

                         (2)  the first sentence of the second paragraph of text
                    under the caption "Underwriting" in the Prospectus
                    Supplement concerning certain terms of the offering by the
                    Designated Underwriters and the corresponding sentence on
                    the front page of the Prospectus Supplement; and

                         (3)  the third and fourth paragraphs of text under the
                    caption "Underwriting" in the Prospectus Supplement
                    concerning stabilization, overallotment and related
                    activities by the Designated Underwriters.

          (C)  With respect to matters of New York law, Hughes & Luce, L.L.P.
               may rely on a written opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. to
               be delivered to the Designated Underwriters at the Time of
               Delivery.

          (D)  Notwithstanding Section 7(e) of the Underwriting Agreement, Ernst
               & Young LLP shall deliver a single letter in accordance with such
               Section 7(e) at the Time of Delivery (and not on the date
               hereof), which letter shall be in form and substance satisfactory
               to the Representatives.


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