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Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 33-60071
PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 15 DATED DECEMBER 4, 1995 TO PROSPECTUS DATED JULY 14,
1995 AND PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED JULY 18, 1995
SARA LEE CORPORATION
Medium-Term Notes, Series C
(Fixed Rate)
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Principal Amount: $15,000,000 Issue Date: December 7, 1995
Issue Price: 99.476 Stated Maturity: December 1, 1998
Commission of Selling Agents: N/A Specified Currency: U.S. Dollars
Net Proceeds to Issuer: $14,921,400 Form: _X_ Global
Interest Rate: 5.50% ___ Certificated
Selling Agents: Lehman Brothers
Trade Date: December 4, 1995
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Interest Payment Dates: Amortizing Notes:
_X_ As specified in Prospectus Supplement ___ Yes
___ Other (specify) _____________________ _X_ No
Regular Record Date: Each payment of principal of,
_X_ As specified in Prospectus Supplement and interest on, the Notes will
___ Other (specify) _____________________ be made:
Original Issue Discount Note: ___ Quarterly
___ Yes _X_ No _X_ Semiannually
Original Issue Discount __________________% ___ Other (specify)_______
Yield to Maturity ________________________% Interest rate may be reset: ___ Yes _X_ No
Terms of reset:
Repurchase Price (for Discount Securities): Redemption Information:
Other Provisions: Repayment Information
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The aggregate principal amount of this offering is U.S. $15,000,000 and relates
only to Pricing Supplement No. 15. Medium-Term Notes, Series C, may be issued
by the Company in the aggregate principal amount of up to U.S. $500,000,000 or
the equivalent in foreign currencies or foreign currency units. To date,
including this offering, an aggregate of U.S. $173,000,000 or the equivalent in
foreign currency or foreign currency units of Medium-Term Notes, Seriec C, have
been issued.
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TYPE OF SALE: IF PRINCIPAL TRANSACTION, REOFFERING AT:
___ As Agent _X_ varying prices related to prevailing market prices at time of resale
_X_ As Principal ___ fixed public offering prices of _________ % of Principal Amount
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