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Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 33-60071
PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 5 DATED JUNE 16, 1998 TO PROSPECTUS DATED JULY 14, 1995
AND PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED JULY 19, 1995
SARA LEE CORPORATION
Medium-Term Notes, Series D
(Fixed Rate)
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Principal Amount: $25,000,000 Issue Date: June 19, 1998
Issue Price: 99.576 Stated Maturity: June 19, 2008
Commission of Selling Agents: NIL Specified Currency: U.S. Dollars
Net Proceeds to Issuer: $24,894,000 Form: X Global
Interest Rate: 6.15% ---
Selling Agents: Salomon Brothers Certificated
Trade Date: June 16, 1998 ---
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Interest Payment Dates: Amortizing Notes:
X As specified in Prospectus Supplement Yes
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Other (specify) _____________________ X No
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Regular Record Date: Each payment of principal of, and interest
on, the Notes will be made:
X As specified in Prospectus Supplement
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Other (specify) _____________________ Quarterly
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Original Issue Discount Note: X Semiannually
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Yes X No Other (specify) __________________
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Original Issue Discount: Interest rate may be reset: Yes X No
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Yield to Maturity: ________________________ Terms of reset:
Repurchase Price (for Discount Securities): Redemption Information:
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Other Provisions: Repayment Information:
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The aggregate principal amount of this offering is U.S. $25,000,000 and relates only to Pricing Supplement No. 5. Medium-Term
Notes, Series D, 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. $149,000,000 or the equivalent
in foreign currency or foreign currency units of Medium-Term Notes, Series D, 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 the time of resale
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X As Principal fixed number of offering prices of _______ of Principal Amount
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