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Rule No. 424(b)(5)
File No. 33-62300
HONEYWELL
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS DATED AUGUST 4, 1994
$500,000,000
HONEYWELL INC.
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES A
DUE FROM 9 MONTHS TO 30 YEARS FROM DATE OF ISSUE
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The Company may offer from time to time its Medium-Term Notes, Series A, due
from 9 months to 30 years from date of issue, as selected by the purchaser and
agreed to by the Company, at an aggregate initial public offering price not to
exceed $500,000,000, or its equivalent in another currency or composite
currency, subject to reduction as a result of the sale of other Debt Securities.
The Notes may be denominated in U.S. dollars or in such foreign currencies
or composite currencies as may be designated by the Company at the time of
offering. The specific currency or composite currency, interest rate (if any),
issue price and maturity date of any Note will be set forth in the applicable
Pricing Supplement to this Prospectus Supplement. See "Description of Notes".
Interest on the Fixed Rate Notes, unless otherwise specified in the
applicable Pricing Supplement, will be payable each June 15 and December 15 and
at maturity. Interest on the Floating Rate Notes or Indexed Notes will be
payable on the dates specified therein and in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
Floating Rate Notes will bear interest at a rate determined by reference to the
Commercial Paper Rate, Federal Funds Rate, LIBOR, Prime Rate, CD Rate, Treasury
Rate or CMT Rate, as adjusted by a Spread and/or Spread Multiplier, if any,
applicable to such Notes. Zero Coupon Notes will not bear interest.
Unless a Redemption Commencement Date or Repayment Date is specified in the
applicable Pricing Supplement, the Notes will not be redeemable or repayable
prior to their stated maturity. If a Redemption Commencement Date or Repayment
Date is so specified, the Notes will be redeemable at the option of the Company
or repayable at the option of the holder as described herein.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the Notes
will be issued in global or definitive form in denominations of $100,000 and
integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof or, in the case of Notes
denominated in foreign currencies or composite currencies, in the denominations
indicated in the applicable Pricing Supplement. A global Note representing
Book-Entry Notes will be registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company,
or its nominee, which will act as Depositary. Interests in Book-Entry Notes will
be shown on, and transfers thereof will be affected only through records
maintained by the Depositary (with respect to participants' interests) and its
participants. Except as described herein, owners of beneficial interests in a
global Note will not be considered the holders thereof and will not be entitled
to receive physical delivery of Notes in definitive form, and no global Note
will be exchangeable except for another global Note of like denomination and
terms to be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee. See
"Description of Notes".
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR BY ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT, ANY PRICING SUPPLEMENT HERETO OR THE PROSPECTUS. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE.
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PRICE TO AGENTS' DISCOUNTS PROCEEDS TO
PUBLIC (1) OR COMMISSIONS (2) COMPANY (2)(3)
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Per Note.................................... 100% .125%-.750% 99.875%-99.250%
Total(4).................................... $500,000,000 $625,000-$3,750,000 $499,375,000-$496,250,000
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(1) Unless otherwise specified in a Pricing Supplement, Notes will be issued at
100% of the principal amount thereof.
(2) The Company will pay the Agents a commission (or grant a discount) of from
.125% to .750%, depending on maturity, of the principal amount of any Notes
sold through them as Agents (or sold to such Agents as principal in
circumstances in which no other discount is agreed). The Company may sell
Notes to any Agent at a discount or premium for resale to one or more
investors at varying prices related to prevailing market prices at the time
of resale, as determined by such Agent, or at a fixed public offering
price. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Agents against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
(3) Before deducting estimated expenses of $350,000, payable by the Company,
including reimbursement of the Agents' expenses.
(4) Or the equivalent thereof in foreign currencies or composite currencies.
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Offers to purchase the Notes are being solicited, on a reasonable efforts
basis, from time to time by the Agents on behalf of the Company. Notes may be
sold to the Agents on their own behalf at negotiated discounts. The Company
reserves the right to sell the Notes directly on its own behalf. No commission
will be payable on any sales made directly by the Company. The Company also
reserves the right to withdraw, cancel or modify the offering contemplated
hereby without notice. The Company or the soliciting Agent may reject any order
as a whole or in part. See "Supplemental Plan of Distribution".
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
CHASE SECURITIES, INC.
DILLON, READ & CO. INC.
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.
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The date of this Prospectus Supplement is August 4, 1994.
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IN CONNECTION WITH THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE NOTES, THE AGENTS MAY OVER-ALLOT
OR EFFECT TRANSACTIONS IN THE NOTES WITH A VIEW TO STABILIZING OR MAINTAINING
THE MARKET PRICE OF THE NOTES AT LEVELS OTHER THAN THOSE WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE
PREVAIL IN THE OPEN MARKET. SUCH TRANSACTIONS MAY BE EFFECTED IN ANY OVER-
THE-COUNTER MARKET OR OTHERWISE AND, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY
TIME.
DESCRIPTION OF NOTES
GENERAL
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTICULAR TERMS OF THE NOTES OFFERED
HEREBY SUPPLEMENTS AND, TO THE EXTENT INCONSISTENT THEREWITH, REPLACES THE
DESCRIPTION OF THE GENERAL TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE DEBT SECURITIES SET FORTH
IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS, TO WHICH DESCRIPTION REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE.
UNLESS DIFFERENT TERMS OR ADDITIONAL TERMS ARE SPECIFIED IN THE APPLICABLE
PRICING SUPPLEMENT, THE NOTES WILL HAVE THE TERMS DESCRIBED BELOW. REFERENCES TO
INTEREST PAYMENTS AND INTEREST-RELATED INFORMATION DO NOT APPLY TO ZERO COUPON
NOTES (AS DEFINED BELOW).
The Notes will be issued pursuant to the Indenture dated as of August 1,
1994 (the "Indenture") between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), as Trustee (the "Trustee"). The Notes will represent
senior, unsubordinated debt of the Company and will rank equally with all other
unsecured and unsubordinated debt of the Company. The Notes constitute a
separate series for purposes of the Indenture. The Indenture does not limit the
aggregate principal amount of Debt Securities that may be issued thereunder. The
following summary of certain provisions of the Indenture does not purport to be
complete and is subject to and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, all
of the provisions of the Indenture, including the definitions therein of certain
terms.
Unless previously redeemed or repaid, each Note will mature on the date from
9 months to 30 years from its date of issue, as agreed to by the Company and the
purchaser and specified in the Note and the applicable Pricing Supplement or, if
such Note is a Floating Rate Note (as defined below) and such specified date is
not a Business Day (as defined below) with respect to such Note, the next
succeeding Business Day (or, in the case of a LIBOR Note (as defined below), if
such next succeeding Business Day falls in the next calendar month, the next
preceding Business Day). If the maturity date specified in the applicable
Pricing Supplement for any Fixed Rate Note is a day that is not a Business Day,
principal will be paid on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force
and effect as if made on such specified maturity date. "Business Day" means (a)
with respect to any Note, any day that is not a Saturday or Sunday and that in
The City of New York, is not a day on which banking institutions generally are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close (and with respect to
LIBOR Notes is a day on which dealings in deposits in the relevant Specified
Currency (as defined below) are transacted in the London interbank market) and
(b) with respect to Foreign Currency Notes (as defined below) only, any day
that, in the capital city of the country of the currency in which such Notes are
denominated, is not a day on which banking institutions generally are authorized
or obligated by law to close (which in the case of Foreign Currency Notes
denominated in European Currency Units ("ECUs") shall be Luxembourg, in which
case "Business Day" shall not include any day that is a non-ECU clearing day as
determined by the ECU Banking Association in Paris).
Each Note will be denominated in a currency or composite currency
("Specified Currency") as specified on the face thereof and in the applicable
Pricing Supplement. Purchasers of the Notes are required to pay for such Notes
by delivery of the requisite amount of the Specified Currency to an Agent,
unless other arrangements have been made.
The applicable Pricing Supplement will specify any redemption or repayment
terms applicable to the Notes. See "--Redemption and Repayment" below.
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Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the Notes,
other than Foreign Currency Notes, will be issuable only in definitive
registered form in denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in
excess thereof. The authorized denominations of Notes denominated in foreign
currencies or composite currencies ("Foreign Currency Notes") will be indicated
in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
Each Note will be represented either by a global security (a "Global
Security") registered in the name of a nominee of The Depository Trust Company,
as depositary (the "Depositary") (each such Note represented by a Global
Security being herein referred to as a "Book-Entry Note"), or by a certificate
issued in definitive registered form, without coupons (a "Certificated Note"),
as set forth in the applicable Pricing Supplement. Except as set forth under
"--Book-Entry Notes" below, Book-Entry Notes will not be issuable in
certificated form. So long as the Depositary or its nominee is the registered
holder of any Global Security, the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may
be, will be considered the sole registered holder of the Book-Entry Notes
represented by such Global Security for all purposes under the Indenture and
such Notes. For a further description of the respective forms, denominations and
transfer and exchange procedures with respect to any such Global Security and
Book-Entry Note, reference is made to "--Book-Entry Notes" below and to the
applicable Pricing Supplement.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement and except
as provided below under "--Book-Entry Notes," principal, premium (if any) and
interest (if any) will be payable, the transfer of any Notes will be registrable
and any Notes will be exchangeable for Notes bearing identical terms and
provisions at the corporate trust office of The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association) (the "Paying Agent"), in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New
York, provided that payments of interest on any Interest Payment Date (as
defined below) with respect to any Certificated Note may be made at the option
of the Company by check mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as
it appears on the registry books of the Company at the close of business on the
Regular Record Date (as defined below) corresponding to the relevant Interest
Payment Date. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement,
holders of $10,000,000 or more in aggregate principal amount of Certificated
Notes shall be entitled to receive payments of interest, other than interest at
the stated maturity thereof or upon repayment or redemption, by wire transfer of
immediately available funds, if appropriate wire transfer instructions have been
given to the Paying Agent in writing not later than the Regular Record Date
preceding such Interest Payment Date.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the
principal, premium (if any) and interest (if any) payable at stated maturity or
upon repayment or redemption (other than interest payable on a maturity date or
repayment or redemption date that is also an Interest Payment Date) on each
Certificated Note will be paid in immediately available funds against
presentation of the Note at the above mentioned corporate trust office of the
Paying Agent.
The applicable Pricing Supplement will specify any additional terms
applicable to any Foreign Currency Note with respect to the payment of principal
and any premium or interest thereon.
Notes may be issued as Original Issue Discount Notes offered at a discount
from the principal amount thereof at the stated maturity as specified in the
applicable Pricing Supplement. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable
Pricing Supplement, the amount payable to the holder of Zero Coupon Notes and
certain of such interest-bearing Notes issued as Original Issue Discount Notes
(as specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement) upon any acceleration of the
maturity thereof will be the Amortized Face Amount (as defined below) thereof,
and the amount payable to the holder of such Original Issue Discount Note upon
any repayment or redemption thereof will be the applicable percentage of the
Amortized Face Amount thereof specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, in
each case as determined by the Company plus, in the case of any interest bearing
Note issued as an Original Issue Discount Note, any accrued but unpaid
"qualified stated interest payments" (as defined under "United States
Taxation--United States Noteholders--Original Issue Discount"). The "Amortized
Face Amount" of an Original Issue Discount Note is equal to the sum of (i) the
Issue Price (as defined below) of such Original Issue Discount Note and (ii)
that portion of the difference between the Issue Price and the
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principal amount of such Original Issue Discount Note that has been amortized at
the Stated Yield (as defined below) of such Original Issue Discount Note
(computed in accordance with Section 1272(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, and Section 1.1275-1(b) of the Regulations (as defined under
"United States Taxation--United States Noteholders--Original Issue Discount"),
in each case as in effect on the issue date of such Original Issue Discount
Note), at the date as of which the Amortized Face Amount is calculated, but in
no event can the Amortized Face Amount exceed the principal amount of such Note
due at the stated maturity thereof. As used in the preceding sentence, the term
"Issue Price" means the principal amount of such Original Issue Discount Note
due at the stated maturity thereof less the "Original Issue Discount" of such
Original Issue Discount Note specified on the face thereof and in the applicable
Pricing Supplement. The term "Stated Yield" of such Original Issue Discount Note
means the "Yield to Maturity" specified on the face of such Original Issue
Discount Note and in the applicable Pricing Supplement for the period from the
Original Issue Date of such Original Issue Discount Note, as specified on the
face of such Original Issue Discount Note and in the applicable Pricing
Supplement, to the stated maturity thereof based on its Issue Price and the
principal amount payable at the stated maturity thereof. See "United States
Taxation--United States Noteholders-- Original Issue Discount."
INTEREST AND INTEREST RATES
Each Note that bears interest will bear interest at either (a) a fixed rate
(the "Fixed Rate Notes"), (b) an indexed rate ("Indexed Notes") or (c) a
floating rate determined by reference to one or more interest rate formulas,
which may be adjusted by a Spread and/or Spread Multiplier (each as defined
below), and, if so specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement with respect
to one or more Interest Periods (as defined below), one or more fixed rates (the
"Floating Rate Notes"). Any Floating Rate Note may also have either or both of
the following: (i) a maximum interest rate limitation, or ceiling, on the rate
of interest which may accrue during any Interest Period; and (ii) a minimum
interest rate limitation, or floor, on the rate of interest which may accrue
during any Interest Period. The applicable Pricing Supplement may designate any
of the following interest rate formulas as applicable to one or more Interest
Periods on each Floating Rate Note: (a) the Commercial Paper Rate, in which case
such Note will be a "Commercial Paper Rate Note" with respect to such Interest
Period or Interest Periods; (b) the Federal Funds Rate, in which case such Note
will be a "Federal Funds Rate Note" with respect to such Interest Period or
Interest Periods; (c) LIBOR, in which case such Note will be a "LIBOR Note" with
respect to such Interest Period or Interest Periods; (d) the Prime Rate, in
which case such Note will be a "Prime Rate Note" with respect to such Interest
Period or Interest Periods; (e) the CD Rate, in which case such Note will be a
"CD Rate Note" with respect to such Interest Period or Interest Periods; (f) the
Treasury Rate, in which case such Note will be a "Treasury Rate Note" with
respect to such Interest Period or Interest Periods; (g) the CMT Rate, in which
case such Note will be a "CMT Rate Note" with respect to such Interest Period or
Interest Periods; or (h) such other interest rate formula as is set forth in the
applicable Pricing Supplement.
The interest rate on each Floating Rate Note for each Interest Period will
be determined by reference to (i) the applicable interest rate formula specified
in the applicable Pricing Supplement for such Interest Period, plus or minus the
Spread, if any, and/or multiplied by the Spread Multiplier, if any, or (ii) the
applicable fixed rate per annum specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement
for such Interest Period. The "Spread" is the number of basis points specified
in the applicable Pricing Supplement as being applicable to such Floating Rate
Note for such Interest Period, and the "Spread Multiplier" is the percentage
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement as being applicable to such
Floating Rate Note for such Interest Period.
Each Note that bears interest will bear interest from and including its date
of issue or from and including the most recent Interest Payment Date (as defined
below) to which interest on such Note (or any predecessor Note) has been paid or
duly provided for (i) at the fixed rate per annum applicable to the related
Interest Period or Interest Periods, (ii) at the rate determined pursuant to the
applicable index or (iii) at the rate per annum determined pursuant to the
interest rate formula applicable to the related Interest Period or Interest
Periods, in each case as specified therein and in the applicable Pricing
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Supplement, until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment.
Interest will be payable on each Interest Payment Date and at the stated
maturity thereof or upon repayment or redemption. Except as provided below under
"--Book Entry Notes," interest will be payable to the person in whose name a
Note (or any predecessor Note) is registered at the close of business on the
Regular Record Date (as defined below) next preceding each Interest Payment
Date; provided, however, that interest payable on a maturity date or any
repayment or redemption date that is not an Interest Payment Date will be
payable to the person to whom principal shall be payable. The first payment of
interest on any Note originally issued after a Regular Record Date and on or
before an Interest Payment Date will be made on the Interest Payment Date
following the next succeeding Regular Record Date to the registered holder on
such next succeeding Regular Record Date. Interest rates and interest rate
formulas are subject to change by the Company from time to time but no such
change will affect any Note theretofore issued or which the Company has agreed
to issue. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the
"Interest Payment Dates" and the "Regular Record Dates" for Fixed Rate Notes
shall be as described below under "--Fixed Rate Notes" and the "Interest Payment
Dates" and the "Regular Record Dates" for Floating Rate Notes shall be as
described below under "--Floating Rate Notes."
The interest rate on a Note for any Interest Period will in no event be
higher than the maximum rate permitted by New York law as the same may be
modified by United States law of general application. Under current New York law
the maximum rate of interest is 25% per annum on a simple interest basis, with
certain exceptions. The limit may not apply to Floating Rate Notes in which
$2,500,000 or more has been invested.
The applicable Pricing Supplement will specify with respect to each Note
that bears interest: (i) the issue price, Interest Payment Dates and Regular
Record Dates; (ii) with respect to any Fixed Rate Note, the interest rate; (iii)
with respect to any Indexed Note, the index; and (iv) with respect to any
Floating Rate Note, the Initial Interest Rate (as defined below), the method
(which may vary from Interest Period to Interest Period) of calculating the
interest rate applicable to each Interest Period (including, if applicable, the
fixed rate per annum applicable to one or more Interest Periods, the period to
maturity of any instrument on which the interest rate formula for any Interest
Period is based (the "Index Maturity"), the Spread and/or Spread Multiplier, the
Interest Determination Dates (as defined below), the Interest Reset Dates (as
defined below) and any minimum or maximum interest rate limitations); (v)
whether such Note is an Original Issue Discount Note; and (vi) any other terms
consistent with the Indenture.
FIXED RATE NOTES
Each Fixed Rate Note, whether or not issued as an Original Issue Discount
Note, will bear interest at the annual rate specified therein and in the
applicable Pricing Supplement. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable
Pricing Supplement, the Interest Payment Dates for the Fixed Rate Notes will be
on June 15 and December 15 of each year and the Regular Record Dates for the
Fixed Rate Notes will be on the first day (whether or not a Business Day) of the
month in which each Interest Payment Date occurs. Unless otherwise specified in
the applicable Pricing Supplement, interest payments for Fixed Rate Notes shall
be the amount of interest accrued from, and including, the next preceding
Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for (or
from, and including, the date of issue if no interest has been paid or duly
provided for with respect to such Fixed Rate Note) to, but excluding, the
relevant Interest Payment Date. Interest on Fixed Rate Notes will be computed
and paid on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. In the event
that any Interest Payment Date on a Fixed Rate Note is not a Business Day,
interest will be paid on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force
and effect as if made on such Interest Payment Date.
FLOATING RATE NOTES
The Interest Payment Dates for the Floating Rate Notes shall be as specified
in such Notes and in the applicable Pricing Supplement, and, unless otherwise
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the Regular Record Dates for the
Floating Rate Notes will be the day (whether or not a Business Day) fifteen
calendar days preceding each Interest Payment Date. Unless otherwise specified
in the applicable Pricing Supplement and except as provided below, interest on
Floating Rate Notes will be
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payable on the following Interest Payment Dates: in the case of Floating Rate
Notes with a daily, weekly or monthly Interest Reset Date, on the third
Wednesday of each month or on the third Wednesday of March, June, September and
December of each year; in the case of Floating Rate Notes with a quarterly
Interest Reset Date, on the third Wednesday of March, June, September and
December of each year; in the case of Floating Rate Notes with a semiannual
Interest Reset Date, on the third Wednesday of the two months of each year
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement; and in the case of Floating Rate
Notes with an annual Interest Reset Date, on the third Wednesday of the month of
each year specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, and in each case at
the stated maturity thereof or upon repayment or redemption. If any Interest
Payment Date for any Floating Rate Note would otherwise be a day that is not a
Business Day, the Interest Payment Date for such Floating Rate Note shall be
postponed to the next day that is a Business Day, except that in the case of a
LIBOR Note, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar month, such
Interest Payment Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.
The rate of interest on each Floating Rate Note will be reset daily, weekly,
monthly, quarterly, semiannually or annually (the date on which each such reset
occurs, an "Interest Reset Date"), as specified in the applicable Pricing
Supplement. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the
Interest Reset Date will be as follows: in the case of Floating Rate Notes which
are reset daily, each Business Day; in the case of Floating Rate Notes (other
than Treasury Rate Notes) which are reset weekly, the Wednesday of each week; in
the case of Treasury Rate Notes which are reset weekly, the Tuesday of each week
(except if the auction date falls on a Tuesday, then the next Business Day, as
provided below); in the case of Floating Rate Notes which are reset monthly, the
third Wednesday of each month; in the case of Floating Rate Notes which are
reset quarterly, the third Wednesday of March, June, September and December of
each year; in the case of Floating Rate Notes which are reset semi-annually, the
third Wednesday of the two months of each year specified in the applicable
Pricing Supplement; and in the case of Floating Rate Notes which are reset
annually, the third Wednesday of the month of each year specified in the
applicable Pricing Supplement.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the
interest rate determined with respect to any Interest Determination Date will
become effective on and as of the next succeeding Interest Reset Date; provided,
however, that (i) the interest rate in effect from the date of issue to the
first Interest Reset Date with respect to a Floating Rate Note (the "Initial
Interest Rate") will be as specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement and
(ii) the interest rate in effect for the 10 days immediately prior to the stated
maturity will be that in effect on the tenth day preceding such maturity. If any
Interest Reset Date for any Floating Rate Note would otherwise be a day that is
not a Business Day, such Interest Reset Date shall be postponed to the next day
that is a Business Day, except that in the case of a LIBOR Note, if such
Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar month, such Interest Reset Date
shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.
As used herein, "Interest Determination Date" means the date as of which the
interest rate for a Floating Rate Note is to be calculated, to be effective as
of the following Interest Reset Date and calculated on the related Calculation
Date (as defined below). Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing
Supplement, the Interest Determination Date pertaining to any Interest Reset
Date for a Commercial Paper Rate Note, a Federal Funds Rate Note, a LIBOR Note,
a Prime Rate Note, a CD Rate Note or a CMT Rate Note (the "Commercial Paper
Interest Determination Date," the "Federal Funds Interest Determination Date,"
the "LIBOR Interest Determination Date," the "Prime Interest Determination
Date," the "CD Interest Determination Date" and the "CMT Interest Determination
Date," respectively) will be the second Business Day prior to such Interest
Reset Date. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the
Interest Determination Date pertaining to an Interest Reset Date for a Treasury
Rate Note (the "Treasury Interest Determination Date") will be the day of the
week on which Treasury bills would normally be auctioned in the week in which
such Interest Reset Date falls. Treasury bills are usually sold at auction on
Monday of each week, unless that day is a legal holiday, in which case the
auction is usually held on the following Tuesday, except that such auction may
be held on the preceding Friday. If, as the result of a legal holiday, an
auction is so held on the preceding Friday,
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such Friday will be the Treasury Interest Determination Date pertaining to the
Interest Reset Date occurring in the next succeeding week. If an auction date
shall fall on any Interest Reset Date for a Treasury Rate Note, then such
Interest Reset Date shall instead be the first Business Day immediately
following such auction date.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, interest
payments on an Interest Payment Date for a Floating Rate Note will include
interest accrued from, and including, the next preceding Interest Payment Date
to which interest has been paid or duly provided for (or from, and including,
the date of issue if no interest has been paid or duly provided for with respect
to such Floating Rate Note) to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (each
such interest accrual period, an "Interest Period"). Accrued interest from the
date of issue or from the last date to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for to the date for which interest is being calculated is calculated by
multiplying the face amount of a Floating Rate Note by the applicable accrued
interest factor (the "Accrued Interest Factor"). The Accrued Interest Factor is
computed by adding together the interest factors calculated for each day from
the date of issue, or from the last date to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for, to, but excluding, the date for which accrued interest is being
calculated. The interest factor for each such day is computed by dividing the
per annum interest rate applicable to such day by 360 in the case of Commercial
Paper Rate Notes, Federal Funds Rate Notes, LIBOR Notes, Prime Rate Notes and CD
Rate Notes, or by the actual number of days in the year in the case of Treasury
Rate Notes and CMT Rate Notes. The interest rate in effect on each day will be
(i) if such day is an Interest Reset Date, the interest rate with respect to the
Interest Determination Date pertaining to such Interest Reset Date or (ii) if
such day is not an Interest Reset Date, the interest rate with respect to the
Interest Determination Date pertaining to the next preceding Interest Reset
Date, subject in either case to any maximum or minimum interest rate limitation
referred to above or in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, The Chase
Manhattan Bank (National Association) will be the "Calculation Agent." On or
before each Calculation Date, the Calculation Agent will determine the interest
rate as described below and notify the Paying Agent. The Paying Agent will
determine the Accrued Interest Factor applicable to any such Floating Rate Note.
The Paying Agent will, upon the request of the holder of any Floating Rate Note,
provide the interest rate then in effect and the interest rate which will become
effective as a result of a determination made with respect to the most recent
Interest Determination Date with respect to such Floating Rate Note. The
determinations of interest rates made by the Calculation Agent shall be
conclusive and binding, and neither the Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have
the duty to verify determinations of interest rates made by the Calculation
Agent. The determinations of Accrued Interest Factors made by the Paying Agent
shall be conclusive and binding. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable
Pricing Supplement, the "Calculation Date," if applicable, pertaining to any
Interest Determination Date on a Floating Rate Note will be the earlier of (i)
the tenth calendar day after such Interest Determination Date, or, if any such
day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day and (ii) the
Business Day preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date or the stated
maturity date or repayment or redemption date, as the case may be.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, all
percentages resulting from any calculation referred to in this Prospectus
Supplement will be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one hundred-thousandth
of one percentage point, with five one-millionths of one percentage point
rounded upward (e.g., 9.876545% (or .09876545) being rounded to 9.87655% (or
.0987655) and 9.876544% (or .09876544) being rounded to 9.87654% (or .0987654);
all calculations of the interest factor for any day on Floating Rate Notes will
be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one hundred-millionth, with five one-
billionths rounded upward (e.g., .098765455 being rounded to .09876546 and
.098765454 being rounded to .09876545); and all currency or composite currency
amounts used in or resulting from such calculations on the Notes will be rounded
to the nearest one-hundredth of a unit (with .005 of a unit being rounded
upward).
COMMERCIAL PAPER RATE NOTES. Commercial Paper Rate Notes will bear interest
at the interest rates (calculated with reference to the Commercial Paper Rate
and the Spread and/or Spread Multiplier, if any) specified in the Commercial
Paper Rate Note and in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
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Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, "Commercial
Paper Rate" means, with respect to any Commercial Paper Interest Determination
Date, the Money Market Yield (calculated as described below) of the rate on that
date for commercial paper having the Index Maturity specified in the applicable
Pricing Supplement as such rate is published by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System in "Statistical Release H.15(519), Selected Interest
Rates" or any successor publication ("H.15(519")) under the heading "Commercial
Paper." If by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Calculation Date pertaining
to such Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date such rate is not so
published, then the Commercial Paper Rate shall be the Money Market Yield of the
rate on that Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date for commercial paper
having the Index Maturity designated in the applicable Pricing Supplement as
published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in its daily statistical
release, "Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for United States Government
Securities" ("Composite Quotations") under the heading "Commercial Paper." If by
3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Calculation Date such rate is not yet
published in either H.15(519) or Composite Quotations, the Commercial Paper Rate
for that Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date shall be calculated by the
Calculation Agent and shall be the Money Market Yield of the arithmetic mean of
the offered rates of three leading dealers of commercial paper in The City of
New York selected by the Calculation Agent as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time,
on that Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date, for commercial paper
having the Index Maturity specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement placed
for an industrial issuer whose bond rating is "AA," or the equivalent, from a
nationally recognized securities rating agency; provided, however, that if fewer
than three dealers selected as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are quoting as
specified in this sentence, the Commercial Paper Rate with respect to such
Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date will remain the Commercial Paper
Rate in effect on such Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date.
"Money Market Yield" shall be a yield calculated in accordance with the
following formula:
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where "D" refers to the per annum rate for the commercial paper, quoted on a
bank discount basis and expressed as a decimal, and "M" refers to the actual
number of days in the interest period for which interest is being calculated.
FEDERAL FUNDS RATE NOTES. Federal Funds Rate Notes will bear interest at
the interest rates (calculated with reference to the Federal Funds Rate and the
Spread and/or Spread Multiplier, if any) specified in the Federal Funds Rate
Notes and in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, "Federal
Funds Rate" means, with respect to any Federal Funds Interest Determination
Date, the rate on that day for Federal Funds as published in H.15(519) under the
heading "Federal Funds Effective" or, if not so published in H.15(519) by 3:00
p.m., New York City time, on the Calculation Date pertaining to such Federal
Funds Interest Determination Date, then the Federal Funds Rate will be the rate
on such Federal Funds Interest Determination Date as published in Composite
Quotations under the heading "Federal Funds/Effective Rate." If such rate is not
so published in either H.15(519) or Composite Quotations by 3:00 p.m., New York
City time, on the Calculation Date pertaining to such Federal Funds Interest
Determination Date, the Federal Funds Rate for such Federal Funds Interest
Determination Date will be calculated by the Calculation Agent and will be the
arithmetic mean of the rates for the last transaction in overnight Federal Funds
arranged by three leading dealers of Federal Funds transactions in The City of
New York selected by the Calculation Agent as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time,
on such Federal Funds Interest Determination Date; provided, however, that if
fewer than three dealers selected as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are
quoting as specified in this sentence, the Federal Funds Rate will remain the
Federal Funds Rate in effect on such Federal Funds Interest Determination Date.
LIBOR NOTES. LIBOR Notes will bear interest at the interest rates
(calculated with reference to LIBOR and the Spread and/or Spread Multiplier, if
any) specified in the LIBOR Notes and in the applicable Pricing Supplement.
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Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, LIBOR will
be determined by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the following
provisions:
(i) With respect to a LIBOR Interest Determination Date, LIBOR will be
determined on the basis of the offered rates for deposits in the Index
Currency (as defined below) having the Index Maturity designated in the
applicable Pricing Supplement, commencing on the second Business Day
immediately following that LIBOR Interest Determination Date, that appear as
of 11:00 a.m., London time, on that LIBOR Interest Determination Date on the
display screen designated "Page 3750" by Telerate Data Service, or such
other page as may replace such page on that service or such other service or
services as may be nominated by the British Bankers' Association for the
purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates for deposits in the
relevant Index Currency. If no rate appears on Telerate Page 3750, then
LIBOR in respect of that LIBOR Interest Determination Date will be the
arithmetic mean of the offered rates (unless the display referred to below
by its terms provides only for a single rate, in which case such single rate
shall be used) for deposits in the London interbank market in the Index
Currency having the Index Maturity designated in the applicable Pricing
Supplement and commencing on the second Business Day immediately following
such LIBOR Interest Determination Date that appear on the display on the
Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service for the purpose of displaying the London
interbank offered rates of major banks for the applicable Index Currency as
of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such LIBOR Interest Determination Date, if at
least two such offered rates appear (unless, as aforesaid, only a single
rate is required). If fewer than two such rates appear (or, if such display
by its terms provides for only a single rate, in which case if no such rate
appears), then LIBOR in respect of such LIBOR Interest Determination Date
will be determined as if the parties had specified the rate described in
clause (ii) below.
(ii) If LIBOR with respect to a LIBOR Interest Determination Date is to
be determined pursuant to this clause (ii), the Calculation Agent will
request the principal London offices of each of four major reference banks
in the London interbank market, as selected by the Calculation Agent, to
provide the Calculation Agent with its offered quotation for deposits in the
Index Currency for the period of the Index Maturity designated in the
applicable Pricing Supplement, commencing on the second London Business Day
immediately following such LIBOR Interest Determination Date, to prime banks
in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on
such LIBOR Interest Determination Date and in a principal amount that is
representative for a single transaction in such Index Currency in such
market at such time. If at least two such quotations are provided, LIBOR
determined on such LIBOR Interest Determination Date will be the arithmetic
mean of such quotations. If fewer than two quotations are provided, LIBOR
determined on such LIBOR Interest Determination Date will be the arithmetic
mean of the rates quoted at approximately 11:00 a.m., (or such other time
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement), in the applicable Principal
Financial Center (as defined below), on such LIBOR Interest Determination
Date by three major banks in such Principal Financial Center selected by the
Calculation Agent for loans in the Index Currency to leading European banks,
having the Index Maturity designated in the applicable Pricing Supplement
and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in
such Index Currency in such market at such time; provided, however, that if
the banks so selected by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as mentioned
in this sentence, LIBOR determined on such LIBOR Interest Determination Date
will be LIBOR in effect on such LIBOR Interest Determination Date.
"Index Currency" means the currency (including composite currencies)
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement as the currency for which LIBOR
shall be calculated. If no such currency is specified in the applicable Pricing
Supplement, the Index Currency shall be United States dollars.
"Principal Financial Center" will generally be the capital city of the
country of the specified Index Currency, except that with respect to United
States dollars, Deutsche marks, Italian lira, Swiss francs, Dutch guilders and
ECUs, the Principal Financial Center shall be The City of New York, Frankfurt,
Milan, Zurich, Amsterdam and Luxembourg, respectively.
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PRIME RATE NOTES. Prime Rate Notes will bear interest at the interest rates
(calculated with reference to the Prime Rate and the Spread and/or Spread
Multiplier, if any) specified in the Prime Rate Notes and in the applicable
Pricing Supplement.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, "Prime
Rate" means, with respect to any Prime Interest Determination Date, the rate set
forth for the relevant Prime Interest Determination Date in H.15(519) under the
heading "Bank Prime Loan." In the event that such rate is not published by 3:00
p.m., New York City time, on the relevant Calculation Date, then the Prime Rate
with respect to such Prime Interest Determination Date will be the arithmetic
mean of the rates of interest publicly announced by each bank that appears on
the display designated as page "NYMF" on the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service
(or such other page as may replace the NYMF page on that service for the purpose
of displaying prime rates or base lending rates of major United States banks)
("Reuters Screen NYMF Page") as such banks prime rate or base lending rate as in
effect for such Prime Interest Determination Date. If fewer than four such rates
appear on the Reuters Screen NYMF Page on such Interest Determination Date, the
Prime Rate shall be calculated by the Calculation Agent and shall be determined
as the arithmetic mean on the basis of the prime rates or base rates for
commercial loans quoted in The City of New York on such date by three substitute
banks or trust companies organized and doing business under the laws of the
United States, or any State thereof, having total equity capital of at least
$500,000,000 and being subject to supervision or examination by a federal or
state authority, selected by the Calculation Agent (after consultation with the
Company); provided, however, that if fewer than three banks or trust companies
selected as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are quoting as specified in this
sentence, the Prime Rate will remain the Prime Rate in effect on such Prime
Interest Determination Date.
CD RATE NOTES. CD Rate Notes will bear interest at the interest rates
(calculated with reference to the CD Rate and the Spread and/or Spread
Multiplier, if any) specified in the CD Rate Notes and in the applicable Pricing
Supplement.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, "CD Rate"
means, with respect to any CD Interest Determination Date, the rate on such date
for negotiable certificates of deposit having the Index Maturity specified in
the applicable Pricing Supplement as such rate is published in H.15(519) under
the heading "CDs (Secondary Market)." If by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on
the Calculation Date pertaining to such CD Interest Determination Date such rate
is not so published, then the CD Rate shall be the rate on such CD Interest
Determination Date for negotiable certificates of deposit of the Index Maturity
specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement as published in Composite
Quotations under the heading "Certificates of Deposit." If by 3:00 p.m., New
York City time, on such Calculation Date such rate is not so published in either
H.15(519) or Composite Quotations, the CD Rate for that CD Interest
Determination Date shall be calculated by the Calculation Agent and shall be the
arithmetic mean of the secondary market offered rates as of 3:00 p.m., New York
City time, on such CD Interest Determination Date, of three leading nonbank
dealers in negotiable United States dollar certificates of deposit in The City
of New York selected by the Calculation Agent for negotiable certificates of
deposit of major United States money market banks which are then rated A-1+ by
Standard & Poor's Corporation and P-1 by Moody's Investors Service with a
remaining maturity closest to the Index Maturity specified in the applicable
Pricing Supplement in denominations of $5,000,000; provided, however, that if
fewer than three dealers selected as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are
quoting as specified in this sentence, the CD Rate will remain the CD Rate in
effect on such CD Interest Determination Date.
TREASURY RATE NOTES. Treasury Rate Notes will bear interest at the interest
rates (calculated with reference to the Treasury Rate and the Spread and/or
Spread Multiplier, if any) specified in the Treasury Rate Notes and in the
applicable Pricing Supplement.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, "Treasury
Rate" means, with respect to any Treasury Interest Determination Date, the rate
for the most recent auction of direct obligations of the United States
("Treasury bills") having the Index Maturity specified in the applicable Pricing
Supplement, as such rate is published in H.15(519) under the heading "U.S.
Government Securities--Treasury Bills--auction average (investment)" or, if not
so published in H.15(519) by
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3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Calculation Date pertaining to such
Treasury Interest Determination Date, the auction average rate (expressed as a
bond equivalent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, and
applied on a daily basis) as otherwise announced by the United States Department
of the Treasury. In the event that the results of the auction of Treasury bills
having the Index Maturity designated in the applicable Pricing Supplement are
not otherwise reported as provided above by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on
such Calculation Date or no such auction is held in a particular week, then the
Treasury Rate shall be the rate published in H.15(519) under the heading "U.S.
Government Securities--Treasury Bills--Secondary Market" (expressed as a bond
equivalent yield on the basis of a 365 or 366 day year, as applicable, on a
daily basis), or if not published by 3:00 p.m., New York City time on the
related Calculation Date, the Treasury Rate shall be calculated by the
Calculation Agent and shall be a yield to maturity (expressed as a bond
equivalent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, and applied
on a daily basis) calculated using the arithmetic mean of the secondary market
bid rates, as of 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such Treasury Interest
Determination Date, of three leading primary United States government securities
dealers selected by the Calculation Agent for the issue of Treasury bills with a
remaining maturity closest to the Index Maturity designated in the applicable
Pricing Supplement; provided, however, that if fewer than three dealers selected
as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are quoting as specified in this sentence,
the Treasury Rate with respect to such Treasury Interest Determination Date will
remain the Treasury Rate in effect on such Treasury Interest Determination Date.
CMT RATE NOTES. CMT Rate Notes will bear interest at the rates (calculated
with reference to the CMT Rate and the Spread and/or Spread Multiplier, if any)
specified in such CMT Rate Notes and any applicable Pricing Supplement.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, "CMT Rate"
means, with respect to any CMT Interest Determination Date, the rate displayed
on the Designated CMT Telerate Page (as defined below) under the caption ". . .
Treasury Constant Maturities . . . Federal Reserve Board Release H.15 . . .
Mondays Approximately 3:45 p.m.," under the column for the Designated CMT
Maturity Index (as defined below) for (i) if the Designated CMT Telerate Page is
7055, the rate on such CMT Interest Determination Date and (ii) if the
Designated CMT Telerate Page is 7052, the week or the month, as applicable,
ended immediately preceding the week in which the related CMT Interest
Determination Date occurs. If such rate is no longer displayed on the relevant
page, or if not displayed by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the related
Calculation Date, then the CMT Rate for such CMT Interest Determination Date
will be such Treasury Constant Maturity rate for the Designated CMT Maturity
Index as published in the relevant H.15(519). If such rate is no longer
published, or, if not published by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the related
Calculation Date, then the CMT Rate for such CMT Interest Determination Date
will be such Treasury Constant Maturity rate for the Designated CMT Maturity
Index (or other United States Treasury rate for the Designated CMT Maturity
Index) for the CMT Interest Determination Date with respect to such Interest
Reset Date as may then be published by either the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System or the United States Department of the Treasury that the
Calculation Agent determines to be comparable to the rate formerly displayed on
the Designated CMT Telerate Page and published in the relevant H.15(519). If
such information is not provided by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the
related Calculation Date, then the CMT Rate for the CMT Interest Determination
Date will be calculated by the Calculation Agent and will be a yield to
maturity, based on the arithmetic mean of the secondary market closing offer
side prices as of approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time on the CMT
Interest Determination Date reported, according to their written records, by
three leading primary United States government securities dealers (each, a
"Reference Dealer") in The City of New York selected by the Calculation Agent
(from five such Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent and
eliminating the highest quotation (or, in the event of equality, one of the
highest) and the lowest quotation (or, in the event of equality, one of the
lowest)), for the most recently issued direct noncallable fixed rate obligations
of the United States ("Treasury notes") with an original maturity of
approximately the Designated CMT Maturity Index and a remaining term to maturity
of not less than such Designated CMT Maturity Index minus one year. If the
Calculation Agent cannot obtain three such Treasury notes quotations, the CMT
Rate for such CMT Interest Determination Date will be calculated by the
Calculation
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Agent and will be a yield to maturity based on the arithmetic mean of the
secondary market offer side prices as of approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City
time, on the CMT Interest Determination Date of three Reference Dealers in The
City of New York (from five such Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation
Agent and eliminating the highest quotation (or, in the event of equality, one
of the highest) and the lowest quotation (or, in the event of equality, one of
the lowest)), for Treasury notes with an original maturity of the number of
years that is the next highest to the Designated CMT Maturity Index and a
remaining term to maturity closest to the Designated CMT Maturity Index and in
an amount of at least $100,000,000. If three or four (and not five) of such
Reference Dealers are quoting as described above, then the CMT Rate will be
based on the arithmetic mean of the offer prices obtained and neither the
highest nor the lowest of such quotes will be eliminated; provided however, that
if fewer than three Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent are
quoting as described herein, the CMT Rate will be the CMT Rate in effect on such
CMT Interest Determination Date. If two Treasury notes with an original maturity
as described in the third preceding sentence, have remaining terms to maturity
equally close to the Designated CMT Maturity Index, the quotes for the CMT Rate
Note with the shorter remaining term to maturity will be used.
"Designated CMT Telerate Page" means the display on the Dow Jones Telerate
Service on the page designated in the applicable Pricing Supplement (or any
other page as may replace such page on that service for the purpose of
displaying Treasury Constant Maturities as reported in H.15(519)), for the
purpose of displaying Treasury Constant Maturities as reported in H.15(519). If
no such page is specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the Designated
CMT Telerate Page shall be 7052, for the most recent week.
"Designated CMT Maturity Index" means the original period to maturity of the
U.S. Treasury securities (either 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 20 or 30 years) specified in
the applicable Pricing Supplement with respect to which the CMT Rate will be
calculated. If no such maturity is specified in the applicable Pricing
Supplement, the Designated CMT Maturity Index shall be 2 years.
ZERO COUPON NOTES
Notes may be issued in the form of Original Issue Discount Notes that do not
provide any periodic payments of interest (the "Zero Coupon Notes"). The
specific terms of any Zero Coupon Notes will be set forth in the applicable
Pricing Supplement.
INDEXED NOTES
Notes may be issued from time to time as Indexed Notes. Indexed Notes are
Notes for which the principal amount payable at the stated maturity thereof or
upon redemption or repayment, or the amount of interest payable on an Interest
Payment Date, or both, is determined by reference to a currency exchange rate,
composite currency or currencies, commodity price or other financial or
non-financial index as set forth in the applicable Pricing Supplement. Specific
terms of any Indexed Notes will be set forth in such Notes and the applicable
Pricing Supplement.
REDEMPTION AND REPAYMENT
The Notes will not be subject to any sinking fund and, unless an initial
date on which a Note may be redeemed by the Company (a "Redemption Commencement
Date") or a date on which a Note may be repayable at the option of a holder
thereof (a "Repayment Date") is specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement,
will not be redeemable or repayable prior to their stated maturity. If a
Redemption Commencement Date or Repayment Date is so specified with respect to
any Note, the applicable Pricing Supplement will also specify one or more
redemption or repayment prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal
amount of such Note) ("Redemption Prices" or "Repayment Prices," respectively)
and the redemption or repayment period or periods ("Redemption Periods" or
"Repayment Periods," respectively) during which such Redemption Prices or
Repayment Prices shall apply. Unless otherwise specified in the Pricing
Supplement, any such Note shall be redeemable at the option of the Company or
repayable at the option of the holder thereof (as specified in such Pricing
Supplement) at any time on or after such specified Redemption Commencement Date
or Repayment Date, as the case may be, at the specified Redemption Price or
Repayment Price applicable to the Redemption Period or Repayment
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Period during which such Note is to be redeemed or repaid, together with
interest accrued to the redemption or repayment date. With respect to the
redemption of Global Securities, the Depositary advises that if less than all of
the Notes with like tenor or terms are to be redeemed, the particular interests
(in integral multiples of $1,000) in the Book-Entry Notes representing the Notes
to be redeemed shall be selected by the Depositary's impartial lottery
procedures.
In the event that the option of the holder to elect repayment described
above is deemed to be a "tender offer" within the meaning of Rule 14e-1 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the
Company will comply with Rule 14e-1 as then in effect to the extent applicable.
APPLICABILITY OF DEFEASANCE PROVISIONS
The Indenture provisions relating to defeasance and discharge and covenant
defeasance which are described in the accompanying Prospectus under "Description
of Debt Securities--Defeasance Provisions" will apply to the Notes.
BOOK-ENTRY NOTES
Upon issuance, all Book-Entry Notes of the same series and bearing interest
(if any) at the same rate or pursuant to the same formula and having the same
date of issuance, redemption or repayment provisions (if any), stated maturity
and other terms will be represented by a single Global Security. Each Global
Security representing Book-Entry Notes will be deposited with, or on behalf of,
the Depositary and will be registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee
of the Depositary.
Upon the issuance of a Global Security, the Depositary will credit accounts
held with it with the respective principal or face amounts of the Book-Entry
Notes represented by such Global Security. The accounts to be credited shall be
designated initially by the Agent through which the Note was sold or, to the
extent that such Notes are offered and sold directly, by the Company. Ownership
of beneficial interests in a Global Security will be limited to institutions
that have accounts with the Depositary ("participants") and to persons that may
hold interests through such participants. Ownership of beneficial interests by
participants in a Global Security will be shown on, and the transfer of that
ownership interest will be effected only through, records maintained by the
Depositary for such Global Security. Ownership of beneficial interests in such
Global Security by persons that hold through participants will be shown on, and
the transfer of that ownership interest within such participant will be effected
only through, records maintained by such participant.
Payment of principal of, premium (if any) and interest (if any) on
Book-Entry Notes represented by any such Global Security will be made to the
Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the sole registered holder of
the Book-Entry Notes represented thereby for all purposes under the Indenture.
None of the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or any agent of the Company
or the Trustee will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the
Depositary's records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial
ownership interests in a Global Security representing any Book-Entry Notes or
any other aspect of the relationship between the Depositary and its participants
or the relationship between such participants and the owner of beneficial
interests in a Global Security owning through such participants or for
maintaining, supervising or reviewing any of the Depositary's records relating
to such beneficial ownership interests.
The Company has been advised by the Depositary that upon receipt of any
payment of principal of, premium (if any) or interest (if any) on any such
Global Security, the Depositary will immediately credit, on its book-entry
registration and transfer system, the accounts of participants with payments in
amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the principal
amount of such Global Security as shown on the records of the Depositary.
Payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in a Global Security
held through such participants will be governed by standing instructions and
customary practices, as is now the case with securities held by such
participants for customer accounts registered in "street name," and will be the
sole responsibility of such participants.
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No Global Security may be transferred except as a whole by a nominee of the
Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the
Depositary or any such nominee to a successor of the Depositary or a nominee of
such successor.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, a Global
Security representing Book Entry Notes is exchangeable for Certificated Notes of
the same series and bearing interest (if any) at the same rate or pursuant to
the same formula, having the same date of issuance, redemption or repayment
provisions (if any), stated maturity and other terms and of differing authorized
denominations aggregating a like amount, only if (x) the Depositary notifies the
Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global
Security or if at any time the Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency
registered under the Exchange Act, (y) the Company in its sole discretion
determines that such Global Security shall be exchangeable for Certificated
Notes or (z) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default
with respect to the Notes. Such Certificated Notes shall be registered in the
names of the owners of the beneficial interests in such Global Security as
provided by the Depositarys relevant participants (as identified by the
Depositary).
Except as provided above, owners of beneficial interests in a Global
Security will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Notes in
certificated form and will not be considered the registered holders thereof for
any purpose under the Indenture, and no Global Security representing Book-Entry
Notes shall be exchangeable or transferrable. Accordingly, each person owning a
beneficial interest in such a Global Security must rely on the procedures of the
Depositary and, if such person is not a participant, on the procedures of the
participant through which such person owns its interest, to exercise any rights
of a registered holder under the Indenture. The laws of some jurisdictions
require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such
securities in certificated form. Such limits and such laws may impair the
ability to transfer beneficial interests in a Global Security.
The Depositary, as the registered holder of each Global Security, may
appoint agents and otherwise authorize participants to give or take any request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action which
a registered holder is entitled to give or take under the Indenture. The Company
understands that under existing industry practices, in the event that the
Company requests any action of registered holders or that an owner of a
beneficial interest in such a Global Security desires to give or take any action
which a registered holder is entitled to give or take under the Indenture, the
Depositary would authorize the participants holding the relevant beneficial
interests to give or take such action, and such participants would authorize
beneficial owners owning through such participants to give or take such action
or would otherwise act upon the instructions of beneficial owners owning through
them.
The Depositary has advised the Company that the Depositary is a
limited-purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York,
a member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within the
meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a "clearing agency"
registered under the Exchange Act. The Depositary was created to hold the
securities of its participants and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of
securities transactions among its participants in such securities through
electronic book-entry changes in accounts of the participants, thereby
eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. The
Depositary's participants include securities brokers and dealers (including the
Agents), banks (including the Trustee), trust companies, clearing corporations,
and certain other organizations some of whom (and/or their representatives) own
the Depositary. Access to the Depositary's book-entry system is also available
to others, such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear
through or maintain a custodial relationship with a participant, either directly
or indirectly.
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FOREIGN CURRENCY RISKS
GENERAL
The information set forth in this Prospectus Supplement is directed to
prospective purchasers who are United States residents, and the Company
disclaims any responsibility to advise prospective purchasers who are residents
of countries other than the United States with respect to any matters that may
affect the purchase, holding or receipt of payments of principal of and interest
on the Notes. Such persons should consult their own financial and legal advisors
with regard to such matters.
THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DOES NOT DESCRIBE ALL RISKS OF AN INVESTMENT IN
FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTES THAT RESULT FROM SUCH NOTES BEING DENOMINATED OR PAYABLE
IN A FOREIGN CURRENCY OR COMPOSITE CURRENCY, EITHER AS SUCH RISKS EXIST AT THE
DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT OR AS SUCH RISKS MAY CHANGE FROM TIME TO
TIME. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN FINANCIAL AND LEGAL
ADVISORS AS TO THE RISKS ENTAILED BY AN INVESTMENT IN FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTES.
FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTES ARE NOT AN APPROPRIATE INVESTMENT FOR INVESTORS WHO ARE
UNSOPHISTICATED WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS.
The information set forth below is by necessity incomplete and prospective
purchasers of Foreign Currency Notes should consult their own financial and
legal advisors with respect to any matters that may affect the purchase or
holding of a Foreign Currency Note or the receipt of payments of principal of
and any premium and interest on a Foreign Currency Note in a Specified Currency
(as defined below).
EXCHANGE RATES AND EXCHANGE CONTROLS
An investment in Foreign Currency Notes entails significant risks that are
not associated with a similar investment in a security denominated in United
States dollars. Such risks include, without limitation, the possibility of
significant changes in rate of exchange between the United States dollar and
Specified Currency and the possibility of the imposition or modification of
foreign exchange controls by either the United States or foreign governments.
Such risks generally depend on events over which the Company has no control,
such as economic and political events and the supply and demand for relevant
currencies. In recent years, rates of exchange between the United States dollar
and certain foreign currencies have been highly volatile and such volatility may
be expected in the future. Fluctuations in any particular exchange rate that
have occurred in the past are not necessarily indicative, however, of
fluctuations in the rate that may occur during the term of any Foreign Currency
Note. Depreciation of the Specified Currency applicable to a Foreign Currency
Note against the United States dollar would result in a decrease in the United
States dollar-equivalent yield of such Note, in the United States dollar-
equivalent value of the principal payable at the stated maturity or upon
repayment or redemption of such Note and, generally, in the United States
dollar-equivalent market value of such Note.
Governments have imposed from time to time exchange controls and may in the
future impose or revise exchange controls at or prior to a Foreign Currency
Note's stated maturity which could affect exchange rates as well as the
availability of the Specified Currency at a Foreign Currency Note's stated
maturity or upon repayment or redemption. Even if there are no exchange
controls, it is possible that the Specified Currency for any particular Foreign
Currency Note would not be available at such Note's stated maturity or upon
repayment or redemption due to other circumstances beyond the control of the
Company. In that event, the Company will repay in United States dollars on the
basis of the most recently available exchange rate.
JUDGMENTS
The Notes will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of New York. If an action based on Foreign Currency Notes were
commenced in a court of the United States, it is likely that such court would
grant judgment relating to such Notes only in United States dollars. It is not
clear, however, whether, in granting such judgment, the rate of conversion into
United States dollars would be determined with reference to the date of default,
the date judgment is rendered or some other date.
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Under current New York law, a state court in the State of New York rendering a
judgment on a Foreign Currency Note would be required to render such judgment in
the Specified Currency in which such Foreign Currency Note is denominated, and
such judgment would be converted into United States dollars at the exchange rate
prevailing on the date of entry of the judgment. Holders of Foreign Currency
Notes would bear the risk of exchange rate fluctuations between the time the
amount of the judgment is calculated and the time the Paying Agent converts
United States dollars to the Specified Currency for payment of the judgment.
LIMITED FACILITIES FOR CONVERSION
Currently, there are limited facilities in the United States for conversion
of United States dollars into foreign currencies, and vice versa. In addition,
banks offer limited non-United States dollar denominated checking or savings
account facilities in the United States. Accordingly, payments on Foreign
Currency Notes will, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing
Supplement, be made from an account with a bank located in the country issuing
the Specified Currency (or, with respect to Foreign Currency Notes denominated
in ECUs, Brussels).
UNITED STATES TAXATION
The following is a summary of the principal general federal income tax
consequences under present law to a holder of Notes who is (i) a citizen or
resident of the United States, (ii) a domestic corporation or (iii) otherwise
subject to United States federal income taxation on a net basis (a "United
States Noteholder") and may not be authoritative in individual cases, where
special rules may apply. This summary is based on the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code") and existing final, temporary and proposed
Treasury regulations, revenue rulings and judicial decisions. It deals only with
Notes held as capital assets by initial purchasers at the issue price who are
United States Noteholders and not with special classes of holders, such as
dealers in securities or currencies, life insurance companies, persons holding
Notes as a hedge against or which are hedged against currency risks, and persons
whose functional currency is not the United States dollar. A person considering
the purchase of Notes should consult his or her own tax adviser concerning these
matters and as to the tax treatment under foreign, state and local tax laws and
regulations.
GENERAL
As a general rule, interest paid or accrued on the Notes will be treated as
ordinary income to the United States Noteholders. A United States Noteholder
using the accrual method of accounting for federal income tax purposes is
required to include interest paid or accrued on the Notes in ordinary income as
such interest accrues, while a United States Noteholder using the cash receipts
and disbursements method of accounting for federal income tax purposes must
include interest paid or accrued on the Notes in ordinary income when payments
are received (or made available for receipt) by such holder and include original
issue discount in the manner set forth below.
In the event that any of the Notes are determined to be "applicable high
yield discount obligations," under the provisions of the Code, additional
information regarding the federal income tax consequences associated with such
Notes will be provided as part of the Pricing Supplement for such Notes.
ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT
The Notes, including the Original Issue Discount Notes, may be issued with
"original issue discount." In general, original issue discount is the difference
between the "stated redemption price at maturity" of the Note and its "issue
price." The original issue discount with respect to a Note, will be considered
to be zero if it is less than one quarter of one percentage point of the Notes
stated redemption price at maturity multiplied by the number of complete years
from the date of issue of such Note to its maturity date. In addition, special
rules described below apply to Notes having a fixed maturity date not more than
one year from the date of issue. Regulations regarding original issue discount
were issued by the Treasury Department in January 1994 (the "Regulations"). The
Regulations are effective for Notes issued on or after April 4, 1994.
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The stated redemption price at maturity of a Note generally will be equal to
the sum of all payments, whether denominated as principal or interest, to be
made with respect thereto other than "qualified stated interest" payments.
Pursuant to the Regulations, qualified stated interest payments are interest
payments based on a single fixed rate of interest (or under certain
circumstances, a variable rate tied to an objective index) that is
unconditionally payable at least annually at fixed periodic intervals of one
year or less during the entire term of the Note. Although, if so provided in a
Pricing Supplement, the Notes may be subject to optional redemption by the
Company under certain circumstances for an amount in excess of their principal
amount, based on the Regulations, this excess should not be considered when
determining the stated redemption price at maturity of a Note. In general, the
issue price of a Note is the initial offering price to the public (not including
bond houses, brokers or similar persons or organizations acting in the capacity
of underwriters, placement agents or wholesalers) at which a substantial amount
of Notes are sold.
It is possible that Notes which are not denominated as Original Issue
Discount Notes may also be treated as issued with an original issue discount.
For example, Floating Rate Notes providing for one or more qualified fixed or
floating rates of interest, will also be deemed to have original issue discount
unless such interest is unconditionally payable at least annually during the
term of the Note at a single qualified floating rate or a single objective rate
within the meaning of the Regulations. If a Floating Rate Note provides for two
or more qualified floating rates that can reasonably be expected to have
approximately the same values throughout the term of the Note, the qualified
floating rates together constitute a single qualified floating rate. If interest
on a debt instrument is stated at a fixed rate for an initial period of less
than one year followed by a variable rate that is either a qualified floating
rate or an objective rate for a subsequent period, and the value of the variable
rate on the issue date is intended to approximate the fixed rate, the fixed rate
and the variable rate together constitute a single qualified floating rate or
objective rate. Two or more rates will be conclusively presumed to meet the
requirements of the preceding sentences if the values of the applicable rates on
the issue date are within 1/4 of one percent of each other. Special tax
considerations (including possible original issue discount) may arise with
respect to Floating Rate Notes providing for (i) one Base Rate followed by one
or more Base Rates, (ii) a single fixed rate followed by a qualified floating
rate or (iii) a Spread Multiplier. Purchasers of Floating Rate Notes with any of
such features should carefully examine the applicable Pricing Supplement and
should consult their tax advisors with respect to such a feature since the tax
consequences will depend, in part, on the particular terms of the purchased
Note. Special rules may also apply if a Floating Rate Note is subject to a cap,
floor, governor or similar restriction that is not fixed throughout the term of
the Note and is reasonably expected as of the issue date to cause the yield on
the Note to be significantly less or more than the expected yield determined
without the restriction.
In the case of Notes that are determined to be issued with original issue
discount ("Discount Notes"), a United States Noteholder must generally include
the original issue discount in ordinary gross income for federal income tax
purposes as it accrues in advance of the receipt of any cash attributable to
such income. The amount of original issue discount, if any, required to be
included in a Noteholder's ordinary gross income for federal income tax purposes
in any taxable year will be computed in accordance with Section 1272(a) of the
Code and the Regulations. Under such Section and the Regulations, original issue
discount accrues on a daily basis under a constant yield method that takes into
account the compounding of interest. The daily portions of original issue
discount are determined by allocating to each day in any "accrual period" a pro
rata portion of the original issue discount for that period. Accrual periods may
be of any length and may vary in length over the term of the Notes, provided
that each accrual period is not longer than one year and each scheduled payment
of principal or interest occurs either on the final day of an accrual period or
on the first day of an accrual period, original issue discount for any accrual
period will be the excess of (i) the product of the Notes "adjusted issue price"
at the beginning of such accrual period and its yield to maturity over (ii) any
qualified stated interest payments for that accrual period. The adjusted issue
price of a Note at the start of any accrual period is the sum of the issue price
and the accrued original issue discount for each prior accrual period, one
effect of this method is that United States Noteholders generally will have to
include in income increasingly greater amounts of original issue discount in
successive accrual periods.
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Under the Regulations, a holder may make an election (the "Constant Yield
Election") to include in gross income all interest that accrues on a Note
(including stated interest, acquisition discount, original issue discount, de
minimis original issue discount, market discount, de minimis market discount and
unstated interest, as adjusted by any amortizable bond premium or acquisition
premium) in accordance with the foregoing constant yield method that takes into
account the compounding of interest.
The original issue discount provisions described above do not apply to Notes
having a fixed maturity date not more than one year from the date of issue.
Under the Regulations, such a "short-term" Note will be treated as having been
issued at an original issue discount equal to the excess of the total principal
and interest payments on the Note over its issue price. An individual or other
holder using the cash receipts and disbursements method of tax accounting will
not be required to include original issue discount in ordinary gross income for
federal income tax purposes on a daily basis unless an election to do so is
made. Holders of such short-term Notes who report income under the accrual
method of tax accounting and certain other holders including banks, regulated
investment companies and dealers in such securities are required to include
original issue discount in income on a daily basis pursuant to a straight-line
method, unless such holders make an election to accrue original issue discount
under the constant yield method described above but taking into account daily
compounding. In the case of holders of such short-term Notes not required and
not electing to include original issue discount in income currently, any gain
realized on the sale or maturity of such short-term Notes will be ordinary gross
income to the extent of the original issue discount accrued on a straight-line
basis (or, if elected on a constant yield method, based on daily compounding) to
the date of sale or maturity. Holders of such short-term Notes not required and
not electing to include the original issue discount in income currently will be
required to defer deductions for interest on indebtedness incurred or continued
to purchase or carry such short-term Notes in an amount not exceeding the
deferred income until the deferred income is realized.
The Regulations contain aggregation rules stating that in certain
circumstances if more than one type of Note is issued as part of the same
issuance of securities to a single holder, some or all of such Notes may be
treated together as a single debt instrument with a single issue price, maturity
date, yield to maturity and stated redemption price at maturity for purposes of
calculating and accruing any original issue discount. Unless otherwise provided
in the related Pricing Supplement, the Company does not expect to treat any of
the Notes as being subject to the aggregation rules for purposes of computing
original issue discount.
In addition to reporting interest paid on the Notes, the Company will report
annually to the Internal Revenue Service and holders of record of the Notes,
information with respect to the original issue discount accruing thereon.
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
Under the Regulations, if the Company has an option to redeem a Note prior
to its stated maturity, such option will be presumed to be exercised if, by
utilizing any date on which such Note may be redeemed as the maturity date and
the amount payable on such date in accordance with the terms of such Note (the
"redemption price") as the stated redemption price at maturity, the yield on the
Note would be lower than its yield to stated maturity. If such option is not in
fact exercised when presumed to be exercised, the Note would be treated solely
for original issue discount purposes as if it were redeemed, and a new Note were
issued, on the presumed exercise date for an amount equal to the redemption
price.
AMORTIZABLE BOND PREMIUM
In general, if a United States Noteholder purchases the Note at a premium
(i.e., an amount in excess of the amount payable upon the stated maturity
thereof), such Noteholder will be considered to have purchased such Note with
"amortizable bond premium" equal in amount to such excess. A United States
Noteholder may elect to deduct the amortizable bond premium as it accrues under
a constant yield method that is similar to the method used for the accrual of
original issue discount over the remaining term of the Note. A Noteholder's tax
basis in the Note will be reduced by the amount of the
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amortizable bond premium deducted. Noteholders should consult with their own tax
advisers regarding special rules that apply for determining the amount of and
method for amortizing bond premium with respect to Notes that may be redeemed in
whole or in part prior to maturity.
SALE OF NOTES
If a Note is sold by a United States Noteholder or redeemed by the Company,
such holder will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the
amount realized from the sale and the holder's adjusted basis in such Note or
applicable portion thereof. Such adjusted basis generally will equal the cost of
such Note to such holder, increased by any original issue discount included in
such holder's ordinary gross income with respect to such Note and reduced by any
principal payments on the Note previously received by such holder (including any
interest payments on the Note that are not qualified stated interest payments).
Except as discussed with respect to short-term obligations, or to the extent
cash is received attributable to accrued interest, any gain or loss recognized
upon a sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of a Note will be capital
gain or loss. If, however, it is determined that the Company intended on the
date of issue of the Notes to call all or any portion of the Notes prior to
their stated maturity, any gain realized upon a sale, exchange, retirement or
other disposition of a Note would be considered, under Section 1271(a)(2)(A) of
the Code, ordinary income, to the extent it does not exceed the unrecognized
portion of the original issue discount, if any, with respect to the Note.
WITHHOLDING TAXES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Interest payments, accrual of original issue discount and payments of
principal and any premium with respect to a Note will be reported to the extent
required by the Code to the Noteholders and the Internal Revenue Service. Such
amounts will ordinarily not be subject to withholding of United States federal
income tax. However, certain noncorporate United States Noteholders may be
subject to a backup withholding tax at a rate of 31% if the United States
Noteholder (i) fails to furnish its Taxpayer Identification Number ("TIN")
which, for an individual would be his Social Security Number, (ii) furnishes an
incorrect TIN, (iii) is notified by the Internal Revenue Service that it has
failed to properly report payments of interest and dividends or (iv) under
certain circumstances, fails to certify, under penalty of perjury, that is has
furnished a correct TIN and has not been notified by the Internal Revenue
Service that it is subject to backup withholding for failure to report interest
and dividend payments. United States Noteholders should consult their tax
advisers regarding their qualification for exemption from backup withholding and
the procedure for obtaining such an exemption if applicable.
The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a United States
Noteholder will be allowed as a credit against such holder's United States
federal income tax liability and may entitle such holder to a refund, provided
that the required information is furnished to the Internal Revenue Service.
FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTES
The following summary relates to Foreign Currency Notes.
A United States Noteholder who uses the cash method of accounting and who
receives interest (other than original issue discount) in a foreign currency
with respect to a Foreign Currency Note will be required to include in income
the United States dollar value of the interest received (determined on the date
such interest is received) regardless of whether the interest payment is in fact
converted to United States dollars at that time, and such United States dollar
value will be the United States Noteholder's tax basis in the foreign currency.
To the extent the above paragraph is not applicable, a United States
Noteholder who (i) uses the cash method of accounting and accrues original issue
discount or (ii) uses the accrual method of accounting will be required to
include in income the United States dollar value of the amount of interest
income (including original issue discount, but reduced by amortizable bond
premium to the extent applicable) that has accrued and is otherwise required to
be taken into account with respect to a Foreign Currency Note during an accrual
period. The United States dollar value of such accrued income will be determined
by translating such income at the average rate of exchange for the accrual
period or, with
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respect to an accrual period that spans two taxable years, at the average rate
for the partial period within the taxable year. Such United States Noteholder
will recognize ordinary income or loss with respect to accrued interest income
on the date such income is actually received. The amount of ordinary income or
loss recognized will equal the difference between the United States dollar value
of the foreign currency payment received (determined on the date such payment is
received) in respect of such accrual period (or where a Untied States Noteholder
receives United States dollars, the amount of such payment in respect of such
accrual period) and the United States dollar value of interest income that has
accrued during such accrual period (as determined above). A United States
Noteholder may elect to translate interest income (including original issue
discount) into United States dollars at the spot rate on the last day of the
interest accrual period (or, in the case of a partial accrual period, the spot
rate on the last day of the taxable year) or, if the date of receipt is within
five business days of the last day of the interest accrual period, the spot rate
on the date of receipt. A United States Noteholder that makes such an election
must apply it consistently to all debt instruments from year to year and cannot
change the election without the consent of the Internal Revenue Service.
Original issue discount and amortizable bond premiums on a Foreign Currency Note
are to be determined in the relevant foreign currency.
Any loss realized on the sale, exchange or retirement of a Foreign Currency
Note with amortizable bond premium by a United States Noteholder who has not
elected to amortize such premium will be a capital loss to the extent of such
bond premium. If such an election is made, amortizable bond premium taken into
account on a current basis shall reduce interest income in units of the relevant
foreign currency. Exchange gain or loss is realized on such amortized bond
premium with respect to any period by treating the bond premium amortized in
such period as a return of principal.
A United States Noteholder's tax basis in a Foreign Currency Note, and the
amount of any subsequent adjustment to such holder's tax basis, will be the
United States dollar value of the foreign currency amount paid for such Foreign
Currency Note, or of the foreign currency amount of the adjustment, determined
on the date of such purchase or adjustment. A United States Noteholder who
purchases a Foreign Currency Note with previously owned foreign currency will
recognize ordinary income or loss in an amount equal to the difference, if any,
between such United States Noteholder's tax basis in the foreign currency and
the United States dollar fair market value of the Foreign Currency Note on date
of purchase.
Gain or loss realized on the sale, exchange or retirement of a Foreign
Currency Note that is attributable to fluctuations in currency exchange rates
will be ordinary income or loss which will not be treated as interest income or
expense. Gain or loss attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates will equal
the difference between (i) the United States dollar value of the foreign
currency principal amount of such Note, and any payment with respect to accrued
interest, determined on the date such payment is received or such Note is
disposed of, and (ii) the United States dollar value of the foreign currency
principal amount of such Note, determined on the date such United States
Noteholder acquired such Note, and the United States dollar value of the accrued
interest received, determined by translating such interest at the average
exchange rate for the accrual period. Such foreign currency gain or loss will be
recognized only to the extent of the total gain or loss realized by a United
States Noteholder on the sale, exchange or retirement of the Foreign Currency
Note. The source of such foreign currency gain or loss will be determined by
reference to the residence of the holder or the "qualified business unit" of the
holder on whose books the Note is properly reflected. Any gain or loss realized
by such a holder in excess of such foreign currency gain or loss will be capital
gain or loss (except in the case of a short-term Discount Note, to the extent of
any original issue discount not previously included in the holder's income).
A United States Noteholder will have a tax basis in any foreign currency
received on the sale, exchange or retirement of a Foreign Currency Note equal to
the United States dollar value of such foreign currency, determined at the time
of such sale, exchange or retirement. Regulations issued under Section 988 of
the Code provide a special rule for purchases and sales of publicly traded
Foreign Currency Notes by a cash method taxpayer under which units of foreign
currency paid or received are translated into United States dollars at the spot
rate on the settlement date of the purchase or sale.
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Accordingly, no exchange gain or loss will result from currency fluctuations
between the trade date and the settlement of such purchase or sale. An accrual
method taxpayer may elect the same treatment required of cash method taxpayers
with respect to the purchase and sale of publicly traded Foreign Currency Notes
provided the election is applied consistently. Such election cannot be changed
without the consent of the Internal Revenue Service. Any gain or loss realized
by a United States Noteholder on a sale or other disposition of foreign currency
(including its exchange for United States dollars or its use to purchase Foreign
Currency Notes) will be ordinary income or loss.
SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Distribution Agreement,
the Notes are being offered on a continuing basis by the Company through
Goldman, Sachs & Co., Chase Securities, Inc., Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. and J.P.
Morgan Securities Inc. (the "Agents"), who have agreed to use reasonable efforts
to solicit purchases of the Notes. The Company will have the sole right to
accept offers to purchase Notes and may reject any proposed purchase of Notes in
whole or in part. The Agents shall have the right, in their discretion
reasonably exercised, to reject any offer to purchase Notes in whole or in part.
The Company will pay the Agents a commission of from .125% to .750% of the
principal amount of Notes, depending upon maturity, for sales made through them
as Agents.
The Company may also sell Notes to the Agents as principal for their own
accounts at a discount to be agreed upon at the time of sale, or the purchasing
Agents may receive from the Company a commission or discount equivalent to that
set forth on the cover page hereof in the case of any such principal transaction
in which no other discount is agreed. Such Notes may be resold at prevailing
market prices, or at prices related thereto, at the time of such resale, as
determined by the Agents. The Company reserves the right to sell Notes directly
on its own behalf. No commission will be payable on any Notes sold directly by
the Company.
In addition, the Agents may offer the Notes they have purchased as principal
to other dealers. The Agents may sell Notes to any dealer at a discount and,
unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, such discount
allowed to any dealer may include all or part of the discount to be received
from the Company. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Pricing
Supplement, any Note sold to an Agent as principal will be purchased by such
Agent at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof less a percentage
equal to the commission applicable to any agency sale of a Note of identical
maturity. After the initial public offering of Notes to be resold to investors
and other purchasers on a fixed public offering price basis, the public offering
price, concession and discount may be changed.
The Agents, as agents or principals, may be deemed to be "underwriters"
within the meaning of the Act. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Agents
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Act. The Company
has agreed to reimburse the Agents for certain expenses.
The Agents may sell to or through dealers who may resell to investors, and
the Agents may pay all or part of their discount or commission to such dealers.
Such dealers may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the Act.
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Pricing Supplement, payment of
the purchase price of Notes will be required to be made in immediately available
funds in The City of New York.
In the ordinary course of their respective businesses, certain of the Agents
and their affiliates have engaged, and may in the future engage, in investment
banking and commercial banking transactions with the Company and certain of its
affiliates. The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association) is the Trustee under
the Indenture, and is an affiliate of Chase Securities, Inc., one of the Agents.
The Notes are a new issue of securities with no established trading market
and will not be listed on any securities exchange. No assurance can be given as
to the existence or liquidity of the secondary market for the Notes.
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VALIDITY OF NOTES
The validity of the Notes has been passed upon for the Company by Herbert
Henryson II, Esq., Vice President and Associate General Counsel of the Company,
and Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Certain matters relating to the
offering of the Notes will be passed upon for the Agents by Davis Polk &
Wardwell, New York, New York. The opinions of Herbert Henryson II, Esq. and
Dorsey & Whitney are conditioned upon, and subject to certain assumptions
regarding, future action required to be taken by the Company and the Trustee in
connection with the issuance and sale of any particular Note, the specific terms
of Notes and other matters which may affect the validity of Notes but which
cannot be satisfied on the date of such opinions.
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PROSPECTUS
$500,000,000
HONEYWELL INC.
DEBT SECURITIES
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Honeywell Inc. (the "Company") may offer from time to time its debt
securities (the "Debt Securities") in one or more series at an aggregate initial
offering price not to exceed $500,000,000, or its equivalent in such foreign
currency or composite currencies as may be designated by the Company at the time
of the offering, on terms to be determined at the time of sale. The specific
designation, aggregate principal amount, purchase price, maturity, denominations
(which may be in United States dollars, in any other currency or in a composite
currency), any interest rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) and time
of payment of any interest, any redemption or extension terms, any terms for
sinking fund payments and other specific terms of the Debt Securities will be
set forth in one or more supplements to this Prospectus (each a "Prospectus
Supplement"). As used herein, the term "Debt Securities" shall include
securities denominated in United States dollars or, if so specified in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement, in any other currency or composite currency.
The Debt Securities may be sold to or through underwriters, dealers or
agents for public offering or directly to other purchasers pursuant to the terms
of the offering fixed at the time of sale. See "Plan of Distribution." Any
underwriters, dealers or agents participating in an offering of Securities will
be named in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement or Prospectus Supplements.
Such underwriters, dealers or agents may be deemed "underwriters" within the
meaning of the Securities Act of 1933.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF
THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The date of this Prospectus is August 4, 1994
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company is subject to the information requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance
therewith files reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission"). Such reports, proxy statements and other
information filed by the Company can be inspected and copied at the public
reference facilities maintained by the Commission at Room 2400, Judiciary Plaza,
450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 and at the Commission's regional
offices located at Seven World Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York
10048 and Northwestern Atrium Center, 14th Floor, 500 West Madison Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60661. Copies of such materials can be obtained from the
Public Reference Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. The Company's Common Stock and
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Reports, proxy statements and other information concerning the Company can also
be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New
York, New York 10005.
The Company has filed with the Commission a registration statement on Form
S-3 (herein, together with all amendments and exhibits, referred to as the
"Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This
Prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the Registration
Statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the Commission. For further information, reference is hereby made
to the Registration Statement, and exhibits thereto, which may be inspected
without charge at the office of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549, and copies thereof may be obtained from the Commission
at prescribed rates.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents of the Company which have been filed with the
Commission are hereby incorporated by reference in this Prospectus:
(a) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993, as
amended by Amendment No. 1 dated May 10, 1994;
(b) Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended April 3, 1994 and
July 3, 1994; and
(c) Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 14, 1994.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the date of this Prospectus and prior
to the termination of the offering of the Debt Securities shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Prospectus and to be a part hereof from the
respective dates of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or
in a document all or any portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
The Company will provide without charge to any person to whom this
Prospectus is delivered, upon the written or oral request of such person, a copy
of any or all of the foregoing documents incorporated herein by reference (other
than certain exhibits to such documents). Requests for such copies should be
directed to Director of Investor Relations, Honeywell Inc., P.O. Box 524,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55340, telephone number (612) 951-2122.
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Unless otherwise indicated, currency amounts in this Prospectus and any
Prospectus Supplement are stated in United States dollars ("$" or "dollars").
HONEYWELL INC.
Honeywell Inc. is an international controls corporation that supplies
automation and control systems, components software, products and services for
homes and buildings, industry and space and aviation. The Company's strategy is
to develop and supply advanced-technology products, systems and services that
conserve energy and protect the environment, improve productivity and increase
comfort and safety. The Company's products and services are classified into
three primary industry segments: (i) Home and Building Control, (ii) Industrial
Control and (iii) Space and Aviation Control.
The Home and Building Control segment provides building automation, energy
management and fire and security systems, as well as thermostats, air cleaners
and other environmental control products and services for homes and other
buildings. The Company manufactures, markets and installs mechanical, pneumatic,
electrical and electronic control products and systems for heating, ventilating
and air conditioning homes and commercial, industrial and public buildings. The
Company also produces building management systems for commercial buildings,
burner and boiler controls, lighting controls, thermostatic radiator valves,
pressure regulators for water systems, thermostats, actuators, humidistats,
relays, contactors, transformers, air-quality products and gas valves and
ignition controls for homes and commercial buildings. Sales of these products
are made directly to original equipment manufacturers, including manufacturers
of heating and air conditioning equipment, through wholesalers, distributors,
dealers, contractors, hardware stores and home care centers, and also through
the Company's nationwide sales and service organization. Services provided
include the following: indoor air-quality services and central-station burglary
and fire protection services for homes and commercial buildings; video
surveillance, access control and entry management services for commercial
buildings; contract maintenance services for mechanical and control systems of
commercial buildings; automated operations management for building complexes;
and energy management and retrofit services.
The Company's Industrial Control segment serves the automation and control
needs of its worldwide industrial customers by providing a wide variety of
products, systems and services. The Industrial Control segment supplies process
control systems and services to customers in a broad range of markets, which
include the refining, petrochemical, bulk and fine chemical, pulp-and-paper,
electric utility, food and consumer goods, pharmaceutical, metals and
transportation industries. The Company also designs and manufactures process
instruments, process controllers, recorders, programmers, programmable
controllers, transmitters and other field instruments that may be sold as
stand-alone products or integrated into control systems. These products are
generally used in indicating, recording and automatically controlling variables
in manufacturing processes.
Under its MICRO SWITCH trademark, the Company manufactures solid-state
sensors (including position, pressure, airflow, temperature and current
sensors), sensor interface devices, manual controls, explosion-proof switches
and precision snap-acting switches, as well as proximity, photoelectric and
mercury switches and lighted/unlighted push buttons. These products are used in
industrial, commercial, business equipment, consumer, medical, automotive,
aerospace and computer applications.
Other products include solenoid valves, optoelectronic devices, fiber-optic
systems and components, as well as microcircuits, sensors, transducers and
high-accuracy, noncontract measurement and detection products for factory
automation, quality inspection and robotics applications.
The Company also furnishes industrial customers with various services,
including the following: product and component testing services; instrument
maintenance, repair and calibration services; various contract services for
industrial control equipment, including third party maintenance for CAD/CAM and
other industrial control equipment; and training, customized products for
customer applications and a range of other customer support services.
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The Company's Space and Aviation Control segment supplies avionics for the
commercial, military and space markets. The Company designs, manufactures,
markets and services a variety of sophisticated electronic control systems and
components for commercial and business aircraft, military aircraft and
spacecraft. Products manufactured for aircraft use include the following: ring
laser gyro-based inertial reference systems; navigation and guidance systems;
flight control systems; flight management systems; inertial sensors; air data
computers; radar altimeters; automatic test equipment; cockpit display systems;
and other communication and flight instrumentation. Products and services
supplied by the Company have been used in every major U.S. space mission since
the mid-1960s. These products and services include guidance systems for launch
and re-entry vehicles, flight and engine control systems for manned spacecraft,
precision components for strategic missiles and on-board data processing
equipment. Other products include spacecraft attitude and positioning systems
and precision pointing and isolation systems.
Products and services provided by the Company that are not included in the
Company's primary business segments include systems analysis and applied
research and development relating to space systems technology, application
software, sensors and artificial intelligence. The Company is also engaged in
the design and development of gallium arsenide integrated circuits and the
development of very high speed integrated circuit (VHSIC) technology. In
addition, through its Aerospace and Defense Group in Germany, the Company
markets military avionics and electro-optic devices for flight control and
nautical systems and certain other products to European countries.
The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in
1927. The Company's principal executive offices are located at Honeywell Plaza,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408 (telephone (612) 951-1000). Unless the context
otherwise requires, the term the "Company" refers to Honeywell Inc. and its
subsidiaries.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the net
proceeds from the sale of the Debt Securities will be used for general corporate
purposes, including working capital, repayment or repurchase of outstanding
indebtedness and other securities of the Company, possible acquisitions and
capital expenditures. Specific allocations of the proceeds to such purposes may
not have been made at the date of the applicable Prospectus Supplement, although
management of the Company will have determined that funds should be borrowed at
that time in anticipation of future funding requirements. The precise amount and
timing of the application of such proceeds will depend upon the funding
requirements of the Company and the availability and cost of other funds.
Pending such application, such net proceeds may be temporarily invested in
short-term interest-bearing securities.
RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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For the purpose of computing the ratios of earnings to fixed charges,
earnings consist of income from continuing operations before income taxes, plus
fixed charges, plus a proportional share of earnings of 50 percent owned
companies, less equity in undistributed earnings of companies owned less than 50
percent. Fixed charges consist of interest on all indebtedness, amortization of
debt discount and expense and that portion of rental expense deemed to be
representative of interest.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
The Debt Securities will be issued under an Indenture (the "Indenture")
between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association), as
Trustee (the "Trustee"). A copy of the form of
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Indenture has been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which
this Prospectus is a part. The following brief summary of certain provisions of
the Indenture does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the
Indenture, and is further qualified by any description contained in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement or Prospectus Supplements. Certain terms
capitalized and not otherwise defined herein are defined in the Indenture.
Wherever particular sections or defined terms of the Indenture are referred to,
such sections or defined terms are incorporated herein by reference.
The Debt Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series.
The terms of each series of Debt Securities will be established by or pursuant
to a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company and set forth or
determined in the manner provided in an Officers' Certificate or by a
supplemental indenture. The particular terms of the Debt Securities offered
pursuant to any Prospectus Supplement or Prospectus Supplements will be
described in such Prospectus Supplement or Prospectus Supplements. As used under
this caption, the term "Company" means Honeywell Inc.
GENERAL
The Indenture will not limit the aggregate principal amount of Debt
Securities which may be issued thereunder nor the amount of other debt which may
be issued by the Company. The Debt Securities will be unsecured obligations of
the Company and will rank on a parity with all other unsecured and
unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company.
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement or
Prospectus Supplements, the Debt Securities of any series will be issued only in
fully registered form in denominations of $1,000 or any amount in excess thereof
which is an integral multiple of $1,000. (Section 302) Debt Securities may be
issuable in the form of one or more Global Securities, as described below under
"--Global Securities." The Debt Securities (other than those issued in the form
of a Global Security) are exchangeable or transferable without charge therefor,
but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or
other governmental charge payable in connection therewith and require the
holders to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents. (Section
305)
Debt Securities may be issued as Original Issue Discount Debt Securities to
be sold at a substantial discount below their principal amount. Special federal
income tax and other considerations applicable thereto and special federal tax
and other considerations applicable to any Debt Securities which are denominated
in a currency or currency unit other than United States dollars will be
described in the Prospectus Supplement or Prospectus Supplements relating
thereto.
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement or
Prospectus Supplements, principal of and any premium and interest on the Debt
Securities will be payable, and the transfer of the Debt Securities will be
registrable, at the principal corporate trust office of the Trustee. In
addition, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement or
Prospectus Supplements and in the case of Global Securities, payment of interest
may be made at the option of the Company by check mailed to the address of the
person entitled thereto as it appears on the Security Register. (Sections 301,
305, 1001 and 1002)
The applicable Prospectus Supplement or Prospectus Supplements will describe
the terms of the Debt Securities offered thereby, including the following: (1)
the title of the offered Debt Securities; (2) any limit on the aggregate
principal amount of the offered Debt Securities; (3) the Person to whom any
interest on the offered Debt Securities will be payable, if other than the
Person in whose name it is registered on the regular record date for such
interest; (4) the date or dates on which the offered Debt Securities will mature
and any rights of extension; (5) the rate or rates at which the offered Debt
Securities will bear interest, if any, or the formula pursuant to which such
rate or rates shall be determined, the date from which any such interest will
accrue and the dates on which any such interest on the offered Debt Securities
will be payable and the regular record dates therefor; (6) the place or places
where the principal of and any premium and interest on the offered Debt
Securities will be payable; (7) the period or periods within which, the price or
prices at which and the terms and conditions upon
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which the offered Debt Securities may be redeemed, if applicable, at the option
of the Company; (8) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase
Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or
at the option of a Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the
price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of
the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such
obligation; (9) the denominations in which any offered Debt Securities will be
issuable, if other than denominations of $1,000 or any amount in excess thereof
which is an integral multiple of $1,000; (10) the currency, currencies or
currency units for the payment of principal of and any premium and interest
payable on the offered Debt Securities, if other than United States dollars;
(11) any other event or events of default applicable with respect to the offered
Debt Securities in addition to or in lieu of those described below under
"--Events of Default"; (12) if less than the principal amount thereof, the
portion of the principal payable upon acceleration of such Debt Securities
following an Event of Default; (13) whether such Debt Securities are to be
issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, if
so, the identity of the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities and
the circumstances under which any such Global Security may be exchanged for
Securities registered in the name of, and any transfer of such Global Security
may be registered to, a Person other than such Depositary or its nominee; (14)
if principal of or interest on the offered Debt Securities is denominated or
payable in a currency or currencies other than United States dollars, whether
and under what terms and conditions the Company may defease the offered Debt
Securities; and (15) any other terms of the offered Debt Securities not
inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture. (Section 301)
GLOBAL SECURITIES
The Debt Securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the
form of one or more Global Securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf
of, a Depositary identified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement or
Prospectus Supplements. A Global Security will be issued in a denomination equal
to the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Debt Securities of the series
represented by such Global Security. The specific terms of the depositary
arrangement with respect to a series of Debt Securities will be described in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement or Prospectus Supplements.
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
LIMITATIONS ON SECURED DEBT. The Indenture provides that the Company will
not itself, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary (defined below) to,
incur, issue, assume or guarantee any notes, bonds, debentures or other similar
evidences of indebtedness for money borrowed (herein called "debt"), secured by
pledge of, or mortgage or other lien on, any Principal Property (defined below),
now owned or hereafter owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any
shares of stock or debt of any Restricted Subsidiary (herein called "liens"),
without effectively providing that the Debt Securities of each series then
Outstanding (together with, if the Company shall so determine, any other debt of
the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary then existing or thereafter created
which is not subordinate to the Debt Securities of each series then Outstanding)
shall be secured equally and ratably with such secured debt. The foregoing
restrictions do not apply, however, to (a) liens on any Principal Property
acquired, constructed or improved by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
after the date of the Indenture which are created or assumed contemporaneously
with, or within 120 days of, such acquisition, construction or improvement, to
secure or provide for the payment of all or any part of the cost of such
acquisition, construction or improvement; (b) liens on property, shares of
capital stock or debt existing at the time of acquisition thereof, whether by
merger, consolidation, purchase, lease or otherwise (including liens on
property, shares of capital stock or debt of a corporation existing at the time
such corporation becomes a Restricted Subsidiary); (c) liens in favor of the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (d) liens in favor of the United States of
America or any State thereof, or any department, agency or instrumentality or
political subdivision thereof, or political entity affiliated therewith, or in
favor of any other country, or any political subdivision thereof, to secure
partial, progress, advance or other payments; (e) certain liens imposed by law,
such as mechanics', workmen's, repairmen's, materialmen's, carriers',
warehousemen's, vendors' or other similar liens arising in the ordinary course
of business; (f) certain pledges or deposits under workmens compensation or
similar legislation or in
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certain other circumstances; (g) certain liens in connection with legal
proceedings, including certain liens arising out of judgments or awards; (h)
liens for certain taxes or assessments; (i) certain liens consisting of
restrictions on the use of real property which do not interfere materially with
the property's use; or (j) any extension, renewal or replacement, as a whole or
in part, of any lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) to (i), inclusive.
(Section 1007)
Notwithstanding the restrictions described above, the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary may incur, issue, assume or guarantee debt secured by
liens without equally and ratably securing the Debt Securities of each series
then Outstanding, provided, that at the time of such incurrence, issuance,
assumption or guarantee, after giving effect thereto and to the retirement of
any debt which is concurrently being retired, the aggregate amount of all
outstanding debt secured by liens so incurred (other than liens permitted as
described in clauses (a) through (j) above) does not at such time exceed 10% of
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (defined below) of the Company. (Section 1007)
LIMITATIONS ON SALE AND LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS. Sale and leaseback
transactions by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary involving a Principal
Property are prohibited unless either (a) the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary would be entitled, without equally and ratably securing the Debt
Securities of each series then Outstanding, to incur debt secured by a lien on
such property, pursuant to the provisions described in clauses (a) through (j)
above under "Limitations on Secured Debt,"; or (b) the Company, within 120 days,
applies to the retirement of its Funded Debt (defined below) (subject to credits
for certain voluntary retirements of Funded Debt) an amount not less than the
greater of (i) the net proceeds of the sale of the Principal Property leased
pursuant to such arrangement or (ii) the fair market value of the Principal
Property so leased. This restriction will not apply to a sale and leaseback
transaction between the Company and a Restricted Subsidiary or between
Restricted Subsidiaries or involving the taking back of a lease for a period of
less than three years.
Notwithstanding the restrictions described above, the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary may enter into a Sale and Leaseback Transaction, provided,
that at the time of such transaction, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate
amount of all Attributable Debt (defined below) in respect of sale and leaseback
transactions existing at such time (other than sale and leaseback transactions
permitted as described above) does not at such time exceed 10% of Consolidated
Net Tangible Assets of the Company. (Section 1008)
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. The term "Attributable Debt" means the total net
amount of rent (discounted at the rate of interest implicit in the terms of the
lease) required to be paid during the remaining term of any lease. (Section 101)
The term "Consolidated Net Tangible Assets" means the aggregate amount of
assets (less applicable reserves and other properly deductible items) after
deducting therefrom (a) all current liabilities (excluding any indebtedness for
money borrowed having a maturity of less than 12 months from the date of the
most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company but which by its terms is
renewable or extendable beyond 12 months from such date at the option of the
borrower) and (b) all goodwill, trade names, patents, unamortized debt discount
and expense and any other like intangibles, all as set forth on the most recent
consolidated balance sheet of the Company and computed in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. (Section 101)
The term "Funded Debt" means debt which by its terms matures at or is
extendible or renewable at the option of the obligor to a date more than 12
months after the date of the creation of such debt. (Section 101)
The term "Principal Property" means any manufacturing plant located within
the United States of America (other than its territories or possessions) and
owned by the Company or any Subsidiary, the gross book value (without deduction
of any depreciation reserves) of which on the date as of which the determination
is being made exceeds 1% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Company,
except any such plant (i) which is financed by obligations issued by a State or
local governmental unit pursuant
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to Section 142(a)(5), 142(a)(6), 142(a)(8) or 144(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, or any successor provision thereof, or (ii) which is not of
material importance to the business conducted by the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole. (Section 101)
The term "Restricted Subsidiary" means any subsidiary of the Company which
owns or leases a Principal Property. (Section 101)
Other than as described above and except as may be otherwise specified in
the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Indenture does not contain covenants
specifically designed to protect Holders in the event of a highly leveraged
transaction involving the Company.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
The following events are defined in the Indenture as "Events of Default"
with respect to the Debt Securities of any series issued pursuant to such
Indenture, unless otherwise provided with respect to such series: (1) failure to
pay any interest on any Debt Security of that series when due and payable,
continued for 30 days; (2) failure to pay principal of or any premium on any
Debt Security of that series when due and payable; (3) failure to deposit any
sinking fund payment, when and as due, in respect of any Debt Security of that
series; (4) failure to perform any other covenant of the Company in the
Indenture (other than a covenant included in the Indenture solely for the
benefit of a series of Debt Securities other than that series), continued for 60
days after written notice as provided in the Indenture; (5) the occurrence of an
event of default under any indenture or instrument under which the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary shall have outstanding at least $10,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of indebtedness for money borrowed whose maturity has been
accelerated and such acceleration has not been annulled within 10 days after
written notice as provided in the Indenture; (6) certain events in bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization involving the Company; and (7) any other Event of
Default provided with respect to Debt Securities of that series. (Section 501)
If an Event of Default with respect to any series of Debt Securities
Outstanding under the Indenture occurs and is continuing, then either the
Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Debt Securities of that series by notice as provided in the
Indenture may declare the principal amount (or, if any of the Debt Securities of
that series are Original Issue Discount Debt Securities, such lesser portion of
the principal amount of such Debt Securities as may be specified in the terms
thereof) of all of the Debt Securities of that series to be due and payable
immediately. At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to
Debt Securities of any series has been made, but before a judgment or decree for
payment of money has been obtained by the Trustee, the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of that series
may, under certain circumstances, rescind and annul such acceleration. (Section
502)
The Indenture provides that, subject to the duty of the Trustee during
default to act with the required standard of care, the Trustee will be under no
obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Indenture at the
request or direction of any of the Holders, unless such Holders shall have
offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity. (Sections 601, 603) Subject to such
provisions for the indemnification of the Trustee, the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of any series will
have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding
for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power
conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Debt Securities of that series.
(Section 512)
The Company is required to furnish to each Trustee annually a statement as
to the performance by the Company of certain of its obligations under the
Indenture and as to any default in such performance. (Section 704)
MODIFICATION AND WAIVER
Modifications and amendments of the Indenture may be made by the Company and
the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of each series
affected by such modification or amendment; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no such
modification or amendment may, without the consent of the Holder of each
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Outstanding Debt Security affected thereby, change the Stated Maturity of the
principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Debt
Security, reduce the principal amount of, or premium or interest on, any Debt
Security, reduce the amount of principal of an Original Issue Discount Debt
Security due and payable upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof, change the
place of payment where or coin or currency in which the principal of, or any
premium or interest on, any Debt Security is payable, impair the right to
institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to any Debt
Security, reduce the percentage in principal amount of Outstanding Debt
Securities of any series, the consent of the Holders of which is required for
modification or amendment of the Indenture or for waiver of compliance with
certain provisions of the Indenture or for waiver of certain defaults or modify
any of the above provisions. (Section 902)
The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Debt Securities of each series may, on behalf of the Holders of all
Debt Securities of that series, waive, insofar as that series is concerned,
compliance by the Company with certain restrictive provisions of the Indenture.
(Section 1010) The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of each series may, on behalf of the
Holders of all Debt Securities of that series, waive any past default under the
Indenture with respect to Debt Securities of that series, except a default (1)
in the payment of principal of, or any premium or interest on, any Debt Security
of such series, or (2) in respect of a covenant or provision of the Indenture
which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each
Outstanding Debt Security of such series affected. (Section 513)
The Indenture provides that, in determining whether the Holders of the
requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities have given any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver thereunder
or whether a quorum is present at a meeting of Holders of Debt Securities, (1)
the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Debt Security that will be
deemed to be Outstanding will be the amount of the principal thereof that would
be due and payable as of the date of such determination upon acceleration of the
Maturity thereof to such date, and (2) the principal amount of a Debt Security
denominated in a foreign currency or currency unit that will be deemed to be
Outstanding will be the United States dollar equivalent, determined as of the
date of original issuance of such Debt Security, of the principal amount of such
Debt Security (or, in the case of an Original Issue Discount Debt Security, the
United States dollar equivalent, determined as of the date of original issuance
of such Debt Security, of the amount determined as provided in (1) above).
(Section 101)
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER AND SALE OF ASSETS
The Company, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Outstanding
Debt Securities under the Indenture, may consolidate or merge with or into, or
convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety
to, any Person which is a corporation, partnership or trust organized and
validly existing under the laws of any domestic jurisdiction, provided that (1)
any successor Person assumes by supplemental indenture the Company's obligations
on the Debt Securities and under the Indenture and (2) after giving effect to
the transaction no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse
of time, would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing
under the Indenture. (Section 801)
DEFEASANCE PROVISIONS
DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE. The Indenture provides that, if principal of and
any interest on the Debt Securities are denominated and payable in United States
dollars, the Company will be discharged from any and all obligations in respect
of the Debt Securities (except for certain obligations to register the transfer
or exchange of Debt Securities, to replace stolen, lost or mutilated Debt
Securities, to maintain paying agencies and to hold moneys for payment in trust)
upon the deposit with the Trustee, in trust, of money, U.S. Government
Obligations (as defined) or a combination thereof, which through the payment of
interest and principal thereof in accordance with their terms will provide money
in an amount sufficient to pay any installment of principal of (and premium, if
any) and interest on and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of the
Debt Securities on the Stated Maturity of such payments in accordance
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with the terms of the Indenture and such Debt Securities. Such discharge may
only occur if there has been a change in applicable Federal law or the Company
has received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal
Revenue Service a ruling to the effect that such a discharge will not be deemed,
or result in, a taxable event with respect to holders of the Debt Securities;
and such discharge will not be applicable to any Debt Securities then listed on
the New York Stock Exchange if the provision would cause said Debt Securities to
be de-listed as a result thereof. (Section 403) The term "U.S. Government
Obligations" is defined to mean direct obligations of the United States of
America, backed by its full faith and credit. (Section 101)
DEFEASANCE OF CERTAIN COVENANTS. The Company may omit to comply with
certain restrictive covenants described in Sections 1005 (Maintenance of
Properties), 1006 (Payment of Taxes and Other Claims), 1007 (Restriction on
Secured Debt) and 1008 (Restriction on Sale and Leaseback Transactions) of the
Indenture. To exercise such option, the Company must deposit with the Trustee
money, U.S. Government Obligations or a combination thereof, which through the
payment of interest and principal thereof in accordance with their terms will
provide money in an amount sufficient to pay any installment of principal of
(and premium, if any) and interest on and any mandatory sinking fund payments in
respect of the Debt Securities on the Stated Maturity of such payments in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture and such Debt Securities. The Company
will also be required to deliver to the Trustee an opinion of counsel to the
effect that the deposit and related covenant defeasance will not cause the
holders of the Debt Securities to recognize income, gain or loss for Federal
income tax purposes. (Section 1009)
DEFEASANCE AND EVENTS OF DEFAULT. In the event the Company exercises its
option to omit compliance with certain covenants of the Indenture and the Debt
Securities are declared due and payable because of the occurrence of any Event
of Default, the amount of money and U.S. Government Obligations on deposit with
the Trustee will be sufficient to pay amounts due on the Debt Securities at the
time of their Stated Maturity but may not be sufficient to pay amounts due on
the Debt Securities at the time of the acceleration resulting from such Event of
Default. However, the Company shall remain liable for such payments.
REGARDING THE TRUSTEE
The Trustee participates in a revolving line of credit and term loan
agreement with the Company and provides other banking and advisory services for
the Company in the ordinary course of business.
GOVERNING LAW
The Indenture and the Debt Securities will be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Company may sell the Debt Securities being offered hereby in any of four
ways: (i) directly to purchasers, (ii) through agents, (iii) through
underwriters and (iv) through dealers. The applicable Prospectus Supplement or
Prospectus Supplements will set forth the terms of the offering of the Debt
Securities, including the name or names of any agents, underwriters or dealers,
the purchase price of the Debt Securities and the proceeds to be received by the
Company from such sale, any underwriting discounts and other items constituting
underwriters' compensation and any discounts and commissions allowed or
reallowed or paid to dealers or agents. Any initial public offering price and
any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers or agents
may be changed from time to time.
In connection with the sale of Debt Securities, underwriters or agents may
be deemed to have received compensation from the Company in the form of
underwriting discounts or commissions. Underwriters may sell Debt Securities to
or through dealers, and such dealers may receive compensation in the form of
discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters. Underwriters,
dealers and agents participating in the distribution of Debt Securities may be
deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts and commissions received by them
and any profit realized by them on resale of the Debt
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Securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions, under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Such underwriters, dealers and agents may be
entitled under agreements which may be entered into by the Company to
indemnification by the Company against and contribution toward certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The Debt Securities may be distributed in one or more transactions from time
to time at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, or from time to time
at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such
prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The Company also may offer and
sell the Debt Securities in exchange for one or more of its outstanding issues
of debt or convertible debt securities.
If so indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement or Prospectus
Supplements, the Company will authorize dealers or other persons acting as the
Company's agents to solicit offers by certain institutions to purchase Debt
Securities from the Company at the public offering price set forth in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement or Prospectus Supplements pursuant to delayed
delivery contracts ("Contracts") providing for payment and delivery on the date
or dates stated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement or Prospectus
Supplements. Each Contract will be for an amount not less than, and the
aggregate amount of Debt Securities sold pursuant to Contracts shall be not less
nor more than, the respective amounts stated in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement or Prospectus Supplements. Institutions with whom Contracts, when
authorized, may be made include commercial and savings banks, insurance
companies, pension funds, investment companies, educational and charitable
institutions, and other institutions, but will in all cases be subject to the
approval of the Company. The obligations of any purchaser under any Contract
will not be subject to any conditions except (1) the purchase by an institution
of the Debt Securities covered by its Contract shall not at the time of delivery
be prohibited under the laws of any jurisdiction in the United States to which
such institution is subject and (2) if Debt Securities are being sold to
underwriters, the Company shall have sold to such underwriters the total
principal amount of such Debt Securities less the principal amount thereof
covered by Contracts.
The Debt Securities will be a new issue of securities with no established
trading market. Any underwriters or agents to or through whom Debt Securities
are sold by the Company for public offering and sale may make a market in such
Debt Securities, but such underwriters and agents will not be obligated to do so
and may discontinue any market-making at any time without notice. No assurance
can be given as to the liquidity of the trading market for any Debt Securities.
Certain of the underwriters, dealers and/or agents and their associates may
be customers of, engage in transactions with and perform services for the
Company, including its subsidiaries, in the ordinary course of business.
EXPERTS
The financial statements and the related financial statement schedules
incorporated in this prospectus by reference from the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993 have been audited by Deloitte &
Touche, independent auditors, as stated in their report, which is incorporated
herein by reference (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes
an explanatory paragraph that describes an uncertainty related to a lawsuit to
which the Company is a defendant, discussed in note 19 to the consolidated
financial statements), and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report
of such firm given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
VALIDITY OF DEBT SECURITIES
The validity of the Debt Securities will be passed upon for the Company by
Herbert Henryson II, Esq., Vice President and Associate General Counsel of the
Company, and, unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement
or Prospectus Supplements, certain matters with respect to the Debt Securities
offered by such Prospectus Supplement or Prospectus Supplements will be passed
upon for any underwriters or agents by Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, New
York.
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NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATION NOT CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT, A PRICING SUPPLEMENT OR THE PROSPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH
INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN
AUTHORIZED. THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT, ANY PRICING SUPPLEMENT AND THE
PROSPECTUS DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO
BUY ANY OF THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY AND THEREBY IN ANY JURISDICTION TO ANY
PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER IN SUCH JURISDICTION. THE
DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT, A PRICING SUPPLEMENT OR THE PROSPECTUS
AT ANY TIME DOES NOT IMPLY THAT THE INFORMATION HEREIN OR THEREIN IS CORRECT AS
OF ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO THEIR RESPECTIVE DATES.
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
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Description of Notes............................. S-2
Foreign Currency Risks........................... S-15
United States Taxation........................... S-16
Supplemental Plan of Distribution................ S-21
Validity of Notes................................ S-22
PROSPECTUS
Available Information............................ 2
Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference....................................... 2
Honeywell Inc. .................................. 3
Use of Proceeds.................................. 4
Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges.............. 4
Description of Debt Securities................... 4
Plan of Distribution............................. 10
Experts.......................................... 11
Validity of Debt Securities...................... 11
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$500,000,000
HONEYWELL INC.
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES,
SERIES A
DUE FROM 9 MONTHS
TO 30 YEARS
FROM
DATE OF ISSUE
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GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
CHASE SECURITIES, INC.
DILLON, READ & CO. INC.
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.
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