INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORP
424B2, 1995-12-06
EQUIPMENT RENTAL & LEASING, NEC
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                                                FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)(2)
                                                       REGISTRATION NO. 33-62649

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED OCTOBER 10, 1995)
 
[LOGO OF INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION]

                                 $150,000,000
                      5 3/4% NOTES DUE DECEMBER 15, 1999
 
                   INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION
 
                                ---------------
 
  The 5 3/4% Notes due December 15, 1999 (the "Notes") will mature on December
15, 1999. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually on June 15 and
December 15 beginning June 15, 1996. The Notes may not be redeemed prior to
maturity. See "Description of Notes" herein and "Description of Debt
Securities" in the Prospectus.
 
  The Notes will be represented by one or more Global Securities registered in
the name of The Depository Trust Company's nominee. Beneficial interests in
the Global Securities will be shown on, and transfers thereof will be effected
only through, records maintained by The Depository Trust Company (with respect
to participants' interests) and its participants. Except as described herein,
Notes in definitive form will not be issued. See "Description of Debt
Securities--Global Securities" in the accompanying Prospectus.
 
                                ---------------
 
 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 SUPPLEMENT
      OR THE  PROSPECTUS TO WHICH IT RELATES. ANY  REPRESENTATION TO THE
                        CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
<TABLE> 
<CAPTION>  
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                                               PRICE TO          UNDERWRITING         PROCEEDS TO
                                               PUBLIC(1)          DISCOUNT(2)        COMPANY(1)(3)
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<S>                                       <C>                 <C>                 <C>
Per Note................................          99.64%              .207%              99.433%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total...................................       $149,460,000         $310,500          $149,149,500
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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</TABLE> 
(1) Plus accrued interest, if any, from December 8, 1995.
(2) International Lease Finance Corporation (the "Company") has agreed to
    indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities under the
    Securities Act of 1933.
(3) Before deduction of expenses payable by the Company estimated at $125,000.
 
                                ---------------
 
  The Notes are offered by the Underwriters, subject to prior sale, when, as
and if issued by the Company and accepted by the Underwriters, and subject to
their right to reject orders in whole or in part. It is expected that delivery
of the Notes will be made only in book-entry form through the facilities on
The Depository Trust Company on or about December 8, 1995.
 
                                ---------------
 
MERRILL LYNCH & CO.
 
     BA SECURITIES, INC.
 
               DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE
                        SECURITIES CORPORATION
 
                          PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
 
                                           FIRST UNION BROKERAGE SERVICES, INC.
 
                                ---------------
 
          The date of this Prospectus Supplement is December 5, 1995.
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  IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING, THE UNDERWRITERS MAY OVER-ALLOT OR EFFECT
TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICE OF THE NOTES OFFERED
HEREBY AT A LEVEL ABOVE THAT WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN MARKET.
SUCH STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.
 
                               ----------------
 
                                USE OF PROCEEDS
 
  The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes offered hereby are estimated to
be $149,024,500. The Company intends to use the net proceeds to repay maturing
commercial paper. At December 5, 1995, the Company had approximately $2.4
billion of commercial paper outstanding with a weighted average interest rate
of approximately 5.79%.
 
                      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
  The Company's ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the nine months ended
September 30, 1995 is 1.46x. The ratio of earnings to fixed charges was
computed by dividing earnings by fixed charges. For this purpose, "earnings"
consist of income before income taxes plus fixed charges (excluding
capitalized interest), and "fixed charges" consist of interest expense and
capitalized interest.
 
                             DESCRIPTION OF NOTES
 
  The information herein concerning the Notes should be read in conjunction
with the statements under "Description of Debt Securities" in the accompanying
Prospectus, to which description reference is hereby made. The Notes offered
hereby are to be issued under an Indenture, dated as of November 1, 1991 (the
"Indenture"), between the Company and Bank of America Illinois (formerly
Continental Bank, National Association), as Trustee (the "Trustee").
 
  The Notes will mature on December 15, 1999 and will bear interest at the
rate of 5 3/4% per annum from December 8, 1995. Interest on the Notes will be
payable semi-annually on each June 15 and December 15, commencing June 15,
1996, to the persons in whose names the Notes are registered at the close of
business on the preceding June 1 and December 1, respectively; provided,
however, that interest payable on December 15, 1999 will be payable to the
persons to whom the principal of such Notes shall be payable. Interest on the
Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-
day months.
 
  The Notes will not be redeemable prior to maturity and will not be subject
to any sinking fund.
 
  Principal and interest will be payable, and the Notes will be transferable,
at the office of the Trustee in Chicago, Illinois, which on the date hereof is
located at 231 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois, and at an agency
maintained by the Trustee for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, City
of New York, State of New York, which on the date hereof is the office of
Mellon Securities Trust Co., 120 Broadway, New York, New York, or at such
other place or places as may be designated pursuant to the Indenture, provided
that the Company, at its option, may pay interest, other than interest due at
maturity, by check mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as
shown on the Security Register (as defined in the Indenture).
 
                               BOOK-ENTRY SYSTEM
 
  Upon issuance, the Notes will be represented by a single Global Security
registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust
Company, which will act as the Depositary for the Notes. The Depositary has
advised the Company as follows: the Depositary is a limited-purpose
 
                                      S-2
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trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a "banking
organization" within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, 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 pursuant to
the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. The Depositary holds securities that its participants
("Participants") deposit with the Depositary. The Depositary also facilitates
the settlement among Participants of securities transactions, such as
transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized
book-entry changes in Participants' accounts, thereby eliminating the need for
physical movement of securities certificates. "Direct Participants" include
securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations,
and certain other organizations. Access to the Depositary's system is also
available to others, such as securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust
companies, that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a
Direct Participant, either directly of indirectly ("Indirect Participants").
The rules applicable to the Depositary and its Participants are on file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
  Purchases of the Notes under the Depositary's system must be made by or
through Direct Participants. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser
of a Note (a "Beneficial Owner") will be recorded on the Direct or Indirect
Participants' records. Beneficial owners will not receive written confirmation
from the Depositary of their purchase, but Beneficial Owners are expected to
receive written confirmations providing details of the transaction, as well as
periodic statements of their holdings, from the Direct or Indirect Participant
through which the Beneficial Owner entered into the transaction. Transfers of
ownership interests in the Notes are expected to be effected by entries made
on the books of Participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners. Beneficial
Owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in
Book-Entry Notes, except as set forth under "Description of Debt Securities--
Global Securities" in the accompanying Prospectus.
 
  As long as the Notes are held by the Depositary or its nominee and the
Depositary continues to make its Same-Day Funds Settlement System available to
the Company, all payments of principal of and interest on the Notes will be
made by the Company in immediately available funds. The Company has been
advised that the Depositary's practice is to credit Direct Participants'
accounts on the applicable payment date unless the Depositary has reason to
believe that it will not receive payment on such date.
 
  Secondary trading in long-term notes and debentures of corporate issuers is
generally settled in clearing house or next-day funds. In contrast, the Notes
will trade in the Depositary's Same-Day Funds Settlement System. Accordingly,
the Depositary will require that secondary trading activity in the Notes
settle in immediately available funds. No assurance can be given as to the
effect, if any, of settlement in immediately available funds on trading
activity in the Notes.
 
  The Company expects that conveyance of notices and other communications by
the Depositary to Direct Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect
Participants, and by Direct Participants and Indirect Participants to
Beneficial Owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any
statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. In
addition, neither the Depositary nor Cede & Co. will consent or vote with
respect to the Notes; the Company has been advised that the Depositary's usual
procedure is to mail an omnibus proxy to the Company as soon as possible after
the record date with respect to such consent or vote. The omnibus proxy would
assign Cede & Co.'s consenting or voting rights to those Direct Participants
to whose accounts the Notes are credited on such record date (identified in a
listing attached to the omnibus proxy).
 
  See "Description of Debt Securities" in the accompanying Prospectus for
further information regarding Global Securities.
 
                                      S-3
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                                 UNDERWRITING
 
  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement
(the "Underwriting Agreement") among the Company, Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated, BA Securities, Inc., Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Securities Corporation, Prudential Securities Incorporated and First Union
Brokerage Services, Inc. (the "Underwriters"), the Company has agreed to sell
to each of the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters has severally agreed
to purchase from the Company, the respective principal amount of the Notes set
forth opposite its name below. The Underwriting Agreement provides that the
obligations of the Underwriters are subject to certain conditions precedent,
and that the Underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the Notes if any
of the Notes are purchased.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
      UNDERWRITER                                                   OF NOTES
      -----------                                               ----------------
      <S>                                                       <C>
      Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
               Incorporated...................................    $ 30,000,000
      BA Securities, Inc. ....................................      30,000,000
      Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation.....      30,000,000
      Prudential Securities Incorporated......................      30,000,000
      First Union Brokerage Services, Inc. ...................      30,000,000
                                                                  ------------
           Total..............................................    $150,000,000
                                                                  ============
</TABLE>
 
  The Underwriters have advised the Company that they propose to offer the
Notes to the public initially at the offering price set forth on the cover
page of this Prospectus Supplement and to certain dealers at such price less a
concession not in excess of .175% of the principal amount of the Notes. The
Underwriters may allow, and such dealers may reallow, a discount not in excess
of .125% of the principal amount of the Notes to certain other dealers. After
the initial public offering, the public offering price, concession and
discount may be changed.
 
  The Notes are a new issue of securities with no established trading market.
The Underwriters have advised the Company that they may from time to time
purchase and sell the Notes in the secondary market, but that they are not
obligated to do so. No assurance can be given that there will be a secondary
market for the Notes.
 
  The Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.
 
                                      S-4
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PROSPECTUS

[LOGO OF INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION]

                   INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION
 
                                DEBT SECURITIES
 
  International Lease Finance Corporation (the "Company") intends to issue
from time to time debt securities (the "Debt Securities") with an aggregate
offering price of up to $2,110,580,000, which will be offered to the public on
terms determined by market conditions at the time of sale. The Debt Securities
shall be issued in U.S. dollar denominations or, at the option of the Company,
if so specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement (the "Prospectus
Supplement"), in any other currency, including composite currencies such as
the European Currency Unit. The Debt Securities may be issued in one or more
series with the same or various maturities at par or with an original issue
discount. The specific designation, aggregate principal amount, purchase
price, maturity, interest rate (which may be fixed or variable), time of
payment of interest, any terms for redemption, any other specific terms, and
any listing on a securities exchange of Debt Securities in respect of which
this Prospectus is being delivered (the "Offered Debt Securities") are set
forth in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement together with the terms of
offering of the Offered Debt Securities. Unless otherwise specified in the
accompanying Prospectus Supplement, the Debt Securities of each series will be
issued in the form of one or more Global Securities.
 
                               ----------------
 
 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 Debt Securities will be sold directly through agents designated from
time to time or through underwriters or dealers. If any agents of the Company
or any underwriters are involved in the sale of the Offered Debt Securities,
the names of such agents or underwriters and any applicable commissions or
discounts are set forth in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement. The net
proceeds to the Company from such sale are also set forth in the accompanying
Prospectus Supplement.
 
                               ----------------
 
                The date of this Prospectus is October 10, 1995
<PAGE>
 
                             AVAILABLE INFORMATION
 
  The Company is subject to the informational 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 and other information filed by the
Company can be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Room of the
Commission, Room 1024, at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20549 and
at the Commission's regional offices at 7 World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New
York, New York 10048 and Suite 1400, Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 West
Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661. Copies of such materials can be
obtained at prescribed rates from the Public Reference Room of the Commission,
Room 1024, at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.
 
  The Company has filed with the Commission a Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (together with all amendments and exhibits thereto, the "Registration
Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"). This Prospectus and the accompanying Prospectus Supplement do not
contain all of 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 made to
the Registration Statement, which may be examined without charge at the public
reference facilities maintained by the Commission at the Public Reference Room
of the Commission, Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.
Copies thereof may be obtained from the Commission upon payment of the
prescribed fees.
 
                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
  The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended by Form 10-K/A, for the
year ended December 31, 1994, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the
quarters ended March 31, 1995 and June 30, 1995 and its Current Reports on
Form 8-K, event dates January 12, 1995, January 17, 1995, February 27, 1995,
May 4, 1995, May 12, 1995, May 25, 1995, June 1, 1995, July 10, 1995 and
October 5, 1995, filed by the Company with the Commission are incorporated
herein by reference.
 
  All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof and prior to the termination
of the offering of the Offered Debt Securities shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein, in a Prospectus
Supplement or in a document 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, in a
Prospectus Supplement or in any subsequently filed document which is
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such 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 FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS
PROSPECTUS IS DELIVERED, UPON WRITTEN OR ORAL REQUEST, A COPY OF ANY OR ALL OF
THE DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE (NOT INCLUDING EXHIBITS TO SUCH
DOCUMENTS, UNLESS SUCH EXHIBITS ARE SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN
SUCH DOCUMENTS). REQUESTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO: ALAN H. LUND, EXECUTIVE VICE
PRESIDENT, CO-CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER,
INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION, 1999 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 39TH FLOOR,
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90067 (TELEPHONE: (310) 788-1999).
 
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                                  THE COMPANY
 
  The Company is primarily engaged in the acquisition of new and used
commercial jet aircraft and the leasing and sale of such aircraft to domestic
and foreign airlines. The Company, in terms of the number and value of
transactions concluded, is a major owner-lessor of commercial jet aircraft.
Since its formation in 1973, the Company has engaged in over 750 transactions
involving the lease or sale of commercial aircraft to more than 140 airlines.
In addition, the Company is engaged in the remarketing of commercial jet
aircraft principally for airlines and financial institutions. At August 31,
1995, the Company had committed to purchase 260 aircraft deliverable through
2004 at an estimated aggregate purchase price of $13.3 billion. It also had
options to purchase an additional 23 aircraft deliverable through 2001 at an
estimated aggregate purchase price of $1.6 billion.
 
  The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of American International Group,
Inc. ("AIG").
 
  The Company is incorporated in the State of California and its principal
executive offices are located at 1999 Avenue of the Stars, 39th Floor, Los
Angeles, California 90067, with a telephone and telecopier number of (310)
788-1999 and (310) 788-1990, respectively.
 
                      AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
 
  AIG is a holding company which through its subsidiaries is primarily engaged
in a broad range of insurance and insurance-related activities in the United
States and abroad. AIG's primary activities include both general and life
insurance operations. The principal insurance company subsidiaries are
American Home Assurance Company, National Union Fire Insurance Company of
Pittsburgh, Pa., New Hampshire Insurance Company, Lexington Insurance Company,
American International Underwriters Overseas, Ltd., American Life Insurance
Company, American International Assurance Company, Limited, The Philippine
American Life Insurance Company, American International Reinsurance Company,
Ltd. and United Guaranty Residential Insurance Company. Other significant
activities are financial services and insurance agency and service fee
operations. The Common Stock of AIG is listed on, among others, the New York
Stock Exchange.
 
  THE DEBT SECURITIES WILL NOT BE OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED BY, AIG.
 
                                USE OF PROCEEDS
 
  Unless otherwise stated in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement, proceeds
to be received from the sale of the Debt Securities offered hereby will be
used, together with internally generated funds, for general corporate
purposes, including the acquisition of aircraft. Pending ultimate application,
the proceeds from the sale of the Debt Securities will be invested in
marketable securities.
 
                      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
  The following table sets forth the Company's ratio of earnings to fixed
charges for the periods shown.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      13 MONTHS           YEARS ENDED
        ENDED            DECEMBER 31,
     DECEMBER 31,   -----------------------
         1990       1991  1992  1993  1994
     ------------   ----- ----- ----- -----
     <S>            <C>   <C>   <C>   <C>
        1.39x       1.44x 1.75x 1.70x 1.63x
</TABLE>
 
  The ratios of earnings to fixed charges were computed by dividing earnings
by fixed charges. For this purpose, "earnings" consist of income before income
taxes plus fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest), and "fixed charges"
consist of interest expense and capitalized interest.
 
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                        DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
 
  The Debt Securities will be unsecured obligations issued under an indenture
dated as of November 1, 1991 (the "Indenture"), between the Company and Bank
of America Illinois (formerly Continental Bank, National Association), as
trustee (the "Trustee"). The following summaries of certain provisions of the
Debt Securities and the Indenture do not purport to be complete and are
subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, all of the
provisions of the Indenture (a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement), including the definitions therein of certain terms
and the provisions of certain terms which are made part of the Indenture by
reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. Capitalized terms
used in the following summaries and not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.
 
  The particular terms of the Offered Debt Securities and the extent, if any,
to which such general provisions may apply to the Offered Debt Securities will
be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such Offered Debt
Securities.
 
GENERAL
 
  The Debt Securities will rank equally with all other unsecured and
unsubordinated debt of the Company. The Indenture does not limit the amount of
debt which may be issued by the Company under the Indenture or otherwise. The
Debt Securities may be issued in one or more series with the same or various
maturities, at par or with an original issue discount. Federal income tax
consequences and other special considerations applicable to any Debt
Securities issued with an original issue discount will be described in the
Prospectus Supplement relating thereto.
 
  Reference is made to the accompanying Prospectus Supplement for the
following terms of the Offered Debt Securities: (i) the title of the Offered
Debt Securities; (ii) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the
Offered Debt Securities; (iii) the Person to whom any interest on an Offered
Debt Security shall be payable if other than the Person in whose name that
Offered Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at
the close of business on the relevant Regular Record Date; (iv) the date or
dates on which the principal of the Offered Debt Securities is payable; (v)
the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable), or the formula pursuant to
which such rate or rates will be determined, at which the Offered Debt
Securities will bear interest, if any, and the date or dates from which such
interest will accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest, if
any, will be payable and the Regular Record Dates for such Interest Payment
Dates; (vi) the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any)
and interest, if any, on the Offered Debt Securities will be payable; (vii)
any mandatory or optional sinking fund or analogous provisions, the periods
during which and the price or prices at which the Offered Debt Securities may,
pursuant to such funds, provisions or otherwise, be redeemed at the option of
the Company or of any Holder thereof and the other terms and provisions
thereof; (viii) the currency or currencies in which the Offered Debt
Securities are payable; (ix) if applicable, the manner of determining the
amount of principal of or premium or interest on the Offered Debt Securities
if such amount is determined with reference to an index; (x) the principal
amount of the Offered Debt Securities which will be payable upon declaration
of acceleration of the Maturity thereof; (xi) whether the Offered Debt
Securities which will be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more
Global Securities; (xii) any additional Events of Default provided with
respect to the Offered Debt Securities; and (xiii) any other terms of the
Offered Debt Securities.
 
DENOMINATION AND EXCHANGE
 
  Unless otherwise indicated in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement for a
particular issue, the Debt Securities of each series will be issued in the
form of one or more Global Securities
 
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registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of the Depositary (as
hereinafter defined). See "Global Securities" below. Unless otherwise
indicated in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement for a particular issue of
Debt Securities in the form of Global Securities, principal, premium, if any,
and interest, if any, is to be payable as described under "Global Securities"
below. Unless otherwise indicated in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement
for a particular issue of Debt Securities not in the form of Global Securities
but in the form of definitive certificates ("Certificated Securities"),
principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, is to be payable to
registered Holders of such Certificated Securities at the office of the
Trustee maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, City and
State of New York, or at any paying agency maintained at the time by the
Company for such purpose. At the option of the Company, payment of interest to
registered Holders of Certificated Securities may be made by check mailed to
the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the register for
such Certificated Securities. Unless otherwise indicated in the accompanying
Prospectus Supplement for a particular issue, Certificated Securities may be
presented for registration of transfer or exchange at such office of the
Trustee in New York, New York, or at such other location or locations as may
be established pursuant to the Indenture without any service charge but
subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture.
 
CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
 
  Restrictions on Liens. The Company will not, and will not permit any
Restricted Subsidiary to, issue, assume or guarantee any indebtedness for
borrowed money secured by any mortgage, pledge, lien or other encumbrance of
any nature (herein collectively referred to as a "mortgage" or "mortgages")
upon any property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or on any
shares of stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, without in any such case
effectively providing that the Debt Securities (together with, if the Company
shall so determine, any other indebtedness of the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary ranking equally with the Debt Securities) shall be secured equally
and ratably with such indebtedness for borrowed money, except that the
foregoing restrictions shall not apply to: (a) mortgages existing on November
1, 1991; (b) certain mortgages securing all or a part of the purchase price of
property (other than property acquired for lease to a Person other than the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary); (c) mortgages on the property of a
Restricted Subsidiary existing at the time it became a Restricted Subsidiary;
(d) mortgages securing indebtedness for borrowed money of a Restricted
Subsidiary owing to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary; (e)
mortgages on property of a corporation existing at the time such corporation
is merged into or consolidated with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or
at the time the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary purchases, leases or
otherwise acquires the properties of such other corporation as an entirety or
substantially as an entirety; (f) the replacement of any of the foregoing,
provided that the principal amount of the indebtedness for borrowed money
secured by the mortgage shall not be increased and the principal repayment
schedule and maturity of such indebtedness shall not be extended and the
mortgage shall be limited to the property or part thereof which secured the
mortgage so replaced or property substituted therefor as a result of the
destruction, condemnation or damage of such property; (g) liens in connection
with certain legal proceedings; (h) liens for certain taxes or assessments,
landlord's liens and charges incidental to the conduct of the business, or the
ownership of the property and assets, of the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary, which are not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money
and which do not, in the opinion of the Company, materially impair the use of
such property in the operation of the business of the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary or the value of such property for the purpose of such business; and
(i) mortgages which would otherwise be subject to the foregoing restrictions
which, when the indebtedness for borrowed money relating to those mortgages is
added to all other then outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money of the
Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries secured by mortgages and not listed in
clauses (a) through (h) above, does not exceed 12.5% of the Consolidated Net
Tangible Assets of the Company.
 
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<PAGE>
 
  Restrictions as to Dividends and Certain Other Payments. No dividend shall
be paid or declared nor shall any distributions be made on any capital stock
of the Company (except in shares of, or warrants or rights to subscribe for or
purchase shares of, capital stock of the Company), nor shall any payment be
made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to acquire or retire shares
of such stock, at a time when an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing under the Indenture constituting a (i) default in the payment of
interest on the Debt Securities of that series when due, continued for 30
days; (ii) default in the payment of the principal and premium, if any, on the
Debt Securities of that series when due either at maturity, upon redemption,
by declaration or otherwise; or (iii) default in the deposit of any sinking
fund payment with respect to Debt Securities of that series when and as due.
 
  Restrictions on Investments in Non-Restricted Subsidiaries. The Company will
not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make any investment in,
or transfer any assets to, a Non-Restricted Subsidiary if immediately
thereafter the Company would be in breach of or in default in the performance
of any covenant or warranty of the Company contained in the Indenture.
 
  Limited Covenants in the Event of a Highly Leveraged Transaction. Other than
the covenants of the Company included in the Indenture as described above and
as described under "Description of Debt Securities--Merger and Sale of
Assets", there are no covenants or provisions in the Indenture that may afford
Holders protection in the event of a highly leveraged transaction, leveraged
buyout, reorganization, restructuring, merger or similar transaction involving
the Company.
 
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
 
  Set forth below are certain significant terms which are defined in the
Indenture:
 
  "Consolidated Net Tangible Assets" means the total amount of assets (less
depreciation and valuation reserves and other reserves and items deductible
from gross book value of specific asset accounts under generally accepted
accounting principles) which under generally accepted accounting principles
would be included on a balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, after deducting therefrom (a) all liability items except
indebtedness (whether incurred, assumed or guaranteed) for borrowed money
maturing by its terms more than one year from the date of creation thereof or
which is extendible or renewable at the sole option of the obligor in such
manner that it may become payable more than one year from the date of creation
thereof, shareholder's equity and reserves for deferred income taxes, (b) all
goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and
expense and other like intangibles, which in each case would be so included on
such balance sheet, and (c) amounts invested in, or equity in the net assets
of, Non-Restricted Subsidiaries.
 
  "Restricted Subsidiaries" means all Subsidiaries other than Non-Restricted
Subsidiaries. "Non-Restricted Subsidiaries" means (a) any Subsidiary so
designated by the Board of Directors of the Company in accordance with the
Indenture, and (b) any other Subsidiary of which the majority of the voting
stock is owned directly or indirectly by one or more Non-Restricted
Subsidiaries, if such other Subsidiary is a corporation, or in which the Non-
Restricted Subsidiary is a general partner, if such other Subsidiary is a
limited partnership. Pursuant to specified conditions in the Indenture, the
Company's Board of Directors may change the designations of Restricted
Subsidiaries and Non-Restricted Subsidiaries.
 
  "Subsidiary" means any corporation, partnership, or trust more than 50% of
the Voting Stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or
by one or more other Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more other
Subsidiaries.
 
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AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
 
  The Indenture may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders
of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Debt Securities at the
time outstanding of each series affected by such amendment or supplement, and
any past default and its consequences may be waived with the consent of the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Debt Securities at the time
outstanding of each series affected by such default; provided that, without
the consent of the Holders of all of the Debt Securities affected thereby, no
such amendment, supplement or waiver may change the Stated Maturity of the
principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Debt
Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest
thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or change the
stated maturity of any Debt Security (or reduce the amount payable upon a
declaration of acceleration of the Debt Security), or change the time for
payment of any interest on any Debt Securities, or make any Debt Security
payable in money other than that stated in the Debt Security, or reduce the
aforesaid percentage of principal amount of Debt Securities whose Holders must
consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver. Without the consent of any
Holder of Debt Securities, the Company may amend or supplement the Indenture
to, among other things, evidence succession of another corporation to the
Company, to add covenants or additional Events of Default for the benefit of
the Holders of all or any series of Debt Securities, to cure any ambiguity,
correct any provision of the Indenture inconsistent with other provisions
thereof or make any other provision which does not adversely affect the
interests of the Holders of Debt Securities in any material respect, or to
change or eliminate any provision of the Indenture if such change or
elimination is effective only when there are no Debt Securities outstanding
which were issued prior to such change or elimination and entitled to the
benefit of such provision.
 
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
 
  The Indenture defines an Event of Default as being any one of the following
events: (a) default in the payment of any interest on the Debt Securities of
that series when due, continued for 30 days; (b) default in the payment of the
principal and premium, if any, on the Debt Securities of that series when due
either at maturity, upon redemption, by declaration or otherwise; (c) default
in the deposit of any sinking fund payment of the Debt Securities of that
series when and as due; (d) default in the performance of any other of the
Company's covenants 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; (e) default under any
mortgage, indenture (including the Indenture) or instrument under which is
issued or which secures or evidences indebtedness for borrowed money of the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which default constitutes a failure to
pay principal of such indebtedness in an amount exceeding $20,000,000 when due
and payable (other than as a result of acceleration) or results in
indebtedness for borrowed money in the aggregate of $20,000,000 or more
becoming or being declared due and payable before it would otherwise become
due and payable, and such acceleration is not rescinded or annulled, or such
indebtedness for borrowed money is not discharged, within 30 days after
written notice to the Company by the Trustee, or to the Company and the
Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Debt
Securities of that series at the time outstanding; (f) certain events in
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; and (g) any other events of default
provided with respect to the Offered Debt Securities. If an Event of Default
occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in
principal amount of the Debt Securities of each series affected thereby may
declare the Debt Securities of that series to be due and payable immediately,
but under certain conditions such acceleration may be rescinded by the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the Debt Securities of each series
affected thereby.
 
  No Holder of any Debt Security of a series will have any right to institute
any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for any remedy thereunder,
unless such Holder previously shall have
 
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given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and unless also the
holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Debt
Securities of that series shall have made written request upon the Trustee,
and have offered indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee to institute such
proceeding as Trustee, and the Trustee for 60 days shall have failed to
institute such proceeding. However, the right of any Holder of any Debt
Security to institute suit for enforcement of any payment of principal of, and
premium, if any, and interest on, such Debt Security on or after the due date
expressed in such Debt Security, may not be impaired or affected without such
Holder's consent.
 
  The Holders of a majority in principal amount of Debt Securities of any
series at the time outstanding may 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 Debt
Securities of that series. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any such
direction that conflicts with any rule of law or the Indenture. Before
proceeding to exercise any right or power under the Indenture at the direction
of such Holders, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive from such Holders
reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities
which might be incurred by it in compliance with any such direction. The
Trustee may withhold from Holders of Debt Securities notice of any continuing
default (except a default in payment of principal, premium, if any, or
interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interests.
 
  The Company will be required to furnish to the Trustee within 120 days after
the end of each fiscal year, a statement as to whether any default under the
Indenture occurred during the fiscal year.
 
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
 
  Unless otherwise indicated in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement, the
Company may discharge (a "defeasance") its obligations with respect to the
outstanding Debt Securities of such series (other than certain obligations to
the Trustee and the Company's obligations with respect to the registration,
transfer and exchange of certificated Debt Securities, mutilated, destroyed,
lost and stolen certificated Debt Securities, the maintenance of an office or
agency in the Place of Payment and the treatment of funds held by Paying
Agents), or may be released from the restrictions described under "Certain
Covenants of the Company" above and any other provisions identified in the
accompanying Prospectus Supplement ("covenant defeasance") if, among other
things, (i) the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited
with the Trustee (or other satisfactory trustee), as trust funds for the
payment of such Debt Securities, money, U.S. Government Obligations (as
defined below) which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest
will provide money, or a combination thereof, in an amount sufficient, without
reinvestment, to pay and discharge at maturity or redemption the entire amount
of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on such Debt Securities;
(ii) no Event of Default or event which with notice or lapse of time or both
would become an Event of Default with respect to such Debt Securities shall
have occurred or be continuing on the date of such deposit and, for certain
purposes, at any time during the period ending on the 123rd day after the date
of deposit, or any longer preference period; (iii) such defeasance or covenant
defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest as
referred to in the Indenture; and (iv) such defeasance or covenant defeasance
will not result in a breach or violation of the Indenture or other material
agreements or instruments of the Company or cause the Debt Securities, if
listed on a national securities exchange, to be delisted.
 
  In addition, in the case of defeasance, the Company is required to deliver
to the Trustee an opinion of counsel stating that (i) the Company has received
from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling,
or (ii) since the date of the Indenture there has been a change in the
applicable Federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that the
Holders of the outstanding Debt Securities of the series to be defeased will
not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax
 
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purposes as a result of such defeasance and will be subject to Federal income
tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would
have been the case if such defeasance had not occurred. In the case of a
covenant defeasance, the Company is required to deliver to the Trustee an
opinion of counsel to the effect that the Holders of the outstanding Debt
Securities of the series for which covenant defeasance is proposed will not
recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of
such covenant defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same
amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case
if the covenant defeasance had not occurred.
 
  "U.S. Government Obligations" is defined in the Indenture as securities that
are (i) direct obligations of the United States of America for the payment of
which its full faith and credit is pledged or (ii) obligations of a Person
controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the
United States of America the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as
a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in
either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer
thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as
defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to
any such U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of principal of or
interest on any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such custodian for the
account of the holder of such depository receipt.
 
MERGER AND SALE OF ASSETS
 
  The Company may consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey,
transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to
any Person, and another Person may consolidate with and merge into the Company
or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an
entirety to the Company only if (i) the Person formed by such consolidation or
surviving such merger or to which such assets or properties are conveyed,
transferred or leased is a corporation, partnership or trust organized and
validly existing under the laws of the United States, any State or the
District of Columbia and such Person expressly assumes the Company's
obligations under the Indenture; (ii) immediately after giving effect to such
transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of
time or both, would become an Event of Default, has happened and is
continuing; and (iii) if property or assets of the Company have become subject
to a mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest or other encumbrance not
permitted by the Indenture, the Company and such Person have taken appropriate
steps to secure any of the Debt Securities equally and ratably with the
securities secured thereby.
 
  Upon such consolidation, merger or conveyance, transfer or lease, the
successor Person shall be substituted for the Company under the Indenture and,
except in the case of such a lease, the Company shall be relieved of all
obligations under the Indenture.
 
GLOBAL SECURITIES
 
  Unless otherwise specified in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement, the
Debt Securities of a series will be issued in the form of one or more fully
registered Global Securities registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee
of The Depository Trust Company, which will act as the Depositary for the Debt
Securities (the "Depositary"). Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in
part for Debt Securities in definitive registered form, a Global Security may
not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the
Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or 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.
 
  The Depositary has advised the Company as follows: the Depositary is a
limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a
"banking organization" within the
 
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meaning of the New York Banking Law, 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 pursuant to the provisions of Section
17A of the Exchange Act. The Depositary holds securities that its participants
("Participants") deposit with the Depositary. The Depositary also facilitates
the settlement among Participants of securities transactions, such as
transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized
book-entry changes in Participants' accounts, thereby eliminating the need for
physical movement of securities certificates. "Direct Participants" include
securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations,
and certain other organizations. Access to the Depositary's system is also
available to others, such as securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust
companies, that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a
Direct Participant, either directly or indirectly ("Indirect Participants").
The rules applicable to the Depositary and its Participants are on file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
  Unless otherwise specified in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement, the
Company anticipates that the following provisions will apply to all depositary
arrangements.
 
  Upon the issuance of a Global Security, the Company expects that the
Depositary will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system,
the respective principal amounts of the Debt Securities represented by such
Global Security to the accounts of the applicable Direct Participants. The
accounts to be credited shall be designated by any underwriters or agents
participating in the distribution of such Debt Securities. Purchases of Debt
Securities under the Depositary's system must be made by or through Direct
Participants. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of Debt
Securities (a "Beneficial Owner") will be recorded on the Direct and Indirect
Participants' records. Beneficial Owners will not receive written confirmation
from the Depositary of their purchase, but Beneficial Owners are expected to
receive written confirmations providing details of the transaction, as well as
periodic statements of their holdings, from the Direct or Indirect Participant
through which the Beneficial Owner entered into the transaction. Transfers of
ownership interests in the Debt Securities are expected to be effected by
entries made on the books of Participants acting on behalf of Beneficial
Owners. So long as the Depositary or its nominee is the registered owner of a
Global Security, the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, will be
considered the sole owner or Holder of the Debt Securities represented by such
Global Security for all purposes under the Indenture. Except as set forth
below, Beneficial Owners will not be entitled to have the Debt Securities
represented by a Global Security registered in their names, will not receive
or be entitled to receive physical delivery of such Debt Securities in
definitive form and will not be considered the owners or Holders thereof under
the Indenture.
 
  Principal, premium, if any, and interest payments on Debt Securities
represented by a Global Security registered in the name of the Depositary or
its nominee will be made to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be,
as the registered owner of such Global Security. None of the Company, the
Trustee or any paying agent for such Debt Securities will have any
responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or
payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in such Global
Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to
such beneficial ownership interests.
 
  The Company expects that, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium
or interest, the Depositary will immediately credit Direct Participants'
accounts 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. The Company also expects that payments by Direct
Participants to Indirect Participants and by Direct and Indirect Participants
to Beneficial Owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary
practices, as is now the case with the securities held for the accounts of
customers registered in "street names" and will be the responsibility of the
Participants.
 
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  As long as the Debt Securities are held by the Depositary or its nominee and
the Depositary continues to make its same day funds settlement system
available to the Company, all payments of principal and interest on the Debt
Securities will be made by the Company in immediately available funds. The
Company has been advised that the Depositary's practice is to credit Direct
Participants' accounts on the applicable payment date unless the Depositary
has reason to believe that it will not receive payment on such date.
 
  Secondary trading in long-term notes and debentures of corporate issuers is
generally settled in clearing house or next-day funds. In contrast, it is
anticipated that the Debt Securities will trade in the Depositary's Same-Day
Funds Settlement system. Accordingly, the Depositary will require that
secondary trading activity in the Debt Securities settle in immediately
available funds. No assurance can be given as to the effect, if any, of
settlement in immediately available funds on trading activity in the Debt
Securities.
 
  The Company expects that conveyance of notices and other communications by
the Depositary to Direct Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect
Participants, and by Direct Participants and Indirect Participants to
Beneficial Owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any
statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. In
addition, neither the Depositary nor Cede & Co. will consent or vote with
respect to the Debt Securities; the Company has been advised that the
Depositary's usual procedure is to mail an omnibus proxy to the Company as
soon as possible after the record date with respect to such consent or vote.
The omnibus proxy would assign Cede & Co.'s consenting or voting rights to
those Direct Participants to whose accounts the Debt Securities are credited
on such record date (identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy).
 
  If the Depositary is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as
Depositary for a series of Debt Securities and a successor Depositary is not
appointed by the Company within 90 days, the Company will issue such Debt
Securities in definitive form in exchange for such Global Security. In
addition, the Company may at any time and in its sole discretion determine not
to have any of the Debt Securities of a series represented by one or more
Global Securities and, in such event, will issue Debt Securities of such
series in definitive form in exchange for all of the Global Security or
Securities representing such Debt Securities.
 
  The laws of some states require that certain purchasers of securities take
physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. Such laws may impair
the ability to transfer beneficial interests in Debt Securities represented by
Global Securities.
 
THE TRUSTEE
 
  The Trustee has been and from time to time is an unsecured lender to the
Company. The Company may maintain deposit accounts and conduct other banking
transactions with the Trustee in the ordinary course of business.
 
                             PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 
  The Company may sell the Debt Securities in any of three ways: (i) through
underwriters or dealers; (ii) directly to purchasers or to a single purchaser;
or (iii) through agents. The accompanying Prospectus Supplement with respect
to the Offered Debt Securities sets forth the terms of the offering of the
Offered Debt Securities, including the name or names of any underwriters or
agents, the purchase price of the Offered Debt Securities and the proceeds to
the Company from such sale, any underwriting discounts, agents' commissions
and other items constituting underwriters' compensation, any initial public
offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid
to dealers and any securities exchanges on which the Offered Debt Securities
may be listed.
 
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  If underwriters are used in the sale, the Debt Securities will be acquired
by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time
in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed
public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The
Debt Securities may be offered to the public through underwriting syndicates
which may be represented by managing underwriters. Such firms may from time to
time purchase and sell Debt Securities in the secondary market, but they are
not obligated to do so. No assurance can be given that there will be a
secondary market for the Debt Securities. Unless otherwise set forth in the
accompanying Prospectus Supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to
purchase the Offered Debt Securities will be subject to certain conditions
precedent and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the Offered
Debt Securities if any are purchased. Any initial public offering price and
any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be
changed from time to time.
 
  Offered Debt Securities may be sold directly by the Company or through
agents designated by the Company from time to time. Any agent involved in the
offer or sale of the Offered Debt Securities in respect of which this
Prospectus is delivered will be named, and any commissions payable by the
Company to such agent will be set forth, in the accompanying Prospectus
Supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in the accompanying Prospectus
Supplement, any such agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the
period of its appointment. Any such agent may be deemed to be an underwriter
as that term is defined in the Securities Act.
 
  If so indicated in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement, the Company will
authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers by certain
specified institutions to purchase Offered Debt Securities from the Company at
the public offering price set forth in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement
pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a
specified date in the future. Such contracts will be subject only to those
conditions set forth in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement and the
accompanying Prospectus Supplement will set forth the commission payable for
solicitation of such contracts.
 
  Agents and underwriters may be entitled under agreements to be entered into
with the Company to indemnification by the Company against certain civil
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to
contribution with respect to payments which the agents or underwriters may be
required to make in respect thereof. Agents and underwriters may be customers
of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for the Company in the
ordinary course of business.
 
                                    EXPERTS
 
  The consolidated financial statements of International Lease Finance
Corporation and subsidiaries appearing in International Lease Finance
Corporation's Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1994,
have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in
their report thereon included therein and incorporated herein by reference.
Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in
reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
 
                                 LEGAL MATTERS
 
  The validity of the issuance of the Debt Securities offered hereby is being
passed upon for the Company by O'Melveny & Myers. Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &
McCloy, Los Angeles, California will pass upon certain legal matters for the
underwriters or agents.
 
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 NO DEALER, SALESMAN OR OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING MADE
HEREBY AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE
RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY OR BY ANY UNDERWRITER.
NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE
MADE HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT
THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE THE DATE OF THIS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND PROSPECTUS OR THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED OR
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO ITS
DATE. THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND PROSPECTUS DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR
SOLICITATION BY ANYONE IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION
IS NOT AUTHORIZED OR IN WHICH THE PERSON MAKING SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS
NOT QUALIFIED TO DO SO OR TO ANYONE TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER
OR SOLICITATION.
 
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Use of Proceeds............................................................ S-2
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges......................................... S-2
Description of Notes ...................................................... S-2
Book-Entry System.......................................................... S-2
Underwriting............................................................... S-4
 
                                  PROSPECTUS
 
Available Information......................................................   2
Documents Incorporated by Reference........................................   2
The Company................................................................   3
American International Group, Inc..........................................   3
Use of Proceeds............................................................   3
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.........................................   3
Description of Debt Securities.............................................   4
Plan of Distribution.......................................................  11
Experts....................................................................  12
Legal Matters..............................................................  12
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                                 $150,000,000
 
               [LOGO OF INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION]
 
                    INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION

                      5 3/4% NOTES DUE DECEMBER 15, 1999
 
 
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                             PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
 
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                              MERRILL LYNCH & CO.
 
                              BA SECURITIES, INC.
 
                         DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE
                            SECURITIES CORPORATION
 
                      PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
 
                     FIRST UNION BROKERAGE SERVICES, INC.
 
 
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