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                                                  Registration No. 33-
_____________________________________________________________________


               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
                                

                            FORM S-3
                     REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                              UNDER
                   THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                                

       SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
 A Connecticut                                   I.R.S. Employer
  Corporation                                    No. 06-1157778

         227 Church Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06510
                  Telephone Number 203 771-5200
                                

                        Agent for Service
                       MADELYN M. DeMATTEO
          Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
         227 Church Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06510
                  Telephone Number 203 771-2110
                                

          Please send copies of all communications to:
                     CHARLES S. WHITMAN, III
                      DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL
         450 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10015
                                

    Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to  the  public:
From  time  to  time  after the effective date  of  this  Registration
Statement as determined by market conditions.
                                

    If  the  only securities being registered on this Form  are  being
offered  pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment  plans,  please
check the following box.

    If  any of the securities being registered on this Form are to  be
offered  on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule  415  under
the  Securities  Act of 1933, other than securities  offered  only  in
connection  with  dividend or interest reinvestment plans,  check  the
following box.      X
                                

                 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


                                     Proposed       Proposed
  Title of each                       maximum       maximum        Amount of
class of securities  Amount to be  offering price   aggregate     registration
 to be registered     registered     per unit*    offering price*     fee

Debt Securities      $470,000,000      100%       $470,000,000     $162,070

*  Estimated  solely  for the purpose of calculating the registration
   fee in accordance with Rule 457 under the Securities Act of 1933.
      The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such
date  or  dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date  until
the  registrant  shall  file  a further amendment  which  specifically
states  that  this  Registration  Statement  shall  thereafter  become
effective  in  accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities  Act  of
1933  or  until this Registration Statement shall become effective  on
such  date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting  pursuant
to said Section 8(a), may determine.

      Prospectus  herein  also  relates to Registration  No.  33-41237
pursuant to Rule 429.
___________________________________________________________________________



PROSPECTUS




                          $470,000,000

                      SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
                 TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

                         DEBT SECURITIES
                                

      Southern    New    England    Telecommunications    Corporation
("Corporation"),  through agents designated from  time  to  time,  or
through dealers or underwriters also to be designated, may sell  from
time  to  time debt securities ("Debt Securities") of the Corporation
in  registered  form,  for  an aggregate  offering  price  of  up  to
$470,000,000,  on terms to be determined at the time  of  sale.   The
specific  designation, aggregate principal amount, maturities,  rates
and  time  of  payment  of interest, purchase price,  any  terms  for
redemption, whether Debt Securities initially will be represented  by
a  single  global security, and the agent, dealer or  underwriter  in
connection with the sale of, and any other terms with respect to, the
Debt Securities in respect of which this Prospectus ("Prospectus") is
being   delivered  are  set  forth  in  the  accompanying  Prospectus
Supplement  ("Prospectus Supplement").  The Corporation reserves  the
sole right to accept and, together with its agents from time to time,
to  reject  in  whole  or  in  part any  proposed  purchase  of  Debt
Securities to be made through agents.

                                

  THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
    NOR HAS THE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
    PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
    ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
                                

    If  an agent of the Corporation or a dealer or an underwriter  is
involved in the sale of the Debt Securities in respect of which  this
Prospectus is being delivered, the agent's commission, or dealer's or
underwriter's  discount will be set forth in, or  may  be  calculated
from,  the  Prospectus  Supplement  and  the  net  proceeds  to   the
Corporation  from such sale will be the purchase price of  such  Debt
Securities less such commission in the case of an agent, the purchase
price  of such Debt Securities in the case of a dealer or the  public
offering price less such discount in the case of an underwriter,  and
less,  in  each case, the other attributable issuance expenses.   The
aggregate  net  proceeds  to  the  Corporation  from  all  the   Debt
Securities  will be the purchase price of Debt Securities sold,  less
the  aggregate of agents' commissions and underwriters' discounts and
other expenses of issuance and distribution.  The net proceeds to the
Corporation from the sale of Debt Securities also will be  set  forth
in  the  Prospectus  Supplement.   See  "Plan  of  Distribution"  for
possible  indemnification arrangements for the  agents,  dealers  and
underwriters.

                                

          The date of this Prospectus is June XX, 1995.




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                      AVAILABLE INFORMATION


    The  Corporation is subject to the informational requirements  of
the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934  ("Exchange  Act")  and,  in
accordance  therewith, files reports and other information  with  the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").  Such reports  and  other
information filed by the Corporation can be inspected and  copied  at
the  public  reference  facilities of the SEC, Room  1024,  Judiciary
Plaza,  450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20549, as well as  the
following  SEC Regional Offices:  7 World Trade Center,  Suite  1300,
New  York, NY 10048 and 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago,
IL  60661.  Such material can also be inspected at the New  York  and
Pacific  Stock Exchanges on which the Corporation's common  stock  is
listed.   Copies can be obtained from the SEC by mail  at  prescribed
rates.   Requests  should be directed to the SEC's  Public  Reference
Section,  Room  1024,  Judiciary  Plaza,  450  Fifth  Street,   N.W.,
Washington, DC 20549.

    The  Corporation is not required and does not intend  to  provide
annual or other reports to holders of the Debt Securities.

                                


             INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

    The  following documents have been filed by the Corporation  with
the SEC (File No. 1-9157) and are incorporated herein by reference:

    (1)  The  Corporation's Annual Report on  Form  10-K  for  the
         fiscal  year ended December 31, 1994 and Amendment No. 1  dated
         June 8, 1995;

    (2)  The Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q  for  the
         quarter ended March 31, 1995; and

    (3)  The Corporation's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January
         24, 1995, April 20, 1995 and May 18, 1995.

    All documents filed 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 in this Prospectus and  to
be  part  hereof  from  the date of filing of  such  documents.   Any
statement  contained  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  or  in  any  other  subsequently  filed
document  which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by  reference
herein  or  in  the  accompanying Prospectus Supplement  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.

    Copies  of  the  above  documents  (excluding  exhibits  to  such
documents,  unless  such  exhibits are specifically  incorporated  by
reference  therein)  may  be obtained upon written  or  oral  request
without  charge by each person, including beneficial owners, to  whom
this Prospectus is delivered, from the Director-Investor Relations of
the  Corporation, Shareholder Services Center, 1st Floor, 300  George
Street,  New  Haven, Connecticut 06511 (telephone  number  1-800-243-
1110).


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                         THE CORPORATION

    The  Corporation was incorporated in 1986 under the laws  of  the
State  of Connecticut and has its principal executive offices at  227
Church  Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (telephone number  (203)
771-5200).  The Corporation is a holding company engaged through  its
subsidiaries  in operations principally in the State of  Connecticut:
The  Southern New England Telephone Company (the "Telephone Company")
(providing, for the most part, regulated telecommunications  services
and  directory  publishing and advertising services); SNET  Cellular,
Inc.   ("Cellular"),  SNET  Mobility,  Inc.  and  SNET  Paging,  Inc.
(providing  wireless  communications services);  SNET  America,  Inc.
(providing  national  and  international  long-distance  services  to
Connecticut  customers);  SNET  Diversified  Group,  Inc.  (primarily
engaged  in  the  sale  and  leasing of communications  equipment  to
residential    and   business   customers;   and   providing    other
telecommunications services not subject to regulation); and SNET Real
Estate,  Inc.  (engaging  in leasing commercial  real  estate).   The
Corporation   furnishes   financial  and  strategic   planning,   and
shareholder  relations functions on its own behalf and on  behalf  of
its subsidiaries.

    The Telephone Company, the Corporation's principal subsidiary, is
a  local  exchange  carrier  ("LEC")  engaged  in  the  provision  of
telecommunications  services in the State  of  Connecticut,  most  of
which  are  subject  to  rate regulation.   These  telecommunications
services  include:  (i)  local  and intrastate  toll  services;  (ii)
exchange  access  service,  which links customers'  premises  to  the
facilities  of  other  carriers; and (iii)  other  services  such  as
digital transmission of data and transmission of radio and television
programs,  packet  switched data network and private  line  services.
Through  its  directory publishing operations, the Telephone  Company
publishes    and   distributes   telephone   directories   throughout
Connecticut   and  certain  adjacent  communities.   The   publishing
division also develops and provides electronic publishing services.

    In  1994,  approximately  74% of the  Corporation's  consolidated
revenues  and  sales were derived from the Telephone  Company's  rate
regulated  telecommunication services.   The  remainder  was  derived
principally  from  the  Corporation's other  subsidiaries,  directory
publishing  operations, and activities associated with the  provision
of  facilities  and  non-access services to  interexchange  carriers.
About 71% of the operating revenues from rate regulated services were
attributable   to   intrastate   operations,   with   the   remainder
attributable to interstate access services.

    The  Corporation also provides wireless communications  services,
which   consist   of   wholesale  and   retail   cellular   telephone
communications   and  paging  services,  through   its   subsidiaries
Cellular,  SNET  Mobility,  Inc.  and  SNET  Paging,  Inc.    Through
Cellular, the Corporation maintains an 82.5% partnership interest  in
the  Springwich  Cellular Limited Partnership  ("Springwich"),  which
provides wholesale cellular radio telecommunications services in  the
Hartford,  New  Haven,  New  London, and Fairfield,  Connecticut  New
England  County Metropolitan Areas ("NECMAs") and in the Springfield,
Massachusetts NECMA.  Springwich is also licensed to provide cellular
wholesale   service  in  three  Rural  Service  Areas,  Windham   and
Litchfield   Counties   in  Connecticut  and   Franklin   County   in
Massachusetts.    The  combined  population   of   this   region   is
approximately 4 million.

    On  November 22, 1994, Cellular entered into multiple  definitive
agreements with Bell Atlantic Corporation ("Bell Atlantic") and NYNEX
Corporation  ("NYNEX")  to purchase, for $450 million  in  aggregate,
certain  cellular  properties in Rhode Island  and  New  Bedford  and
Pittsfield,  Massachusetts, and an increased interest in  Springwich.
These  transactions are subject to the consummation by Bell  Atlantic
and  NYNEX  of  a  cellular joint venture,  the  formation  of  which
requires them to sell these properties.  These acquisitions are  also
subject to approval by the Federal Communications Commission  and  by
the  United  States Department of Justice ("DOJ").  In January  1995,
the acquisitions were approved by the DOJ.

                         USE OF PROCEEDS

   The Corporation intends to apply the net proceeds from the sale of
the  Debt  Securities  to  refinance, as market  conditions  warrant,
commercial paper and/or other interim financing arrangements utilized
in  connection  with  the  acquisition  of  the  cellular  properties
discussed above.  These acquisitions are expected to be completed  in
June 1995.  The individual transactions are with New Bedford Cellular
Telephone  Company,  Providence  Cellular  Telephone  Company,  Metro
Mobile CTS of Newport, Inc., NYNEX (minority interest in Springwich),
New York Cellular Geographic Service Area, Inc. (minority interest in
Springwich  and  majority  interest  in  Berkshire  Cellular  Limited
Partnership)  and  Richmond Telephone Company (minority  interest  in
Berkshire  Cellular  Limited  Partnership).   None  of  these  to  be
acquired  businesses meet the definition of a significant  subsidiary
nor  would the aggregate impact exceed 20% of the Corporation's  1994
audited consolidated total assets.

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               RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

    The  following  table sets forth the ratio of Earnings  to  Fixed
Charges of the Corporation for the periods indicated:

                                  Three Months
                                     Ended
                                   March  31,     Year Ended December 31,

                                      1995      1994  1993** 1992  1991  1990

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges*    4.7       4.6   0.1    3.5   2.8   3.0

*  For  the  purpose of calculating this ratio, earnings  consist  of
   income  (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes  and
   fixed  charges.   Fixed charges include interest  on  indebtedness
   and  the  portion of rental expense representative of the interest
   factor.  1993 loss from continuing operations before income  taxes
   includes a before-tax restructuring charge of $355.0 million.

** 1993  earnings,  as  a  result of the restructuring  charge,  were
   insufficient  to cover fixed charges; the amount of  the  coverage
   deficiency was $87.8 million in 1993.

               DESCRIPTION OF THE DEBT SECURITIES


     The  Debt  Securities  are  to  be  issued  under  an  indenture
("Indenture") to be entered into between the Corporation and  Shawmut
Bank Connecticut, as trustee ("Trustee").

    The  statements below are subject to and are qualified  in  their
entirety  by  reference to the detailed provisions of the  Indenture,
the  form  of  which  is  filed  as an exhibit  to  the  Registration
Statement  of which this Prospectus is a part.  Article  and  section
references in parentheses are to the form of Indenture.


General

    The  Indenture will not limit the aggregate principal  amount  of
Debt  Securities which may be issued by the Corporation and  provides
that  the Debt Securities may be issued from time to time in  one  or
more  series.   The Debt Securities will be unsecured obligations  of
the  Corporation.  Reference is made to the Prospectus Supplement  or
Pricing   Supplement   ("Pricing   Supplement")   accompanying   this
Prospectus  for  a description of the Debt Securities  being  offered
thereby  including: (1) the aggregate principal amount of  such  Debt
Securities; (2) the date(s) on which Debt Securities will mature; (3)
the  rate(s)  per  annum  at  which such Debt  Securities  will  bear
interest;  (4) the times at which such interest will be payable;  (5)
the terms for redemption, if any; (6) the denominations in which such
Debt  Securities are authorized to be issued; (7) whether any  series
of  Debt  Securities  will  be represented  by  one  or  more  global
securities and, if so, the identity of the depository for such global
security  or  securities  and the method of  transferring  beneficial
interests in such global security or securities; (8) information with
respect  to  book-entry procedures, if any; and (9) any other  terms,
including  any  terms  which may be required by  or  advisable  under
Federal  laws  and  regulations or advisable in connection  with  the
marketing  of the Debt Securities of such series, which will  not  be
inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture.

    Debt Securities of any series will be registered Debt Securities.
Additionally, Debt Securities of any series may be represented  by  a
single  global  security  registered in the name  of  a  depository's
nominee and, if so represented, beneficial

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interests  in  such global security will be shown on,  and  transfers
thereof  will  be  effected only through,  records  maintained  by  a
designated   depository  and  its  participants.   Unless   otherwise
indicated  in  the  Pricing Supplement, the Debt Securities  will  be
issued  only in denominations of $100,000, and any integral  multiple
of $1,000 over $100,000.

   Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, principal
and  interest  will  by payable at the office of the  Trustee.   Debt
Securities may be registered for transfer or exchanged at the  office
of  the  Trustee,  subject to the limitations in the  Indenture.   No
service charge will be made for any such transfer or exchange of such
Debt  Securities, but the Corporation may require payment  of  a  sum
sufficient  to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable  in
connection therewith.

Global Securities

    So long as the depository's nominee is the registered owner of  a
global  security, such nominee will be considered the sole  owner  of
the  Debt  Securities  represented by such global  security  for  all
purposes  under the Indenture.  Except as provided in the  Prospectus
Supplement, owners of beneficial interests in a global security  will
not be entitled to have Debt Securities of the series represented  by
the global security registered in their names, will not receive or be
entitled  to  receive physical delivery of Debt  Securities  of  such
series  in  definitive form and will not be considered the owners  or
holders thereof under the Indenture.  Principal of, premium, if  any,
and  interest  on  a global security will be payable  in  the  manner
described in the Prospectus Supplement.

Covenants

    The  Corporation will covenant in the Indenture that it will  not
issue, assume, incur or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money
secured by a mortgage, pledge, lien or other encumbrance, directly or
indirectly, on any of the common stock of a principal subsidiary  (as
defined  below) unless the outstanding securities under the Indenture
and,  if  the  Corporation so elects, any other indebtedness  of  the
Corporation  ranking  on  a parity with such outstanding  securities,
shall  be secured equally and ratably with, or prior to, such secured
indebtedness  for  borrowed money so long  as  they  are  outstanding
(Section  4.03).   A principal subsidiary of the Corporation  is  any
majority-held  subsidiary  of  the  Corporation  whose   consolidated
tangible  assets  comprise in excess of 25% of consolidated  tangible
assets   of   the  Corporation  and  its  consolidated  subsidiaries.
Consolidated  tangible  assets with respect to  any  entity  and  its
subsidiaries  means  the  amount at  which  the  assets,  other  than
goodwill,   patents,  trademarks  and  other  assets  classified   as
intangible  assets  in accordance with generally accepted  accounting
principles, would be shown on its consolidated balance sheet at  such
time.




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    The  Corporation also will covenant in the Indenture that it will
not,  and  will  not permit a principal subsidiary to,  issue,  sell,
assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any
of  the  common  stock of such principal subsidiary  (except  to  the
Corporation  or  for the purpose of qualifying directors);  provided,
however, that this covenant shall not apply if (i) the entire  common
stock  of such principal subsidiary then owned by the Corporation  is
disposed  of  in  a  single transaction, or in a  series  of  related
transactions,  for  a  consideration  consisting  of  cash  or  other
property  which is at least equal to the fair market  value  of  such
common  stock, as determined in good faith by the Board of  Directors
of  the Corporation; or (ii) the issuance, sale, assignment, transfer
or  other disposition is required to comply with the order of a court
or  regulatory  authority of competent jurisdiction,  other  than  an
order  issued  at  the request of the Corporation or  such  principal
subsidiary;  or  (iii)  after giving effect to  the  issuance,  sale,
assignment, transfer or other disposition, the Corporation would  own
directly  or  indirectly at least 80% of the issued  and  outstanding
common  stock  of such principal subsidiary and such issuance,  sale,
assignment, transfer or other disposition is made for a consideration
consisting of cash or other property which is at least equal  to  the
fair  market value of such common stock, as determined in good  faith
by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (Section 4.04).

    The Corporation is required to deliver to the Trustee annually  a
brief  certificate  as  to  any default by  the  Corporation  in  the
performance or fulfillment of any covenant or condition contained  in
the Indenture (Section 4.07).

Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Conveyance

   The Indenture provides that nothing contained therein or in any of
the  Debt  Securities  will  prevent (1)  any  consolidation  of  the
Corporation  with, or the merger of the Corporation into,  any  other
corporation  or  corporations (whether or  not  affiliated  with  the
Corporation), or successive consolidations or mergers  to  which  the
Corporation  or  its  successor or successors shall  be  a  party  or
parties  or  (2)  any  sale or conveyance  of  the  property  of  the
Corporation  as  an entirety or substantially as an entirety  to  any
other  corporation (whether or not affiliated with  the  Corporation)
authorized  to  acquire  and operate such  property.   The  Indenture
requires,  however,  and  the Corporation  will  covenant  and  agree
therein,   that  upon  any  such  consolidation,  merger,   sale   or
conveyance,  the payment of principal of (and premium,  if  any)  and
interest  on  all Debt Securities of each series and the  performance
and  observance  of  all  of  the covenants  and  conditions  of  the
Indenture  to be performed and observed by the Corporation,  will  be
expressly assumed by a supplemental indenture satisfactory in form to
the  Trustee  and  executed  and delivered  to  the  Trustee  by  the
corporation  formed  by  such  consolidation,  or  into   which   the
Corporation shall have been merged or which shall have acquired  such
property, and immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no
event  of  default  will  have occurred and  be  continuing  (Section
11.01).

    The Indenture also provides that nothing contained therein or  in
any of the Debt Securities of any series will prevent the Corporation
from  merging  into  itself  any other corporation  (whether  or  not
affiliated  with  the  Corporation)  or  acquiring  by  purchase   or
otherwise  all  or  part  of the property of  any  other  corporation
(whether or not affiliated with the Corporation) (Section 11.02).

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Modifications

    The  Indenture will contain provisions permitting the Corporation
and the Trustee, with the consent of the holders of not less than  66
2/3%  in  principal  amount  of  the  Debt  Securities  at  the  time
outstanding,  as  defined  in the Indenture,  of  all  series  to  be
affected  (voting  as  one class), to modify  the  Indenture  or  any
supplemental  indenture  or the rights of the  holders  of  the  Debt
Securities  of  each such series; provided that no such  modification
shall (i) extend the fixed maturity of any Debt Securities, or reduce
the  principal amount thereof, or reduce the rate or extend the  time
of  payment  of interest thereon, or reduce any premium payable  upon
the  redemption  thereof, without the consent of the holder  of  each
Debt Security so affected, or (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of
Debt Securities, the consent of the holders of which is required  for
any  such modification without the consent of the holders of all Debt
Securities  then  outstanding.   The  Indenture  will  also   contain
provisions  permitting the Corporation and the Trustee,  without  the
consent of the holders of Debt Securities, to modify the Indenture or
any  supplemental indenture or the rights of the holders of the  Debt
Securities for certain limited purposes (Section 9.02).

Events of Default

    Under  the Indenture, an Event of Default means: default  for  90
days  in  payment  of interest, default in payment  of  principal  or
premium,  default  for 90 days after notice by  the  Trustee  or  the
holders  of  at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of  the  Debt
Securities then outstanding in performance of any other covenants  in
the   Indenture,   certain  events  in  bankruptcy,   insolvency   or
reorganization,  default and acceleration of indebtedness  under  any
other  indenture  or  instrument  under  which  the  Corporation  has
outstanding  at  least  $100,000,000 aggregate  principal  amount  of
indebtedness  and  such  default is  not  waived  or  cured  or  such
acceleration  is  not rescinded or annulled, or any  other  event  of
default  applicable to any particular series of Debt  Securities  and
described in the Pricing Supplement (Section 6.01).

Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture

    Except  as otherwise provided with respect to the Debt Securities
of  any  series,  if  (i)  the Corporation delivers  to  the  Trustee
canceled  or  for  cancellation all Debt  Securities  of  any  series
previously authenticated (other than Debt Securities which have  been
destroyed,  lost or stolen and which have been replaced or  paid)  or
(ii)  all  Debt Securities of any series not previously delivered  to
the  Trustee canceled or for cancellation become due and payable,  or
are  by their terms to become due and payable within one year or  are
to  be  called  for  redemption within one year  (under  arrangements
satisfactory  to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption),
and  if  the Corporation deposits or causes to be deposited with  the
Trustee  the  entire  amount sufficient to pay at  maturity  or  upon
redemption  all  such Debt Securities of such series  not  previously
delivered  to  the  Trustee canceled or for  cancellation,  including
principal (and premium, if any) and interest due or to become due  to
such  date of maturity or date fixed for redemption, as the case  may
be,  (excluding,  however,  amounts  repaid  to  the  Corporation  as
provided  in  the  next paragraph or paid to  any  state  or  to  the
District of Columbia pursuant to unclaimed property laws) and  if  in
either case the Corporation also pays or causes to be paid all  other
sums  payable  by  it under the Indenture, then the  Indenture  shall
cease to be of further effect, except as to provisions applicable  to
transfers  and  exchanges of Debt Securities of such series  (Section
12.01).


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    Any  monies deposited with or paid to the Trustee for payment  of
the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on Debt Securities
of  any series and not applied but remaining unclaimed by the holders
of  Debt Securities of such series for two years after the date  upon
which the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on such Debt
Securities,  as the case may be, shall have become due  and  payable,
will  be  repaid  to the Corporation by the Trustee on  demand.   The
holder  of any of the Debt Securities shall thereafter look  only  to
the Corporation for any payment which such holder may be entitled  to
collect (Section 12.04).

Trustee

    Subject to the duty of the Trustee during default to act with the
specified  standard  of care, the Trustee before  taking  any  action
under  the  Indenture is entitled to reasonable security of indemnity
(Sections  7.01  and  7.02).   Subject to  such  provisions  for  the
indemnification  of the Trustee, the holders of  a  majority  of  the
principal  amount  of  outstanding Debt  Securities  of  each  series
affected (with each series voting as a separate class) may direct the
time,  method  and place for certain actions by the Trustee  (Section
6.06).

    The  Trustee has banking relationships in the ordinary course  of
business with the Corporation.

                      PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

   The Corporation will sell the Debt Securities being offered hereby
through agents, dealers or underwriters.  Any or all of the foregoing
may  be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services
for the Corporation in the ordinary course of business.

    The distribution of the Debt Securities may be effected from time
to time in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which
may  be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale,  at
prices  related  to such prevailing market prices  or  at  negotiated
prices.

    Offers to purchase the Debt Securities may be solicited by agents
designated by the Corporation from time to time.  Any such agent, who
may  be  deemed to be an underwriter, as that term is defined in  the
Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act"), involved in the  offer  or
sale  of  the Debt Securities in respect of which this Prospectus  is
delivered  will  be  named,  and  any  commissions  payable  by   the
Corporation  to  such  agent will be set  forth,  in  the  Prospectus
Supplement.  Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement,
any  such agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period
of  its appointment.  Agents may be entitled under agreements,  which
may  be entered into with the Corporation, to indemnification by  the
Corporation  against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities
under  the  Securities Act or to contribution by the  Corporation  to
payments the agents may be required to make in respect thereof.

    If  a  dealer  is utilized in the sale of the Debt Securities  in
respect  of which this Prospectus is delivered, the Corporation  will
sell  such  Debt Securities to the dealer, as principal.  The  dealer
may  then resell such Debt Securities to the public at varying prices
to  be determined by such dealer at the time of resale.  Dealers  may
be  entitled  to  indemnification by the Corporation against  certain
liabilities,  including liabilities under the Securities  Act  or  to
contribution  by  the  Corporation to payments  the  dealers  may  be
required to make in respect thereof.


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     If   the   sale  is  accomplished  through  an  underwriter   or
underwriters,  the  Corporation  will  enter  into  an   underwriting
agreement with such underwriters at the time of sale to them and  the
names  of the underwriters and the terms of the transaction  will  be
set  forth  in the Prospectus Supplement, which will be used  by  the
underwriters  to make resales of the Debt Securities  in  respect  of
which  this  Prospectus is delivered to the public.  The underwriters
may  be  entitled,  under  the  relevant underwriting  agreement,  to
indemnification  by  the  Corporation  against  certain  liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act or to contribution  by
the  Corporation to payments the underwriters may be required to make
in respect thereof.


                         LEGAL OPINIONS

    Certain legal matters in connection with the offering of the Debt
Securities  will  be passed upon for the Corporation  by  Madelyn  M.
DeMatteo,  Vice  President,  General Counsel  and  Secretary  of  the
Corporation.   As of May 18, 1995, Ms. DeMatteo owned  13,798  common
shares   of  the  Corporation  and  had  options  to  acquire  69,550
additional common shares.  Certain legal matters will be passed  upon
for the agents, if any, by Davis Polk & Wardwell of New York City.


                             EXPERTS

    The  consolidated  financial statements and  financial  statement
schedule of the Corporation incorporated by reference or included  in
the  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year December 31, 1994
are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon the reports  of
Coopers  &  Lybrand L.L.P., independent accountants, given  on  their
authority as experts in accounting and auditing.


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                             PART II

             INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

         Securities and Exchange Commission Filing Fee........  $162,070
         Rating Agency Fees...................................    63,000*
         Fees and Expenses of Trustee.........................    10,000*
         Printing of Securities...............................     5,000*
         Printing and Distributing Registration Statement,
           Prospectus, Indenture and Miscellaneous Material...    30,000*
         Accountant's Fees and Expenses.......................    40,000*
         Legal Fees and Expenses..............................    80,000*
         Miscellaneous Expenses...............................     5,000*
            Total.............................................  $395,070*

*Estimated.

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

    The  general statutes of the State of Connecticut specify when  a
Connecticut  corporation shall indemnify any  shareholder,  director,
officer,  employee  or  agent.  Generally,  the  Connecticut  statute
(Conn.  Gen.  Stat. 33-320a) provides that in order to be indemnified
the  shareholder, director, officer, employee or agent must not  have
been  adjudged to have breached his duty to the corporation  or  must
have acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be
in  the  best interests of the corporation and, with respect  to  any
criminal  action or proceeding, he must have had no reasonable  cause
to believe his conduct was unlawful.

    As  permitted  under  Section 33-290 of the  Connecticut  General
Statutes, the Corporation's certificate of incorporation (subject  to
certain  specified  exceptions involving  violations  of  law,  self-
dealing,  lack  of  good  faith,  abdication  of  duty,  and  illegal
distributions  and improper loans) limits the personal  liability  of
its  directors  for  monetary  damages  to  the  Corporation  or  its
shareholders  for  a breach of duty as a director to  the  amount  of
compensation  received  by the director for serving  the  Corporation
during the year of violation.

    The  directors  and  officers of the registrant  are  covered  by
insurance  policies  indemnifying them against  certain  liabilities,
including  certain  liabilities arising under the Securities  Act  of
1933,  which might be incurred by them in such capacities and against
which they cannot be indemnified by the registrant.

    Any  agents who execute the agreement filed as Exhibit 1 to  this
registration  statement  will  agree to  indemnify  the  registrant's
directors  and  its  officers who signed the  registration  statement
against  certain liabilities which might arise under  the  Securities
Act  of  1933 from information furnished to the registrant by  or  on
behalf of any such indemnifying party.

Item 16. Exhibits.

    Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with  the  SEC,
are incorporated herein by reference as exhibits hereto.

    1.     Form of Selling Agency Agreement.
    4.     Form  of  Indenture with Forms of  Debt  Securities
           (Exhibit 4 to Form SE dated 6/18/91, File No. 1-9157).

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    5.     Opinion  of  Madelyn M. DeMatteo,  Vice  President,
           General Counsel and Secretary of the registrant, as to 
           the legality of the Debt Securities being registered.
   12.     Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
   23.1.   Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., Independent Accountants.
   23.2.   Consent of Madelyn M. DeMatteo is contained in her opinion
           filed as Exhibit 5.
   24.     Powers of Attorney.
   25.     Statement of Eligibility of Trustee (Form T-1).

Item 17.  Undertakings

   The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

      (1)  To  file, during any period in which offers or  sales  are
being   made,   a  post-effective  amendment  to  this   registration
statement:

          (i)  To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3)
of the Securities Act of 1933;

          (ii)  To  reflect  in the prospectus any  facts  or  events
arising  after  the effective date of the registration statement  (or
the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually
or   in  the  aggregate,  represent  a  fundamental  change  in   the
information set forth in the registration statement; and

          (iii)  To include any material information with respect  to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement  or  any  material  change  to  such  information  in   the
registration statement.

     (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment  shall  be
deemed  to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered  therein, and the offering of such securities  at  that  time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

      (3)  To  remove  from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain  unsold
at the termination of the offering.

      (4) That, for purposes of determining any liability  under  the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report
pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act  of  1934  (and,  where applicable, each filing  of  an  employee
benefit  plan's  annual  report pursuant  to  section  15(d)  of  the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in
the  registration statement shall be deemed to be a new  registration
statement  relating  to  the  securities  offered  therein,  and  the
offering  of such securities at that time shall be deemed to  be  the
initial bona fide offering thereof.

                          *  *  *  *  *


                              II-2




    Insofar  as  indemnification for liabilities  arising  under  the
Securities  Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  officers  and
controlling  persons  of the registrant pursuant  to  the  provisions
described  in  Item 15 above, or otherwise, the registrant  has  been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and  is,  therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that  a  claim  for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the  payment  by
the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling  person of the registrant in the successful  defense   of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer
or  controlling  person  in  connection  with  the  securities  being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the  matter  has been settled by controlling precedent, submit  to  a
court   of   appropriate  jurisdiction  the  question  whether   such
indemnification  by it is against public policy as expressed  in  the
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.








                              II-3




                           SIGNATURES

    Pursuant  to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,  the
registrant  certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe  that
it  meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly
caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by  the
undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized in the  City  of  New  Haven,
State of Connecticut, on the 9th day of June, 1995.

                          SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
                                  TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

                                  By:   Madelyn M. DeMatteo
                                        Madelyn M. DeMatteo
                                            Secretary

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,  this
registration statement has been signed below by the following persons
in the capacities and on the date indicated.

                                      #
Principal Executive Officer:            #
                                        #
D. J. Miglio*                           #
Chairman of the Board, President,       #
Chief Executive Officer and Director    #
                                        #
Principal Financial Officer:            #
                                        #
D. R. Shassian*                         #
Senior Vice President and               #
Chief Financial Officer                 #
                                        #
Principal Accounting Officer:           #
                                        #
J. A. Sadek*                            #
Vice President and Comptroller          #
                                        #
                                        #
Directors:                                 #        *By:  Madelyn M. DeMatteo
                                        #                 Madelyn M. DeMatteo
Frederick   G.   Adams*                 #                 as Attorney-in-Fact
William F. Andrews*                     #
Richard H. Ayers*                       #
Zoe  Baird*                             #                      June 9, 1995
Robert L. Bennett*                      #
Barry M. Bloom*                         #
Frank J. Connor*                        #
William R. Fenoglio*                    #
Claire L. Gaudiani*                     #
James R. Greenfield*                    #
Burton G. Malkiel*                      #
Frank R. O'Keefe, Jr.*                  #
                                      #





                              II-4




              Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation

                                 $470,000,000

                          Medium-Term Notes, Series 2
                        Due From Three to Thirty Years
                              From Date of Issue

                           Selling Agency Agreement


                                                     June __, 1995
                                                     New York, New York


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

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

Salomon Brothers Inc
Seven World Trade Center
New York, New York  10048

Dear Sirs:

               Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation, a
Connecticut corporation (the "Company"), confirms its agreement with each of
you with respect to the issue and sale by the Company of up to $470,000,000
aggregate principal amount of its Medium-Term Notes, Series 2, Due from Three 
to Thirty Years from Date of Issue (the "Notes").  The Notes will be issued 
under an indenture (the "Indenture") dated as of July 10, 1991 between the 
Company and Shawmut Bank Connecticut, National Association, as trustee (the
"Trustee").  Unless otherwise provided in a supplement to the Prospectus
Supplement, the Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $100,000 and
in denominations exceeding such amount by integral multiples of $1,000, will
be issued only in fully registered form and will have the annual interest
rates, maturities and, if appropriate, other terms set forth in a supplement
to the Prospectus referred to below.  The Notes will be issued, and the terms
thereof established, in accordance with the Indenture and, in the case of
Notes sold pursuant to Section 2(a), the Medium-Term Notes Administrative
Procedures attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Procedures").  The Procedures
may only be amended by written agreement of the Company and you after notice
to, and with the approval of, the Trustee.  For the purposes of this
Agreement, the term "Agent" shall refer to any of you acting solely in the
capacity as agent for the Company pursuant to Section 2(a) and not as
principal (collectively, the "Agents"), the term the "Purchaser" shall refer
to one of you acting solely as principal pursuant to Section 2(b) and not as
agent, and the term "you" shall refer to you collectively whether at any time
any of you is acting in both such capacities or in either such capacity.

               1.  Representations and Warranties.  The Company represents and
<PAGE>
warrants to, and agrees with, you as set forth below in this Section 1.
Certain terms used in this Section 1 are defined in paragraph (e) hereof.

               (a)  The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3
         under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") and has filed with the
         Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a registration
         statement on such Form (File Number: 33-________), including a basic
         prospectus, which has become effective, for the registration under
         the Act of $470,000,000 aggregate principal amount of debt securities
         (the "Securities"), including the Notes.  Such registration
         statement, as amended at the date of this Agreement, meets the
         requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(ix) or (x) under the Act and
         complies in all other material respects with said Rule.  The Company
         has included in such registration statement, or has filed or will file
         with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule
         424(b) under the Act, a supplement to the form of prospectus included
         in such registration statement relating to the Notes and the plan of
         distribution thereof (the "Prospectus Supplement").  In connection
         with the sale of Notes the Company proposes to file with the
         Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) under
         the Act further supplements to the Prospectus Supplement specifying
         the interest rates, maturity dates and, if appropriate, other terms
         of the Notes sold pursuant hereto or the offering thereof.

               (b)  As of the Execution Time, on the Effective Date, when any
         supplement to the Prospectus is filed with the Commission, as of the
         date of any Terms Agreement (as defined by Section 2(b)) and at the
         date of delivery by the Company of any Notes sold hereunder (a
         "Closing Date"), (i) the Registration Statement, as amended as of any
         such time, and the Prospectus, as supplemented as of any such time,
         and the Indenture will comply in all material respects with the
         applicable requirements of the Act, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939
         (the "Trust Indenture Act") and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
         (the "Exchange Act") and the respective rules thereunder; (ii) the
         Registration Statement, as amended as of any such time, did not or
         will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
         state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
         order to make the statements therein not misleading; and (iii) the
         Prospectus, as supplemented as of any such time, will not contain any
         untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
         necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of
         the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
         provided, however, that the Company makes no representations or
         warranties as to (i) that part of the Registration Statement which
         shall constitute the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form
         T-1) under the Trust Indenture Act of the Trustee or (ii) the
         information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement
         or the Prospectus (or any supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in
         conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by
         any of you specifically for use in connection with the preparation of
         the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (or any supplement
         thereto).

               (c)  The accountants who have certified or shall certify the
         financial statements filed and to be filed with the Commission as
         parts of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus are public or
         certified accountants, independent with respect to the Company, as
         required by the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
         thereunder.

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               (d)  Neither the issuance or sale of the Notes nor the
         consummation of any other of the transactions herein contemplated nor
         the fulfillment of the terms hereof will result in a breach of any of
         the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under, any
         indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument
         to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, or the
         Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws, or, to the
         best of its knowledge, any order, rule or regulation applicable to
         the Company of any court, federal or state regulatory body,
         administrative agency or other governmental body having jurisdiction
         over the Company or its properties.

               (e)  The terms which follow, when used in this Agreement, shall
         have the meanings indicated.  The term "the Effective Date" shall
         mean each date that the Registration Statement and any post-effective
         amendment or amendments thereto became or become effective.
         "Execution Time" shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is
         executed and delivered by the parties hereto.  "Basic Prospectus"
         shall mean the form of basic prospectus relating to the Securities
         contained in the Registration Statement at the Effective Date.
         "Prospectus" shall mean the Basic Prospectus as supplemented by the
         Prospectus Supplement.  "Registration Statement" shall mean the
         registration statement referred to in paragraph (a) above, including
         incorporated documents, exhibits and financial statements, as amended
         at the Execution Time.  "Rule 415" and "Rule 424" refer to such rules
         under the Act.  Any reference herein to the Registration Statement,
         the Basic Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus
         shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by
         reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 which were filed
         under the Exchange Act on or before the Effective Date of the
         Registration Statement or the issue date of the Basic Prospectus, the
         Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus, as the case may be; and any
         reference herein to the terms "amend", "amendment" or "supplement"
         with respect to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, the
         Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to
         and include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after
         the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of
         the Basic Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus, as
         the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference.

               2.  Appointment of Agents; Solicitation by the Agents of Offers
to Purchase; Sales of Notes to a Purchaser. (a)  Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, the Company hereby authorizes each of the Agents
to act as its agent to solicit offers for the purchase of all or part of the
Notes from the Company.

               On the basis of the representations and warranties, and subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each of the Agents agrees, as
agent of the Company, to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to
solicit offers to purchase the Notes from the Company upon the terms and
conditions set forth in the Prospectus (and any supplement thereto) and in the
Procedures.

               The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to
instruct the Agents to suspend at any time, for any period of time or
permanently, the solicitation of offers to purchase the Notes.  Upon receipt
of instructions from the Company, the Agents will forthwith suspend
solicitation of offers to purchase Notes from the Company until such time as
the Company has advised them that such solicitation may be resumed.

<PAGE>
               The Company agrees to pay each Agent a commission, on the
Closing Date with respect to each sale of Notes by the Company as a result of
a solicitation made by such Agent, in an amount equal to that percentage
specified in Schedule I hereto of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes
sold by the Company.  Such commission shall be payable as specified in the
Procedures.

               Subject to the provisions of this Section and to the
Procedures, offers for the purchase of Notes may be solicited by an Agent as
agent for the Company at such time and in such amounts as such Agent deems
advisable.  The Company shall have the sole right to accept offers to purchase
the Notes and may reject any such offer in whole or in part.  Each Agent shall
have the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any offer to purchase Notes,
as a whole or in part, that it considers to be unacceptable and any such
rejection shall not be deemed a breach of its agreements herein contained.
The Company may from time to time offer Notes for sale otherwise than through
an Agent; provided, however, that so long as this Agreement shall be in effect
the Company shall not solicit or accept offers to purchase Notes through any
agent other than an Agent.

               (b)  Except as provided herein, whenever the Company and any
Agent determines that the Company shall sell Notes directly to such Agent as
Purchaser, each such sale of Notes shall be made in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement and, unless otherwise agreed by the Company and such Agent,
any supplemental agreement relating thereto between the Company and the
Purchaser.  Each such supplemental agreement (which shall be substantially in
the form of Exhibit B) is herein referred to as a "Terms Agreement".  The
Purchaser's commitment to purchase Notes pursuant to any Terms Agreement shall
be deemed to have been made on the basis of the representations and warranties
of the Company herein contained and shall be subject to the applicable terms
and conditions herein set forth.  Each Terms Agreement shall describe the
Notes to be purchased by the Purchaser pursuant thereto, specify the principal
amount of such Notes, the price to be paid to the Company for such Notes, any
applicable discounts or commissions, the rate at which interest will be paid
on the Notes, the Closing Date for such Notes, the place of delivery of the
Notes and payment therefor, the method of payment, any modification of the
requirements for the delivery of the opinions of counsel, the certificates
from the Company or its officers, and the letter from the Company's
independent public accountants, pursuant to Section 6(b) and any other terms
agreed to by the Company and the Purchaser.  Such Terms Agreement shall also
specify the period of time referred to in Section 4(m).

               Delivery of the certificates for Notes sold to the Purchaser
pursuant to any Terms Agreement shall be made as agreed to between the Company
and the Purchaser as set forth in the respective Terms Agreement, not later
than the Closing Date set forth in such Terms Agreement, against payment of
funds to the Company in the net amount due to the Company for such Notes by
the method and in the form set forth in the respective Terms Agreement.

               3.  Offering and Sale of Notes.  Each Agent and the Company
agree to perform the respective duties and obligations specifically provided
to be performed by them in the Procedures.

               4.  Agreements.  The Company agrees with you that:

               (a)  Prior to the termination of the offering of the Notes, the
         Company will not file any amendment of the Registration Statement or
         supplement to the Prospectus (except for (i) periodic or current
         reports filed under the Exchange Act, (ii) a supplement relating to
         any offering of Notes providing solely for the specification of or a
<PAGE>
         change in the maturity dates, interest rates, issuance prices or
         other similar terms of any Notes or (iii) a supplement relating to an
         offering of Securities other than the Notes) unless the Company has
         furnished each of you a copy for your review prior to filing and
         given each of you a reasonable opportunity to comment on any such
         proposed amendment or supplement.  Subject to the foregoing sentence,
         the Company will cause each supplement to the Prospectus to be filed
         with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule
         424(b) within the time period prescribed and will provide evidence
         satisfactory to you of such filing.  The Company will promptly advise
         each of you (i) when the Prospectus, and any supplement thereto,
         shall have been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b),
         (ii) when, prior to the termination of the offering of the Notes, any
         amendment of the Registration Statement shall have been filed or
         become effective, (iii) of any request by the Commission for any
         amendment of the Registration Statement or supplement to the
         Prospectus or for any additional information, (iv) of the issuance by
         the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
         Registration Statement or the institution or threatening of any
         proceeding for that purpose and (v) of the receipt by the Company of
         any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification
         of the Notes for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or
         threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.  The Company will use
         its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order and,
         if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof;

               (b)  If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Notes is
         required to be delivered under the Act, any event occurs as a result
         of which the Prospectus as then supplemented would include any untrue
         statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
         necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
         circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it
         shall be necessary to amend the Registration Statement or to
         supplement the Prospectus to comply with the Act or the Exchange Act
         or the respective rules thereunder, the Company promptly will (i)
         notify each of you to suspend solicitation of offers to purchase
         Notes (and, if so notified by the Company, each of you shall
         forthwith suspend such solicitation and cease using the Prospectus as
         then supplemented), (ii) prepare and file with the Commission,
         subject to the first sentence of paragraph (a) of this Section 4, an
         amendment or supplement which will correct such statement or omission
         or effect such compliance and (iii) supply any supplemented Prospectus
         to each of you in such quantities as you may reasonably request.  If
         such amendment or supplement, and any documents, certificates and
         opinions furnished to each of you pursuant to paragraph (g) of this
         Section 4 in connection with the preparation or filing of such
         amendment or supplement are satisfactory in all respects to you, you
         will, upon the filing of such amendment or supplement with the
         Commission and upon the effectiveness of an amendment to the
         Registration Statement, if such an amendment is required, resume your
         obligation to solicit offers to purchase Notes hereunder;

               (c)  The Company, during the period when a prospectus relating
         to the Notes is required to be delivered under the Act, will file
         promptly all documents required to be filed with the Commission
         pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and
         will furnish to each of you copies of such documents.  In addition,
         on or prior to the date on which the Company makes any announcement
         to the general public concerning earnings or concerning any other
         event which is required to be described, or which the Company
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         proposes to describe, in a document filed pursuant to the Exchange
         Act, the Company will furnish to each of you the information
         contained or to be contained in such announcement.  The Company also
         will furnish to each of you copies of all other press releases or
         announcements to the general public.  The Company will immediately
         notify each of you of any downgrading in the rating of the Notes or
         any other debt securities of the Company, any proposal to downgrade
         the rating of the Notes or any other debt securities of the Company,
         or any public announcement that any of the debt securities of the
         Company have been placed on what is commonly termed a "watch list"
         for possible downgrading, by any "nationally recognized statistical
         rating organization" (as defined for purposes of Rule 436(g) under
         the Act), as soon as the Company learns of any such downgrading,
         proposal to downgrade or public announcement;

               (d)  As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally
         available to its security holders and to each of you an earnings
         statement or statements of the Company which will satisfy the
         provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158 under the Act;

               (e)  The Company will furnish to each of you and your counsel,
         without charge, copies of the Registration Statement (including
         exhibits thereto) and, so long as delivery of a prospectus may be
         required by the Act, as many copies of the Prospectus and any
         supplement thereto as you may reasonably request;

               (f)  The Company will arrange for the qualification of the
         Notes for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as any of you may
         designate, will maintain such qualifications in effect so long as
         required for the distribution of the Notes, and will arrange for the
         determination of the legality of the Notes for purchase by
         institutional investors;

               (g)  The Company shall furnish to each of you such information,
         documents, certificates of officers of the Company and opinions of
         counsel for the Company relating to the business, operations and
         affairs of the Company, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus,
         and any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the Indenture, the
         Notes, this Agreement, the Procedures and the performance by the
         Company and you of its and your respective obligations hereunder and
         thereunder as any of you may from time to time and at any time prior
         to the termination of this Agreement reasonably request;

               (h)  The Company shall, whether or not any sale of the Notes is
         consummated, (i) pay all expenses incident to the performance of its
         obligations under this Agreement, including the fees and
         disbursements of its accountants and counsel, the cost of printing or
         other production and delivery of the Registration Statement, the
         Prospectus, all amendments thereof and supplements thereto, the
         Indenture, this Agreement and all other documents relating to the
         offering, the cost of preparing, printing, packaging and delivering
         the Notes, the fees and disbursements, including fees of counsel,
         incurred in compliance with Section 4(f), the fees and disbursements
         of the Trustee and the fees of any agency that rates the Notes, (ii)
         reimburse each of you on a monthly basis for all reasonable
         out-of-pocket expenses (including without limitation advertising
         expenses) incurred by you in connection with this Agreement and (iii)
         pay the reasonable fees and expenses of your counsel incurred in
         connection with this Agreement;

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               (i)  Each acceptance by the Company of an offer to purchase
         Notes will be deemed to be a reconfirmation to you of the
         representations and warranties of the Company in Section 1(a);

               (j)  Each time that the Registration Statement or the
         Prospectus is amended or supplemented (other than by an amendment or
         supplement relating to any offering of Securities other than the
         Notes or providing solely for the specification of or a change in the
         maturity dates, the interest rates, the issuance prices or other
         similar terms of any Notes sold pursuant hereto), the Company will
         deliver or cause to be delivered promptly to each of you a
         certificate of the Company, signed by the Chairman of the Board or
         the President and the principal financial or accounting officer of the
         Company, dated the date of the effectiveness of such amendment or the
         date of the filing of such supplement, in form reasonably
         satisfactory to you, of the same tenor as the certificate referred to
         in Section 5(e) but modified to relate to the last day of the fiscal
         quarter for which financial statements of the Company were last filed
         with the Commission and to the Registration Statement and the
         Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the time of the
         effectiveness of such amendment or the filing of such supplement;

               (k)  Each time that the Registration Statement or the
         Prospectus is amended or supplemented (other than by an amendment or
         supplement (i) relating to any offering of Securities other than the
         Notes, (ii) providing solely for the specification of or a change in
         the maturity dates, the interest rates, the issuance prices or other
         similar terms of any Notes sold pursuant hereto or (iii) setting
         forth or incorporating by reference financial statements or other
         information as of and for a fiscal quarter, unless, in the case of
         clause (iii) above, in the reasonable judgment of any of you, such
         financial statements or other information are of such a nature that
         an opinion of counsel should be furnished), the Company shall furnish
         or cause to be furnished promptly to each of you a written opinion of
         counsel of the Company satisfactory to each of you, dated the date of
         the effectiveness of such amendment or the date of the filing of such
         supplement, in form satisfactory to each of you, of the same tenor as
         the opinions referred to in Sections 5(b) and 5(c) but modified to
         relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended
         and supplemented to the time of the effectiveness of such amendment
         or the filing of such supplement or, in lieu of such opinion, counsel
         last furnishing such an opinion to you may furnish each of you with a
         letter to the effect that you may rely on such last opinion to the
         same extent as though it were dated the date of such letter
         authorizing reliance (except that statements in such last opinion
         will be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the
         Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the time of the
         effectiveness of such amendment or the filing of such supplement).

               (l)  Each time that the Registration Statement or the
         Prospectus is amended or supplemented to set forth amended or
         supplemental financial information, the Company shall cause its
         independent public accountants promptly to furnish each of you a
         letter, dated the date of the effectiveness of such amendment or the
         date of the filing of such supplement, in form satisfactory to each
         of you, of the same tenor as the letter referred to in Section 5(f)
         with such changes as may be necessary to reflect the amended and
         supplemental financial information included or incorporated by
         reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, as
         amended or supplemented to the date of such letter; provided,
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         however, that, if the Registration Statement or the Prospectus is
         amended or supplemented solely to include or incorporate by reference
         financial information as of and for a fiscal quarter, the Company's
         independent public accountants may limit the scope of such letter,
         which shall be satisfactory in form to each of you, to the unaudited
         financial statements, the related "Management's Discussion and
         Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and any
         other information of an accounting, financial or statistical nature
         included in such amendment or supplement, unless, in the reasonable
         judgment of any of you, such letter should cover other information or
         changes in specified financial statement line items;

               (m)  During the period, if any, specified in any Terms
         Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior consent of the
         Purchaser thereunder, issue or announce the proposed issuance of any
         of its debt securities, including Notes, with terms substantially
         similar to the Notes being purchased pursuant to such Terms
         Agreement, other than borrowings under its revolving credit
         agreements and lines of credit and issuances of its commercial paper;
         and

               (n)  The Company will apply the proceeds from the sale of the
         Notes as set forth under the heading "Use of Proceeds" in the
         Prospectus.

               5.  Conditions to the Obligations of the Agents. The
obligations of each Agent to solicit offers to purchase the Notes shall be
subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of
the Company contained herein as of the Execution Time, on the Effective Date,
when any supplement to the Prospectus is filed with the Commission and as of
each Closing Date, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company made in
any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the
Company of its obligations hereunder and to the following additional
conditions:

               (a)  If filing of the Prospectus, or any supplement thereto, is
         required pursuant to Rule 424(b), the Prospectus, and any such
         supplement, shall have been filed in the manner and within the time
         period required by Rule 424(b); the Indenture shall be qualified
         under the Trust Indenture Act; and no stop order suspending the
         effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued
         and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or
         threatened;

               (b)  The Company shall have furnished to each Agent the opinion
         of the General Counsel of the Company, dated the Execution Time, to
         the effect that:

                     (i) the Company has been duly incorporated and is validly
               existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of
               the jurisdiction in which it is chartered or organized, with
               full corporate power and authority to own its properties and
               conduct its business as described in the Prospectus, and is
               duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is
               in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which
               requires such qualification wherein it owns or leases material
               properties or conducts material business;

                  (ii) the Notes conform to the description thereof contained
               in the Prospectus (subject to the insertion in the Notes of the
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               maturity dates, the interest rates and other similar terms
               thereof which will be described in supplements to the
               Prospectus as contemplated by the fourth sentence of Section
               1(a) of this Agreement);

                  (iii) the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and
               delivered, has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture
               Act, and constitutes a legal, valid and binding instrument
               enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms
               (subject, as to enforcement of remedies, to applicable
               bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other
               laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time to time in
               effect); and the Notes have been duly authorized and, when
               executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of
               the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the purchasers
               thereof, will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of
               the Company entitled to the benefits of the Indenture;

                   (iv) to the best knowledge of such counsel, there is no
               pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding before any
               court or governmental agency, authority or body or any
               arbitrator involving the Company, of a character required to
               be disclosed in the Registration Statement which is not
               adequately disclosed in the Prospectus, and there is no
               franchise, contract or other document of a character required
               to be described in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or
               to be filed as an exhibit, which is not described or filed as
               required; and the statements included or incorporated in the
               Prospectus describing any legal proceedings or material
               contracts or agreements relating to the Company fairly
               summarize such matters;

                     (v) the Registration Statement has become effective under
               the Act; any required filing of the Prospectus, and any
               supplements thereto, pursuant to Rule 424(b) has been made in
               the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b);
               to the best knowledge of such counsel, no stop order suspending
               the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been
               issued, no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted
               or threatened; and the Registration Statement and the
               Prospectus (other than the financial statements and other
               financial and statistical information contained or incorporated
               by reference therein as to which such counsel need express no
               opinion) comply as to form in all material respects with the
               applicable requirements of the Act and the rules thereunder;
               and such counsel has no reason to believe that the Registration
               Statement at the Effective Date contained any untrue statement
               of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact
               required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
               statements therein not misleading or that the Prospectus
               includes any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to
               state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein,
               in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
               not misleading;

                     (vi) each document or portion thereof incorporated by
               reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus
               (other than financial statements and other financial and
               statistical information contained therein as to which such
               counsel need express no opinion) complies as to form in all
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               material respects with the applicable requirements of the
               Exchange Act and the rules thereunder;

                  (vii) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
               delivered by the Company;

                 (viii) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any
               court or governmental agency or body is required for the
               consummation of the transactions contemplated herein except
               such as have been obtained under the Act and except such as may
               be required under the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction in
               connection with the sale of the Notes as contemplated by this
               Agreement and such other approvals (specified in such opinion)
               as have been obtained;

                   (ix) neither the execution and delivery of the Indenture,
               the issue and sale of the Notes, nor the consummation of any
               other of the transactions herein contemplated nor the
               fulfillment of the terms hereof will conflict with, result in a
               breach of, or constitute a default under, the restated
               certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or the
               terms of any indenture or other agreement or instrument known
               to such counsel and to which the Company is a party or bound,
               or any order or regulation known to such counsel to be
               applicable to the Company of any court, regulatory body,
               administrative agency, governmental body or arbitrator having
               jurisdiction over the Company; and

                   (x) the statements in the Prospectus under the captions
               "Description of the Notes" and "Plan of Distribution", in the
               Registration Statement under Item 15 and in "Item 3 - Legal
               Proceedings" of the Company's most recent annual report on Form
               10-K incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, insofar as
               such statements constitute summaries of the legal matters,
               documents or proceedings referred to therein, fairly present the
               information called for with respect to such legal matters,
               documents and proceedings and fairly summarize the matters
               referred to therein.

         In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely (A) as to matters
         involving the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the
         State of Connecticut or the United States, to the extent deemed
         proper and specified in such opinion, upon the opinion of other
         counsel of good standing believed to be reliable and who are
         satisfactory to counsel for the Agent and (B) as to matters of fact,
         to the extent deemed proper, on certificates of responsible officers
         of the Company and public officials.  In rendering the opinions with
         respect to the matters covered by clause (v) above, such counsel may
         state that their opinion and belief are based upon the procedures
         specified in such opinion but are otherwise without independent check
         or verification.  References to the Prospectus in this paragraph (b)
         include any supplements thereto at the date such opinion is rendered;

               (c) The Company shall have furnished to each Agent the opinion
         of Day, Berry & Howard, tax counsel to the Company, dated the date
         hereof, in which such counsel confirms as its opinion the statements
         contained in the Prospectus under the caption "Taxation";

               (d)  Each Agent shall have received from Davis Polk & Wardwell,
         counsel for the Agents, such opinion or opinions, dated the date
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         hereof, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Notes, the
         Indenture, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (together with
         any supplement thereto) and other related matters as the Agents may
         reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such
         counsel such documents as they request for the purpose of enabling
         them to pass upon such matters, provided that as to matters governed
         by the laws of the State of Connecticut, the opinion of such counsel
         may rely on the opinion given pursuant to subparagraph (b);

               (e)  The Company shall have furnished to each Agent a
         certificate of the Company, signed by the Chairman of the Board or
         the President and the principal financial or accounting officer of the
         Company, dated the Execution Time, to the effect that the signers of
         such certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement,
         the Prospectus, any supplement to the Prospectus and this Agreement
         and that:


                     (i) the representations and warranties of the Company in
               this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on
               and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on
               the date hereof and the Company has complied with all the
               agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be
               performed or satisfied as a condition to the obligation of the
               Agents to solicit offers to purchase the Notes;

                   (ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
               Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for
               that purpose have been instituted or, to the Company's
               knowledge, threatened; and

                  (iii) since the date of the most recent financial statements
               included in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
               thereto), there has been no material adverse change in the
               condition (financial or other), earnings, business or
               properties of the Company, whether or not arising from
               transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set
               forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any
               supplement thereto).

               (f)  At the Execution Time, Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. (or other
         auditors to the Company) shall have furnished to each Agent a letter
         or letters (which may refer to letters previously delivered to the
         Agents), dated as of the Execution Time, in form and substance
         satisfactory to the Agents, containing statements and information of
         the type ordinarily included in accountant's "comfort letters" to
         underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain
         financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into
         the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, as amended or
         supplemented; and

               (g)  Prior to the Execution Time, the Company shall have
         furnished to each Agent such further information, documents,
         certificates and opinions of counsel as the Agents may reasonably
         request.

               If any of the conditions specified in this Section 5 shall not
have been fulfilled in all material respects when and as provided in this
Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or
elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be in all material respects reasonably
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satisfactory in form and substance to such Agents and counsel for the Agents,
this Agreement and all obligations of any Agent hereunder may be canceled at
any time by the Agents.  Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the
Company in writing or by telephone or telegraph confirmed in writing.

               The documents required to be delivered by this Section 5 shall
be delivered at the office of Davis Polk & Wardwell, counsel for the Agents,
at 450 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, on the date hereof.

               6.  Conditions to the Obligations of the Purchaser. The
obligations of the Purchaser to purchase any Notes will be subject to the
accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company
herein as of the date of any related Terms Agreement and as of the Closing
Date for such Notes, to the performance and observance by the Company of all
applicable covenants and agreements herein contained on its part to be
performed and observed and to the following additional conditions precedent:

               (a)  No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
         Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for
         that purpose shall have been instituted or threatened;

               (b)  If specified by any related Terms Agreement and except to
         the extent modified by such Terms Agreement, the Purchaser shall have
         received, appropriately updated, (i) a certificate of the Company,
         dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in Section 5(e)
         (except that references to the Prospectus shall be to the Prospectus
         as supplemented at the time of execution of the Terms Agreement),
         (ii) the opinion of the General Counsel of the Company, dated as of
         the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in Section 5(b), (iii) the
         opinion of Day, Berry & Howard, dated as of the Closing Date, to the
         effect set forth in Section 5(c), (iv) the opinion of Davis Polk &
         Wardwell, counsel for the Purchaser, dated as of the Closing Date, to
         the effect set forth in Section 5(d), and (v) letter of Coopers &
         Lybrand L.L.P., independent accountants for the Company, dated as of 
         the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in Section 5(f); and

               (c)  Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have
         furnished to the Purchaser such further information, certificates and
         documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request.

               If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not
have been fulfilled in all material respects when and as provided in this
Agreement and any Terms Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates
mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement or such Terms Agreement shall
not be in all material respects reasonably satisfactory in form and substance
to the Purchaser and its counsel, such Terms Agreement and all obligations of
the Purchaser thereunder and with respect to the Notes subject thereto may be
canceled at, or at any time prior to, the respective Closing Date by the
Purchaser.  Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in
writing or by telephone or telegraph confirmed in writing.

                7.  Right of Person Who Agreed to Purchase to Refuse to
Purchase.  The Company agrees that any person who has agreed to purchase and
pay for any Note, including a Purchaser and any person who purchases pursuant
to a solicitation by any of the Agents, shall have the right to refuse to
purchase such Note if, at the Closing Date therefor, either (a) any condition
set forth in Section 5 or 6, as applicable, shall not be satisfied or (b)
subsequent to the agreement to purchase such Note, any change, or any
development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the business or
properties of the Company shall have occurred the effect of which is, in the
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reasonable judgment of the Purchaser or the Agent which presented the offer to
purchase such Note, as applicable, so material and adverse as to make it
impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the delivery of such Note.

               8.  Indemnification and Contribution.  (a)  The Company agrees
to indemnify and hold harmless each of you and each person who controls each
of you within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any
and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which
you, they or any of you or them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange
Act or other Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions
in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
Statement for the registration of the Securities as originally filed or in any
amendment thereof, or in the Prospectus or any preliminary Prospectus, or in
any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon
the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with
investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action;
provided, however, that (i) the Company will not be liable in any such case to
the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is
based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company by any of you specifically for use
in connection with the preparation thereof, and (ii) such indemnity with
respect to the Prospectus or any preliminary Prospectus shall not inure to the
benefit of any of you (or any person controlling any of you) from whom the
person asserting any such loss, claim, damage or liability purchased the Notes
which are the subject thereof if such person did not receive a copy of the
Prospectus (or the Prospectus as supplemented) excluding documents incorporated
therein by reference at or prior to the confirmation of the sale of such Notes
to such person in any case where such delivery is required by the Act and the
untrue statement or omission of a material fact contained in the Prospectus or
any preliminary Prospectus was corrected in the Prospectus (or the Prospectus
as supplemented).  This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any
liability which the Company may otherwise have.

               (b)  Each of you agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the
Registration Statement and each person who controls the Company within the
meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the
foregoing indemnity from the Company to you, but only with reference to
written information relating to such of you furnished to the Company by such
of you specifically for use in the preparation of the documents referred to in
the foregoing indemnity.  This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any
liability which you may otherwise have.

               (c)  Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying
party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the
commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party
will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified
party otherwise than under this Section 8.  In case any such action is brought
against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the
commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate
therein, and to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to
the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such
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indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, that if the
defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded
that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified
parties which are different from or additional to those available to the
indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to
select separate counsel to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise
participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party
or parties.  Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such
indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense of such action and
approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will not
be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 8 for any legal or
other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection
with the defense thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed
separate counsel in connection with the assertion of legal defenses in
accordance with the proviso to the next preceding sentence (it being
understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the
expenses of more than one separate counsel, approved by you in the case of
paragraph (a) of this Section 8, representing the indemnified parties under
such paragraph (a) who are parties to such action), (ii) the indemnifying
party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to
represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of
commencement of the action or (iii) the indemnifying party has authorized the
employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of the
indemnifying party; and except that, if clause (i) or (iii) is applicable,
such liability shall be only in respect of the counsel referred to in such
clause (i) or (iii).  The indemnifying party shall not be liable under this
Agreement with respect to any settlement made by any indemnified party without
prior written consent by the indemnifying party to such settlement.

               (d)  In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in
circumstances in which the indemnification provided for in paragraph (a) of
this Section 8 is due in accordance with its terms but is for any reason held
by a court to be unavailable from the Company on the grounds of policy or
otherwise, the Company and each of you shall contribute to the aggregate
losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending same) to
which the Company and any of you may be subject in such proportion so that
each of you is responsible for that portion represented by the percentage that
the aggregate commissions received by such of you pursuant to Section 2 in
connection with the Notes from which such losses, claims, damages and
liabilities arise (or, in the case of Notes sold pursuant to a Terms
Agreement, the aggregate commissions that would have been received by such of
you if such commissions had been payable), bears to the aggregate principal
amount of such Notes sold and the Company is responsible for the balance;
provided, however, that (y) in no case shall any of you be responsible for any
amount in excess of the commissions received by such of you in connection with
the Notes from which such losses, claims, damages and liabilities arise (or,
in the case of Notes sold pursuant to a Terms Agreement, the aggregate
commissions that would have been received by such of you if such commissions
had been payable) and (z) no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.  For purposes of this Section 8, each person who controls
any of you within the meaning of the Act shall have the same rights to
contribution as you and each person who controls the Company within the
meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who
shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of the Company
shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each
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case to clauses (y) and (z) of this paragraph (d).  Any party entitled to
contribution will, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any
action, suit or proceeding against such party in respect of which a claim for
contribution may be made against another party or parties under this paragraph
(d), notify such party or parties from whom contribution may be sought, but
the omission to so notify such party or parties shall not relieve the party or
parties from whom contribution may be sought from any other obligation it or
they may have hereunder or otherwise than under this paragraph (d).

               9.  Termination.  (a)  This Agreement will continue in effect
until terminated as provided in this Section 9.  This Agreement may be
terminated by either the Company as to any of you or any of you insofar as this
Agreement relates to such of you, giving written notice of such termination to
such of you or the Company, as the case may be.  This Agreement shall so
terminate at the close of business on the first business day following the
receipt of such notice by the party to whom such notice is given.  In the
event of such termination, no party shall have any liability to the other
party hereto, except as provided in the fourth paragraph of Section 2(a),
Section 4(h), Section 8 and Section 10.

               (b)  Each Terms Agreement shall be subject to termination in
the absolute discretion of the Purchaser, by notice given to the Company prior
to delivery of any payment for Notes to be purchased thereunder, if prior to
such time (i) trading in the Company's Common Stock shall have been suspended
by the Commission or the New York or Pacific Stock Exchange or trading in
securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended
or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on such Exchange (ii)
a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by Federal or New York
State authorities, (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or material
escalation of hostilities or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on
the financial markets of the United States is such as to make it, in the
judgment of the Purchaser, impracticable to market such Notes or (iv) if the
rating assigned by the nationally recognized securities rating agency to any
debt securities of the Company as of the date of the applicable Terms
Agreement shall have been lowered since that date or if any such rating agency
shall have publicly announced that it has placed any debt securities of the
Company on what is commonly termed a "watch list" for possible downgrading.

               10.  Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective
agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of
the Company or its officers and of you set forth in or made pursuant to this
Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any
investigation made by or on behalf of you or the Company or any of the
officers, directors or controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof,
and will survive delivery of and payment for the Notes.  The provisions of
Sections 4(h) and 8 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of
this Agreement.

             11.  Notices.  All communications hereunder will be in writing
and effective only on receipt, and, if sent to any of you, will be mailed,
delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to such of you, at the address
specified in Schedule I hereto; or, if sent to the Company, will be mailed,
delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to it at 227 Church Street, New Haven,
Connecticut 06506, attention of the Treasurer.

             12.  Successors.  This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and
be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the
officers and directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 8
hereof, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.

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             13.  Applicable Law.  This Agreement will be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

             14.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be signed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if
the signature thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.



               If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of
our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof,
whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement
among the Company and you.



                                    Very truly yours,

                                    Southern New England
                                       Telecommunications Corporation


                                    By
                              Vice President & Treasurer



The foregoing Agreement is
hereby confirmed and accepted
as of the date hereof.

Lehman Brothers Inc.


By
   Managing Director



(Goldman, Sachs & Co.)



Salomon Brothers Inc.


By






                                   EXHIBIT A



             Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation

                  Medium-Term Note Administrative Procedures
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                                   June 1995



               The Medium-Term Notes, Series 2, Due from Three to Thirty Years
from Date of Issue (the "Notes") of Southern New England Telecommunications
Corporation (the "Company") are to be offered on a continuing basis.  Lehman
Brothers Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Salomon Brothers Inc, as agents (each
an "Agent"), have agreed to solicit purchases of Notes issued in fully
registered form.  The Agents will not be obligated to purchase Notes for their
own account.  The Notes are being sold pursuant to a Selling Agency Agreement
between the Company and the Agents dated the date hereof (the "Agency
Agreement").  The Notes will rank equally with all other unsecured and
unsubordinated debt of the Company and have been registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission").  Shawmut Bank
Connecticut, National Association is the trustee (the "Trustee") under the
Indenture covering the Notes (the "Indenture").

               Each Note will be represented by either a Global Security (as
defined hereinafter) delivered to the Trustee, as agent for The Depository
Trust Company ("DTC"), and recorded in the book-entry system maintained by DTC
(a "Book-Entry Note") or a certificate delivered to the Holder thereof or a
Person designated by such Holder (a "Certificated Note").  Except in the
Company's sole discretion or if DTC is unwilling or unable to continue as
depository and a successor depository is not appointed by the Company in 90
days, an owner of a Book-Entry Note will not be entitled to receive a
certificate representing such Note.

               The procedures to be followed during, and the specific terms
of, the solicitation of orders by the Agents and the sale as a result thereof
by the Company are explained below.  Administrative and record-keeping
responsibilities will be handled for the Company by its Treasury Department.
The Company will advise the Agents and the Trustee in writing of those persons
handling administrative responsibilities with whom the Agents and the Trustee
are to communicate regarding orders to purchase Notes and the details of their
delivery.

               Administrative procedures and specific terms of the offering
are explained below.  Book-Entry Notes will be issued in accordance with the
administrative procedures set forth in Part I hereof, as adjusted in
accordance with changes in DTC's operating requirements, and Certificated
Notes will be issued in accordance with the administrative procedures set
forth in Part II hereof.  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in
the Indenture and the Notes shall be used herein as therein defined.  To the
extent the procedures set forth below conflict with the provisions of the
Notes, the Indenture, DTC's operating requirements or the Agency Agreement,
the relevant provisions of the Notes, the Indenture, DTC's operating
requirements and the Agency Agreement, as the case may be, shall control.


                                    PART I

                         Administrative Procedures for
                               Book-Entry Notes


               In connection with the qualification of the Book-Entry Notes
for eligibility in the book-entry system maintained by DTC, the Trustee will
perform the custodial, document control and administrative functions described
below, in accordance with its respective obligations under a Letter of
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Representations from the Company and the Trustee to DTC dated as of the date
hereof and a Medium-Term Note Certificate Agreement between the Trustee and
DTC and its obligations as a participant in DTC, including DTC's Same-Day
Funds Settlement system ("SDFS").

Issuance:                  On any date of settlement (as defined under
                           "Settlement" below) for one or more Book-Entry
                           Notes, the Company will issue a single global
                           security (or more than one, if DTC requires it) in
                           fully registered form without coupons (a "Global
                           Security") representing up to $470,000,000
                           principal amount of all such Book-Entry Notes that
                           have the same original issue date, original issue
                           discount provisions, if any, Interest Payment
                           Dates, Regular Record Dates, Interest Payment
                           Period, redemption provisions, if any, Maturity
                           Date, and interest rate (collectively, the
                           "Terms").  Each Global Security will be dated and
                           issued as of the date of its authentication by the
                           Trustee.  Each Global Security will bear an original
                           issue date, which will be (i) with respect to an
                           original Global Security (or any portion thereof),
                           the original issue date specified in such Global
                           Security and (ii) following a consolidation of
                           Global Securities, with respect to the Global
                           Security resulting from such consolidation, the
                           most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest
                           has been paid or duly provided for on the
                           predecessor Global Securities, regardless of the
                           date of authentication of such resulting Global
                           Security.  No Global Security will represent any
                           Certificated Note.

Identification             The Agent, on behalf of the
Numbers:                   Company, has arranged with the CUSIP Service Bureau
                           of Standard & Poor's Corporation (the "CUSIP
                           Service Bureau") for the reservation of a series of
                           CUSIP numbers, which series consists of
                           approximately 900 CUSIP numbers and relates to
                           Global Securities representing Book-Entry Notes and
                           book-entry medium-term notes issued by the Company
                           with other series designations.  The Company has
                           obtained from the CUSIP Service Bureau a written
                           list of such reserved CUSIP numbers and the Company
                           has delivered to the Trustee and DTC a written list
                           of such CUSIP numbers of such series.  The Company
                           will assign CUSIP numbers to Global Securities as
                           described below under Settlement Procedure "B".
                           DTC will notify the CUSIP Service Bureau
                           periodically of the CUSIP numbers that the Company
                           has assigned to Global Securities.  The Trustee
                           will notify the Company at any time when fewer than
                           100 of the reserved CUSIP numbers remain unassigned
                           to Global Securities, and, if it deems necessary,
                           the Company will reserve additional CUSIP numbers
                           for assignment to Global Securities.  Upon
                           obtaining such additional CUSIP numbers, the
                           Company shall deliver a list of such additional
                           CUSIP numbers to the Trustee and DTC.

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Registration:              Global Securities will be issued only in fully
                           registered form without coupons.  Each Global
                           Security will be registered in the name of CEDE &
                           CO., as nominee for DTC, on the securities register
                           for the Notes maintained under the Indenture.  The
                           beneficial owner of a Book-Entry Note (or one or
                           more indirect participants in DTC designated by such
                           owner) will designate one or more participants in
                           DTC (with respect to such Book-Entry Note, the
                           "Participants") to act as agent or agents for such
                           owner in connection with the book-entry system
                           maintained by DTC, and DTC will record in
                           book-entry form, in accordance with instructions
                           provided by such Participants, a credit balance
                           with respect to such beneficial owner in such
                           Book-Entry Note in the account of such
                           Participants.  The ownership interest of such
                           beneficial owner (or such participant) in such
                           Book-Entry Note will be recorded through the
                           records of such Participants or through the
                           separate records of such Participants and one or
                           more indirect participants in DTC.

Transfers:                 Transfers of a Book-Entry Note will be accomplished
                           by book entries made by DTC and, in turn, by
                           Participants (and in certain cases, one or more
                           indirect participants in DTC) acting on behalf of
                           beneficial transferors and transferees of such Note.

Exchanges:                 Upon receipt of written instructions by the
                           Company, the Trustee may deliver to DTC and the
                           CUSIP Service Bureau at any time a written notice
                           of consolidation (a copy of which shall be attached
                           to the resulting Global Security described below)
                           specifying (i) the CUSIP numbers of two or more
                           Outstanding Global Securities that represent
                           Book-Entry Notes having the same Terms and for
                           which interest has been paid to the same date, (ii)
                           a date, occurring at least thirty days after such
                           written notice is delivered and at least thirty days
                           before the next Interest Payment Date for such
                           Book-Entry Notes, on which such Global Securities
                           shall be exchanged for a single replacement Global
                           Security and (iii) a new CUSIP number, obtained from
                           the Company, to be assigned to such replacement
                           Global Security.  Upon receipt of such a notice,
                           DTC will send to its participants (including the
                           Trustee) a written reorganization notice to the
                           effect that such exchange will occur on such date.
                           Prior to the specified exchange date, the Trustee
                           will deliver to the CUSIP Service Bureau a written
                           notice setting forth such exchange date and such
                           new CUSIP number and stating that, as of such
                           exchange date, the CUSIP numbers of the Global
                           Securities to be exchanged will no longer be valid.
                           On the specified exchange date, the Trustee will
                           exchange such Global Securities for a single Global
                           Security bearing the new CUSIP number and the CUSIP
                           numbers of the exchanged Global Securities will, in
                           accordance with CUSIP Service Bureau procedures, be
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                           canceled and not immediately reassigned.
                           Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Global
                           Securities to be exchanged exceed $470,000,000 in
                           aggregate principal amount, one Global Security
                           will be authenticated and issued to represent each
                           $470,000,000 of principal amount of the exchanged
                           Global Securities and an additional Global Security
                           will be authenticated and issued to represent any
                           remaining principal amount of such Global
                           Securities (see "Denominations" below).

Maturities:                Each Book-Entry Note will mature on a date not less
                           than three years nor more than thirty years after 
                           the settlement date for such Note.

Denominations:             Unless otherwise provided in a supplement to the
                           Prospectus Supplement, Book-Entry Notes will be
                           issued in principal amounts of $100,000 or any
                           amount in excess thereof that is an integral
                           multiple of $1,000.  Global Securities will be
                           denominated in principal amounts not in excess of
                           $150,000,000.  If one or more Book-Entry Notes
                           having an aggregate principal amount in excess of
                           $150,000,000 would, but for the preceding sentence,
                           be represented by a single Global Security, then
                           one Global Security will be authenticated and
                           issued to represent each $150,000,000 principal
                           amount of such Book-Entry Note or Notes and an
                           additional Global Security will be authenticated
                           and issued to represent any remaining principal
                           amount of such Book-Entry Note or Notes.  In such a
                           case, each of the Global Securities representing
                           such Book-Entry Note or Notes shall be assigned the
                           same CUSIP number.

Interest:                  General.  Interest, if any, on each Book-Entry Note
                           will accrue from the original issue date for the
                           first interest period or the last date to which
                           interest has been paid, if any, for each subsequent
                           interest period, on the Global Security
                           representing such Book-Entry Note, and will be
                           calculated and paid in the manner described in such
                           Book-Entry Note and the Indenture.  Unless
                           otherwise specified therein, each payment of
                           interest on a Book-Entry Note will include interest
                           accrued to but excluding the Interest Payment Date
                           or to but excluding Maturity or the date fixed for
                           redemption (the "Redemption Date") (other than a
                           Maturity or the Redemption Date of a Book-Entry Note
                           occurring on the 31st day of a month, in which case
                           such payment of interest will include interest
                           accrued to but excluding the 30th day of such
                           month).  Standard & Poor's Corporation will use the
                           information received in the pending deposit message
                           described under Settlement Procedure "C" below in
                           order to include the amount of any interest payable
                           and certain other information regarding the related
                           Global Security in the appropriate (daily or
                           weekly) bond report published by Standard & Poor's
                           Corporation.
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                           Regular Record Dates.  The Regular Record Date with
                           respect to any Interest Payment Date shall be the
                           date fifteen calendar days immediately preceding
                           such Interest Payment Date.

                           Interest Payment Dates.  Unless otherwise specified
                           pursuant to Settlement Procedure "A" below or the
                           applicable Pricing Supplement, interest payments on
                           Book-Entry Notes will be made semiannually on
                           February 15 and August 15 of each year, and at
                           Maturity or the Redemption Date; provided, however,
                           that in the case of a Book-Entry Note issued
                           between a Regular Record Date and an Interest
                           Payment Date, the first interest payment will be
                           made on the Interest Payment Date following the
                           next succeeding Regular Record Date.

                           Notice of Interest Payment and Regular Record
                           Dates.  On the first Business Day of January,
                           April, July and October of each year, the Trustee
                           will deliver to the Company and DTC a written list
                           of Regular Record Dates and Interest Payment Dates
                           that will occur with respect to Book-Entry Notes
                           during the six-month period beginning on such first
                           Business Day.

Calculation of             Interest on Book-Entry Notes
Interest:                  (including interest for partial periods) will be
                           calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve
                           30-day months.

Payments of                Payment of Interest Only.  Promptly
Principal and              after each Regular Record Date, the
Interest:                  Trustee will deliver to the Company
                           will deliver to the Company and DTC a written
                           notice setting forth, by CUSIP number, the amount
                           of interest to be paid on each Global Security on
                           the following Interest Payment Date (other than an
                           Interest Payment Date coinciding with Maturity or
                           the Redemption Date) and the total of such amounts.
                           DTC will confirm the amount payable on each Global
                           Security on such Interest Payment Date by reference
                           to the appropriate (daily or weekly) bond reports
                           published by Standard & Poor's Corporation.  The
                           Company will pay to the Trustee, as paying agent,
                           the total amount of interest due on such Interest
                           Payment Date (other than at Maturity or the
                           Redemption Date), and the Trustee will pay such
                           amount to DTC, at the times and in the manner set
                           forth below under "Manner of Payment".  If any
                           Interest Payment Date for a Book-Entry Note is not
                           a Business Day, the payment due on such day shall
                           be made on the next succeeding Business Day and no
                           interest shall accrue on such payment for the
                           period from and after such Interest Payment Date.

                           Payments at Maturity or on the Redemption Date.  On
                           or about the first Business Day of each month, the
                           Trustee will deliver to the Company and DTC a
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                           written list of principal, premium, if any, and
                           interest to be paid on each Global Security
                           maturing (on a Maturity or Redemption Date or
                           otherwise) in the following month.  The Trustee, the
                           Company and DTC will confirm the amounts of such
                           principal, premium, if any, and interest payments
                           with respect to each such Global Security on or
                           about the fifth Business Day preceding the Maturity
                           or the Redemption Date of such Global Security.  On
                           or before Maturity or the Redemption Date, the
                           Company will pay to the Trustee, as paying agent,
                           the principal amount of such Global Security,
                           premium, if any, together with interest due at such
                           Maturity or Redemption Date. The Trustee following
                           receipt of such funds from the Company will pay
                           such amount to DTC at the times and in the manner
                           set forth below under "Manner of Payment".  If any
                           Maturity or Redemption Date of a Global Security
                           representing Book-Entry Notes is not a Business
                           Day, the payment due on such day shall be made on
                           the next succeeding Business Day and no interest
                           shall accrue on such payment for the period from
                           and after such Maturity or Redemption Date.
                           Promptly after payment to DTC of the principal,
                           premium, if any, and interest due at Maturity or on
                           the Redemption Date of such Global Security, the
                           Trustee will cancel such Global Security in
                           accordance with the Indenture and so advise the
                           Company.  On the first Business Day of each month,
                           the Trustee will deliver to the Trustee a written
                           statement indicating the total principal amount of
                           Outstanding Global Securities as of the immediately
                           preceding Business Day.

                           Manner of Payment.  The total amount of any
                           principal, premium, if any, and interest due on
                           Global Securities on any Interest Payment Date or
                           at Maturity or on the Redemption Date shall be paid
                           by the Company to the Trustee in immediately
                           available funds no later than 9:30 A.M.(New York
                           City time) on such date.  The Company will make such
                           payment on such Global Securities by instructing
                           the Trustee to withdraw funds from an account
                           maintained by the Company at the Trustee or by wire
                           transfer to the Trustee.  The Company will confirm
                           any such instructions in writing to the Trustee.
                           The Trustee will, following receipt of such funds
                           from the Company, pay by separate wire transfer
                           (using Fedwire message entry instructions in a form
                           previously specified by DTC) to an account at the
                           Federal Reserve Bank of New York previously
                           specified by DTC, in funds available for immediate
                           use by DTC, each payment of principal, premium, if
                           any, (together with interest thereon) due on a
                           Global Security on such date of Maturity or on the
                           Redemption Date.  On each Interest Payment Date
                           (other than at Maturity or on the Redemption Date),
                           interest payments shall be made to DTC, in funds
                           available for immediate use by DTC, in accordance
                           with existing arrangements between the Trustee and
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                           DTC.  On each such date, DTC will pay, in
                           accordance with its SDFS operating procedures then
                           in effect, such amounts in funds available for
                           immediate use to the respective Participants in
                           whose names the Book-Entry Notes represented by
                           such Global Securities are recorded in the
                           book-entry system maintained by DTC.  Neither the
                           Company (as issuer or as paying agent), nor the
                           Trustee shall have any direct responsibility or
                           liability for the payment by DTC to such
                           Participants of the principal of and interest on
                           the Book-Entry Notes.

                           Withholding Taxes.  The amount of any taxes
                           required under applicable law to be withheld from
                           any interest payment on a Book-Entry Note will be
                           determined and withheld by the Participant, indirect
                           participant in DTC or other Person responsible for
                           forwarding payments and materials directly to the
                           beneficial owner of such Note.

Procedure for Rate         The Company and the Agents will
Setting and                discuss from time to time the
Posting:                   aggregate principal amount of, the issuance price
                           of, and the interest rates to be borne by,
                           Book-Entry Notes that may be sold as a result of the
                           solicitation of orders by the Agents.  If the
                           Company decides to set prices of, and rates borne
                           by, any Book-Entry Notes in respect of which the
                           Agents are to solicit orders (the setting of such
                           prices and rates to be referred to herein as
                           "posting") or if the Company decides to change
                           prices or rates previously posted by it, it will
                           promptly advise the Agents of the prices and rates
                           to be posted.

Acceptance and             Unless otherwise instructed by the
Rejection of               Company, each Agent will advise the
Orders:                    Company promptly by telephone of all orders to
                           purchase Book-Entry Notes received by such Agent,
                           other than those rejected by it in whole or in part
                           in the reasonable exercise of its discretion.
                           Unless otherwise agreed by the Company and the
                           Agents, the Company has the right to accept orders
                           to purchase Book-Entry Notes and may reject any
                           such orders in whole or in part.


Preparation of             If any order to purchase a Book-Entry
Pricing                    Note is accepted by or on behalf of
Supplement:                the Company, the Company will prepare a pricing
                           supplement (a "Pricing Supplement") reflecting the
                           terms of such Book-Entry Note and will arrange to
                           have ten copies thereof filed with the Commission
                           in accordance with the applicable paragraph of Rule
                           424(b) under the Act and will supply at least ten
                           copies thereof (and additional copies if requested)
                           to the Agent which presented the order (the
                           "Presenting Agent").  The Presenting Agent will
                           cause a Prospectus and Pricing Supplement to be
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                           delivered to the purchaser of such Book-Entry Note.
                           In each instance that a Pricing Supplement is
                           prepared, the Presenting Agent will affix the
                           Pricing Supplement to Prospectuses prior to their
                           use.  Outdated Pricing Supplements (other than
                           those retained for files), will be destroyed.

Suspension of              Subject to the Company's representations
Solicitation;              warranties and covenants contained in
Amendment or               the Agency Agreement, the Company may
Supplement:                instruct the Agents to suspend at any
                                           time, for any period of time or
                           permanently, the solicitation of orders to purchase
                           Book-Entry Notes.  Upon receipt of such
                           instructions from the Company, the Agents will
                           forthwith suspend solicitation of offers until such
                           time as the Company has advised them that such
                           solicitation may be resumed.

                           In the event that at the time the Company suspends
                           solicitation of purchases there shall be any orders
                           outstanding for settlement, the Company will
                           promptly advise the Agents and the Trustee whether
                           such orders may be settled and whether copies of the
                           Prospectus as in effect at the time of the
                           suspension, together with the appropriate Pricing
                           Supplement, may be delivered in connection with the
                           settlement of such orders.  The Company will have
                           the sole responsibility for such decision and for
                           any arrangements that may be made in the event that
                           the Company determines that such orders may not be
                           settled or that copies of such Prospectus may not
                           be so delivered.

                           If the Company decides to amend or supplement the
                           Registration Statement (as defined in the Agency
                           Agreement) or the Prospectus, it will promptly
                           advise the Agents and furnish the Agents with the
                           proposed amendment or supplement and with such
                           certificates and opinions as are required, all to
                           the extent required by and in accordance with the
                           terms of the Agency Agreement.  Subject to the
                           provisions of the Agency Agreement, the Company may
                           file with the Commission any such supplement to the
                           Prospectus relating to the Notes.  The Company will
                           provide the Agents and the Trustee with copies of
                           any such supplement, and confirm to the Agents that
                           such supplement has been filed with the Commission
                           pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b).

Procedures For             When the Company has determined to
Rate Changes:              change the interest rates of Book-Entry Notes being
                           offered, it will promptly advise the Agents and the
                           Agents will forthwith suspend solicitation of
                           orders.  The Agents will telephone the Company with
                           recommendations as to the changed interest rates.
                           At such time as the Company has advised the Agents
                           of the new interest rates, the Agents may resume
                           solicitation of orders.  Until such time only
                           "indications of interest" may be recorded.  Within
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                           two Business Days after any sale of Book-Entry
                           Notes, the Company will file with the Securities
                           and Exchange Commission a Pricing Supplement to the
                           Prospectus relating to such Book-Entry Notes that
                           reflects the applicable interest rates and other
                           terms and will deliver copies of such Pricing
                           Supplement to the Agents.

Delivery of                A copy of the Prospectus and a Pricing Prospectus:
              Supplement relating to a Book-Entry
                           Note must accompany or precede the earliest of any
                           written offer of such Book-Entry Note, confirmation
                           of the purchase of such Book-Entry Note and payment
                           for such Book-Entry Note by its purchaser.  If
                           notice of a change in the terms of the Book-Entry
                           Notes is received by the Agents between the time
                           an order for a Book-Entry Note is placed and the
                           time written confirmation thereof is sent by the
                           Presenting Agent to a customer or his agent, such
                           confirmation shall be accompanied by a Prospectus
                           and Pricing Supplement setting forth the terms in
                           effect when the order was placed.  Subject to
                           "Suspension of Solicitation; Amendment or
                           Supplement" above, the Presenting Agent will
                           deliver a Prospectus and Pricing Supplement as
                           herein described with respect to each Book-Entry
                           Note sold by it.  The Company will make such
                           delivery if such Book-Entry Note is sold directly
                           by the Company to a purchaser (other than an Agent).

Confirmation:              For each order to purchase a
                           Book-Entry Note solicited by any Agent and accepted
                           by or on behalf of the Company, the Presenting
                           Agent will issue a confirmation to the purchaser,
                           with a copy to the Company, setting forth the
                           details set forth above and delivery and payment
                           instructions.

Settlement:                The receipt by the Company of
                           immediately available funds in payment for a
                           Book-Entry Note and the authentication and issuance
                           of the Global Security representing such Book-Entry
                           Note shall constitute "settlement" with respect to
                           such Book-Entry Note.  All orders accepted by the
                           Company will be settled on the fifth Business Day
                           following the date of sale of such Book-Entry Note
                           pursuant to the timetable for settlement set forth
                           below unless the Company and the purchaser agree to
                           settlement on another day which shall be no earlier
                           than the next Business Day following the date of
                           sale.

Settlement                 Settlement Procedures with regard to
Procedures:                each Book-Entry Note sold by the
                           Company through any Agent, as agent, shall be as
                           follows:

                           A.  The Presenting Agent will advise the Company by
                           telephone of the following settlement information:

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                                 1.    Principal amount.

                                 2.    Maturity Date.

                                 3.    Interest Rate.

                                 4.    Interest Payment Dates.

                                 5.    Redemption provisions, if any.

                                 6.    Settlement date.

                                 7.    Price.

                                 8.    Presenting Agent's commission,
                                       determined as provided in Section 2 of
                                       the Agency Agreement.

                                 9.    Whether such Book-Entry Note is issued
                                       at an original issue discount and, if
                                       so, the total amount of OID, the yield
                                       to maturity and the initial accrual
                                       period OID.

                                 10.   The Presenting Agent's participant
                                       account number with DTC.

                           B.    The Company will assign a CUSIP
                                 number to the Global Security representing
                                 such Book-Entry Note and then advise the
                                 Trustee by electronic transmission (confirmed
                                 in writing at any time on the same date) of
                                 the information set forth in Settlement
                                 Procedure "A" above, such CUSIP number and
                                 the name of, and the participant account
                                 number maintained at DTC for, the Presenting
                                 Agent.  The Company will also notify the
                                 Presenting Agent by telephone of such CUSIP
                                 number as soon as practicable.  Each such
                                 communication by the Company shall constitute
                                 a representation and warranty by the Company
                                 to the Trustee and the Agents that (i) such
                                 Book-Entry Note is then, and at the time of
                                 issuance and sale thereof will be, duly
                                 authorized for issuance and sale by the
                                 Company, (ii) such Book-Entry Note, and the
                                 Global Security representing such Book-Entry
                                 Note, will conform with the terms of the
                                 Indenture, (iii) after giving effect to the
                                 issuance of such Book-Entry Note and any other
                                 Securities (as defined in the Agency
                                 Agreement) to be issued on or prior to the
                                 settlement date for the sale of such
                                 Book-Entry Note, the aggregate amount of
                                 Securities which have been issued and sold by
                                 the Company will not exceed the amount of
                                 Securities registered under the Registration
                                 Statement (as defined in the Agency
                                 Agreement) and (iv) upon authentication and
                                 delivery of such Global Security, the
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                                 aggregate principal amount of all Notes
                                 issued under the Indenture will not exceed
                                 $470,000,000 (except for Global Securities or
                                 Notes authenticated and delivered upon
                                 registration of, transfer of, in exchange
                                 for, or in lieu of Global Securities or
                                 Notes, as the case may be, pursuant to
                                 Sections 2.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07, or 9.03 of
                                 the Indenture).

                           C.    The Trustee will enter a pending
                                 deposit message through DTC's Participant
                                 Terminal System providing the following
                                 settlement information to DTC (which shall
                                 route such information to Standard & Poor's
                                 Corporation) and the Presenting Agent:

                                 1.    The information set forth
                                       in Settlement Procedure "A".

                                 2.    Initial Interest Payment Date
                                       for such Book-Entry Note, number of
                                       days by which such date succeeds the
                                       related Regular Record Date and amount
                                       of interest payable on such Interest
                                       Payment Date.

                                 3.    The Interest Payment Period.

                                 4.    CUSIP number of the Global
                                       Security representing such Book-Entry
                                       Note.

                                 5.    Whether such Global Security
                                       will represent any other Book-Entry
                                       Note (to the extent known at such time).

                                 6.    Numbers of the participant
                                       accounts maintained by DTC on behalf of
                                       the Trustee and the Agent.

                           D.    To the extent the Company has not already
                                 done so, the Company will deliver to the
                                 Trustee a Global Security in a form that has
                                 been approved by the Company, the Agents and
                                 the Trustee.

                           E.    The Trustee will complete such Book-Entry
                                 Note, stamp the appropriate legend, as
                                 instructed by DTC, if not already set forth
                                 thereon, and authenticate the Global Security
                                 representing such Book-Entry Note.

                           F.    DTC will credit such Book-Entry Note to the
                                 Trustee's participant account at DTC.

                           G.    The Trustee will enter an SDFS deliver order
                                 through DTC's Participant Terminal System
                                 instructing DTC to (i) debit such Book-Entry
                                 Note to the Trustee's participant account and
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                                 credit such Book-Entry Note to the Presenting
                                 Agent's participant account and (ii) debit
                                 the Presenting Agent's settlement account and
                                 credit the Trustee's settlement account for an
                                 amount equal to the price of such Book-Entry
                                 Note less the Presenting Agent's commission.
                                 The entry of such a deliver order shall
                                 constitute a representation and warranty by
                                 the Trustee to DTC that (i) the Global
                                 Security representing such Book-Entry Note
                                 has been issued and authenticated and (ii)
                                 the Trustee is holding such Global Security
                                 pursuant to the Medium Term Note Certificate
                                 Agreement between the Trustee and DTC.

                           H.    The Presenting Agent will enter an SDFS
                                 deliver order through DTC's Participant
                                 Terminal System instructing DTC (i) to debit
                                 such Book-Entry Note to the Presenting
                                 Agent's participant account and credit such
                                 Book-Entry Note to the participant accounts
                                 of the Participants with respect to such
                                 Book-Entry Note and (ii) to debit the
                                 settlement accounts of such Participants and
                                 credit the settlement account of the
                                 Presenting Agent for an amount equal to the
                                 price of such Book-Entry Note.

                           I.    Transfers of funds in accordance with SDFS
                                 deliver orders described in Settlement
                                 Procedures "G" and "H" will be settled in
                                 accordance with SDFS operating procedures in
                                 effect on the settlement date.

                           J.    The Trustee will, upon receipt of funds from
                                 the Agent in accordance with Settlement
                                 Procedure "G", credit to an account of the
                                 Company maintained at the Trustee Bank funds
                                 available for immediate use in the amount
                                 transferred to the Trustee in accordance with
                                 Settlement Procedure "G".

                           K.    The Presenting Agent will confirm the
                                 purchase of such Book-Entry Note to the
                                 purchaser either by transmitting to the
                                 Participants with respect to such Book-Entry
                                 Note a confirmation order or orders through
                                 DTC's institutional delivery system or by
                                 mailing a written confirmation to such
                                 purchaser.

Settlement                 For orders of Book-Entry Notes
Procedures                 solicited by any Agent and accepted by
Timetable:                 the Company for settlement on the
                           first Business Day after the sale date, Settlement
                           Procedures "A" through "K" set forth above shall be
                           completed as soon as possible but not later than the
                           respective times (New York City time) set forth
                           below:

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                           Settlement
                           Procedure           Time

                                 A       11:00 A.M. on the sale
                                                       date
                                 B       12:00 Noon on the sale
                                                       date
                                 C        2:00 P.M. on the sale
                                                       date
                                 D        3:00 P.M. on the day
                                                    before settlement
                        E        9:00 A.M. on settlement
                                                       date
                                 F       10:00 A.M. on settlement
                                                       date
                               G-H       2:00 P.M. on settlement
                                                       date
                                 I       4:45 P.M.  on settlement
                                                       date
                               J-K       5:00 P.M. on settlement
                                                       date

                           If a sale is to be settled more than one Business
                           Day after the sale date, Settlement Procedures "A",
                           "B" and "C" shall be completed as soon as
                           practicable but no later than 11:00 A.M. and 12:00
                           Noon on the first Business Day after the sale date
                           and no later than 2:00 P.M. on the Business Day
                           before the settlement date, respectively.
                           Settlement Procedure "I" is subject to extension in
                           accordance with any extension of Fedwire closing
                           deadlines and in the other events specified in SDFS
                           operating procedures in effect on the settlement
                           date.
                           If settlement of a Book-Entry Note is rescheduled
                           or canceled, the Company will, as soon as
                           practicable, give the Trustee notice to such
                           effect, and the Trustee will deliver to DTC, through
                           DTC's Participant Terminal System, a cancellation
                           message to such effect by no later than 2:00 P.M.
                           on the Business Day immediately preceding the
                           scheduled settlement date provided the Trustee has
                           received such notice from the Company by noon on
                           the Business Day immediately preceding the
                           settlement date.

Failure to Settle:         If the Trustee fails to enter an SDFS deliver order
                           with respect to a Book-Entry Note pursuant to
                           Settlement Procedure "G", the Trustee may upon
                           approval of the Company deliver to DTC, through
                           DTC's Participant Terminal System, as soon as
                           practicable, a withdrawal message instructing DTC to
                           debit such Book-Entry Note to the Trustee's
                           participant account.  DTC will process the
                           withdrawal message, provided that the Trustee's
                           participant account contains a principal amount of
                           the Global Security representing such Book-Entry
                           Note that is at least equal to the principal amount
                           to be debited.  If a withdrawal message is processed
                           with respect to all the Book-Entry Notes
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                           represented by a Global Security, the Trustee will
                           cancel such Global Security in accordance with the
                           Indenture and so advise the Company and the Trustee
                           will make appropriate entries in its records.  The
                           CUSIP number assigned to such Global Security
                           shall, in accordance with CUSIP Service Bureau
                           procedures, be canceled and not immediately
                           reassigned.  If a withdrawal message is processed
                           with respect to one or more, but not all, of the
                           Book-Entry Notes represented by a Global Security,
                           the Trustee will exchange such Book-Entry Note for
                           two Global Securities, one of which shall represent
                           such Book-Entry Notes and shall be canceled
                           immediately after issuance and the other of which
                           shall represent the other Book-Entry Notes
                           previously represented by the surrendered Global
                           Security and shall bear the CUSIP number of the
                           surrendered Global Security.
                           If the purchase price for any Book-Entry Note is
                           not timely paid to the Participants with respect to
                           such Note by the beneficial purchaser thereof (or
                           a Person, including an indirect participant in DTC,
                           acting on behalf of such purchaser), such
                           Participants and, in turn, the Presenting Agent will
                           promptly advise the Trustee and may enter SDFS
                           deliver orders through DTC's Participant Terminal
                           System reversing the orders entered pursuant to
                           Settlement Procedures "H" and "G", respectively.
                           Thereafter, the Trustee will deliver the withdrawal
                           message and take the related actions described in
                           the preceding paragraph.  If such failure shall
                           have occurred for any reason other than a default
                           by the Presenting Agent in the performance of its
                           obligations hereunder and under the Agency
                           Agreement, then the Company will reimburse the
                           Presenting Agent or the Trustee, as applicable, on
                           an equitable basis for the loss of the use of the
                           funds during the period when they were credited to
         the account of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon any
         failure to settle with respect to a Book-Entry Note, DTC may take any
         actions in accordance with its SDFS operating procedures then in
         effect.  In the event of a failure to settle with respect to one or
         more, but not all, of the Book-Entry Notes to have been represented
         by a Global Security, the Trustee will provide, in accordance with
         Settlement Procedure "E", for the authentication and issuance of a
         Global Security representing the other Book-Entry Notes to have been
         represented by such Global Security and will make appropriate entries
         in its records.

Trustee Not to             Nothing herein shall be deemed to
Risk Funds:                require the Trustee to risk or expend its own funds
                           in connection with any payment to the Company, DTC,
                           the Agents or the purchaser, it being understood by
                           all parties that payments made by the Trustee to
                           the Company, DTC, the Agents or the purchaser shall
                           be made only to the extent that funds are provided
                           to the Trustee for such purpose.

Authenticity of            No Agent will have any obligation
Signatures:                or liability to the Company or the Trustee in
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                           respect of the authenticity of the signature of any
                           officer, employee or agent of the Company or the
                           Trustee on any Book-Entry Note.

Payment of                 Each Agent shall forward to the
Expenses:                  Company, on a monthly basis, a statement of the
                           reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such
                           Agent during that month that are reimbursable to it
                           pursuant to the terms of the Agency Agreement.  The
                           Company will remit payment to the Agents currently
                           on a monthly basis.

Advertising                The Company will determine with the
Costs:                     Agents the amount of advertising that may be
                           appropriate in soliciting offers to purchase the
                           Book-Entry Notes.  Advertising expenses will be
                           paid by the Company.


                                              PART II
               Administrative Procedures for Certificated Notes

            The Trustee will serve as registrar and transfer agent
                  in connection with the Certificated Notes.



Issuance:                  Each Certificated Note will be dated and issued as
                           of the date of its authentication by the Trustee.
                           Each Certificated Note will bear an Original Issue
                           Date, which will be (i) with respect to an original
                           Certificated Note (or any portion thereof), its
                           original issuance date (which will be the
                           settlement date) and (ii) with respect to any
                           Certificated Note (or portion thereof) issued
                           subsequently upon transfer or exchange of a
                           Certificated Note or in lieu of a destroyed, lost or
                           stolen Certificated Note, the Original Issue Date
                           of the predecessor Certificated Note, regardless of
                           the date of authentication of such subsequently
                           issued Certificated Note.

Registration:              Certificated Notes will be issued only in fully
                           registered form without coupons.

Transfers and              A Certificated Note may be presented
Exchanges:                 for transfer or exchange at the
                           principal corporate trust office in the City of New
                           York of the Trustee.  Certificated Notes will be
                           exchangeable for other Certificated Notes having
                           identical terms but different authorized
                           denominations without service charge.  Certificated
                           Notes will not be exchangeable for Book-Entry Notes.

Maturities:                Each Certificated Note will mature on
                           a date not less than three years nor more than 
                           thirty years after the settlement date for such 
                           Note.

Denominations:             The denomination of any Certificated
                           Note will be a minimum of $100,000 or any amount in
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                           excess thereof that is an integral multiple of
                           $1,000, except that upon the exchange of a Global
                           Security for individual Notes, Notes may be issued
                           in denominations of $1,000 or integral multiplies
                           thereof.

Interest:                  General.  Interest, if any, on each
                           Certificated Note will accrue from the original
                           issue date for the first interest period or the
                           last date to which interest has been paid, if any,
                           for each subsequent interest period, and will be
                           calculated and paid in the manner described in such
                           Note and the Indenture.  Unless otherwise specified
                           therein, each payment of interest on a Certificated
                           Note will include interest accrued to but excluding
                           the Interest Payment Date or to but excluding
                           Maturity or the Redemption Date (other than a
                           Maturity or the Redemption Date of a Certificated
                           Note occurring on the 31st day of a month, in which
                           case such payment of interest will include interest
                           accrued to but excluding the 30th day of such
                           month).

                           Regular Record Dates.  The Regular Record Dates
                           with respect to any Interest Payment Date shall be
                           the date fifteen calendar days immediately
                           preceding such Interest Payment Date.

                           Certificated Notes.  Unless otherwise specified
                           pursuant to Settlement Procedure "A" below or in
                           the applicable Pricing Supplement, interest
                           payments on Certificated Notes will be made
                           semiannually on February 15 and August 15 of each
                           year, and at Maturity or the Redemption Date;
                           provided, however, that in the case of a
                           Certificated Note issued between a Regular Record
                           Date and an Interest Payment Date, the first
                           interest payment will be made on the Interest
                           Payment Date following the next succeeding Regular
                           Record Date.

Calculation of             Interest on Certificated Notes
Interest:                  (including interest for partial
                           periods) will be calculated on the basis of a
                           360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

Payments of                The Trustee will, following receipt
Principal and              of funds from the Company, pay the
Interest:                  principal amount and premium, if any,
                           of each Certificated Note at Maturity
                           or the Redemption Date upon presentation of such
                           Certificated Note to the Trustee.  Such payment,
                           together with payment of interest due at Maturity or
                           the Redemption Date of such Certificated Note, will
                           be made in funds available for immediate use by the
                           Trustee and in turn by the Holder of such
                           Certificated Note.  Certificated Notes presented to
                           the Trustee at Maturity or the Redemption Date for
                           payment will be canceled by the Trustee in
                           accordance with the Indenture.  All interest
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                           payments on a Certificated Note (other than
                           interest due at Maturity or the Redemption Date)
                           will be made by check drawn on the Trustee (or
                           another Person appointed by the Trustee) and mailed
                           by the Trustee to the Person entitled thereto as
                           provided in such Note and the Indenture; provided,
                           however, that the holder of $10,000,000 or more of
                           Certificated Notes with similar tenor and terms
                           will be entitled to receive payment by wire
                           transfer in U.S. dollars.  Following each Regular
                           Record Date and Special Record Date, the Trustee
                           will furnish the Company with a list of interest
                           payments to be made on the following Interest
                           Payment Date for each Certificated Note and in
                           total for all Certificated Notes.  Interest at
                           Maturity or the Redemption Date will be payable to
                           the Person to whom the payment of principal and
                           premium, if any, is payable.  The Trustee will
                           provide monthly to the Company lists of principal,
                           premium, if any, and interest, to the extent
                           ascertainable, to be paid on Certificated Notes
                           maturing (on a Maturity or Redemption Date or
                           otherwise) in the next month.

                           The Trustee will be responsible for withholding
                           taxes on interest paid on Certificated Notes as
                           required by applicable law.

                           If any Interest Payment Date for or the Maturity or
                           the Redemption Date of a Certificated Note is not a
                           Business Day, the payment due on such day shall be
                           made on the next succeeding Business Day and no
                           interest shall accrue on such payment for the
                           period from and after such Interest Payment Date,
                           Maturity or the Redemption Date, as the case may be.

Procedure for Rate         The Company and the Agents will
Setting and                discuss from time to time the
Posting:                   aggregate principal amount of, the
                           issuance price of, and the interest rates to be
                           borne by, Notes that may be sold as a result of the
                           solicitation of orders by the Agents.  If the
                           Company decides to set prices of, and rates borne
                           by, any Notes in respect of which the Agents are to
                           solicit orders (the setting of such prices and
                           rates to be referred to herein as "posting") or if
                           the Company decides to change prices or rates
                           previously posted by it, it will promptly advise
                           the Agents of the prices and rates to be posted.

Acceptance and             Unless otherwise instructed by the
Rejection of               Company, each Agent will advise the
Orders:                    Company promptly by telephone of all
                           orders to purchase Certificated Notes received by
                           such Agent, other than those rejected by it in
                           whole or in part in the reasonable exercise of its
                           discretion.  Unless otherwise agreed by the Company
                           and the Agents, the Company has the sole right to
                           accept orders to purchase Certificated Notes and may
                           reject any such orders in whole or in part.
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Preparation of             If any order to purchase a
Pricing                    Certificated Note is accepted by or on
Supplement:                behalf of the Company, the Company
                           will prepare a pricing supplement (a "Pricing
                           Supplement") reflecting the terms of such Certified
                           Note and will arrange to have ten copies thereof
                           filed with the Commission in accordance with the
                           applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) under the Act
                           and will supply at least ten copies thereof (and
                           additional copies if requested) to the Agent which
                           presented the order (the "Presenting Agent").  The
                           Presenting Agent will cause a Prospectus and Pricing
                           Supplement to be delivered to the purchaser of such
                           Certificated Note.
                           In each instance that a Pricing Supplement is
                           prepared, the Presenting Agent will affix the
                           Pricing Supplement to Prospectuses prior to their
                           use.  Outdated Pricing Supplements (other than
                           those retained for files), will be destroyed.

Suspension of              Subject to the Company's representa-
Solicitation;              tions, warranties and covenants
Amendment or               contained in the Agency Agreement, the
Supplement:                Company may instruct the Agents to
                           suspend at any time for any period of time or
                           permanently, the solicitation of orders to purchase
                           Certificated Notes.  Upon receipt of such
                           instructions, the Agents will forthwith suspend
                           solicitation until such time as the Company has
                           advised them that such solicitation may be resumed.
                           In the event that at the time the Company suspends
                           solicitation of purchases there shall be any orders
                           outstanding for settlement, the Company will
                           promptly advise the Agents and the Trustee whether
                           such orders may be settled and whether copies of the
                           Prospectus as in effect at the time of the
                           suspension, together with the appropriate Pricing
                           Supplement, may be delivered in connection with the
                           settlement of such orders.  The Company will have
                           the sole responsibility for such decision and for
                           any arrangements that may be made in the event that
                           the Company determines that such orders may not be
                           settled or that copies of such Prospectus may not
                           be so delivered.
                           If the Company decides to amend or supplement the
                           Registration Statement or the Prospectus, it will
                           promptly advise the Agents and furnish the Agents
                           with the proposed amendment or supplement and with
                           such certificates and opinions as are required, all
                           to the extent required by and in accordance with
                           the terms of the Agency Agreement.  Subject to the
                           provisions of the Agency Agreement, the Company may
                           file with the Commission any supplement to the
                           Prospectus relating to the Notes.  The Company will
                           provide the Agents with copies of any such
                           supplement, and confirm to the Agents that such
                           supplement has been filed with the Commission
                           pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b).

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Procedure for              When the Company has determined to
Rate Changes:              change the interest rates of
                           Certificated Notes being offered, it will promptly
                           advise the Agents and the Agents will forthwith
                           suspend solicitation of orders.  The Agents will
                           telephone the Company with recommendations as to
                           the changed interest rates.  At such time as the
                           Company has advised the Agents of the new interest
                           rates, the Agents may resume solicitation of
                           orders.  Until such time only "indications of
                           interest" may be recorded.  Within two business
                           days after any sale of Notes, the Company will file
                           with the Securities and Exchange Commission a
                           Pricing Supplement to the Prospectus relating to
                           such Notes that reflects the applicable interest
                           rates and other terms and will deliver copies of
                           such Pricing Supplement to the Agents.

Delivery of                A copy of the Prospectus and a Pricing
Prospectus:                Supplement relating to a Certificated
                           Note must accompany or precede the earliest of any
                           written offer of such Certificated Note,
                           confirmation of the purchase of such Certificated
                           Note and payment for such Certificated Note by its
                           purchaser.  If notice of a change in the terms of
                           the Certificated Notes is received by the Agents
                           between the time an order for a Certificated Note is
                           placed and the time written confirmation thereof is
                           sent by the Presenting Agent to a customer or his
                           agent, such confirmation shall be accompanied by a
                           Prospectus and Pricing Supplement setting forth the
                           terms in effect when the order was placed.  Subject
                           to "Suspension of Solicitation; Amendment or
                           Supplement" above, the Presenting Agent will
                           deliver a Prospectus and Pricing Supplement as
                           herein described with respect to each Certificated
                           Note sold by it.  The Company will make such
                           delivery if such Certificated Note is sold directly
                           by the Company to a purchaser (other than any
                           Agent).

Confirmation:              For each order to purchase a
                           Certificated Note solicited by any Agent and
                           accepted by or on behalf of the Company, the
                           Presenting Agent will issue a confirmation to the
                           purchaser, with a copy to the Company, setting
                           forth the details set forth above and delivery and
                           payment instructions.

Settlement:                The receipt by the Company of
                           immediately available funds in exchange for an
                           authenticated Certificated Note delivered to the
                           Presenting Agent and the Presenting Agent's
                           delivery of such Certificated Note against receipt
                           of immediately available funds shall, with respect
                           to such Certificated Note, constitute "settlement".
                           All Orders accepted by the Company will be settled
                           on the fifth Business Day following the date of
                           sale pursuant to the timetable for settlement set
                           forth below, unless the Company and the purchaser
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                           agree to settlement on another day which shall be
                           no earlier than the next Business Day following the
                           date of sale.

Settlement                 Settlement Procedures with regard to
Procedures:                each Certificated Note sold by the
                           Company through any Agent, as agent, shall be as
                           follows:

                           A.    The Presenting Agent will advise the Company
                                 by telephone of the following settlement
                                 information:

                                 1.    Name in which such Certificated Note is
                                       to be registered ("Registered Owner").

                                 2.    Address of the Registered Owner and
                                       address for payment of principal and
                                       interest.

                                 3.    Taxpayer identification number
                                       of the Registered Owner (if available).
                                 4.    Principal amount.

                                 5.    Maturity Date.

                                 6.    Interest Rate.

                                 7.    Interest Payment Dates.

                                 8.    Redemption provisions, if any.

                                 9.    Settlement date.

                                 10.   Price.

                                 11.   Presenting Agent's commission,
                                       determined as provided in Section 2 of
                                       the Agency Agreement.

                                 12.   Whether such Certificated Note is
                                       issued at an original issue discount
                                       ("OID"), and, if so, the total amount
                                       of OID, the yield to maturity and the
                                       initial accrual period OID.

                           B.    The Company will advise the Trustee by
                                 electronic transmission (confirmed in writing
                                 at any time on the sale date) of the
                                 information set forth in Settlement Procedure
                                 "A" above and the name of the Presenting
                                 Agent.  Each such communication by the
                                 Company shall constitute a representation and
                                 warranty by the Company to the Trustee and
                                 the Agents that (i) such Certificated Note is
                                 then, and at the time of issuance and sale
                                 thereof will be, duly authorized for issuance
                                 and sale by the Company, (ii) such
                                 Certificated Note will conform with the terms
                                 of the Indenture, (iii) after giving effect
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                                 to the issuance of such Certificated Note and
                                 any other Securities (as defined in the
                                 Agency Agreement) to be issued on or prior to
                                 the settlement date for the sale of such
                                 Certificated Note, the aggregate amount of
                                 Securities which have been issued and sold by
                                 the Company will not exceed the amount of
                                 Securities registered under the Registration
                                 Statement (as defined in the Agency
                                 Agreement) and (iv) upon authentication and
                                 delivery of such Certificated Note, the
                                 aggregate principal amount of all Notes
                                 issued under the Indenture will not exceed
                                 $540,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in
                                 other currencies (except for Global
                                 Securities or Notes authenticated and
                                 delivered upon registration of transfer of,
                                 in exchange for, or in lieu of Global
                                 Securities or Notes, as the case may be,
                                 pursuant to Sections 2.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07,
                                 or 9.03 of the Indenture).

                           C.    The Company will deliver to the Trustee a
                                 pre-printed four-ply packet for such
                                 Certificated Note, which packet will contain
                                 the following documents in forms that have
                                 been approved by Company, the Agents and the
                                 Trustee:

                                 1.    Certificated Note with customer
                                       confirmation.

                                 2.    Stub One - For Trustee.

                                 3.    Stub Two - For Agent.

                                 4.    Stub Three - For the Company.

                           D.    The Trustee will complete such Certificated
                                 Note and will authenticate such Certificated
                                 Note and deliver it (with the confirmation)
                                 and Stubs One and Two to the Presenting
                                 Agent, and the Presenting Agent will
                                 acknowledge receipt of the Note by stamping or
                                 otherwise marking Stub One and returning it
                                 to the Trustee.  Such delivery will be made
                                 only against such acknowledgment of receipt
                                 and evidence that instructions have been
                                 given by the Presenting Agent for payment to
                                 the account of the Company at Shawmut Bank
                                 Connecticut, National Association, 777 Main
                                 Street, Hartford, Connecticut  06115, in funds
                                 available for immediate use, of an amount
                                 equal to the price of such Certificated Note
                                 less the Presenting Agent's commission.  In
                                 the event that the instructions given by the
                                 Presenting Agent for payment to the account
                                 of the Company are revoked, the Company will
                                 as promptly as possible wire transfer to the
                                 account of the Presenting Agent an amount of
<PAGE>
                                 immediately available funds equal to the
                                 amount of such payment made.

                           E.    The Presenting Agent will deliver
                                 such Certificated Note (with the
                                 confirmation) to the customer against payment
                                 in immediately payable funds.  The Presenting
                                 Agent will obtain the acknowledgement of
                                 receipt of such Certificated Note by
                                 retaining Stub Two.

                           F.    The Trustee will send Stub Three to the
                                 Company by first-class mail.

Settlement                       For orders of Certificated Notes
Procedures                       solicited by any Agent, as agent,
Timetable:                       and accepted by the Company,
                                                 Settlement Procedures "A"
                                 through "F" set forth above shall be
                                 completed on or before the respective times
                                 (New York City time) set forth below:


                                 Settlement
                                 Procedure           Time

                                       A           2:00 P.M. on the day
                                                         before
                                                         settlement
                                       B-C         3:00 P.M. on the day
                                                         before
                                                         settlement
                                       D           2:15 P.M. on
                                                         settlement
                                                         date
                                       E           3:00 P.M. on
                                                         settlement
                                                         date
                                       F           5:00 P.M. on
                                                         settlement
                                                         date

Failure to                 If a purchaser fails to accept
Settle:                    delivery of and make payment for any
                           Certificated Note, the Presenting Agent will notify
                           the Company and the Trustee by telephone and return
                           such Certificated Note to the Trustee.  Upon
                           receipt of such notice, the Company will
                           immediately wire transfer to the account of the
                           Presenting Agent an amount equal to the amount
                           previously credited to the account of Company in
                           respect of such Certificated Note.  Such wire
                           transfer will be made on the settlement date, if
                           possible, and in any event not later than the
                           Business Day following the settlement date.  If the
                           failure shall have occurred for any reason other
                           than a default by the Presenting Agent in the
                           performance of its obligations hereunder and under
                           the Agency Agreement, then the Company will
                           reimburse the Presenting Agent on an equitable
<PAGE>
                           basis for its loss of the use of the funds during
                           the period when they were credited to the account
                           of the Company.  Immediately upon receipt of the
                           Certificated Note in respect of which such failure
                           occurred, the Trustee will cancel such Certificated
                           Note in accordance with the Indenture and so advise
                           the Company and the Trustee, and the Trustee will
                           make appropriate entries in its records.

Authenticity of            No Agent will have any obliga-
Signatures:                tion or liability to the Company
                           or the Trustee in respect of the authenticity of
                           the signature of any officer, employee or agent of
                           the Company or the Trustee on any Certificated Note.

Payment of                 Each Agent shall forward to the
Expenses:                  Company, on a monthly basis, a
                           statement of the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
                           incurred by such Agent during that month that are
                           reimbursable to it pursuant to the terms of the
                           Agency Agreement.  The Company will remit payment
                           to the Agents currently on a monthly basis.

Advertising Costs          The Company will determine with the
                           Agents the amount of advertising that may be
                           appropriate in soliciting orders to purchase the
                           Certificated Notes.  Advertising expenses will be
                           paid by the Company.





                                  SCHEDULE I




               The following schedule is for the Notes sold on an agency
basis.  The fees, discounts or commissions applicable to any sale pursuant to
a Terms Agreement will be set forth in such Terms Agreement.



Commissions:

               The Company agrees to pay each Agent a commission equal to the
following percentage of the principal amount of each Note sold by such Agent:


                 Term                              Commission Rate

3 years to less than 4 years                             .450%
4 years to less than 5 years                             .525%
5 years to less than 10 years                            .625%
10 years to less than 12 years                           .650%
12 years to less than 15 years                           .675%
15 years to less than 20 years                           .750%
20 years to 30 years                                     .875%


Address for Notice to you:

<PAGE>
               Notices to Lehman Brothers Inc. shall be directed to it at 3
World Financial Center, 12th Floor, NY, NY 10285-1200, Attention of the
Medium-Term Note Department.

               Notices to Goldman, Sachs & Co. shall be directed to it at 85
Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, Attention of the Medium-Term Note Desk.

               Notices to Salomon Brothers Inc shall be directed to it at
Seven World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048, Attention of the
Medium-Term Note Department.




                                                         EXHIBIT B




             Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation


                          Medium-Term Notes, Series 2

                Due from Three to Thirty Years from Date of Issue

                                TERMS AGREEMENT


                                                   ________, 199__


Southern New England
  Telecommunications Corporation
127 Church Street, 10th Floor
New Haven, Connecticut  06510

Attention:  Treasurer

Dear Sirs:

               Subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the
Selling Agency Agreement (the "Agreement") dated June __, 1995, among Lehman
Brothers Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Salomon Brothers Inc. and you, the
undersigned agrees to purchase the following Notes of Southern New England
Telecommunications Corporation:


Aggregate Principal Amount:

Interest Rate:

Date of Maturity:

Interest Payment Dates:

Regular Record Dates:

Price to Public:                  % of Principal Amount [plus
                                       accrued interest from
<PAGE>
                                                   , 199 ]

Underwriting Discount:

Price to Company:

Purchase Date and Time:

Place for Delivery of Notes
and Payment Therefor:

Method of Payment:

The documents referred to in
clauses (i)-(v) of Section 6(b) of
the Agreement shall be delivered in
connection with this Terms Agreement.

Modification, if any, in
the requirements to
deliver the documents
specified in Section 6(b)
of the Agreement:

Period during which additional
Notes may not be sold pursuant
to Section 4(m) of the Agreement:



                                       [Purchaser]

                                       By:

Accepted:


Southern New England
  Telecommunications Corporation


By:



                                            Southern New England 
                                            Telecommunications Corporation
                                            227 Church Street
                                            New Haven, Connecticut 06510
                                            Phone (203) 771-2110

                                            Madelyn M. DeMatteo
                                            Vice President, General Counsel and
                                            Secretary





                              June 9, 1995



Southern New England
  Telecommunications Corporation
227 Church Street
New Haven, Connecticut  06506

     Attention:  Daniel J. Miglio, Chairman and CEO

Ladies and Gentlemen:

  With reference to the Registration Statement which
Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation (herein
referred to as the "Company") is filing with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, (herein referred to as the "SEC"),
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to
$470,000,000 principal amount of unsecured notes (herein
referred to as the "Notes"), to be issued under an indenture
dated as of June xx, 1995 between the Company and Shawmut
Bank Connecticut, National Association, as Trustee (herein
referred to as the "Indenture"), it is my opinion that:

     1.  The Company is a corporation in good standing,
         duly organized and validly existing under the laws of
         the State of Connecticut and has power to authorize,
         create and issue the Notes.

     2.  All necessary corporate action has been duly taken
         to authorize:  (a) the execution and delivery of the
         Indenture, and (b) the issuance of the Notes, subject
         to approval by the Pricing and Execution Committee of
         the interest rates and other terms of the Notes.

     3.  The Indenture, when duly executed, will be a valid
         and binding agreement, enforceable in accordance with
         its terms, except as enforcement of the terms thereof
         may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar
         laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
         generally and by the availability of equitable
         remedies; and the Notes, when duly executed, registered
         and authenticated pursuant to the Indenture and
         delivered against payment thereof, will be legal,


Daniel J. Miglio
Page 2
June 9, 1995


        valid and binding obligations of the Company,
        enforceable in accordance with their terms and entitled
        to the benefits of the Indenture, except as enforcement
        of the terms thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
        insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
        creditors' rights generally and by the availability of
        equitable remedies.

  I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the
SEC in connection with the filing of said Registration
Statement referred to above.  I further consent to the
statements with respect to my opinion and shareholdings 
appearing in the Prospectus under the heading "Legal Opinions".

                              Very truly yours,



                           /s/ Madelyn M. DeMatteo
                               Madelyn M. DeMatteo
                                   Secretary



                         
<TABLE>
                         Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation
                         Computations of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
                         (Dollars in Millions)

<CAPTION>
                                              For the 3 
                                             Months Ended           For the Year Ended December 31,
                                               3/31/95      1994       1993      1992      1991      1990
<S>                                         <C>            <C>       <C>        <C>       <C>      <C>
Earnings:
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  before income taxes (A)                       $76.6      $299.5    ($87.8)    $269.4    $214.1   $217.6
Interest on indebtedness (B)                     17.8        72.9      88.9       95.3     108.9     98.4
Portion of rents representative of the            
  interest factor                                 2.9        11.0      11.8       13.3      12.7     11.5
  
Earnings                                    (1) $97.3      $383.4     $12.9     $378.0    $335.7   $327.5


Fixed Charges:
Interest on indebtedness (B)                    $17.8       $72.9     $88.9      $95.3    $108.9    $98.4
Portion of rents representative of the            
  interest factor                                 2.9        11.0      11.8       13.3      12.7     11.5
        
Fixed Charges                               (2) $20.7       $83.9    $100.7     $108.6    $121.6   $109.9

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
  [(1) divided by (2)]                           4.70        4.57      0.13       3.48      2.76     2.98

<FN>
<F1>
(A) 1993 includes a before-tax restructuring charge of $355.0 million.
<F2>
(B) Includes amortization of debt issuance costs, discount and premium as 
    well as amortization of issue, discount, call and tender costs of 
    refinanced issues which have been deferred in accordance with regulatory
    accounting practices.
</FN>
</TABLE>



 Coopers                                        Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
 & Lybrand                                      a professional services firm



  
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement
on Form S-3 of our reports dated January 24, 1995, on our audits of the 
consolidated financial statements and the financial statement schedule of 
the Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation as of December 31, 
1994 and 1993 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 1994, 
which reports are included in or incorporated by reference in the 
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K.  We also consent to the 
reference to our Firm under the caption "Experts."

                                      COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

New Haven, Connecticut
June 8, 1995







                            POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:


    WHEREAS, Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation, 
a Connecticut corporation ("Corporation"), proposes to file shortly with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the 
Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Act"), a registration statement for 
the registration, under said Act, of $470,000,000 of one or more issues    
of debt securities to consist of Notes of the Corporation; and

    WHEREAS, each of the undersigned is an officer or director, or both, 
of the Corporation, and holds the office, or offices, in the 
Corporation herein below indicated under their name, respectively.

    NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, and each of them, hereby constitutes 
and appoints Madelyn M. DeMatteo their attorney-in-fact for them and in their 
name, place and stead, and in each of their offices and capacities with 
the Corporation, to sign and file such registration statement and any and
all additional post-effective amendments in connection with the Corporation's
Shareholder Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, including  
prospectuses and amendments thereto, and the exhibits thereto, hereby
giving and granting to said attorney full power and authority to do and 
perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be 
done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as 
they might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby 
ratifying and confirming all that said attorney may or shall lawfully 
do, or cause to be done, by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF each of the undersigned has executed this Power of 
Attorney this 8th day of March, 1995.




Principal Executive Officers:                  Directors:                    



/s/ D. J. Miglio                             /s/ F. G. Adams                
    D. J. Miglio                                 F. G. Adams, Director
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer

                                             /s/ William F. Andrews         
                                                 William F. Andrews, Director
/s/ Donald R. Shassian           
    Donald R. Shassian
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer                      /s/ Zoe Baird                  
                                                 Zoe Baird, Director


                                             /s/ Robert L. Bennett
                                                 Robert L. Bennett, Director


                                             /s/ Barry M. Bloom             
                                                 Barry M. Bloom, Director


                                             /s/ F. J. Connor               
                                                 F. J. Connor, Director


                                             /s/ William R. Fenoglio        
                                                 William R. Fenoglio, Director



                                             /s/ J. R. Greenfield           
                                                 J. R. Greenfield, Director


                                             /s/ Burton G. Malkiel          
                                                 Burton G. Malkiel, Director


                                             /s/ Frank R. O'Keefe, Jr.      
                                               Frank R. O'Keefe, Jr., Director


                            POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:


    WHEREAS, Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation, a 
Connecticut corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation"), 
proposes to file shortly with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
("Act"), a registration statement for the registration, under said
Act, of $470,000,000 of one or more issues of debt securities to  
consist of Notes of the Corporation; and

    WHEREAS, the undersigned is director of the Corporation;

    NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints 
Madelyn M. DeMatteo his attorney-in-fact for him and in his name, place 
and stead, and in his capacity as director of the Corporation, to sign 
and file such registration statement and any and all additional
post-effective amendments in connection wit the Corporation's Shareholder
Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, including prospectuses
and amendments thereto, and the exhibits thereto, hereby giving and
granting to said attorney full power and authority to do and perform 
all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done 
in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes, as the 
undersigned might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof, 
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney may or shall 
lawfully do, or cause to be done, by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has executed this Power of 
Attorney this 12th day of April, 1995.


                                      /s/ Richard H. Ayers              
                                          Richard H. Ayers, Director



                            POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:


    WHEREAS, Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation, a 
Connecticut corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation"), 
proposes to file shortly with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,("Act"), 
a registration statement for the registration, under said Act,
of $470,000,000 of one or more issues of debt securities to consist 
of Notes of the Corporation; and

    WHEREAS, the undersigned is director of the Corporation;

    NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints  
Madelyn M. DeMatteo her attorney-in-fact for her and in her name, place 
and stead, and in her capacity as director of the Corporation, to sign 
and file such registration statement and any and all additional
post-effective amendments in connection with the Corporation's Shareholder
Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, including prospectuses
and amendments thereto, and the exhibits thereto, hereby giving and granting 
to said attorney full power and authority to do and perform all and every 
act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about 
the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned 
might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby 
ratifying and confirming all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do, 
or cause to be done, by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has executed this Power of 
Attorney this 8th day of March, 1995.


                                      /s/ Claire L. Gaudiani              
                                          Claire L. Gaudiani, Director



                            POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:


    WHEREAS, Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation, a 
Connecticut corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation"), 
proposes to file shortly with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,("Act"), 
a registration statement for the registration, under said Act,
of $470,000,000 of one or more issues of debt securities to consist
of the Notes of the Corporation; and
    
    WHEREAS, the undersigned is an officer of the Corporation;

    NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints  
Madelyn M. DeMatteo his attorney-in-fact for him and in his name, place 
and stead, and in his capacity as officer of the Corporation, to sign 
and file such registration statement and any and all additional
post-effective amendments in connection with the Corporation's Shareholder
Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, including prospectuses
and amendments thereto, and the exhibits thereto, hereby giving and granting 
to said attorney full power and authority to do and perform all and every 
act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about 
the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned 
might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby 
ratifying and confirming all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do, 
or cause to be done, by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has executed this Power of 
Attorney this 25th day of May, 1995.


                                      /s/ J. A. Sadek             
                                          J. A. Sadek 
                                   Vice President and Comptroller







<PAGE>


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   ----------

                                    FORM T-1

                                   ----------


              STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATION UNDER THE
                  TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION
                          DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                                   ----------

                    / / CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
             ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(B)(2)


                 SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
           ---------------------------------------------------------
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)


<TABLE>
<S>                                         <C>
       Not applicable                               06-0850628
- -------------------------------             -----------------------------
   (State of incorporation                       (I.R.S. Employer
    if not a national bank)                     Identification No.)



 777 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut                06115
- ----------------------------------------    -----------------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)
</TABLE>




      Patricia Beaudry, 777 Main Street, Hartford, CT 203-728-2065
     --------------------------------------------------------------
       (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

            SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
             ---------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
<TABLE>
<S>                                         <C>
         Connecticut                                  06-1157778
- -------------------------------             -----------------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                   Identification No.)


       227 Church Street
       New Haven, Connecticut                       06510
- ----------------------------------------    -----------------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)
</TABLE>

                           Debt Securities
       ------------------------------------------------------------------
                     (Title of the indenture securities)




<PAGE>

Item 1.         General Information.

Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

          (a)   Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
                which it is subject,

                        The Comptroller of the Currency,
                        Washington, D.C.

                        Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
                        Boston, Massachusetts

                        Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
                        Washington, D.C.

          (b)   Whether it is authorized to exercise
                corporate trust powers:

                        The trustee is so authorized.

Item 2.         Affiliations with obligor and underwriter. If the obligor or
                any underwriter for the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee,
                describe each such affiliation.

                None with respect to the trustee; none with respect to Hartford
                National Corporation, Shawmut Corporation, Shawmut National
                Corporation and Shawmut Service Corporation (the "affiliates").

Item 16.        List of exhibits.

                List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of
                eligibility and qualification.

                (1)  A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee as
                     now in effect.

                (2)  A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the trustee
                     to do business.

                (3)  A copy of the Certification of Fiduciary Powers of the
                     trustee.

                (4)  A copy of the By-Laws of the trustee as now in effect.

                (5)  Consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b)
                     of the Act.

                (6)  A copy of the latest Consolidated Reports of Condition
                     and Income of the trustee published pursuant to law or
                     the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.






<PAGE>

                                    NOTES


In as much as this Form T-1 is filed prior to the ascertainment by the trustee
of all facts on which to base answers to Item 2, the answers to said Items are
based upon imcomplete information.  Said Items may, however, be considered
correct unless amended by an amendment to this Form T-1.






<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURE



               Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
the trustee, Shawmut Bank Connecticut, National Association, a national banking
association organized and existing under the laws of the United States, has
duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of
Hartford, and State of Connecticut, on the 9th day of June, 1995.

                                   SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT,
                                   NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                   Trustee



                                   By:  /s/ KATHY A. LARIMORE
                                        -------------------------
                                        Its Assistant Vice President






<PAGE>


                                   EXHIBIT 1


                            ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION



                 SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION



FIRST.  The title of this Association, which shall carry on the business of
banking under the laws of the United States, shall be "Shawmut Bank
Connecticut, National Association".

SECOND.  The main office of the Association shall be in Hartford, County of
Hartford, State of Connecticut.  The general business of the Association shall
be conducted at its main office and its branches.

THIRD.  The board of directors of this Association shall consist of not less
than five (5) nor more than twenty-five (25) shareholders, the exact number of
directors within such minimum and maximum limits to be fixed and determined
from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors or
by resolution of the shareholders at any annual or special meeting thereof.
Unless otherwise provided by the laws of the United States, any vacancy in the
board of directors for any reason, including an increase in the number thereof,
may be filled by action of the board of directors.

FOURTH.  The annual meeting of the shareholders for the election of directors
and the transaction of whatever other business may be brought before said
meeting shall be held at the main office or such other place as the board of
directors may designate, on the day of each year specified therefor in the
bylaws, but if no election is held on that day, it may be held on any
subsequent day according to the provisions of law; and all elections shall be
held according to such lawful regulations as may be prescribed by the board of
directors.

FIFTH.  The authorized amount of capital stock of this Association shall be
three million five hundred thousand (3,500,000) shares of common stock of the
par value of six and 25/100 dollars ($6.25) each, but said capital stock may be
increased or decreased from time to time, in accordance with the provisions of
the laws of the United States.

No holder of shares of the capital stock of any class of the corporation shall
have any pre-emptive or preferential right of subscription to any shares of any
class of stock of the corporation, whether now or hereafter authorized, or to
any obligations convertible into stock of the corporation, issued or sold, nor
any right of subscription to any thereof other than such, if any, as the board
of directors, in its discretion, may from time to time determine and at such
price as the board of directors may from time to time fix.

The Association, at any time and from time to time, may authorize and issue
debt obligations, whether or not subordinated, without the approval of the
shareholders.


<PAGE>

SIXTH.  The board of directors shall appoint one of its members president of
this Association, who shall be chairman of the board, unless the board appoints
another director to be the chairman.  The board of directors shall have the
power to appoint one or more vice presidents; and to appoint a secretary and
such other officers and employees as may be required to transact the business
of this Association.

The board of directors shall have the power to define the duties of the
officers and employees of the Association; to fix the salaries to be paid to
them; to dismiss them; to require bonds from them and to fix the penalty
thereof; to regulate the manner in which any increase of the capital of the
Association shall be made; to manage and administer the business and affairs of
the Association; to make all bylaws that it may be lawful for them to make; and
generally to do and perform all acts that it may be legal for a board of
directors to do and perform.

SEVENTH.  The board of directors shall have the power to change the location of
the main office to any other place within the limits of the City of Hartford,
Connecticut, without the approval of the shareholders but subject to the
approval of the Comptroller of the Currency; and shall have the power to
establish or change the location of any branch or branches of the Association
to any other location, without the approval of the shareholders but subject to
the approval of the Comptroller of the Currency.

EIGHTH.  The corporate existence of this Association shall continue until
terminated in accordance with the laws of the United States.

NINTH.  The board of directors of this Association, or any three or more
shareholders owning, in the aggregate, not less than ten percent (10%) of the
stock of this Association, may call a special meeting of shareholders at any
time.  Unless otherwise provided by the laws of the United States, a notice of
the time, place and purpose of every annual and special meeting of the
shareholders shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, mailed at
least ten (10) days prior to the date of such meeting to each shareholder of
record at his address as shown upon the books of this Association.

TENTH.  Any person, his heirs, executors, or administrators may be indemnified
or reimbursed by the Association for reasonable expenses actually incurred in
connection with any action, suit, or proceeding, civil or criminal, to which he
or they shall be made a party by reason of his being or having been a director,
officer, or employee of the Association or any firm, corporation, or
organization which he served in any such capacity at the request of the
Association: provided, that no person shall be so indemnified or reimbursed in
relation to any matter in such action, suit, or proceeding as to which he shall
finally be adjudged to have been guilty of or liable for gross negligence,
willful misconduct or criminal acts in the performance of his duties to the
Association: and, provided further, that no person shall be so indemnified or
reimbursed in relation to any matter in such action, suit, or proceeding which
has been made the subject of a compromise settlement except with the approval
of a court of competent jurisdiction, or the holders of record of a majority of
the outstanding shares of the Association, or the board of directors, acting by
vote of directors not parties to the same or substantially the same action,
suit, or proceeding, constituting a majority of the whole number of directors.
The foregoing right of indemnification or reimbursement shall not be exclusive
of other rights to which such person, his heirs, executors, or administrators
may be entitled as a matter of law.

The Association may, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of its board of
directors, purchase insurance for the purpose of indemnifying its directors,
officers and other employees to the extent that such indemnification is allowed
in the preceding paragraph.  Such insurance may, but need not, be for the
benefit of all directors, officers, or employees.

ELEVENTH.  These articles of association may be amended at any regular or
special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the stock of this Association, unless the vote of the holders of
greater amount of stock is required by law, and in that case by the vote of the
holders of such greater amount.  The notice of any shareholders' meeting at
which an amendment to the articles of association of this Association is to be
considered shall be given as hereinabove set forth.

I hereby certify that the articles of association of this Association, in their
entirety, are listed above in items first through eleventh.


                                                   Secretary/Assistant Secretary
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                                   EXHIBIT 2

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COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
ADMINISTRATOR OF NATIONAL BANKS
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Washington, D.C. 20219



                                  CERTIFICATE


I, Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify
that:

(1)       The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes
324, et seq., as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1, et seq., as amended, has possession,
custody and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation and
supervision of all National Banking Associations.

(2)       "Shawmut Bank Connecticut, National Association", Hartford,
Connecticut, (Charter No. 1338), is a National Banking Association formed
under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact
the business of banking on the date of this Certificate.

                                       IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto
                                       subscribed my name and caused my seal of
                                       office to be affixed to these presents at
                                       the Treasury Department, in the City of
                                       Washington and District of Columbia, this
                                       17th day of February, 1995.


                                       /s/ EUGENE A. LUDWIG
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                                       Comptroller of the Currency



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                                  EXHIBIT 3


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COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
ADMINISTRATOR OF NATIONAL BANKS
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Washington, D.C. 20219



                       Certification of Fiduciary Powers

I, Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify
the records in this Office evidence "Shawmut Bank Connecticut, National
Association", Hartford, Connecticut, (Charter No. 1338), was granted, under
the hand and seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in all fiduciary
capacities authorized under the provisions of The Act of Congress approved
September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 668, 12 U.S.C. 92a.  I further certify the
authority so granted remains in full force and effect.


                                       IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto
                                       subscribed my name and caused my seal of
                                       Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
                                       to be affixed to these presents at the
                                       Treasury Department, in the City of
                                       Washington and District of Columbia, this
                                       17th day of February, 1995.


                                       /s/ EUGENE A. LUDWIG
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                                       Comptroller of the Currency


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                                   EXHIBIT 4


                                     BYLAWS
                                       OF
                 SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION


                                   ARTICLE I

                            MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

Section 1.1 Annual Meeting.  The regular annual meeting of the shareholders to
elect directors and transact whatever other business may properly come before
the meeting, shall be held at the main office of the association, city of
Hartford, state of Connecticut or such other places as the board of directors
may designate, at 1:00 o'clock, on the third Wednesday of April of each year,
or if that date falls on a legal holiday in the state in which the association
is located, on the next following banking day.  If, for any cause, an election
of directors is not made on that date, or in the event of a legal holiday, on
the next following banking day, an election may be held on any subsequent day
within 60 days of the date fixed, to be designated by the board directors, or,
if the directors fail to fix the date, by shareholders representing two-thirds
of the shares.

Section 1.2. Special Meetings.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by
statute, special meetings of the shareholders may be called for any purpose at
any time by the board of directors or upon call of the Chairman or at the
written request of shareholders owning, in the aggregate, not less than ten
(10) percent of the stock of the association.

Section 1.3. Notice of Meetings.  Unless otherwise provided by the laws of the
United States, a notice of the time, place and purpose of every regular annual
meeting or special meeting of shareholders shall be given by first-class mail,
postage prepaid, mailed at least ten (10) days prior to the date of such
meeting to each shareholder of record at his address as shown upon the books of
the association.  If an annual or special shareholders' meeting is adjourned to
a different date, time, or place, notice need not be given of the new date,
time or place, if the new date, time or place is announced at the meeting
before adjournment, unless any additional items of business are to be
considered, or the association becomes aware of an intervening event materially
affecting any matter to be voted on more than 10 days prior to the date to
which the meeting is adjourned.  If a new record date for the adjourned meeting
is fixed, however, notice of the adjourned meeting must be given to persons who
are shareholders as of the new record date.

Section 1.4. Proxies.  Shareholders may vote at any meeting of the shareholders
by proxies duly authorized in writing.  Proxies shall be valid only for one
meeting, to be specified therein, and any adjournments of such meeting.
Proxies shall be dated and filed with the records of the meeting.  Proxies with
rubber-stamped facsimile signatures may be used and unexecuted proxies may be
counted upon receipt of a confirming telegram from the shareholder.  Proxies
meeting the above requirements submitted at any time during a meeting shall be
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Section 1.5. Quorum.  A majority of the outstanding capital stock, represented
in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of
shareholders, but less than a quorum may adjourn any meeting, from time to
time, and the meeting may be held, as adjourned, without further notice.

Section 1.6. Voting.  In deciding on questions at meetings of shareholders,
except in the election of directors, each shareholder shall be entitled to one
vote for each share of stock held.  A majority of votes cast shall decide each
matter submitted to the shareholders at the meeting except in cases where by
law a larger vote is required.


                                   ARTICLE II

                                   DIRECTORS

Section 2.1. Board of Directors.  The board of directors shall manage and
administer the business and affairs of the association.  Except as expressly
limited by law, all corporate powers of the association shall be vested in and
may be exercised by the board.

Section 2.2. Number.  The board shall consist of not less than five nor more
than twenty-five shareholders, the exact number within such minimum and maximum
limits to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of a majority
of the full board or by resolution of a majority of the shareholders at any
meeting thereof.

Section 2.3. Term.  The directors of this association shall hold office for one
year and until their successors are elected and have qualified.

Section 2.4. Oath.  Each person elected or appointed a director of this
association must take the oath of such office as prescribed by the laws of the
United States.  No person elected or appointed a director of this association
shall exercise the functions of such office until he has taken such oath.

Section 2.5. Honorary Directors.  There may not be more than five honorary
directors of the association who shall be entitled to attend meetings of the
board and take part in its proceedings but without the right to vote.  Honorary
directors shall be appointed at the annual meeting of the board of directors to
hold office until the next annual meeting provided, however, that the board may
at any regularly constituted meeting between annual meetings of the board of
directors appoint honorary directors within the limitations imposed by this
bylaw.

Section 2.6. Vacancies.  Any vacancies occurring in the board of directors for
any reason, including an increase in the number thereof, may be filled, in
accordance with the laws of the United States, by appointment by the remaining
directors, and any director so appointed shall hold office until the next
annual meeting and until his successor is elected and has qualified.


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Section 2.7. Organization Meeting.  The annual meeting of the board of
directors shall be held at the main office of the association to organize the
new board and appoint committees of the board and officers of the association
for the succeeding year, and for transacting such other business as properly
may come before the meeting.  Such meeting shall be held on the day of the
election of directors or as soon thereafter as practicable, and, in any event,
within 30 days thereof.  If, at the time fixed for such meeting, there shall
not be a quorum, the directors present may adjourn the meeting, from time to
time, until a quorum is obtained.

Section 2.8. Regular Meetings.  The regular meetings of the board of directors
shall be held, without notice, at the main office, or at such other place as
has been duly authorized by the board, on such day and at such time as the
board shall determine.  When any regular meeting of the board falls upon a
holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next banking business day unless the
board shall designate another day.

Section 2.9. Special Meetings.  Special meetings of the board of directors may
be called by the chairman, the president, or at the request of seven or more
directors.  Each member of the board of directors shall be given notice stating
the time and place by telegram, letter, or in person, of each special meeting.

Section 2.10. Quorum.  A majority of the members of the board shall constitute
a quorum at any meeting.  If the number of directors is reduced below the
number that would constitute a quorum, no business may be transacted, except
selecting directors to fill vacancies in conformance with these bylaws.  If a
quorum is present, the board of directors may take action through the vote of a
majority of the directors who are in attendance.

Section 2.11. Record Time.  The board of directors may fix a day and hour, not
exceeding fifty (50) days preceding the date fixed for the payment of any
dividend or for any meeting of the shareholders as a record time for the
determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend, or as the time
as of which shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting
shall be determined, as the case may be, and only shareholders of record at the
time so fixed shall be entitled to receive such dividend or to notice of and to
vote at such meeting.

Section 2.12. Fees.  All directors other than directors who are officers of the
association or its affiliates shall be entitled to reasonable fees for their
services as such directors and as members of committees of the board, said fees
to be fixed by vote of the board.


                                  ARTICLE III

                            COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

Section 3.1. Executive Committee.  The board of directors may establish an
executive committee consisting of the chairman, not less than five directors,
not officers, who are appointed by the board, and such other directors as the

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board may appoint.  The board shall designate the chairman thereof.  The
Executive Committee shall possess and may exercise such powers as are provided
in these bylaws and all other delegable powers of the board and shall meet at
the call of any member thereof.  All action of said committee shall be reported
to the board at the next regular board meeting thereafter.  Four members of the
Committee, of whom not less than three shall be directors who are not officers,
shall be necessary to constitute a quorum.

Section 3.2. Loan and Investment Committee.  The board of directors shall
establish a loan and investment committee consisting of the chairman, the
president, not less than four directors, not officers, who are appointed by the
board, and such other directors as the board may appoint.  The committee shall
ensure that the association's credit and investment policies are adequate and
that lending and investment activities are conducted in accordance with the
association's policies and with applicable laws and regulations.  The committee
shall exercise oversight and receive reports with respect to lending activities
and credit risk management.  The committee shall also exercise oversight and
receive reports with respect to the association's securities portfolio and
securities portfolio activities to ensure appropriate portfolio
diversification, asset quality, liquidity, and profitability.  The committee
shall also have oversight responsibilities with respect to the association's
investment policy, liquidity policy, liquidity contingency planning and
interest rate risk exposure.  All action by the committee shall be reported to
the board at the next regular board meeting thereafter.  Four members of the
committee, of whom not less than two shall be directors who are not officers,
shall be necessary to constitute a quorum.

Section 3.3. Trust Committee.  The board of directors shall establish a trust
committee consisting of the president and not less than four directors, not
officers, who are appointed by the board and such other directors as the board
may appoint.  The trust committee shall have authority, between meetings of the
board, to discharge the responsibilities of the association with respect to the
exercise of fiduciary powers, except as the board may by resolution or other
appropriate action otherwise from time to time determine. All action by said
committee shall be reported to the board at the next regular board meeting
thereafter.  Four members of the trust committee,  of whom at least two shall be
directors who are not officers, shall be necessary to constitute a quorum.

Section 3.4. Audit Committee.  The audit committee of Shawmut National
Corporation, no member of whom is an officer of the association, is designated
to oversee the audit affairs of the association.  Members of the association's
board of directors, none of whom may be officers of the association, may serve
on the audit committee of Shawmut National Corporation.  In addition, the board
may, from time to time, appoint an audit committee consisting of not less than
four members of the board, no one of whom shall be an executive officer of the
association, to perform such audit functions as may be assigned by the board.
The duty of the audit committee shall be to examine at least once during each
calendar year and within 15 months of the last examination of affairs of the
association or cause suitable examination to be made by auditors responsible
only to the board of directors and to report the result of such examination in
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thereafter.  Such report shall state whether the association is in a sound
condition, whether fiduciary powers have been administered according to law and
sound fiduciary principles, whether adequate internal controls and procedures
are being maintained, and shall recommend to the board of directors such
changes in the manner of conducting the affairs of the association as shall be
deemed advisable.

Section 3.5. Community Affairs Committee.  The board of directors shall
establish a community affairs committee consisting of not less than four
directors and such other persons as shall be appointed by the board.  The
community affairs committee shall oversee compliance by the association with
the policies and provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1978, as
amended; shall establish and supervise policies relating to voluntary corporate
contributions and other matters of business and community conduct, all as the
board or the chairman may from time to time specify or request.  All actions by
said committee shall be reported to the board at the next regular board meeting
thereafter.  Three members of the committee, of whom at least two shall be
directors who are not officers, shall be necessary to constitute a quorum.

Section 3.6. Substitute Committee Members.  In the case of the absence of any
member of any committee of the board from any meeting of such committee, the
directors who are not officers and are present at such meeting, or the senior
officer present if no such directors are there, may designate a substitute to
serve in lieu of such absent member.  Such substitute need not be a director
unless such absent member is a director, but in any case when the board of
directors shall have designated one or more alternate members for such
committee, the substitute shall be selected from such of said alternates as are
then available.

Section 3.7.  Additional Committees.  The board of directors may by resolution
designate one or more additional committees, each consisting of two or more of
the directors.  Any such additional committee shall have and may exercise such
powers as the board may from time to time prescribe for furthering the business
and affairs of the association.


                                   ARTICLE IV

         WAIVER OF NOTICE; WRITTEN CONSENT; PARTICIPATION BY TELEPHONE

Section 4.1. Waiver of Notice.  Notice of the time, place and purpose of any
regular meeting of the board of directors or a committee thereof may be waived
in writing by any director or member of such committee, as the case may be,
either before or after such meeting.  Attendance in person at a meeting of the
board of directors or a committee thereof shall be deemed to constitute a
waiver of notice thereof.

Section 4.2. Written Consent.  Unless otherwise restricted by the articles of
association or these bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at
any meeting of the board of directors or a committee thereof may be taken
without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action to so be

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taken, shall be signed before or after such action by all of the directors, or
all of the members of a committee thereof, as the case may be.  Such written
consent shall be filed with the records of the association.

Section 4.3. Participation by Telephone.  One or more directors may participate
in a meeting of the board of directors, of a committee of the board, or of the
shareholders, by means of conference telephone or similar communications
equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear
each other.  Participation in this manner shall constitute presence in person
at such meeting.


                                   ARTICLE V

                             OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Section 5.1. Officers.  The officers of the association shall consist of a
chairman, a president, one or more vice chairmen, one or more executive vice
presidents, one or more senior vice presidents, one or more vice presidents, a
secretary, an auditor and such other officers as may be appropriate for the
prompt and orderly transaction of the business of the association.  Any officer
may hold more than one office, except that the chairman and president may not
also serve as secretary.  The chairman, the president, any vice chairman, and
the auditor shall be elected annually by the board of directors to serve for
one year and until his successor is elected and qualifies.  All other officers
shall be appointed to hold office during the pleasure of the board, which may
in its discretion delegate the authority to appoint and remove any officer or
officers (other than the auditor) below the ranks of president and vice
chairman.

Section 5.2. Chairman.  The chairman shall preside or designate the presiding
officer at all meetings of the board of directors and shareholders.  The
chairman shall be the chief executive officer of the association unless
otherwise designated by the board, and may have and exercise such further
powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred upon or assigned to the
chairman by the board of directors.  The chairman may establish advisory
committees for any branch, region, or division of the association to advise on
the affairs of such branch, region, or division; provided that such advisory
committee members shall not attend meetings of the board of directors or any
committee thereof, and shall not participate in the management of the
association.  If at any time the office of chairman shall be vacant, the powers
and duties of that office shall devolve upon the president; if the office of
president shall be vacant, the powers and duties of that office shall devolve
upon the chairman; and if the office of the chairman and president are vacant,
the board shall designate one or more officers of the association to perform
the duties of chairman until such time as a new chairman is appointed.

Section 5.3. President.  The president shall have general executive powers and
may also have and exercise such further powers and duties as may be conferred
upon or assigned by the board or the chairman.

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Section 5.4. Vice Chairman.  Each Vice Chairman shall perform such duties as
may be assigned from time to time by the board of directors or the chairman.

Section 5.5. Secretary.  The secretary of the association, or other designated
officer of the association, shall keep accurate minutes of all meetings of the
board of directors; shall attend to the giving of all notices required by these
bylaws; shall be custodian of the corporate seal, records, documents and papers
of the association; shall provide for the keeping of proper records of all
transactions of the association; shall have and may exercise any and all other
powers and duties pertaining by law, regulation or practice, or imposed by the
bylaws; and shall also perform such other duties as may be assigned from time
to time, by the board of directors or the chairman.

Section 5.6. Auditor.  The general auditor of the association, or his designee,
shall be the officer in charge of auditing.  Said officer shall be responsible
for the conduct of a program of continuous audits of the association and all of
its departments and shall make, or cause to be made, further examinations as he
deems necessary or are required from time to time by the responsible audit
committee or the board.  Said officer shall report the results of audit
activities periodically to the responsible audit committee or the board.

Section 5.7. Other Officers.  All other officers shall perform such duties and
exercise such powers as shall pertain to their respective offices, or as shall
be imposed by law, or as may be conferred upon, or assigned to them by the
board of directors or the chairman.

Section 5.8. Resignation.  An officer may resign at any time by delivering
notice to the association.  A resignation is effective when the notice is given
unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                               SIGNING AUTHORITY

Section 6.1. Signing Authority.  Each officer of this association, excluding
the auditor and each other officer whose primary duties are auditing in nature,
shall have authority for and on behalf of this association to execute, deliver,
sign and endorse checks, drafts, pledges, certificates, receipts for money,
warehouse receipts, bills of lading or similar documents, contracts arising in
the ordinary course of the business of the association, bankers' acceptances
made by the association, commercial credits of the association, securities and
property received in trust or for deposit, proxies to vote stock held by the
association in any capacity, petitions, foreclosures and other deeds, powers,
leases, assignments, discharges, releases, extensions, purchase agreements,
conveyances, and other written instruments pertaining to real estate or
interest therein and, where indicated, to affix the corporate seal of the
association to any of the foregoing; to guarantee and witness signatures upon
securities, documents or other written

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instruments; to purchase, sell, assign, pledge or transfer funds or other
securities of the association or within its control as a fiduciary; and,
subject to the approval of such officer or committee as the board may
designate, to accept trusts and appointments and to execute trust indentures
and any other instruments establishing trusts or making appointments.  Each
officer at the level of senior vice president or above, shall be empowered to
authorize another person or persons, whether or not such other person or
persons are officers or employees of the association, to sign or endorse any of
the foregoing documents on behalf of the association in a particular
transaction; but such officer shall by signed entry personally note the fact of
such authorization on the records of the association relating to such
transaction.  The officer in charge of the international division of the
association, or in his absence his designee, shall be empowered to authorize
another person or persons, whether or not such other person or persons are
officers or employees of the association, to execute documents and do such
other acts and things as may be required in connection with a particular loan
or extension of credit, proceeding before a court or other judicial or
administrative body, or other transaction; but such officer shall by signed
entry personally note the fact of such authorization on the records of the
association relating to such act or transaction.  Any one officer at the level
of senior vice president or above shall have authority for and on behalf of the
association to borrow money.  The chairman, the president, any vice chairman,
any executive vice president, and the senior vice president or other officer in
charge of investment administration or such other officers as may be designated
by the chairman may each, acting singly, authorize borrowings and request
advances from any Federal Reserve Bank or any Federal Home Loan Bank, as the
case may be, and may agree with said bank upon appropriate terms and collateral
for such transactions.  The officers and other employees of the association
shall have such further signature powers as may be specified by the board of
directors or by the chairman or his designee.


                                  ARTICLE VII

                          STOCK AND STOCK CERTIFICATES

Section 7.1. Transfers.  Shares of stock shall be transferable on the books of
the association, and a transfer book shall be kept in which all transfers of
stock shall be recorded.  Every person becoming a shareholder by such transfer
shall in proportion to his or her shares, succeed to all rights of the prior
holder of such shares.  The board of directors may impose conditions upon the
transfer of the stock reasonably calculated to simplify the work of the
association with respect to stock transfer, voting shareholder meetings, and
related matters and to protect it against fraudulent transfer.

Section 7.2. Stock Certificates.  Certificates of stock shall bear the
signature of the chairman or president (which may be engraved, printed or
impressed), and shall be signed manually or by facsimile process by the
secretary or assistant secretary, and the seal of the association shall be
engraved thereon.  Each certificate shall recite on its face that the stock
represented thereby is transferable only upon the books of the association
properly endorsed.


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                                  ARTICLE VIII

                                 CORPORATE SEAL

Section 8. Corporate Seal.  The board of directors shall provide a seal for
the association.  The secretary shall have custody thereof and may designate
such other officers as may have counterparts.


                                   ARTICLE IX

                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 9.1. Fiscal Year.  The fiscal year of the association shall be the
calendar year.

Section 9.2. Records.  The articles of association, the bylaws and the
proceedings of all meetings of the shareholders, the board of directors, and
standing committees of the board, shall be recorded in appropriate minute books
provided for that purpose.  The minutes of each meeting shall be signed by the
secretary or other officer appointed to act as secretary of the meeting.


                                   ARTICLE X

                                     BYLAWS

Section 10.  Amendments.  These bylaws may be altered, amended, or added to or
repealed by a vote of a majority of the members of the board then in office at
any meeting, provided that notice thereof shall have been given in the notice
of such meeting.


A true copy

Attest:



                                        Secretary/Assistant Secretary
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                                  EXHIBIT 5



                             CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE
                           REQUIRED BY SECTION 321(b)
                       OF THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939


     The undersigned, as Trustee under the Indenture to be entered into between
Southern New England Telecommunications Corp. and Shawmut Bank Connecticut,
National Association, as Trustee, does hereby consent that, pursuant to Section
321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, reports of examinations with respect
to the undersigned by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may 
be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request therefor.


                                       SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT,
                                       NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                       as Trustee


                                       By   /s/ KATHY A. LARIMORE
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                                       Its: Assistant Vice President



Dated:  June 9, 1995



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                                  EXHIBIT 6

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                                                                     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
                                                                     OMB Number: 7100-0036

                                                                     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
                                                                     OMB Number: 3064-0052

                                                                     Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
                                                                     OMB Number: 1557-0081

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CONSOLIDATED REPORTS OF CONDITION AND INCOME FOR
A BANK WITH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN OFFICES--FFIEC 031
                                                      (941231)
REPORT AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS MARCH 31, 1995       -----------
                                                     (RCRI 9999)

This report is required by law: 12 U.S.C. Section 324 (State member banks);
12 U.S.C. Section 1817 (State nonmember banks); and 12 U.S.C. Section 161
(National banks).

This report form is to be filed by banks with branches and consolidation
subsidiaries in U.S. territories and possessions, Edge or Agreement
subsidiaries, foreign branches, consolidated foreign subsidiaries, or
International Banking Facilities.

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NOTE: The Reports of Condition and Income must be signed by an authorized
officer and the Report of Condition must be attested to by not less than two
directors (trustees) for State nonmember banks and three directors for State
member and National banks.

I, Susan E. Lester, E.V.P. and C.F.O.
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   Name and Title of Officer Authorized to Sign Report

of the named bank do hereby declare that these Reports of Condition and
Income (including the supporting schedules) have been prepared in conformance
with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority
and are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

/s/ SUSAN E. LESTER
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Signature of Officer Authorized to Sign Report

April 30, 1995
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Date of Signature

The Reports of Condition and Income are to be prepared in accordance with
Federal regulatory authority instructions. NOTE: These instructions may in
some cases differ from generally accepted accounting principles.

We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition (including the supporting schedules) and declare that it has
been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been
prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.

/s/ GUNNAR S. OVERSTROM
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/s/ JOEL B. ALVORD
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Director (Trustee)

/s/ DAVID L. EYLES
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FOR BANKS SUBMITTING HARD COPY REPORT FORMS:

STATE MEMBER BANKS: Return the original and one copy to the appropriate Federal
Feserve District Bank.

STATE NONMEMBER BANKS: Return the original only in the special return address
envelope provided. If express mail is used in lieu of the special return address
envelope, return the original only to the FDIC, c/o Quality Data Systems, 2127
Espey Court, Crofton, MD 21114.

NATIONAL BANKS: Return the original only in the special return address envelope
provided. If express mail is used in lieu of the special return address
envelope, return the original only to the FDIC, c/o Quality Data Systems, 2127
Espey Court, Crofton, MD 21114.

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FDIC Certificate Number |    |   |   |   |   |            |                                                                  |
                        ______________________                  CALL NO. 190               31                   12-31-94
                              (RCRI 9060)
                                                                CERT: 02499             10582               STBK 09-0590

                                                                SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL A
                                                                777 MAIN STREET
                                                                HARTFORD, CT  06115
                                                          |                                                                  |
                                                          ___                                                             ___
<FN>
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
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                                                                       FFIEC 031
                                                                       Page i
                                                                          /2/
Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income for
A Bank With Domestic and Foreign Offices
________________________________________________________________________________

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SIGNATURE PAGE                                                             Cover

REPORT OF INCOME

Schedule RI--Income Statement...........................................RI-1,2,3
Schedule RI-A--Changes in Equity Capital....................................RI-3
Schedule RI-B--Charge-offs and Recoveries and
  Changes in Allowance for Loan and Lease
  Losses..................................................................RI-4,5
Schedule RI-C--Applicable Income Taxes by
  Taxing Authority..........................................................RI-5
Schedule RI-D--Income from
  International Operations..................................................RI-6
Schedule RI-E--Explanations...............................................RI-7,8

REPORT OF CONDITION

Schedule RC--Balance Sheet................................................RC-1,2
Schedule RC-A--Cash and Balances Due
  From Depository Institutions..............................................RC-3
Schedule RC-B--Securities.................................................RC-4,5
Schedule RC-C--Loans and Lease Fianancing
  Receivables:
    Part I. Loans and Leases..............................................RC-6,7
    Part II. Loans to Small Businesses and
      Small Farms (included in the forms for
      June 30 only).....................................................RC-7a,7b
Schedule RC-D--Trading Assets and Liabilities
  (to be completed only by selected banks)..................................RC-8
Schedule RC-E--Deposit Liabilities.......................................RC-9,10
Schedule RC-F--Only Assets.................................................RC-11
Schedule RC-G--Other Liabilities...........................................RC-11
Schedule RC-H--Selected Balance Sheet Items for
  Domestic Offices.........................................................RC-12
Schedule RC-I--Selected Assets and Liabilities
  of IBF's.................................................................RC-13
Schedule RC-K--Quarterly Averages..........................................RC-13
Schedule RC-L--Off-Balance Sheet Items..................................RC-14,15
Schedule RC-M--Memoranda................................................RC-16,17
Schedule RC-N--Past Due and Nonaccrual Loans,
  Leases, and Other Assets..............................................RC-18,19
Schedule RC-O--Other Data for Deposit
  Insurance Assessments.................................................RC-20,21
Schedule RC-R--Risk-Based Captial.......................................RC-22,23
Optional Narrative Statement Concerning the
  Amounts Reported in the Reports of
  Conditions and Income....................................................RC-24
Special Report (TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL BANKS)
Schedule RC-J--Repricing Opportunities (sent only to
  and to be completed only by savings banks)


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DISCLOSURE OF ESTIMATED BURDEN

The estimated average burden associated with this information collection is
30.7 hours per respondent and is estimated to vary from 15 to 200 hours per
response, depending on individual circumstances. Burden estimates include the
time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data in the required
form, and completing the information collection, but exclude the time for
compiling and maintaining business records in the normal course of a
respondent's activities. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden
estimate and suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed to the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, D.C. 20503, and to one of the following:

Secretary
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Washington, D.C. 20551

Legislative and Regulatory Analysis Division
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D.C. 20219

Assistant Executive Secretary
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Washington, D.C. 20429

For information or assistance, national and state nonmember banks should
contact the FDIC's Call Reports Analysis Unit, 550 17th Street, NW, Washington,
D.C. 20429, toll free on (800)688-FDIC (3342), Monday through Friday between
8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern time. State member banks should contact their
Federal Reserve District Bank.
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Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:   12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                      Page RI-1
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
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<CAPTION>
Consolidated Report of Income
for the period January 1, 1995-March 31, 1995

All Report of Income schedules are to be reported on a calendar year-to-date basis in thousands of dollars.

Schedule RI--Income Statement

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                                                                                               ____________ ________
                                                                   Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                            <C>                    <C>
1. Interest income:                                                                            | ////////////////// |
   a. Interest and fee income on loans:                                                        | ////////////////// |
      (1) In domestic offices:                                                                 | ////////////////// |
          (a) Loans secured by real estate ................................................... | 4011       100,790 | 1.a.(1)(a),
          (b) Loans to depository institutions ............................................... | 4019           438   1.a.(1)(b)
          (c) Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers ............ | 4024            68 | 1.a.(1)(c)
          (d) Commercial and industrial loans ................................................ | 4012        99,096 | 1.a.(1)(d)
          (e) Acceptances of other banks ..................................................... | 4026            22 | 1.a.(1)(e)
          (f) Loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures:     | ////////////////// |
              (1) Credit cards and related plans ............................................. | 4054           217 | 1.a.(1)(f)(1)
              (2) Other ...................................................................... | 4055        11,933 | 1.a.(1)(f)(2)
          (g) Loans to foreign governments and official institutions ......................... | 4056             0 | 1.a.(1)(g)
          (h) Obligations (other than securities and leases) of states and political           | ////////////////// |
              subdivisions in the U.S.:                                                        | ////////////////// |
              (1) Taxable obligations ........................................................ | 4503             5 | 1.a.(1)(h)(1)
              (2) Tax-exempt obligations ..................................................... | 4504           675 | 1.a.(1)(h)(2)
          (i) All other loans in domestic offices ............................................ | 4058        17,752 | 1.a.(1)(i)
      (2) In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ...................... | 4059             0 | 1.a.(2)
   b. Income from lease financing receivables:                                                 | ////////////////// |
      (1) Taxable leases ..................................................................... | 4505           235 | 1.b.(1)
      (2) Tax-exempt leases .................................................................. | 4307             0 | 1.b.(2)
   c. Interest income on balances due from depository institutions:(1)                         | ////////////////// |
      (1) In domestic offices ................................................................ | 4105             5 | 1.c.(1)
      (2) In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ...................... | 4106         2,148 | 1.c.(2)
   d. Interest and dividend income on securities:                                              | ////////////////// |
      (1) U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. Government agency and corporation obligations .... | 4027        56,574 | 1.d.(1)
      (2) Securities issued by states and political subdivisions in the U.S.:                  | ////////////////// |
          (a) Taxable securities ............................................................. | 4506             0 | 1.d.(2)(a)
          (b) Tax-exempt securities .......................................................... | 4507             1 | 1.d.(2)(b)
      (3) Other domestic debt securities ..................................................... | 3657        16,142 | 1.d.(3)
      (4) Foreign debt securities ............................................................ | 3658            57 | 1.d.(4)
      (5) Equity securities (including investments in mutual funds) .......................... | 3659         1,139 | 1.d.(5)
   e. Interest income from assets held in trading accounts ................................... | 4069             0 | 1.e.
                                                                                               ______________________
<FN>
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(1) Includes interest income on time certificates of deposit not held in trading accounts.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RI-2
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RI--Continued
                                                                                   ________________
                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands       | Year-to-date |
___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________
<S>                                                                          <C>                    <C>
 1. Interest income (continued)                                              | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
    f. Interest income on federal funds sold and securities purchased        | ////////////////// |
       under agreements to resell in domestic offices of the bank and of     | ////////////////// |
       its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs .................... | 4020         3,629 |  1.f.
    g. Total interest income (sum of items 1.a through 1.f) ................ | 4107       310,926 |  1.g.
 2. Interest expense:                                                        | ////////////////// |
    a. Interest on deposits:                                                 | ////////////////// |
       (1) Interest on deposits in domestic offices:                         | ////////////////// |
           (a) Transaction accounts (NOW accounts, ATS accounts, and         | ////////////////// |
               telephone and preauthorized transfer accounts) .............. | 4508         2,766 |  2.a.(1)(a)
           (b) Nontransaction accounts:                                      | ////////////////// |
               (1) Money market deposit accounts (MMDAs) ................... | 4509         5,204 |  2.a.(1)(b)(1)
               (2) Other savings deposits .................................. | 4511        12,186 |  2.a.(1)(b)(2)
               (3) Time certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more ........ | 4174        22,892 |  2.a.(1)(b)(3)
               (4) All other time deposits ................................. | 4512        24,218 |  2.a.(1)(b)(4)
       (2) Interest on deposits in foreign offices, Edge and Agreement       | ////////////////// |
           subsidiaries, and IBFs .......................................... | 4172        11,746 |  2.a.(2)
    b. Expense of federal funds purchased and securities sold under          | ////////////////// |
       agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and of       | ////////////////// |
       its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs .................... | 4180        62,992 |  2.b.
    c. Interest on demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury and on           | ////////////////// |
       other borrowed money ................................................ | 4185        27,396 |  2.c.
    d. Interest on mortgage indebtedness and obligations under               | ////////////////// |
       capitalized leases .................................................. | 4072           211 |  2.d.
    e. Interest on subordinated notes and debentures ....................... | 4200         2,867 |  2.e.
    f. Total interest expense (sum of items 2.a through 2.e) ............... | 4073       172,478 |  2.f.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
 3. Net interest income (item 1.g minus 2.f) ............................... | ////////////////// | RIAD 4074 |      138,448 |  3.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
 4. Provisions:                                                              | ////////////////// |
                                                                                                   ___________________________
    a. Provision for loan and lease losses ................................. | ////////////////// | RIAD 4230 |        2,366 |  4.a.
    b. Provision for allocated transfer risk ............................... | ////////////////// | RIAD 4243 |            0 |  4.b.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
 5. Noninterest income:                                                      | ////////////////// |
    a. Income from fiduciary activities .................................... | 4070        20,150 |  5.a.
    b. Service charges on deposit accounts in domestic offices ............. | 4080        16,667 |  5.b.
    c. Trading gains (losses) and fees from foreign exchange transactions .. | 4075         (448) |  5.c.
    d. Other foreign transaction gains (losses) ............................ | 4076             0 |  5.d.
    e. Gains (losses) and fees from assets held in trading accounts ........ | 4077           574 |  5.e.
    f. Other noninterest income:                                             | ////////////////// |
       (1) Other fee income ................................................ | 5407        11,609 |  5.f.(1)
       (2) All other noninterest income* ................................... | 5408        18,755 |  5.f.(2)
                                                                                                   ___________________________
    g. Total noninterest income (sum of items 5.a through 5.f) ............. | ////////////////// | RIAD 4079 |      251,186 |  5.g.
 6. a. Realized gains (losses) on held-to-maturity securities .............. | ////////////////// | RIAD 3521 |          403 |  6.a.
    b. Realized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ............ | ////////////////// | RIAD 3196 |       (2,548)|  6.b.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
 7. Noninterest expense:                                                     | ////////////////// |
    a. Salaries and employee benefits ...................................... | 4135        70,086 |  7.a.
    b. Expenses of premises and fixed assets (net of rental income)          | ////////////////// |
       (excluding salaries and employee benefits and mortgage interest) .... | 4217        22,014 |  7.b.
    c. Other noninterest expense* .......................................... | 4092        66,945 |  7.c.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
    d. Total noninterest expense (sum of items 7.a through 7.c) ............ | ////////////////// | RIAD 4093 |      606,656 |  7.d.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
 8. Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary items and other      | ////////////////// |
                                                                                                   ___________________________
    adjustments (item 3 plus or minus items 4.a, 4.b, 5.g, 6.a, 6.b, and 7.d)| ////////////////// | RIAD 4301 |      187,638 |  8.
 9. Applicable income taxes (on item 8) .................................... | ////////////////// | RIAD 4302 |       80,333 |  9.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
10. Income (loss) before extraordinary items and other adjustments           | ////////////////// |
                                                                                                   ___________________________
    (item 8 minus 9) ....................................................... | ////////////////// | RIAD 4300 |      107,305 | 10.
                                                                             _________________________________________________
<FN>
____________
*Describe on Schedule RI-E--Explanations.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RI-3
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RI--Continued
                                                                                 ________________
                                                                                 | Year-to-date |
                                                                           ______ ______________
                                               Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________
<S>                                                                        <C>                    <C>
11. Extraordinary items and other adjustments:                             | ////////////////// |
    a. Extraordinary items and other adjustments, gross of income taxes* . | 4310             0 | 11.a.
    b. Applicable income taxes (on item 11.a)* ........................... | 4315             0 | 11.b.
    c. Extraordinary items and other adjustments, net of income taxes      | ////////////////// |
                                                                                                 ___________________________
       (item 11.a minus 11.b) ............................................ | ////////////////// | RIAD 4320 |            0 | 11.c.
12. Net income (loss) (sum of items 10 and 11.c) ......................... | ////////////////// | RIAD 4340 |       27,765 | 12.
                                                                           _________________________________________________
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<CAPTION>
                                                                                                            ________________
Memoranda                                                                                                   | Year-to-date |
                                                                                                      ______ ______________
                                                                          Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                   <C>                    <C>
 1. Interest expense incurred to carry tax-exempt securities, loans, and leases acquired after        | ////////////////// |
    August 7, 1986, that is not deductible for federal income tax purposes .......................... | 4513             0 | M.1.
 2. Fee income from the sale and servicing of mutual funds and annuities in domestic offices          | ////////////////// |
    (included in Schedule RI, item 5.g) ............................................................. | 8431             0 | M.2.
 3. Estimated foreign tax credit included in applicable income taxes, items 9 and 11.b above ........ | 4309             0 | M.3.
 4. To be completed only by banks with $1 billion or more in total assets:                            | ////////////////// |
    Taxable equivalent adjustment to "Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary             | ////////////////// |
    items and other adjustments" (item 8 above) ..................................................... | 1244           467 | M.4.
 5. Number of full-time equivalent employees on payroll at end of current period (round to            | ////        Number |
    nearest whole number) ........................................................................... | 4150         5,102 | M.5.
 6. Not applicable                                                                                    | ////////////////// |
                                                                                                      ______________________
 7. If the reporting bank has restated its balance sheet as a result of applying push down            | ////      MM DD YY |
    accounting this calendar year, report the date of the bank's acquisition ........................ | 9106      00/00/00 |
 8. Trading revenue (from cash instruments and off-balance sheet derivative instruments)              | ////////////////// |
    (included in schedule RI, items 5.c and 5.e):                                                     | ////  Bil Mil Thou |
    a. Interest rate esposures ...................................................................... | 8757            20 |
    b. Foreign exchange exposures ................................................................... | 8758          (530)| M.8.b.
    c. Equity security and index exposures .......................................................... | 8759             0 | M.8.c.
    d. Commodity and other exposures ................................................................ | 8760             0 | M.8.d.
 9. Impact on income of off-balance sheet derivatives held for purposes other than trading:           | ////////////////// |
    a. Net increase (decrease) to interest income.....................................................| 8761             0 | M.9.a.
    b. Net (increase) decrease to interest expense ...................................................| 8762        (6,221)| M.9.b.
    c. Other (noninterest) allocations ...............................................................| 8763          (19) | M.9.c.

 1. Total equity capital originally reported in the December 31, 1994, Reports of Condition           | ////////////////// |
    and Income ...................................................................................... | 3215     1,236,358 |  1.
 2. Equity capital adjustments from amended Reports of Income, net* ................................. | 3216             0 |  2.
 3. Amended balance end of previous calendar year (sum of items 1 and 2) ............................ | 3217     1,236,358 |  3.
 4. Net income (loss) (must equal Schedule RI, item 12) ............................................. | 4340        27,765 |  4.
 5. Sale, conversion, acquisition, or retirement of capital stock, net .............................. | 4346       125,000 |  5.
 6. Changes incident to business combinations, net .................................................. | 4356             0 |  6.
 7. LESS: Cash dividends declared on preferred stock ................................................ | 4470             0 |  7.
 8. LESS: Cash dividends declared on common stock ................................................... | 4460             0 |  8.
 9. Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles from prior years* (see instructions         | ////////////////// |
    for this schedule) .............................................................................. | 4411             0 |  9.
10. Corrections of material accounting errors from prior years* (see instructions for this schedule)  | 4412             0 | 10.
11. Change in net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ................ | 8433         9,275 | 11.
12. Foreign currency translation adjustments ........................................................ | 4414             0 | 12.
13. Other transactions with parent holding company* (not included in items 5, 7, or 8 above) ........ | 4415        30,000 | 13.
14. Total equity capital end of current period (sum of items 3 through 13) (must equal Schedule RC,   | ////////////////// |
    item 28) ........................................................................................ | 3210     1,428,398 | 14.
                                                                                                      ______________________
<FN>
____________
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RI-4
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-B--Charge-offs and Recoveries and Changes
               in Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

Part I. Charge-offs and Recoveries on Loans and Leases

Part I excludes charge-offs and recoveries through
the allocated transfer risk reserve.
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                                                                              _________________________________ ________
                                                                              |      (Column A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                              |     Charge-offs    |     Recoveries     |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
                                                                              |         calendar year-to-date           |
                                                                               _________________________________________
                                                  Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                    <C>
1. Loans secured by real estate:                                              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. To U.S. addressees (domicile) ......................................... | 4651        22,794 | 4661         2,633 | 1.a.
   b. To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ..................................... | 4652             0 | 4662             0 | 1.b.
2. Loans to depository institutions and acceptances of other banks:           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. To U.S. banks and other U.S. depository institutions .................. | 4653             0 | 4663             0 | 2.a.
   b. To foreign banks ...................................................... | 4654             0 | 4664             0 | 2.b.
3. Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers ...... | 4655             0 | 4665             0 | 3.
4. Commercial and industrial loans:                                           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. To U.S. addressees (domicile) ......................................... | 4645         1,347 | 4617         1,303 | 4.a.
   b. To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ..................................... | 4646             0 | 4618             0 | 4.b.
5. Loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal             | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   expenditures:                                                              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Credit cards and related plans ........................................ | 4656           135 | 4666            67 | 5.a.
   b. Other (includes single payment, installment, and all student loans) ... | 4657           845 | 4667           650 | 5.b.
6. Loans to foreign governments and official institutions ................... | 4643             0 | 4627             0 | 6.
7. All other loans .......................................................... | 4644            81 | 4628            79 | 7.
8. Lease financing receivables:                                               | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Of U.S. addressees (domicile) ......................................... | 4658             0 | 4668             0 | 8.a.
   b. Of non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ..................................... | 4659             0 | 4669             0 | 8.b.
9. Total (sum of items 1 through 8) ......................................... | 4635        25,202 | 4605         4,732 | 9.
                                                                              ___________________________________________
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                                                                              ___________________________________________
                                                                              |     Cumulative     |     Cumulative     |
                                                                              |    Charge-offs     |     Recoveries     |
                                                                              |    Jan. 1, 1986    |    Jan. 1, 1986    |
Memoranda                                                                     |      through       |      through       |
                                                  Dollar Amounts in Thousands |   Dec. 31, 1989    |    Report Date     |
______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
To be completed by national banks only.                                       | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                    <C>
1. Charge-offs and recoveries of Special-Category Loans, as defined for this  | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   Call Report by the Comptroller of the Currency ........................... | ////////////////// | 4784           651 |
                                                                              ___________________________________________
<CAPTION>
                                                                              ___________________________________________
                                                                              |      (Column A)    |     (Column B)     |
Memorandum items 2 and 3 are to be completed by all banks.                    |     Charge-offs    |     Recoveries     |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
2. Loans to finance commercial real estate, construction, and land            |         calendar year-to-date           |
                                                                               _________________________________________
   development activities (not secured by real estate) included in            | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                    <C>
   Schedule RI-B, part I, items 4 and 7, above .............................. | 5409           588 | 5410           247 | M.4.
3. Loans secured by real estate in domestic offices (included in              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   Schedule RI-B, part I, item 1, above):                                     | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Construction and land development ..................................... | 3582         3,545 | 3583           405 | M.5.a.
   b. Secured by farmland ................................................... | 3584            65 | 3585             0 | M.5.b.
   c. Secured by 1-4 family residential properties:                           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      (1) Revolving, open-end loans secured by 1-4 family residential         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          properties and extended under lines of credit ..................... | 5411           269 | 5412            36 | M.5.c.(1)
      (2) All other loans secured by 1-4 family residential properties ...... | 5413         2,809 | 5414           727 | M.5.c.(2)
   d. Secured by multifamily (5 or more) residential properties ............. | 3588         2,379 | 3589           329 | M.5.d.
   e. Secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties .......................... | 3590        13,727 | 3591         1,136 | M.5.e.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RI-5
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-B--Continued

Part II. Changes in Allowance for Loan and
         Lease Losses and in Allocated
         Transfer Risk Reserve

                                                                              ___________________________________________
                                                                              |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |
                                                                              |   Allowance for    |      Allocated     |
                                                                              |   Loan and Lease   |    Transfer Risk   |
                                                                              |      Losses        |       Reserve      |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
                                                  Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                    <C>
1. Balance originally reported in the December 31, 1994, Reports of           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   Condition and Income ..................................................... | 3124       283,800 | 3131             0 | 1.
2. Recoveries (column A must equal part I, item 9, column B above) .......... | 4605         4,732 | 3132             0 | 2.
3. LESS: Charge-offs (column A must equal part I, item 9, column A above) ... | 4635        25,202 | 3133             0 | 3.
4. Provision (column A must equal Schedule RI, item 4.a; column B must        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   equal Schedule RI, item 4.b) ............................................. | 4230         2,366 | 4243             0 | 4.
5. Adjustments* (see instructions for this schedule) ........................ | 4815        41,743 | 3134             0 | 5.
6. Balance end of current period (sum of items 1 through 5) (column A must    | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   equal Schedule RC, item 4.b; column B must equal Schedule RC,              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   item 4.c) ................................................................ | 3123       307,439 | 3128             0 | 6.
                                                                              ___________________________________________
<FN>
____________
*Describe on Schedule RI-E--Explanations.
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-C--Applicable Income Taxes by Taxing Authority
Schedule RI-C is to be reported with the December Report of Income.
                                                                                                               __________
                                                                                                               |  I489  | <-
                                                                                                    ____________ ________
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                    <C>
1. Federal ....................................................................................... | 4780           N/A | 1.
2. State and local................................................................................ | 4790           N/A | 2.
3. Foreign ....................................................................................... | 4795           N/A | 3.
4. Total (sum of items 1 through 3) (must equal sum of Schedule RI, items 9 and 11.b) ............ | 4770           N/A | 4.
                                                                       ____________________________
5. Deferred portion of item 4 ........................................ | RIAD 4772 |           N/A | ////////////////// | 5.
                                                                       __________________________________________________

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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RI-6
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-D--Income from International Operations

For all banks with foreign offices, Edge or Agreement subsidiaries, or IBFs where international operations
account for more than 10 percent of total revenues, total assets, or net income.

Part I. Estimated Income from International Operations

                                                                                                             __________
                                                                                                             |  I492  | <-
                                                                                                       ______ ________
                                                                                                       | Year-to-date |
                                                                                                 ______ ______________
                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                              <C>                    <C>
1. Interest income and expense booked at foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,       | ////////////////// |
   and IBFs:                                                                                     | ////////////////// |
   a. Interest income booked ................................................................... | 4837           N/A | 1.a.
   b. Interest expense booked .................................................................. | 4838           N/A | 1.b.
   c. Net interest income booked at foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs   | ////////////////// |
      (item 1.a minus 1.b) ..................................................................... | 4839           N/A | 1.c.
2. Adjustments for booking location of international operations:                                 | ////////////////// |
   a. Net interest income attributable to international operations booked at domestic offices .. | 4840           N/A | 2.a.
   b. Net interest income attributable to domestic business booked at foreign offices .......... | 4841           N/A | 2.b.
   c. Net booking location adjustment (item 2.a minus 2.b) ..................................... | 4842           N/A | 2.c.
3. Noninterest income and expense attributable to international operations:                      | ////////////////// |
   a. Noninterest income attributable to international operations .............................. | 4097           N/A | 3.a.
   b. Provision for loan and lease losses attributable to international operations ............. | 4235           N/A | 3.b.
   c. Other noninterest expense attributable to international operations ....................... | 4239           N/A | 3.c.
   d. Net noninterest income (expense) attributable to international operations (item 3.a        | ////////////////// |
      minus 3.b and 3.c) ....................................................................... | 4843           N/A | 3.d.
4. Estimated pretax income attributable to international operations before capital allocation    | ////////////////// |
   adjustment (sum of items 1.c, 2.c, and 3.d) ................................................. | 4844           N/A | 4.
5. Adjustment to pretax income for internal allocations to international operations to reflect   | ////////////////// |
   the effects of equity capital on overall bank funding costs ................................. | 4845           N/A | 5.
6. Estimated pretax income attributable to international operations after capital allocation     | ////////////////// |
   adjustment (sum of items 4 and 5) ........................................................... | 4846           N/A | 6.
7. Income taxes attributable to income from international operations as estimated in item 6 .... | 4797           N/A | 7.
8. Estimated net income attributable to international operations (item 6 minus 7) .............. | 4341           N/A | 8.
                                                                                                 ______________________
<CAPTION>
Memoranda                                                                                        ______________________
                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                              <C>                    <C>
1. Intracompany interest income included in item 1.a above ..................................... | 4847           N/A | M.1.
2. Intracompany interest expense included in item 1.b above .................................... | 4848           N/A | M.2.
                                                                                                 ______________________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Part II. Supplementary Details on Income from International Operations Required
by the Departments of Commerce and Treasury for Purposes of the U.S.
International Accounts and the U.S. National Income and Product Accounts
                                                                                                       ________________
                                                                                                       | Year-to-date |
                                                                                                 ______ ______________
                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                              <C>                    <C>
1. Interest income booked at IBFs .............................................................. | 4849           N/A | 1.
2. Interest expense booked at IBFs ............................................................. | 4850           N/A | 2.
3. Noninterest income attributable to international operations booked at domestic offices        | ////////////////// |
   (excluding IBFs):                                                                             | ////////////////// |
   a. Gains (losses) and extraordinary items ................................................... | 5491           N/A | 3.a.
   b. Fees and other noninterest income ........................................................ | 5492           N/A | 3.b.
4. Provision for loan and lease losses attributable to international operations booked at        | ////////////////// |
   domestic offices (excluding IBFs) ........................................................... | 4852           N/A | 4.
5. Other noninterest expense attributable to international operations booked at domestic offices | ////////////////// |
   (excluding IBFs) ............................................................................ | 4853           N/A | 5.
                                                                                                 ______________________
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RI-7
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-E--Explanations

Schedule RI-E is to be completed each quarter on a calendar year-to-date basis.

Detail all adjustments in Schedules RI-A and RI-B, all extraordinary items and other adjustments in Schedule RI, and all
significant items of other noninterest income and other noninterest expense in Schedule RI. (See instructions for details.)
                                                                                                              __________
                                                                                                              |  I495  | <-
                                                                                                        ______ ________
                                                                                                        | Year-to-date |
                                                                                                  ______ ______________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                    <C>
 1. All other noninterest income (from Schedule RI, item 5.f.(2))                                 | ////////////////// |
    Report amounts that exceed 10% of Schedule RI, item 5.f.(2):                                  | ////////////////// |
    a. Net gains on other real estate owned ..................................................... | 5415             0 | 1.a.
    b. Net gains on sales of loans .............................................................. | 5416             0 | 1.b.
    c. Net gains on sales of premises and fixed assets .......................................... | 5417             0 | 1.c.
    Itemize and describe the three largest other amounts that exceed 10% of                       | ////////////////// |
    Schedule RI, item 5.f.(2):                                                                    | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    d. | TEXT 4461 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4461        13,925 | 1.d.
        ___________  REIMBURSEMENT FROM AFFILIATES
    e. | TEXT 4462 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4462               | 1.e.
        ___________
    f. | TEXT 4463 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4463               | 1.f.
       _____________
 2. Other noninterest expense (from Schedule RI, item 7.c):                                       | ////////////////// |
    a. Amortization expense of intangible assets ................................................ | 4531         4,562 | 2.a.
    Report amounts that exceed 10% of Schedule RI, item 7.c:                                      | ////////////////// |
    b. Net losses on other real estate owned .................................................... | 5418             0 | 2.b.
    c. Net losses on sales of loans ............................................................. | 5419             0 | 2.c.
    d. Net losses on sales of premises and fixed assets ......................................... | 5420             0 | 2.d.
    Itemize and describe the three largest other amounts that exceed 10% of                       | ////////////////// |
    Schedule RI, item 7.c:                                                                        | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    e. | TEXT 4464 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4464        18,426 | 2.e.
        ___________  ACQUISITION COST
    f. | TEXT 4467 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4467               | 2.f.
        ___________
    g. | TEXT 4468 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4468               | 2.g.
       _____________
 3. Extraordinary items and other adjustments (from Schedule RI, item 11.a) and                   | ////////////////// |
    applicable income tax effect (from Schedule RI, item 11.b) (itemize and describe              | ////////////////// |
    all extraordinary items and other adjustments):                                               | ////////////////// |
           _____________
    a. (1) | TEXT 4469 |__________________________________________________________________________| 4469               | 3.a.(1)
           _____________
       (2) Applicable income tax effect                               | RIAD 4486 |               | ////////////////// | 3.a.(2)
           _____________                                              ____________________________
    b. (1) | TEXT 4487 |__________________________________________________________________________| 4487               | 3.b.(1)
           _____________
       (2) Applicable income tax effect                               | RIAD 4488 |               | ////////////////// | 3.b.(2)
           _____________                                              ____________________________
    c. (1) | TEXT 4489 |__________________________________________________________________________| 4489               | 3.c.(1)
           _____________
       (2) Applicable income tax effect                               | RIAD 4491 |               | ////////////////// | 3.c.(2)
                                                                      ____________________________
 4. Equity capital adjustments from amended Reports of Income (from Schedule RI-A,                | ////////////////// |
    item 2) (itemize and describe all adjustments):                                               | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    a. | TEXT 4492 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4492               | 4.a.
        ___________
    b. | TEXT 4493 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4493               | 4.b.
       _____________
 5. Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles from prior years (from                  | ////////////////// |
    Schedule RI-A, item 9) (itemize and describe all changes in accounting principles):           | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    a. | TEXT 4494 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4494               | 5.a.
        ___________
    b. | TEXT 4495 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4495               | 5.b.
       _____________
 6. Corrections of material accounting errors from prior years (from Schedule RI-A,               | ////////////////// |
    item 10) (itemize and describe all corrections):                                              | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    a. | TEXT 4496 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4496               | 6.a.
        ___________
    b. | TEXT 4497 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4497               | 6.b.
       _____________
                                                                                                  ______________________
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RI-8
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-E--Continued
                                                                                                        ________________
                                                                                                        | Year-to-date |
                                                                                                  ______ ______________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                    <C>
 7. Other transactions with parent holding company (from Schedule RI-A, item 13)                  | ////////////////// |
    (itemize and describe all such transactions):                                                 | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    a. | TEXT 4498 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4498        30,000 | 7.a.
        ___________
    b. | TEXT 4499 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4499               | 7.b.
       _____________
 8. Adjustments to allowance for loan and lease losses (from Schedule RI-B, part II,              | ////////////////// |
    item 5) (itemize and describe all adjustments):                                               | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    a. | TEXT 4521 | GATEWAY SAVINGS BANK POOLING
                   |______________________________________________________________________________| 4521        41,743 | 8.a.
       _____________
    b. | TEXT 4522 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4522               | 8.b.
       _____________
                                                                                                   ____________________
 9. Other explanations (the space below is provided for the bank to briefly describe,             |   I498   |   I499  | <-
                                                                                                  ______________________
    at its option, any other significant items affecting the Report of Income):
               ___
    No comment |X| (RIAD 4769)
               ___
    Other explanations (please type or print clearly):
    (TEXT 4769)
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RC-1
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Commercial
and State-Chartered Savings Banks for March 31, 1995

All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars.  Unless otherwise indicated,
report the amount outstanding as of the last business day of the quarter.

Schedule RC--Balance Sheet
                                                                                                             __________
                                                                                                             |  C400  | <-
                                                                                                 ____________ ________
                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                              <C>                     <C>
ASSETS                                                                                           | ////////////////// |
 1. Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A):                     | ////////////////// |
    a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1) ................................... | 0081     1,129,769 |  1.a.
    b. Interest-bearing balances(2) ............................................................ | 0071        20,024 |  1.b.
 2. Securities:                                                                                  | ////////////////// |
    a. Held-to-maturity securities (from Schedule RC-B, column A) .............................. | 1754     3,869,407 |  2.a.
    b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D) ............................ | 1773       942,494 |  2.b.
 3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell in domestic offices   | ////////////////// |
    of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs:                         | ////////////////// |
    a. Federal funds sold ...................................................................... | 0276       231,700 |  3.a.
    b. Securities purchased under agreements to resell ......................................... | 0277       160,000 |  3.b.
 4. Loans and lease financing receivables:                           ____________________________| ////////////////// |
    a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income (from Schedule RC-C) | RCFD 2122 |    11,518,372 | ////////////////// |  4.a.
    b. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses ................... | RCFD 3123 |       307,439 | ////////////////// |  4.b.
    c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve ....................... | RCFD 3128 |             0 | ////////////////// |  4.c.
                                                                     ____________________________
    d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income,                                                 | ////////////////// |
       allowance, and reserve (item 4.a minus 4.b and 4.c) ..................................... | 2125    11,210,933 |  4.d.
 5. Assets held in trading accounts ............................................................ | 3545        11,350 |  5.
 6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ................................... | 2145       183,506 |  6.
 7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M) ............................................... | 2150         8,591 |  7.
 8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies (from Schedule RC-M) ... | 2130             0 |  8.
 9. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ............................... | 2155        15,953 |  9.
10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M) ..................................................... | 2143       277,715 | 10.
11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F) .......................................................... | 2160       601,669 | 11.
12. Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11) ................................................... | 2170    18,663,111 | 12.
                                                                                                 ______________________
<FN>
____________
(1) Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits.
(2) Includes time certificates of deposit not held in trading accounts.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RC-2
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC--Continued
                                                                                               ___________________________
                                                                   Dollar Amounts in Thousands | /////////  Bil Mil Thou |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
<S>                                                                                            <C>                         <C>
LIABILITIES                                                                                    | /////////////////////// |
13. Deposits:                                                                                  | /////////////////////// |
    a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C from Schedule RC-E, part I) ..... | RCON 2200     9,943,636 | 13.a.
                                                                   ____________________________
       (1) Noninterest-bearing(1) ................................ | RCON 6631       2,359,779 | /////////////////////// | 13.a.(1)
       (2) Interest-bearing ...................................... | RCON 6636       7,583,857 | /////////////////////// | 13.a.(2)
                                                                   ____________________________
    b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs (from Schedule RC-E,      | /////////////////////// |
       part II) .............................................................................. | RCFN 2200       987,509 | 13.b.
                                                                   ____________________________
       (1) Noninterest-bearing ................................... | RCFN 6631               0 | /////////////////////// | 13.b.(1)
       (2) Interest-bearing ...................................... | RCFN 6636         987,509 | /////////////////////// | 13.b.(2)
                                                                   ____________________________
14. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase in domestic     | /////////////////////// |
    offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs:               | /////////////////////// |
    a. Federal funds purchased ............................................................... | RCFD 0278     1,894,593 | 14.a.
    b. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ........................................ | RCFD 0279     1,840,511 | 14.b.
15. a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury .............................................. | RCON 2840       168,296 | 15.a.
    b. Trading liabilities ................................................................... | RCFD 3548             0 | 15.b.
16. Other borrowed money:                                                                      | /////////////////////// |
    a. With original maturity of one year or less ............................................ | RCFD 2332     1,570,500 | 16.a.
    b. With original maturity of more than one year .......................................... | RCFD 2333       317,493 | 16.b.
17. Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases ........................... | RCFD 2910         9,186 | 17.
18. Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ................................. | RCFD 2920        15,953 | 18.
19. Subordinated notes and debentures ........................................................ | RCFD 3200       250,000 | 19.
20. Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) ................................................... | RCFD 2930       237,036 | 20.
21. Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20) ........................................... | RCFD 2948    17,234,713 | 21.
                                                                                               | /////////////////////// |
22. Limited-life preferred stock and related surplus ......................................... | RCFD 3282             0 | 22.
EQUITY CAPITAL                                                                                 | /////////////////////// |
23. Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ............................................ | RCFD 3838       125,000 | 23.
24. Common stock ............................................................................. | RCFD 3230        19,487 | 24.
25. Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock).................................. | RCFD 3839       955,984 | 25.
26. a. Undivided profits and capital reserves ................................................ | RCFD 3632       347,642 | 26.a.
    b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ................ | RCFD 8434       (19,715)| 26.b.
27. Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments ...................................... | RCFD 3284             0 | 27.
28. Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27) ........................................ | RCFD 3210     1,428,398 | 28.
29. Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital (sum of items 21, 22,  | /////////////////////// |
    and 28) .................................................................................. | RCFD 3300    18,663,111 | 29.
                                                                                               ___________________________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Memorandum
To be reported only with the March Report of Condition.
 1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the                     Number
    most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external            __________________
    auditors as of any date during 1994 ............................................................... | RCFD 6724    2 | M.1.
                                                                                                        __________________
<S>                                                              <C>
1 = Independent  audit of the  bank conducted  in  accordance    4 = Directors'  examination  of the  bank  performed  by other
    with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified        external  auditors (may  be required  by state  chartering
    public accounting firm which submits a report on the bank        authority)
2 = Independent  audit of the  bank's parent  holding company    5 = Review of  the bank's  financial  statements  by  external
    conducted in accordance with  generally accepted auditing        auditors
    standards  by a certified  public  accounting  firm which    6 = Compilation of the bank's financial statements by external
    submits a  report  on the  consolidated  holding  company        auditors
    (but not on the bank separately)                             7 = Other  audit procedures  (excluding tax  preparation work)
3 = Directors'   examination  of   the  bank   conducted   in    8 = No external audit work
    accordance  with generally  accepted  auditing  standards
    by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by
    state chartering authority)
<FN>
____________
(1) Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings deposits.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RC-3
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-A--Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions
Exclude assets held in trading accounts.
                                                                                                              __________
                                                                                                              |  C405  | <-
                                                                             _________________________________ ________
                                                                             |     (Column  A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                             |    Consolidated    |      Domestic      |
                                                                             |        Bank        |      Offices       |
                                                                             ____________________ ____________________
                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                          <C>                  <C>                    <C>
1. Cash items in process of collection, unposted debits, and currency and    | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   coin .................................................................... | 0022       604,069 | ////////////////// | 1.
   a. Cash items in process of collection and unposted debits .............. | ////////////////// | 0020       463,700 | 1.a.
   b. Currency and coin .................................................... | ////////////////// | 0080       140,369 | 1.b.
2. Balances due from depository institutions in the U.S. ................... | ////////////////// | 0082       374,588 | 2.
   a. U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks (including their IBFs) ... | 0083             0 | ////////////////// | 2.a.
   b. Other commercial banks in the U.S. and other depository institutions   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      in the U.S. (including their IBFs) ................................... | 0085       374,588 | ////////////////// | 2.b.
3. Balances due from banks in foreign countries and foreign central banks .. | ////////////////// | 0070        26,818 | 3.
   a. Foreign branches of other U.S. banks ................................. | 0073             0 | ////////////////// | 3.a.
   b. Other banks in foreign countries and foreign central banks ........... | 0074        26,818 | ////////////////// | 3.b.
4. Balances due from Federal Reserve Banks ................................. | 0090       144,318 | 0090       144,318 | 4.
5. Total (sum of items 1 through 4) (total of column A must equal            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   Schedule RC, sum of items 1.a and 1.b) .................................. | 0010     1,149,793 | 0010     1,149,793 | 5.
                                                                             ___________________________________________
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                  ______________________
Memorandum                                                            Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                    <C>
1. Noninterest-bearing balances due from commercial banks in the U.S. (included in item 2,        | ////////////////// |
   column B above) .............................................................................. | 0050       374,565 | M.1.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RC-4
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-B--Securities
Exclude assets held in trading accounts.


                                       ___________________________________________________________________________ ________
                                      |             Held-to-maturity            |            Available-for-sale           |
                                       _________________________________________ _________________________________________
                                      |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |     (Column C)     |     (Column D)     |
                                      |   Amortized Cost   |     Fair Value     |   Amortized Cost   |    Fair Value(1)   |
                                       ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
          Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                   <C>                  <C>                  <C>                  <C>                    <C>
1. U.S. Treasury securities ......... | 0211     1,062,428 | 0213     1,015,473 | 1286       691,202 | 1287       666,352 | 1.
2. U.S. Government agency             | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   and corporation obligations        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   (exclude mortgage-backed           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   securities):                       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Issued by U.S. Govern-          | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      ment agencies(2) .............. | 1289             0 | 1290             0 | 1291             0 | 1293             0 | 2.a.
   b. Issued by U.S.                  | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      Government-sponsored            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      agencies(3) ................... | 1294             0 | 1295             0 | 1297             0 | 1298             0 | 2.b.
3. Securities issued by states        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   and political subdivisions         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   in the U.S.:                       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. General obligations ........... | 1676             0 | 1677             0 | 1678            46 | 1679            49 | 3.a.
   b. Revenue obligations ........... | 1681             0 | 1686             0 | 1690             0 | 1691             0 | 3.b.
   c. Industrial development          | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      and similar obligations ....... | 1694             0 | 1695             0 | 1696             0 | 1697             0 | 3.c.
4. Mortgage-backed                    | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   securities (MBS):                  | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Pass-through securities:        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      (1) Guaranteed by               | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          GNMA ...................... | 1698             0 | 1699             0 | 1701        69,656 | 1702        71,324 | 4.a.(1)
      (2) Issued by FNMA              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          and FHLMC ................. | 1703     1,628,515 | 1705     1,585,653 | 1706             0 | 1707             0 | 4.a.(2)
      (3) Privately-issued .......... | 1709        17,122 | 1710        15,757 | 1711             0 | 1713             0 | 4.a.(3)
   b. CMOs and REMICs:                | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      (1) Issued by FNMA              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          and FHLMC ................. | 1714        85,184 | 1715        84,337 | 1716             0 | 1717             0 | 4.b.(1)
      (2) Privately-issued            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          and collateralized          | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          by MBS issued or            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          guaranteed by               | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          FNMA, FHLMC, or             | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          GNMA ...................... | 1718             0 | 1719             0 | 1731             0 | 1732             0 | 4.b.(2)
      (3) All other privately-        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          issued .................... | 1733       216,096 | 1734       211,846 | 1735       144,203 | 1736       133,089 | 4.b.(3)
5. Other debt securities:             | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Other domestic debt             | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      securities .................... | 1737       857,162 | 1738       839,077 | 1739             0 | 1741             0 | 5.a.
   b. Foreign debt                    | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      securities .................... | 1742         2,900 | 1743         2,900 | 1744             0 | 1746             0 | 5.b.
                                      _____________________________________________________________________________________
<FN>
_____________
(1) Includes equity securities without readily determinable fair values at historical cost in item 6.c, column D.
(2) Includes Small Business Administration "Guaranteed Loan Pool Certificates," U.S. Maritime Administration obligations, and
    Export-Import Bank participation certificates.
(3) Includes obligations (other than pass-through securities, CMOs, and REMICs) issued by the Farm Credit System, the Federal Home
    Loan Bank System, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Financing
    Corporation, Resolution Funding Corporation, the Student Loan Marketing Association, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RC-5
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-B--Continued

                                    _____________________________________________________________________________________
                                    |             Held-to-maturity            |            Available-for-sale           |
                                     _________________________________________ _________________________________________
                                    |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |     (Column C)     |     (Column D)     |
                                    |   Amortized Cost   |     Fair Value     |   Amortized Cost   |    Fair Value(1)   |
                                     ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
        Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
____________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                 <C>                  <C>                  <C>                  <C>                    <C>
6. Equity securities:               | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Investments in mutual         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      funds ....................... | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | 1747         5,892 | 1748         5,892 | 6.a.
   b. Other equity securities       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      with readily determin-        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      able fair values ............ | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | 1749             0 | 1751             0 | 6.b.
   c. All other equity              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      securities(1) ............... | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | 1752        65,788 | 1753        65,788 | 6.c.
7. Total (sum of items 1            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   through 6) (total of             | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   column A must equal              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   Schedule RC, item 2.a)           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   (total of column D must          | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   equal Schedule RC,               | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   item 2.b) ...................... | 1754     3,869,407 | 1771     3,755,043 | 1772       976,787 | 1773       942,494 | 7.
                                    _____________________________________________________________________________________
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<CAPTION>
                                                                                                              ___________
Memoranda                                                                                                     |   C412  | <-
                                                                                                   ___________ _________
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                    <C>
1. Pledged securities(2) ......................................................................... | 0416     3,351,250 | M.1.
2. Maturity and repricing data for debt securities(2)(3)(4) (excluding those in nonaccrual status):| ////////////////// |
   a. Fixed rate debt securities with a remaining maturity of:                                     | ////////////////// |
      (1) Three months or less ................................................................... | 0343        17,195 | M.2.a.(1)
      (2) Over three months through 12 months .................................................... | 0344       316,833 | M.2.a.(2)
      (3) Over one year through five years ....................................................... | 0345     3,068,770 | M.2.a.(3)
      (4) Over five years ........................................................................ | 0346     1,166,672 | M.2.a.(4)
      (5) Total fixed rate debt securities (sum of Memorandum items 2.a.(1) through 2.a.(4)) ..... | 0347     4,569,470 | M.2.a.(5)
   b. Floating rate debt securities with a repricing frequency of:                                 | ////////////////// |
      (1) Quarterly or more frequently ........................................................... | 4544        17,123 | M.2.b.(1)
      (2) Annually or more frequently, but less frequently than quarterly ........................ | 4545       153,628 | M.2.b.(2)
      (3) Every five years or more frequently, but less frequently than annually ................. | 4551             0 | M.2.b.(3)
      (4) Less frequently than every five years .................................................. | 4552             0 | M.2.b.(4)
      (5) Total floating rate debt securities (sum of Memorandum items 2.b.(1) through 2.b.(4)) .. | 4553       170,751 | M.2.b.(5)
   c. Total debt securities (sum of Memorandum items 2.a.(5) and 2.b.(5)) (must equal total debt   | ////////////////// |
      securities from Schedule RC-B, sum of items 1 through 5, columns A and D, minus nonaccrual   | ////////////////// |
      debt securities included in Schedule RC-N, item 9, column C) ............................... | 0393     4,740,221 | M.2.c.
3. Not applicable                                                                                  | ////////////////// |
4. Held-to-maturity debt securities restructured and in compliance with modified terms (included   | ////////////////// |
   in Schedule RC-B, items 3 through 5, column A, above) ......................................... | 5365             0 | M.4.
5. Not applicable                                                                                  | ////////////////// |
6. Floating rate debt securities with a remaining maturity of one year or less(2) (included in     | ////////////////// |
   Memorandum item 2.b.(5) above) ................................................................ | 5519             0 | M.6.
7. Amortized cost of held-to-maturity securities sold or transferred to available-for-sale or      | ////////////////// |
   trading securities during the calendar year-to-date ........................................... | 1778             0 | M.7.
8. High-Risk mortgage securities (included in the held-to-maturity and available-for-sale          | ////////////////// |
   accounts in Schedule RC-B, item 4.b):                                                           | ////////////////// |
   a. Amortized cost ............................................................................. | 8780             0 | M.8.a.
   b. Fair Value ................................................................................. | 8781             0 | M.8.b.
9. Structured notes (included in the held-to-maturity and available-for-sale accounts in           | ////////////////// |
      Schedule RC-B, items.2, 3, and 5):                                                           | ////////////////// |
   a. Amortized cost ............................................................................. | 8782             0 | M.9.a.
   b. Fair Value ................................................................................. | 8783             0 | M.9.b.

                                                                                                                                  
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City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-C--Loans and Lease Financing Receivables

Part I. Loans and Leases

Do not deduct the allowance for loan and lease losses from amounts                                            __________
reported in this schedule.  Report total loans and leases, net of unearned                                    |  C415  | <-
                                                                             _________________________________ ________
income.  Exclude assets held in trading accounts.                            |     (Column  A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                             |    Consolidated    |      Domestic      |
                                                                             |        Bank        |      Offices       |
                                                                              ____________________ ____________________
                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                          <C>                  <C>                     <C>
 1. Loans secured by real estate ........................................... | 1410     4,864,103 | ////////////////// |  1.
    a. Construction and land development ................................... | ////////////////// | 1415        71,262 |  1.a.
    b. Secured by farmland (including farm residential and other             | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       improvements) ....................................................... | ////////////////// | 1420           769 |  1.b.
    c. Secured by 1-4 family residential properties:                         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Revolving, open-end loans secured by 1-4 family residential       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
           properties and extended under lines of credit ................... | ////////////////// | 1797       372,876 |  1.c.(1)
       (2) All other loans secured by 1-4 family residential properties:     | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
           (a) Secured by first liens ...................................... | ////////////////// | 5367     2,922,178 |  1.c.(2)(a)
           (b) Secured by junior liens ..................................... | ////////////////// | 5368       219,517 |  1.c.(2)(b)
    d. Secured by multifamily (5 or more) residential properties ........... | ////////////////// | 1460        90,670 |  1.d.
    e. Secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties ........................ | ////////////////// | 1480     1,186,831 |  1.e.
 2. Loans to depository institutions:                                        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. To commercial banks in the U.S. ..................................... | ////////////////// | 1505        17,793 |  2.a.
       (1) To U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks .................. | 1506             0 | ////////////////// |  2.a.(1)
       (2) To other commercial banks in the U.S. ........................... | 1507        17,793 | ////////////////// |  2.a.(2)
    b. To other depository institutions in the U.S. ........................ | 1517             0 | 1517             0 |  2.b.
    c. To banks in foreign countries ....................................... | ////////////////// | 1510             0 |  2.c.
       (1) To foreign branches of other U.S. banks ......................... | 1513             0 | ////////////////// |  2.c.(1)
       (2) To other banks in foreign countries ............................. | 1516             0 | ////////////////// |  2.c.(2)
 3. Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers .... | 1590         2,547 | 1590         2,547 |  3.
 4. Commercial and industrial loans:                                         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. To U.S. addressees (domicile) ....................................... | 1763     5,316,433 | 1763     5,316,433 |  4.a.
    b. To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ................................... | 1764             0 | 1764             0 |  4.b.
 5. Acceptances of other banks:                                              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Of U.S. banks ....................................................... | 1756         1,957 | 1756         1,957 |  5.a.
    b. Of foreign banks .................................................... | 1757             0 | 1757             0 |  5.b.
 6. Loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    expenditures (i.e., consumer loans) (includes purchased paper) ......... | ////////////////// | 1975       549,161 |  6.
    a. Credit cards and related plans (includes check credit and other       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       revolving credit plans) ............................................. | 2008        24,213 | ////////////////// |  6.a.
    b. Other (includes single payment, installment, and all student loans) . | 2011       524,948 | ////////////////// |  6.b.
 7. Loans to foreign governments and official institutions (including        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    foreign central banks) ................................................. | 2081             0 | 2081             0 |  7.
 8. Obligations (other than securities and leases) of states and political   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    subdivisions in the U.S. (includes nonrated industrial development       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    obligations) ........................................................... | 2107        41,759 | 2107        41,759 |  8.
 9. Other loans ............................................................ | 1563       729,903 | ////////////////// |  9.
    a. Loans for purchasing or carrying securities (secured and unsecured) . | ////////////////// | 1545        62,038 |  9.a.
    b. All other loans (exclude consumer loans) ............................ | ////////////////// | 1564       677,865 |  9.b.
10. Lease financing receivables (net of unearned income) ................... | ////////////////// | 2165        11,454 | 10.
    a. Of U.S. addressees (domicile) ....................................... | 2182        11,454 | ////////////////// | 10.a.
    b. Of non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ................................... | 2183             0 | ////////////////// | 10.b.
11. LESS: Any unearned income on loans reflected in items 1-9 above ........ | 2123        16,738 | 2123        16,738 | 11.
12. Total loans and leases, net of unearned income (sum of items 1 through   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    10 minus item 11) (total of column A must equal Schedule RC, item 4.a) . | 2122    11,518,372 | 2122    11,518,372 | 12.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RC-7
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-C--Continued

Part I. Continued
                                                                             ___________________________________________
                                                                             |     (Column  A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                             |    Consolidated    |      Domestic      |
Memoranda                                                                    |        Bank        |      Offices       |
                                                                              ____________________ ____________________
                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                          <C>                  <C>                    <C>
 1. Commercial paper included in Schedule RC-C, part I, above .............. | 1496             0 | 1496             0 | M.1.
 2. Loans and leases restructured and in compliance with modified terms      | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    (included in Schedule RC-C, part I, above):                              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Loans secured by real estate:                                         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
                                                                                                   _____________________
       (1) To U.S. addressees (domicile) ................................... | 1687        15,774 | M.2.a.(1)
       (2) To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ............................... | 1689             0 | M.2.a.(2)
    b. Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers . | 8691             4 | M.2.b.
    c. Commercial and industrial to and lease financing receivables          | ////////////////// |
       of non-U.S. addressees (domicile) included in Memorandum item 2.b     | ////////////////// |
       above ............................................................... | 8692             0 | M.2.c.
       (1) To U.S. addressees (domicile) ................................... | 1758             8 | M.2.c.(1)
       (2) To non-U.S. addressees (domicile)................................ | 1759             0 | M.2.c.(2)
    d. All other loans (exclude loans to individuals for household,          | ////////////////// |
       family, and other personal expenditures) ............................ | 1615             0 | M.2.d.
    e. Lease financing receivables:                                          | ////////////////// |
       (1) Of U.S. addressees (domicile) ................................... | 1789             0 | M.2.e.(1)
       (2) Of non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ............................... | 1790             0 | M.2.e.(2)
    f. Total (sum of Memorandum items 2.a through 2.e) ..................... | 1616        22,341 | M.2.f.
 3. Maturity and repricing data for loans and leases(1) (excluding those     | ////////////////// |
    in nonaccrual status):                                                   | ////////////////// |
    a. Fixed rate loans and leases with a remaining maturity of:             | ////////////////// |
       (1) Three months or less ............................................ | 0348       336,451 | M.3.a.(1)
       (2) Over three months through 12 months ............................. | 0349        64,684 | M.3.a.(2)
       (3) Over one year through five years ................................ | 0356       896,761 | M.3.a.(3)
       (4) Over five years ................................................. | 0357     2,048,991 | M.3.a.(4)
       (5) Total fixed rate loans and leases (sum of                         | ////////////////// |
           Memorandum items 3.a.(1) through 3.a.(4)) ....................... | 0358     3,346,887 | M.3.a.(5)
    b. Floating rate loans with a repricing frequency of:                    | ////////////////// |
       (1) Quarterly or more frequently .................................... | 4554     6,586,364 | M.3.b.(1)
       (2) Annually or more frequently, but less frequently than quarterly . | 4555       692,513 | M.3.b.(2)
       (3) Every five years or more frequently, but less frequently than     | ////////////////// |
           annually ........................................................ | 4561       772,743 | M.3.b.(3)
       (4) Less frequently than every five years ........................... | 4564             0 | M.3.b.(4)
       (5) Total floating rate loans (sum of Memorandum items 3.b.(1)        | ////////////////// |
           through 3.b.(4)) ................................................ | 4567     8,051,620 | M.3.b.(5)
    c. Total loans and leases (sum of Memorandum items 3.a.(5) and 3.b.(5))  | ////////////////// |
       (must equal the sum of total loans and leases, net, from              | ////////////////// |
       Schedule RC-C, part I, item 12, plus unearned income from             | ////////////////// |
       Schedule RC-C, part I, item 11, minus total nonaccrual loans and      | ////////////////// |
       leases from Schedule RC-N, sum of items 1 through 8, column C) ...... | 1479    11,398,507 | M.3.c.
 4. Loans to finance commercial real estate, construction, and land          | ////////////////// |
    development activities (not secured by real estate) included in          | ////////////////// |
    Schedule RC-C, part I, items 4 and 9, column A, page RC-6(2) ........... | 2746        57,178 | M.4.
 5. Loans and leases held for sale (included in Schedule RC-C, part I, above)| 5369        59,484 | M.5.
 6. Adjustable rate closed-end loans secured by first liens on 1-4 family    | ////////////////// |_____________________
    residential properties (included in Schedule RC-C, part I, item          | ////////////////// | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                                                                   ____________________
    1.c.(2)(a), column B, page RC-6) ....................................... | ////////////////// | 5370     1,113,926 | M.6.
                                                                             ___________________________________________
<FN>
_____________
(1) Memorandum item 3 is not applicable to savings banks that must complete supplemental Schedule RC-J.
(2) Exclude loans secured by real estate that are included in Schedule RC-C, part I, item 1, column A.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RC-8
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-D--Trading Assets and Liabilities
Schedule RC-D is to be completed only by banks with $1 billion or more in total assets or with $2 billion or more in par/notional
amount of interest rate, foreign exchange rate, and other commodity and equity contracts (as reported in Schedule RC-L, items 11,
12, and 13).
                                                                                                                   __________
                                                                                                                   |  C420  | <-
                                                                                                  _________________ ________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | /////////  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                          <C>
ASSETS                                                                                            | /////////////////////// |
 1. U.S. Treasury securities in domestic offices ................................................ | RCON 3531             0 |  1.
 2. U.S. Government agency and corporation obligations in domestic offices (exclude mortgage-     | /////////////////////// |
    backed securities) .......................................................................... | RCON 3532             0 |  2.
 3. Securities issued by states and political subdivisions in the U.S. in domestic offices ...... | RCON 3533             0 |  3.
 4. Mortgage-backed securities in domestic offices:                                               | /////////////////////// |
    a. Pass-through securities issued or guaranteed by FNMA, FHLMC, or GNMA ..................... | RCON 3534             0 |  4.a.
    b. CMOs and REMICs issued by FNMA or FHLMC .................................................. | RCON 3535             0 |  4.b.
    c. All other ................................................................................ | RCON 3536             0 |  4.c.
 5. Other debt securities in domestic offices ................................................... | RCON 3537             0 |  5.
 6. Certificates of deposit in domestic offices ................................................. | RCON 3538             0 |  6.
 7. Commercial paper in domestic offices ........................................................ | RCON 3539             0 |  7.
 8. Bankers acceptances in domestic offices ..................................................... | RCON 3540             0 |  8.
 9. Other trading assets in domestic offices .................................................... | RCON 3541             0 |  9.
10. Trading assets in foreign offices ........................................................... | RCFN 3542             0 | 10.
11. Revaluation gains on interest rate, foreign exchange rate, and other commodity and equity     | /////////////////////// |
    contracts:                                                                                    | /////////////////////// |
    a. In domestic offices ...................................................................... | RCON 3543        11,350 | 11.a.
    b. In foreign offices ....................................................................... | RCFN 3544             0 | 11.b.
12. Total trading assets (sum of items 1 through 11) (must equal Schedule RC, item 5) ........... | RCFD 3545        11,350 | 12.
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                  ___________________________
                                                                                                  ___________________________
                                                                                                  | /////////  Bil Mil Thou |
LIABILITIES                                                                                        _________________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                          <C>
13. Liability for short positions ............................................................... | RCFD 3546             0 | 13.
14. Revaluation losses on interest rate, foreign exchange rate, and other commodity and equity    | /////////////////////// |
    contracts ................................................................................... | RCFD 3547             0 | 14.
15. Total trading liabilities (sum of items 13 and 14) (must equal Schedule RC, item 15.b) ...... | RCFD 3548             0 | 15.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RC-9
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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Schedule RC-E--Deposit Liabilities

Part I. Deposits in Domestic Offices
                                                                                                                __________
                                                                                                                |  C425  | <-
                                                          ______________________________________________________ ________
                                                          |                                         |   Nontransaction   |
                                                          |          Transaction  Accounts          |      Accounts      |
                                                           _________________________________________ ____________________
                                                          |     (Column A)     |    (Column B)      |     (Column C)     |
                                                          |  Total transaction |    Memo: Total     |        Total       |
                                                          | accounts (including|  demand deposits   |   nontransaction   |
                                                          |    total demand    |   (included in     |      accounts      |
                                                          |      deposits)     |     column A)      |  (including MMDAs) |
                                                           ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
                              Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                       <C>                  <C>                  <C>                    <C>
Deposits of:                                              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
1. Individuals, partnerships, and corporations .......... | 2201     2,837,204 | 2240     1,907,856 | 2346     6,279,886 | 1.
2. U.S. Government ...................................... | 2202        32,138 | 2280        31,819 | 2520           118 | 2.
3. States and political subdivisions in the U.S. ........ | 2203       150,309 | 2290       117,521 | 2530       340,898 | 3.
4. Commercial banks in the U.S. ......................... | 2206       168,900 | 2310       168,900 | ////////////////// | 4.
   a. U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks ....... | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | 2347             0 | 4.a.
   b. Other commercial banks in the U.S. ................ | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | 2348           500 | 4.b.
5. Other depository institutions in the U.S. ............ | 2207        83,817 | 2312        83,817 | 2349             0 | 5.
6. Banks in foreign countries ........................... | 2213           578 | 2320           578 | ////////////////// | 6.
   a. Foreign branches of other U.S. banks .............. | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | 2367             0 | 6.a.
   b. Other banks in foreign countries .................. | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | 2373             0 | 6.b.
7. Foreign governments and official institutions          | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   (including foreign central banks) .................... | 2216           141 | 2300           141 | 2377             0 | 7.
8. Certified and official checks ........................ | 2330        49,147 | 2330        49,147 | ////////////////// | 8.
9. Total (sum of items 1 through 8) (sum of               | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   columns A and C must equal Schedule RC,                | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   item 13.a) ........................................... | 2215     3,322,234 | 2210     2,359,779 | 2385     6,621,402 | 9.
                                                          ________________________________________________________________
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                                                                                                    ______________________
Memoranda                                                               Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                 <C>                    <C>
1. Selected components of total deposits (i.e., sum of item 9, columns A and C):                    | ////////////////// |
   a. Total Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and Keogh Plan accounts ......................... | 6835       879,495 | M.1.a.
   b. Total brokered deposits ..................................................................... | 2365     1,322,347 | M.1.b.
   c. Fully insured brokered deposits (included in Memorandum item 1.b above):                      | ////////////////// |
      (1) Issued in denominations of less than $100,000 ........................................... | 2343           103 | M.1.c.(1)
      (2) Issued either in denominations of $100,000 or in denominations greater than $100,000      | ////////////////// |
          and participated out by the broker in shares of $100,000 or less ........................ | 2344     1,322,244 | M.1.c.(2)
   d. Total deposits denominated in foreign currencies ............................................ | 3776             0 | M.1.d.
   e. Preferred deposits (uninsured deposits of states and political subdivisions in the U.S.       | ////////////////// |
      reported in item 3 above which are secured or collateralized as required under state law) ... | 5590       402,081 | M.1.e.
2. Components of total nontransaction accounts (sum of Memoranda items 2.a through 2.d must         | ////////////////// |
   equal item 9, column C above):                                                                   | ////////////////// |
   a. Savings deposits:                                                                             | ////////////////// |
      (1) Money market deposit accounts (MMDAs) ................................................... | 6810       728,702 | M.2.a.(1)
      (2) Other savings deposits (excludes MMDAs) ................................................. | 0352     2,015,833 | M.2.a.(2)
   b. Total time deposits of less than $100,000 ................................................... | 6648     2,044,632 | M.2.b.
   c. Time certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more ............................................ | 6645     1,832,235 | M.2.c.
   d. Open-account time deposits of $100,000 or more .............................................. | 6646             0 | M.2.d.
3. All NOW accounts (included in column A above) .................................................. | 2398       962,453 | M.3.
                                                                                                    ______________________
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                    Page RC-10
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-E--Continued

Part I. Continued

Memoranda (continued)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
| Deposit Totals for FDIC Insurance Assessments(1)                                                 ______________________       |
|                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |       |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                    <C>
| 4. Total deposits in domestic offices (sum of item 9, column A and item 9, column C)             |/////////////////// |       |
|    (must equal Schedule RC, item 13.a) ......................................................... | 2200     9,943,636 | M.4.  |
|                                                                                                  | ////////////////// |       |
|    a. Total demand deposits (must equal item 9, column B) ...................................... | 2210     2,359,779 | M.4.a.|
|    b. Total time and savings deposits(2) (must equal item 9, column A plus item 9, column C      | ////////////////// |       |
|       minus item 9, column B) .................................................................. | 2350     7,583,857 | M.4.b.|
                                                                                                   ______________________
<FN>
| ____________                                                                                                                  |
| (1) An amended Certified Statement should be submitted to the FDIC if the deposit totals reported in this item are amended    |
|     after the semiannual Certified Statement originally covering this report date has been filed with the FDIC.               |
| (2) For FDIC insurance assessment purposes, "total time and savings deposits" consists of nontransaction accounts and all     |
|     transaction accounts other than demand deposits.                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                               |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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<CAPTION>
                                                                                                   ______________________
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                    <C>
5. Time deposits of less than $100,000 and open-account time deposits of $100,000 or more          | ////////////////// |
   (included in Memorandum items 2.b and 2.d above) with a remaining maturity or repricing         | ////////////////// |
   frequency of:(1)                                                                                | ////////////////// |
   a. Three months or less ....................................................................... | 0359       527,484 | M.5.a.
   b. Over three months through 12 months (but not over 12 months) ............................... | 3644       562,357 | M.5.b.
6. Maturity and repricing data for time certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more:(1)            | ////////////////// |
   a. Fixed rate time certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more with a remaining maturity of:    | ////////////////// |
      (1) Three months or less ................................................................... | 2761       485,603 | M.6.a.(1)
      (2) Over three months through 12 months .................................................... | 2762       334,174 | M.6.a.(2)
      (3) Over one year through five years ....................................................... | 2763     1,009,153 | M.6.a.(3)
      (4) Over five years ........................................................................ | 2765         3,305 | M.6.a.(4)
      (5) Total fixed rate time certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more (sum of                | ////////////////// |
          Memorandum items 6.a.(1) through 6.a.(4)) .............................................. | 2767     1,832,235 | M.6.a.(5)
   b. Floating rate time certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more with a repricing frequency of:| ////////////////// |
      (1) Quarterly or more frequently ........................................................... | 4568             0 | M.6.b.(1)
      (2) Annually or more frequently, but less frequently than quarterly ........................ | 4569             0 | M.6.b.(2)
      (3) Every five years or more frequently, but less frequently than annually ................. | 4571             0 | M.6.b.(3)
      (4) Less frequently than every five years .................................................. | 4572             0 | M.6.b.(4)
      (5) Total floating rate time certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more (sum of             | ////////////////// |
          Memorandum items 6.b.(1) through 6.b.(4)) .............................................. | 4573             0 | M.6.b.(5)
   c. Total time certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more (sum of Memorandum items 6.a.(5)      | ////////////////// |
      and 6.b.(5)) (must equal Memorandum item 2.c. above) ....................................... | 6645     1,832,235 | M.6.c.
                                                                                                   ______________________
<FN>
_____________
(1) Memorandum items 5 and 6 are not applicable to savings banks that must complete supplemental Schedule RC-J.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RC-11
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-E--Continued

Part II. Deposits in Foreign Offices (including Edge and
Agreement subsidiaries and IBFs)

                                                                                                   ______________________
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFN  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                    <C>
Deposits of:                                                                                       | ////////////////// |
1. Individuals, partnerships, and corporations ................................................... | 2621       795,509 | 1.
2. U.S. banks (including IBFs and foreign branches of U.S. banks) ................................ | 2623       192,000 | 2.
3. Foreign banks (including U.S. branches and                                                      | ////////////////// |
   agencies of foreign banks, including their IBFs) .............................................. | 2625             0 | 3.
4. Foreign governments and official institutions (including foreign central banks) ............... | 2650             0 | 4.
5. Certified and official checks ................................................................. | 2330             0 | 5.
6. All other deposits ............................................................................ | 2668             0 | 6.
7. Total (sum of items 1 through 6) (must equal Schedule RC, item 13.b) .......................... | 2200       987,509 | 7.
                                                                                                   ______________________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-F--Other Assets
                                                                                                                   __________
                                                                                                                   |  C430  | <-
                                                                                                  _________________ ________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | ////////// Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                         <C>
1. Income earned, not collected on loans ........................................................ | RCFD 2164        57,923 | 1.
2. Net deferred tax assets(1) ................................................................... | RCFD 2148        87,135 | 2.
3. Excess residential mortgage servicing fees receivable ........................................ | RCFD 5371        24,529 | 3.
4. Other (itemize amounts that exceed 25% of this item) ......................................... | RCFD 2168       432,082 | 4.
      _____________                                                    ___________________________
   a. | TEXT 3549 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3549 |              | /////////////////////// | 4.a.
       ___________
   b. | TEXT 3550 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3550 |              | /////////////////////// | 4.b.
       ___________
   c. | TEXT 3551 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3551 |              | /////////////////////// | 4.c.
      _____________
                                                                       ___________________________
5. Total (sum of items 1 through 4) (must equal Schedule RC, item 11) ........................... | RCFD 2160       601,669 | 5.
                                                                                                  ___________________________
<CAPTION>
Memorandum                                                                                        ___________________________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | ////////// Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                         <C>
1. Deferred tax assets disallowed for regulatory capital purposes ............................... | RCFD 5610             0 | M.1.
                                                                                                  ___________________________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-G--Other Liabilities
                                                                                                                   __________
                                                                                                                   |  C435  | <-
                                                                                                  _________________ ________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | ////////// Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                         <C>
1. a. Interest accrued and unpaid on deposits in domestic offices(2) ............................ | RCON 3645        44,817 | 1.a.
   b. Other expenses accrued and unpaid (includes accrued income taxes payable) ................. | RCFD 3646       112,040 | 1.b.
2. Net deferred tax liabilities(1) .............................................................. | RCFD 3049             0 | 2.
3. Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries ............................................... | RCFD 3000             0 | 3.
4. Other (itemize amounts that exceed 25% of this item) ......................................... | RCFD 2938        80,179 | 4.
      _____________                                                    ___________________________
   a. | TEXT 3552 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3552 |      445,000 | /////////////////////// | 4.a.
       ___________
   b. | TEXT 3553 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3553 |              | /////////////////////// | 4.b.
       ___________
   c. | TEXT 3554 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3554 |              | /////////////////////// | 4.c.
      _____________
                                                                       ___________________________
5. Total (sum of items 1 through 4) (must equal Schedule RC, item 20) ........................... | RCFD 2930       237,036 | 5.
                                                                                                  ___________________________
<FN>
____________
(1) See discussion of deferred income taxes in Glossary entry on "income taxes."
(2) For savings banks, include "dividends" accrued and unpaid on deposits.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RC-12
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-H--Selected Balance Sheet Items for Domestic Offices
                                                                                                                 __________
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                                                                                                     ____________ ________
                                                                                                     |  Domestic Offices  |
                                                                                                      ____________________
                                                                         Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                  <C>                     <C>
1. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding .................................... | 2155        15,953 |  1.
2. Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ........................................ | 2920        15,953 |  2.
3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell .......................... | 1350       391,700 |  3.
4. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase ...................... | 2800     3,735,104 |  4.
5. Other borrowed money ............................................................................ | 3190     1,887,993 |  5.
   EITHER                                                                                            | ////////////////// |
6. Net due from own foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ..................... | 2163           N/A |  6.
   OR                                                                                                | ////////////////// |
7. Net due to own foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ....................... | 2941       967,509 |  7.
8. Total assets (excludes net due from foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs) . | 2192    18,643,111 |  8.
9. Total liabilities (excludes net due to foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs)| 3129    16,247,204 |  9.
                                                                                                     ______________________

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<CAPTION>
Items 10-17 include held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities in domestic offices.          ______________________
                                                                                                     | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                                                                      ____________________
<S>                                                                                                  <C>                     <C>
10. U.S. Treasury securities ....................................................................... | 1779     1,728,780 | 10.
11. U.S. Government agency and corporation obligations (exclude mortgage-backed                      | ////////////////// |
    securities) .................................................................................... | 1785             0 | 11.
12. Securities issued by states and political subdivisions in the U.S. ............................. | 1786            49 | 12.
13. Mortgage-backed securities:                                                                      | ////////////////// |
    a. Pass-through securities:                                                                      | ////////////////// |
       (1) Issued or guaranteed by FNMA, FHLMC, or GNMA ............................................ | 1787     1,699,839 | 13.a.(1)
       (2) Privately-issued ........................................................................ | 1869        17,122 | 13.a.(2)
    b. CMOs and REMICs:                                                                              | ////////////////// |
       (1) Issued by FNMA and FHLMC ................................................................ | 1877        85,184 | 13.b.(1)
       (2) Privately-issued ........................................................................ | 2253       349,185 | 13.b.(2)
14. Other domestic debt securities ................................................................. | 3159       857,162 | 14.
15. Foreign debt securities ........................................................................ | 3160         2,900 | 15.
16. Equity securities:                                                                               | ////////////////// |
    a. Investments in mutual funds ................................................................. | 3161         5,892 | 16.a.
    b. Other equity securities with readily determinable fair values ............................... | 3162             0 | 16.b.
    c. All other equity securities ................................................................. | 3169        65,788 | 16.c.
17. Total held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities (sum of items 10 through 16) .......... | 3170     4,811,901 | 17.
                                                                                                     ______________________

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<CAPTION>
Memorandum (to be completed only by banks with IBFs and other "foreign" offices)

                                                                                                     ______________________
                                                                         Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                  <C>                    <C>
   EITHER                                                                                            | ////////////////// |
1. Net due from the IBF of the domestic offices of the reporting bank .............................. | 3051           N/A | M.1.
   OR                                                                                                | ////////////////// |
2. Net due to the IBF of the domestic offices of the reporting bank ................................ | 3059           N/A | M.2.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RC-13
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-I--Selected Assets and Liabilities of IBFs

To be completed only by banks with IBFs and other "foreign" offices.                                             __________
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                                                                                                     ____________ ________
                                                                         Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFN  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                  <C>                    <C>
 1. Total IBF assets of the consolidated bank (component of Schedule RC, item 12) .................. | 2133           N/A | 1.
 2. Total IBF loans and lease financing receivables (component of Schedule RC-C, part I, item 12,    | ////////////////// |
    column A) ...................................................................................... | 2076           N/A | 2.
 3. IBF commercial and industrial loans (component of Schedule RC-C, part I, item 4, column A) ..... | 2077           N/A | 3.
 4. Total IBF liabilities (component of Schedule RC, item 21) ...................................... | 2898           N/A | 4.
 5. IBF deposit liabilities due to banks, including other IBFs (component of Schedule RC-E,          | ////////////////// |
    part II, items 2 and 3) ........................................................................ | 2379           N/A | 5.
 6. Other IBF deposit liabilities (component of Schedule RC-E, part II, items 1, 4, 5, and 6) ...... | 2381           N/A | 6.
                                                                                                     ______________________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-K--Quarterly Averages (1)
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                                                                   Dollar Amounts in Thousands | /////////  Bil Mil Thou |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
<S>                                                                                            <C>                          <C>
ASSETS                                                                                         | /////////////////////// |
 1. Interest-bearing balances due from depository institutions ............................... | RCFD 3381       130,889 |  1.
 2. U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. Government agency and corporation obligations(2) ....... | RCFD 3382     3,478,417 |  2.
 3. Securities issued by states and political subdivisions in the U.S.(2) .................... | RCFD 3383            60 |  3.
 4. a. Other debt securities(2) .............................................................. | RCFD 3647     1,340,956 |  4.a.
    b. Equity securities(3) (includes investments in mutual funds and Federal Reserve stock) . | RCFD 3648        63,197 |  4.b.
 5. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell in domestic offices | /////////////////////// |
    of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs ...................... | RCFD 3365       251,455 |  5.
 6. Loans:                                                                                     | /////////////////////// |
    a. Loans in domestic offices:                                                              | /////////////////////// |
       (1) Total loans ....................................................................... | RCON 3360    11,242,553 |  6.a.(1)
       (2) Loans secured by real estate ...................................................... | RCON 3385     4,959,628 | 6.a.(2)
       (3) Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers ............... | RCON 3386         2,919 |  6.a.(3)
       (4) Commercial and industrial loans ................................................... | RCON 3387     4,565,110 |  6.a.(4)
       (5) Loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures ....... | RCON 3388       557,004 |  6.a.(5)
                                                                                               | /////////////////////// |
    b. Total loans in foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ............. | RCFN 3360             0 |  6.b.
 7. Assets held in trading accounts .......................................................... | RCFD 3401             0 |  7.
 8. Lease financing receivables (net of unearned income) ..................................... | RCFD 3484        10,359 |  8.
 9. Total assets ............................................................................. | RCFD 3368    18,118,924 | 9.
LIABILITIES                                                                                    | /////////////////////// |
10. Interest-bearing transaction accounts in domestic offices (NOW accounts, ATS accounts,     | /////////////////////// |
    and telephone and preauthorized transfer accounts) (exclude demand deposits) ............. | RCON 3485       947,726 | 10.
11. Nontransaction accounts in domestic offices:                                               | /////////////////////// |
    a. Money market deposit accounts (MMDAs) ................................................. | RCON 3486       731,263 | 11.a.
    b. Other savings deposits ................................................................ | RCON 3487     2,068,655 | 11.b.
    c. Time certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more ...................................... | RCON 3345     1,552,212 | 11.c.
    d. All other time deposits ............................................................... | RCON 3469     1,983,503 | 11.d.
12. Interest-bearing deposits in foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs .. | RCFN 3404       789,625 | 12.
13. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase in domestic     | /////////////////////// |
    offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs .............. | RCFD 3353     4,343,543 | 13.
14. Other borrowed money ..................................................................... | RCFD 3355     1,649,203 | 14.
                                                                                               ___________________________
<FN>
_____________
(1) For all items, banks have the option of reporting either (1) an average of daily figures for the quarter, or
    (2) an average of weekly figures (i.e., the Wednesday of each week of the quarter).
(2) Quarterly averages for all debt securities should be based on amortized cost.
(3) Quarterly averages for all equity securities should be based on historical cost.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RC-14
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-L--Off-Balance Sheet Items

Please read carefully the instructions for the preparation of Schedule RC-L.  Some of the amounts
reported in Schedule RC-L are regarded as volume indicators and not necessarily as measures of risk.            __________
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                                                                        Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                 <C>                     <C>
 1. Unused commitments:                                                                             | ////////////////// |
    a. Revolving, open-end lines secured by 1-4 family residential properties, e.g., home           | ////////////////// |
       equity lines ............................................................................... | 3814       424,211 |  1.a.
    b. Credit card lines .......................................................................... | 3815             0 |  1.b.
    c. Commercial real estate, construction, and land development:                                  | ////////////////// |
       (1) Commitments to fund loans secured by real estate ....................................... | 3816        29,853 |  1.c.(1)
       (2) Commitments to fund loans not secured by real estate ................................... | 6550        17,758 |  1.c.(2)
    d. Securities underwriting .................................................................... | 3817             0 |  1.d.
    e. Other unused commitments ................................................................... | 3818     7,529,404 |  1.e.
 2. Financial standby letters of credit and foreign office guarantees ............................. | 3819     1,035,212 |  2.
                                                                         ___________________________
    a. Amount of financial standby letters of credit conveyed to others  | RCFD 3820 |          986 | ////////////////// |  2.a.
                                                                         ___________________________
 3. Performance standby letters of credit and foreign office guarantees ........................... | 3821       105,961 |  3.
    a. Amount of performance standby letters of credit conveyed to                                  | ////////////////// |
                                                                         ___________________________
       others .......................................................... | RCFD 3822 |            0 | ////////////////// |  3.a.
                                                                         ___________________________
 4. Commercial and similar letters of credit ...................................................... | 3411        83,030 |  4.
 5. Participations in acceptances (as described in the instructions) conveyed to others by          | ////////////////// |
    the reporting bank ............................................................................ | 3428             0 |  5.
 6. Participations in acceptances (as described in the instructions) acquired by the reporting      | ////////////////// |
    (nonaccepting) bank ........................................................................... | 3429         8,529 |  6.
 7. Securities borrowed ........................................................................... | 3432             0 |  7.
 8. Securities lent (including customers' securities lent where the customer is indemnified         | ////////////////// |
    against loss by the reporting bank) ........................................................... | 3433             0 |  8.
 9. Mortgages transferred (i.e., sold or swapped) with recourse that have been treated as sold      | ////////////////// |
    for Call Report purposes:                                                                       | ////////////////// |
    a. FNMA and FHLMC residential mortgage loan pools:                                              | ////////////////// |
       (1) Outstanding principal balance of mortgages transferred as of the report date ........... | 3650        80,150 |  9.a.(1)
       (2) Amount of recourse exposure on these mortgages as of the report date ................... | 3651        63,418 |  9.a.(2)
    b. Private (nongovernment-issued or -guaranteed) residential mortgage loan pools:               | ////////////////// |
       (1) Outstanding principal balance of mortgages transferred as of the report date ........... | 3652             0 |  9.b.(1)
       (2) Amount of recourse exposure on these mortgages as of the report date ................... | 3653             0 |  9.b.(2)
    c. Farmer Mac agricultural mortgage loan pools:                                                 | ////////////////// |
       (1) Outstanding principal balance of mortgages transferred as of the report date ........... | 3654             0 |  9.c.(1)
       (2) Amount of recourse exposure on these mortgages as of the report date ................... | 3655             0 |  9.c.(2)
10. When-issued securities:                                                                         | ////////////////// |
    a. Gross commitments to purchase .............................................................. | 3434             0 | 10.a.
    b. Gross commitments to sell .................................................................. | 3435             0 | 10.b.
11. Interest rate contracts (exclude when-issued securities):                                       | ////////////////// |
    a. Notional value of interest rate swaps ...................................................... | 3450        80,150 | 11.a.
    b. Futures and forward contracts .............................................................. | 3823        63,418 | 11.b.
    c. Option contracts (e.g., options on Treasuries):                                              | ////////////////// |
       (1) Written option contracts ............................................................... | 3824       548,250 | 11.c.(1)
       (2) Purchased option contracts ............................................................. | 3825     1,473,250 | 11.c.(2)
12. All other off-balance sheet liabilities (exclued off-balance sheet derivatives) (itemize and    | ////////////////// |
    describe each component of this item over 25% of Schedule RC, item 28,("Total equity capital")  | ////////////////// |
    over 25% of Schedule RC, item 28, "Total equity capital") ..................................... | 3430             0 | 12.
                                                                                                    | ////////////////// |
       _____________                                                      __________________________                      
    a. | TEXT 3555 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 3555 |             | ////////////////// | 12.a.

    b. | TEXT 3556 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 3556 |             | ////////////////// | 12.b.
        ___________
    c. | TEXT 3557 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 3557 |             | ////////////////// | 12.c.
       _____________
    d. | TEXT 3558 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 3558 |             | ////////////////// | 12.d.
       _____________

13. All other off-balance sheet assets (exclude off-balance sheet derivatives) (itemize and
    describe each component of this item over 25% of Schedule RC, "Total equity capital"

       _____________                                                      __________________________
    a. | TEXT 5592 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 5592 |             | ////////////////// | 13.a.
        ___________
    b. | TEXT 5593 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 5593 |             | ////////////////// | 13.b.
        ___________
    c. | TEXT 5594 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 5594 |             | ////////////////// | 13.c.
       _____________
    d. | TEXT 5595 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 5595 |             | ////////////////// | 13.d.
       _____________
                                                                          ________________________________________________
Schedule RC-L--Continued
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<CAPTION>
  Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-05
  Address:              777 MAIN STREET
  City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
  FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|

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                                                                                                                 |  C461  | <-
                                                                                                                   ________
                                                                                                                         |
                                                                                                              _____________________
                                       _________________________________________ _________________________________________         
                                      |     (Column A)    |     (Column B)     |     (Column C)     |     (Column D)     |
                                      |   Interest Rate   |   Foreign Exchange | Equity Derivative  | Commodity and other|
                                      |     Contracts     |     Contracts      |    Contracts       |     Contracts      |
                                      |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
          Dollar Amounts in thousands |Tril Bil Mil Thou  | Tril Bil Mil Thou  | Tril Bil Mil Thou  | Tril Bil Mil Thou  |
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                                   <C>                 <C>                  <C>                  <C>                   <C>
   |  Off-balance Sheet Derivatives   | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   |      Position Indicators         | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   ___________________________________| ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
                                      | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
14. Gross amounts (e.g., notional     | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    amounts) (for each column, sum of | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    items 15, 16.a, and 16.b):        |___________________|____________________|___________________ |____________________|
    a. Future contracts ............. |         1,069,500 |                  0 |                  0 |                  0 | 14.a.
                                      |     RCFD 8693     |      RCFD 8694     |       RCFD 8695    |    RCFD 8696       |
    b. Forward contracts ............ |            31,000 |        3,760,608   |                  0 |                  0 | 14.b.
                                      |     RCFD 8697     |      RCFD 8698     |       RCFD 8699    |    RCFD 8700       |
    c. Exchange-trade option contracts| ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Written options .........  |                 0 |                  0 |                  0 |                  0 | 14.c.(1)
                                      |      RCFD 8701    |      RCFD 8702   0 |       RCFD 8703    |    RCFD 8704       |
       (2) Purchased options ........ |                 0 |                  0 |                  0 |                  0 | 14.c.(2)
                                      |      RCFD 8705    |      RCFD 8706     |       RCFD 8707    |    RCFD 8708       |
d. Over-the-counter option contracts: | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ///////////////// | ////////////////   |
       (1) Written options .......... |            393,500 |                  0 |                 0 |                  0 | 14.d.(1)
                                      |      RCFD 8709     |      RCFD 8710     |      RCFD 8711    |    RCFD 8712       | 3.b.
       (2) Purchased options ........ |            918,500 |                  0 |                 0 |                  0 | 14.d.2
                                      |      RCFD 8713     |      RCFD 8714     |      RCFD 8715    |    RCFD 8716       |
e. Swaps ............................ |          4,108,867 |                  0 |                 0 |                  0 | 14.e.
                                      |      RCFD 3450     |      RCFD 3826     |      RCFD 8719    |    RCFD 8720       |
                                      | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ///////////////// | ////////////////// |
15. Total gross notional amount of    | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ///////////////// | ////////////////// |
    derivative contracts held for     | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ///////////////// | ////////////////// |
    trading ......................... |            300,000 |          3,760,608 |                 0 |                  0 | 15.
                                      |      RCFD 7186     |      RCFD 7187     |      RCFD 872     |    RCFD 8724       |
16. Total gross notinal amount of     | ////////////////// |  ///////////////// | ///////////////// | ////////////////// |
    derivative contracts held for     | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ///////////////// | ////////////////// |
    purposes other than trading:      | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ///////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Contracts marked to market ... |            246,500 |                  0 |                 0 |                  0 | 16.a.
                                      |      RCFD 8725     |      RCFD 8726     |      RCF 8727     |     RCFD 8728      |
    b. Contracts not marked to market |          5,974,867 |                  0 |                 0 |                  0 | 16.b.
                                      |      RCFD 8729     |      RCFD 8730     |      RFD 8731     |     RCFD 8732      |
                                      ___________________________________________________________________________________|
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<CAPTION>
                                       _________________________________________ _________________________________________
                                      |     (Column A)    |     (Column B)     |     (Column C)     |     (Column D)     |
                                      |   Interest Rate   |   Foreign Exchange | Equity Derivative  | Commodity and other|
                                      |     Contracts     |     Contracts      |    Contracts       |     Contracts      |
                                      |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
          Dollar Amounts in thousands |Tril Bil Mil Thou  | Tril Bil Mil Thou  | Tril Bil Mil Thou  | Tril Bil Mil Thou  |
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                                   <C>                 <C>                  <C>                  <C>                   <C>
   |  Off-balance Sheet Derivatives   | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   |      Position Indicators         | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   ___________________________________| ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
                                      | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
17. Gross fair values of              | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    derivative contracts:             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Contracts held for             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       trading:                       | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Gross positive             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       fair value ................... | 8733          511 | 8734    2,085,400  | 8735             0 | 8736             0 | 17.a.(1)
       (2) Gross negative             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       fair value ................... | 8737          489 | 8738    2,085,842  | 8739             0 | 8740             0 | 17.a.(2)
    b. Contracts held for             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       purposes other than            | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       trading that are marked        | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       to market:                     | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Gross positive             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       fair value ................... | 8741            0 | 8742             0 | 8743             0 | 8744             0 | 17.b.(1)
       (2) Gross negative             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       fair value ................... | 8745          956 | 8746             0 | 8747             0 | 8748             0 | 17.b.(2)
    c. Contracts held for             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       purposes other than            | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       trading that are not           | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       marked to market:              | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Gross positive             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
        fair value .................. | 8749      335,440 | 8750             0 | 8751             0 | 8752             0 |
       (2) Gross negative             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       fair value ................... | 8753       87,461 | 8754             0 | 8755             0 | 8756             0 |
                                      |__________________________________________________________________________________|
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<CAPTION>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION        Call Date:  3/31/95 ST-BK: 09-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                  Page RC-17
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
 FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|


 Schedule RC-M-Memoranda                                                                                         |__C465____|
                                                                         Dollar Amounts in Thousands     RCFD Bil Mil Thou  |
 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________________|
<S>                                                                                                   <C>                   <C>
1.  Extensions of credit by the reporting bank to its executive officers, directors, principal        | ////////////////// |
    shareholders, and their related interests as of the report date:                                  | ////////////////// |
    a. Aggregate amount of all related interests .................................................... | 6164         6,060 | 1.a.
    b. Number of executive officers, directors, and principal shareholders to whom the amount of all  | ////////////////// |
       extensions of credit by the reporting bank (Including extensions of credit to                  | ////////////////// |
       related interests) equals or exceeds the lesser of $500,000 or 5 percent                Number | ////////////////// | 1.b.
      of total capital as defined for this purpose in agency regulations. | RCFD 6165 |             4 | ////////////////// |
2. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell with U.S. branches          | ////////////////// |
   and agencies of foreign banks(1) (included in Schedule RC, items 3.a and 3.b) .................... | 3405             0 | 2.
3. Not applicable.                                                                                    | ////////////////// |
4. Outstanding principal balance of 1-4 family residential mortgage loans serviced for others         | ////////////////// |
1) (include both retained servicing and purchased servicing):                                         | ////////////////// |
   a. Mortgages serviced under a GNMA contract ...................................................... | 5500        25,378 | 4.a.
2) b. Mortgages serviced under a FHLMC contract:                                                      | ////////////////// |
      (1) Serviced with recourse to servicer ........................................................ | 5501        22,762 | 4.b.(1)
      (2) Serviced without recourse to servicer ..................................................... | 5502       781,608 | 4.b.(2)
   c. Mortgages serviced under a FNMA contract:                                                       | ////////////////// |
      (1) Serviced under a regular option contract .................................................. | 5503        57,388 | 4.c.(1)
      (2) Serviced under a special option contract .................................................. | 5504     2,357,088 | 4.c.(2)
1) d. Mortgages serviced under other servicing contracts ............................................ | 5505     3,131,580 | 4.d.
5. To be completed only by banks with $1 billion or more in total assets:                             | ////////////////// |
2) Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding (sum of items 5.a and 5.b must        | ////////////////// |
   equal Schedule RC, item 9):                                                                        | ////////////////// |
   a. U.S. addressees (domicile) .................................................................... | 2103        15,953 | 5.a.
   b. Non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ................................................................ | 2104             0 | 5.b.
 . Intangible assets:                                                                                  | ////////////////// |
  a. Mortgage servicing rights .....................................................................  | 3164        13,124 | 6.a.
  b. Other identifiable intangible assets:                                                            | ////////////////// |
     (1) Purchased credit card relationships .......................................................  | 5506             0 | 6.b.(1)
     (2) All other identifiable intangible assets ..................................................  | 5507         4,048 | 6.b.(2)
   c. Goodwill ...................................................................................... | 3163       260,543 | 6.c.
   d. Total (sum of items 6.a through 6.c) (must equal Schedule RC, item 10) ........................ | 2143       277,715 | 6.d.
   e. Intangible assets that have been grandfathered for regulatory capital purposes ................ | 6442             0 | 6.e.
7. Mandatory convertible debt, net of common or perpetual preferred stock dedicated to                |/////////////////// |
   redeem the debt ...................................................................................| 3295             0 | 7.
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<CAPTION>
                                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands | /////////  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
<S>                                                                                          <C>                          <C>
 8. a. Other real estate owned:                                                              | /////////////////////// |
       (1) Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures ......................... | RCFD 5372             0 |  8.a.(1)
       (2) All other real estate owned:                                                      | /////////////////////// |
           (a) Construction and land development in domestic offices ....................... | RCON 5508           814 |  8.a.(2)(a)
           (b) Farmland in domestic offices ................................................ | RCON 5509             0 |  8.a.(2)(b)
           (c) 1-4 family residential properties in domestic offices ....................... | RCON 5510         3,125 |  8.a.(2)(c)
           (d) Multifamily (5 or more) residential properties in domestic offices .......... | RCON 5511             0 |  8.a.(2)(d)
           (e) Nonfarm nonresidential properties in domestic offices ....................... | RCON 5512         4,652 |  8.a.(2)(e)
           (f) In foreign offices .......................................................... | RCFN 5513             0 |  8.a.(2)(f)
       (3) Total (sum of items 8.a.(1) and 8.a.(2)) (must equal Schedule RC, item 7) ....... | RCFD 2150         8,591 |  8.a.(3)
    b. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies:                  | /////////////////////// |
       (1) Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures ......................... | RCFD 5374             0 |  8.b.(1)
       (2) All other investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ... | RCFD 5375             0 |  8.b.(2)
       (3) Total (sum of items 8.b.(1) and 8.b.(2)) (must equal Schedule RC, item 8) ....... | RCFD 2130             0 |  8.b.(3)
    c. Total assets of unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ................ | RCFD 5376             0 |  8.c.
 9. Noncumulative perpetual preferred stock and related surplus included in Schedule RC,     | /////////////////////// |
    item 23, "Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus" ............................... | RCFD 3778             0 |  9.
10. Mutual fund and annuity sales in domestic offices during the quarter (include            | /////////////////////// |
    proprietary, private label, and third party mutual funds):                               | /////////////////////// |
    a. Money market funds .................................................................. | RCON 6441             0 | 10.a.
    b. Equity securities funds ............................................................. | RCON 8427             0 | 10.b.
    c. Debt securities funds ............................................................... | RCON 8428             0 | 10.c.
    d. Other mutual funds .................................................................. | RCON 8429             0 | 10.d.
    e. Annuities ........................................................................... | RCON 8430             0 | 10.e.
    f. Sales of proprietary mutual funds and annuities (included in itmes 10.a through       | /////////////////////// |
    10.e. above) ........................................................................... | RCON 8784             0 | 10.f.
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<CAPTION>
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
|                                                                                                                               |
                                                                                                  ______________________
|Memorandum                                                           Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |        |
 _________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                    <C>
|1. Interbank holdings of capital instruments (to be completed for the December report only):     | ////////////////// |        |
|   a. Reciprocal holdings of banking organizations' capital instruments ........................ | 3836           N/A | M.1.a. |
|   b. Nonreciprocal holdings of banking organizations' capital instruments ..................... | 3837           N/A | M.1.b. |
                                                                                                  ______________________
|                                                                                                                               |
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RC-18
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-N--Past Due and Nonaccrual Loans, Leases,
               and Other Assets

The FFIEC regards the information reported in                                                               __________
all of Memorandum item 1, in items 1 through 10,                                                            |  C470  | <-
column A, and in Memorandum items 2 through 4,        ______________________________________________________ ________
column A, as confidential.                            |     (Column A)     |    (Column B)      |    (Column C)      |
                                                      |      Past due      |    Past due 90     |    Nonaccrual      |
                                                      |   30 through 89    |    days or more    |                    |
                                                      |   days and still   |     and still      |                    |
                                                      |      accruing      |     accruing       |                    |
                                                       ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
                          Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                   <C>                  <C>                  <C>                     <C>
 1. Loans secured by real estate:                     |          C         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. To U.S. addressees (domicile) ................ |                    | 1246        15,544 | 1247        98,273 |  1.a.
    b. To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ............ |          O         | 1249             0 | 1250             0 |  1.b.
 2. Loans to depository institutions and              |                    | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    acceptances of other banks:                       |          N         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. To U.S. banks and other U.S. depository        |                    | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       institutions ................................. |          F         | 5378             0 | 5379             0 |  2.a.
    b. To foreign banks ............................. |                    | 5381             0 | 5382             0 |  2.b.
 3. Loans to finance agricultural production and      |          I         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    other loans to farmers .......................... |                    | 1597             0 | 1583            33 |  3.
 4. Commercial and industrial loans:                  |          D         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. To U.S. addressees (domicile) ................ |                    | 1252         6,043 | 1253        30,154 |  4.a.
    b. To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ............ |          E         | 1255             0 | 1256             0 |  4.b.
 5. Loans to individuals for household, family, and   |                    | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    other personal expenditures:                      |          N         | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
    a. Credit cards and related plans ............... |                    | 5384            73 | 5385           105 |  5.a.
    b. Other (includes single payment, installment,   |          T         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       and all student loans) ....................... |                    | 5387           461 | 5388           752 |  5.b.
 6. Loans to foreign governments and official         |          I         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    institutions .................................... |                    | 5390             0 | 5391             0 |  6.
 7. All other loans ................................. |          A         | 5460           138 | 5461         7,286 |  7.
 8. Lease financing receivables:                      |                    | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Of U.S. addressees (domicile) ................ |          L         | 1258             0 | 1259             0 |  8.a.
    b. Of non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ............ |                    | 1272             0 | 1791             0 |  8.b.
 9. Debt securities and other assets (exclude other   |                    | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    real estate owned and other repossessed assets) . |                    | 3506             0 | 3507             0 |  9.
                                                      ________________________________________________________________
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<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

Amounts reported in items 1 through 8 above include guaranteed and unguaranteed portions of past due and nonaccrual loans and
leases.  Report in item 10 below certain guaranteed loans and leases that have already been included in the amounts reported in
items 1 through 8.

                                                      ________________________________________________________________
10. Loans and leases reported in items 1              | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                       ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                   <C>                  <C>                  <C>                    <C>
    through 8 above which are wholly or partially     |                    | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    guaranteed by the U.S. Government ............... |    CONFIDENTIAL    | 5613           283 | 5614           238 | 10.
    a. Guaranteed portion of loans and leases         |                    | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       included in item 10 above .................... |                    | 5616           249 | 5617           227 | 10.a.
                                                      ________________________________________________________________
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RC-19
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-N--Continued
                                                                                                            __________
                                                                                                            |  C473  | <-
                                                      ______________________________________________________ ________
                                                      |     (Column A)     |    (Column B)      |    (Column C)      |
                                                      |      Past due      |    Past due 90     |    Nonaccrual      |
                                                      |   30 through 89    |    days or more    |                    |
                                                      |   days and still   |     and still      |                    |
Memoranda                                             |      accruing      |     accruing       |                    |
                                                       ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
                          Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                   <C>                  <C>                  <C>                    <C>
 1. Restructured loans and leases included in         |                    |                                         |
    Schedule RC-N, items 1 through 8, above ......... |                    |                                         | M.1.
 2. Loans to finance commercial real estate,          |                    |        C O N F I D E N T I A L          |
    construction, and land development activities     |         C          |                                         |
    (not secured by real estate) included in          |         O          |                                         |
    Schedule RC-N, items 4 and 7, above ............. |         N          |                                         | M.2.
                                                                F           ____________________ ____________________
 3. Loans secured by real estate in domestic offices  |         I          | RCON  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                                D           ____________________ ____________________
    (included in Schedule RC-N, item 1, above):       |         E          | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Construction and land development ............ |         N          | 2769           135 | 3492         4,931 | M.3.a.
    b. Secured by farmland .......................... |         T          | 3494             0 | 3495             0 | M.3.b.
    c. Secured by 1-4 family residential properties:  |         I          | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Revolving, open-end loans secured by       |         A          | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
           1-4 family residential properties and      |         L          | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
           extended under lines of credit ........... |                    | 5399           579 | 5400         2,526 | M.3.c.(1)
       (2) All other loans secured by 1-4 family      |                    | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
           residential properties ................... |                    | 5402         9,892 | 5403        23,202 | M.3.c.(2)
    d. Secured by multifamily (5 or more)             |                    | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       residential properties ....................... |                    | 3500           413 | 3501         3,195 | M.3.d.
    e. Secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties . |                    | 3503         4,525 | 3504        64,419 | M.3.e.
                                                      ________________________________________________________________
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                                                      ___________________________________________
                                                      |     (Column A)     |    (Column B)      |
                                                      |    Past due 30     |    Past due 90     |
                                                      |  through 89 days   |    days or more    |
                                                       ____________________ ____________________
                                                      | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                       ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                   <C>                  <C>                    <C>
 4. Interest rate, foreign exchange rate, and other   |                    | ////////////////// |
    commodity and equity contracts:                   |                    | ////////////////// |
    a. Book value of amounts carried as assets ...... |   CONFIDENTIAL     | 3528             0 | M.4.a.
    b. Replacement cost of contracts with a           |                    | ////////////////// |
       positive replacement cost .................... |                    | 3530             0 | M.4.b.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RC-20
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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Schedule RC-O--Other Data for Deposit Insurance Assessments

An amended Certified Statement should be submitted to the FDIC if the amounts reported in items 1
through 10 of this schedule are amended after the semiannual Certified Statement originally covering           __________
this report date has been filed with the FDIC.                                                                 |  C475  | <-
                                                                                                   ____________ ________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands  | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                     <C>
 1. Unposted debits (see instructions):                                                            | ////////////////// |
    a. Actual amount of all unposted debits ...................................................... | 0030           N/A |  1.a.
       OR                                                                                          | ////////////////// |
    b. Separate amount of unposted debits:                                                         | ////////////////// |
       (1) Actual amount of unposted debits to demand deposits ................................... | 0031             0 |  1.b.(1)
       (2) Actual amount of unposted debits to time and savings deposits(1) ...................... | 0032             0 |  1.b.(2)
 2. Unposted credits (see instructions):                                                           | ////////////////// |
    a. Actual amount of all unposted credits ..................................................... | 3510           N/A |  2.a.
       OR                                                                                          | ////////////////// |
    b. Separate amount of unposted credits:                                                        | ////////////////// |
       (1) Actual amount of unposted credits to demand deposits .................................. | 3512       432,127 |  2.b.(1)
       (2) Actual amount of unposted credits to time and savings deposits(1) ..................... | 3514             0 |  2.b.(2)
 3. Uninvested trust funds (cash) held in bank's own trust department (not included in total       | ////////////////// |
    deposits in domestic offices) ................................................................ | 3520             0 |  3.
 4. Deposits of consolidated subsidiaries in domestic offices and in insured branches in           | ////////////////// |
    Puerto Rico and U.S. territories and possessions (not included in total deposits):             | ////////////////// |
    a. Demand deposits of consolidated subsidiaries .............................................. | 2211        26,823 |  4.a.
    b. Time and savings deposits(1) of consolidated subsidiaries ................................. | 2351             0 |  4.b.
    c. Interest accrued and unpaid on deposits of consolidated subsidiaries ...................... | 5514             0 |  4.c.
 5. Deposits in insured branches in Puerto Rico and U.S. territories and possessions:              | ////////////////// |
    a. Demand deposits in insured branches (included in Schedule RC-E, Part II) .................. | 2229             0 |  5.a.
    b. Time and savings deposits(1) in insured branches (included in Schedule RC-E, Part II) ..... | 2383             0 |  5.b.
    c. Interest accrued and unpaid on deposits in insured branches                                 | ////////////////// |
       (included in Schedule RC-G, item 1.b) ..................................................... | 5515             0 |  5.c.
                                                                                                   ______________________
                                                                                                   ______________________
 Item 6 is not applicable to state nonmember banks that have not been authorized by the            | ////////////////// |
 Federal Reserve to act as pass-through correspondents.                                            | ////////////////// |
 6. Reserve balances actually passed through to the Federal Reserve by the reporting bank on       | ////////////////// |
    behalf of its respondent depository institutions that are also reflected as deposit liabilities| ////////////////// |
    of the reporting bank:                                                                         | ////////////////// |
    a. Amount reflected in demand deposits (included in Schedule RC-E, Part I,                     | ////////////////// |
       Memorandum item 4.a) ...................................................................... | 2314             0 |  6.a.
    b. Amount reflected in time and savings deposits(1) (included in Schedule RC-E, Part I,        | ////////////////// |
       Memorandum item 4.b) ...................................................................... | 2315             0 |  6.b.
 7. Unamortized premiums and discounts on time and savings deposits:(1)                            | ////////////////// |
    a. Unamortized premiums ...................................................................... | 5516             0 |  7.a.
    b. Unamortized discounts ..................................................................... | 5517             0 |  7.b.
                                                                                                   ______________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
|                                                                                                                             |
|8.  To be completed by banks with "Oakar deposits."                                                                          |
                                                                                                   ______________________
|    Total "Adjusted Attributable Deposits" of all institutions acquired under Section 5(d)(3) of  | ////////////////// |     |
|    the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (from most recent FDIC Oakar Transaction Worksheet(s)) .... | 5518       292,130 |  8. |
                                                                                                   ______________________
|                                                                                                                             |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                                   ______________________
 9. Deposits in lifeline accounts ................................................................ | 5596 ///////////// |  9.
10. Benefit-responsive "Depository Institution Investment Contracts" (included in total            | ////////////////// |
    deposits in domestic offices) ................................................................ | 8432             0 | 10.
                                                                                                   ______________________
<FN>
______________
(1) For FDIC insurance assessment purposes, "time and savings deposits" consists of nontransaction
    accounts and all transaction accounts other than demand deposits.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RC-21
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-O--Continued

Memoranda (to be completed each quarter except as noted)
                                                                                                  ______________________
                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                    <C>
1. Total deposits in domestic offices of the bank (sum of Memorandum items 1.a.(1) and 1.b.(1)    | ////////////////// |
   must equal Schedule RC, item 13.a):                                                            | ////////////////// |
   a. Deposit accounts of $100,000 or less:                                                       | ////////////////// |
      (1) Amount of deposit accounts of $100,000 or less ........................................ | 2702     5,150,842 | M.1.a.(1)
      (2) Number of deposit accounts of $100,000 or less (to be                            Number | ////////////////// |
                                                                       ___________________________
          completed for the June report only) ........................ | RCON 3779 |          N/A | ////////////////// | M.1.a.(2)
                                                                       ___________________________
   b. Deposit accounts of more than $100,000:                                                     | ////////////////// |
      (1) Amount of deposit accounts of more than $100,000 ...........                     Number | 2710     4,792,794 | M.1.b.(1)
                                                                       ___________________________
      (2) Number of deposit accounts of more than $100,000 ........... | RCON 2722 |        7,524 | ////////////////// | M.1.b.(2)
                                                                       _________________________________________________
2. Estimated amount of uninsured deposits in domestic offices of the bank:
   a. An estimate of your bank's uninsured deposits can be determined by multiplying the number of
      deposit accounts of more than $100,000 reported in Memorandum item 1.b.(2) above by
      $100,000 and subtracting the result from the amount of deposit accounts of more than
      $100,000 reported in Memorandum item 1.b.(1) above.

      Indicate in the appropriate box at the right whether your bank has a method or procedure for       YES        NO
                                                                                                  ______________________
      determining a better estimate of uninsured deposits than the estimate described above ..... | 6861|     |///|  X | M.2.a.
                                                                                                   ____________________
   b. If the box marked YES has been checked, report the estimate of uninsured deposits           | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                                                                   ____________________
      determined by using your bank's method or procedure ....................................... | 5597           N/A | M.2.b.
                                                                                                  ______________________
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<S>                                                                                    <C>
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                                                   |  C477  | <-
Person to whom questions about the Reports of Condition and Income should be directed:                             __________

ROBERT DUFF, ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT                                                  (203) 986-2474
___________________________________________________________________________________    ______________________________________
Name and Title (TEXT 8901)                                                             Area code and phone number (TEXT 8902)
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RC-22
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-R--Risk-Based Capital

This schedule must be completed by all banks as follows:  Banks that reported total assets of $1 billion or more in Schedule RC,
item 12, for June 30, 1994, must complete items 2 through 9 and Memorandum item 1.  Banks with assets of less than
$1 billion must complete items 1 through 3 below or Schedule RC-R in its entirety, depending on their response to item 1 below.
<S>                                                                                                                       <C>
1. Test for determining the extent to which Schedule RC-R must be completed.  To be completed
                                                                                                             ____________
   only by banks with total assets of less than $1 billion.  Indicate in the appropriate                     |   C480   | <-
                                                                                                        _____ __________
   box at the right whether the bank has total capital greater than or equal to eight percent           | YES        NO |
                                                                                            ____________ _______________
   of adjusted total assets ............................................................... | RCFD 6056 |     |////|    | 1.
                                                                                            _____________________________
     For purposes of this test, adjusted total assets equals total assets less cash, U.S. Treasuries, U.S. Government
   agency obligations, and 80 percent of U.S. Government-sponsored agency obligations plus the allowance for loan
   and lease losses and selected off-balance sheet items as reported on Schedule RC-L (see instructions).
     If the box marked YES has been checked, then the bank only has to complete items 2 and 3 below.  If the box marked
   NO has been checked, the bank must complete the remainder of this schedule.
     A NO response to item 1 does not necessarily mean that the bank's actual risk-based capital ratio is less than eight
   percent or that the bank is not in compliance with the risk-based capital guidelines.
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<CAPTION>
                                                                              ___________________________________________
                                                                              |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |
                                                                              |Subordinated Debt(1)|       Other        |
                                                                              |  and Intermediate  |      Limited-      |
Items 2 and 3 are to be completed by all banks.                               |   Term Preferred   |    Life Capital    |
                                                                              |       Stock        |    Instruments     |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
                                                  Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                    <C>
2. Subordinated debt(1) and other limited-life capital instruments (original  | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   weighted average maturity of at least five years) with a remaining         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   maturity of:                                                               | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. One year or less ...................................................... | 3780             0 | 3786             0 | 2.a.
   b. Over one year through two years ....................................... | 3781             0 | 3787             0 | 2.b.
   c. Over two years through three years .................................... | 3782             0 | 3788             0 | 2.c.
   d. Over three years through four years ................................... | 3783             0 | 3789             0 | 2.d.
   e. Over four years through five years .................................... | 3784             0 | 3790             0 | 2.e.
   f. Over five years ....................................................... | 3785       250,000 | 3791             0 | 2.f.
                                                                              ___________________________________________



                                                                                                   ______________________
3. Total qualifying capital (i.e., Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital) allowable under the risk-based       | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                                                                    ____________________
                                                                                                   <C>                    <C>
                                                                                                   | 3792     1,371,044 | 3.
                                                                                                   ______________________



                                                                              ___________________________________________
                                                                              |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |
Items 4-9 and Memorandum item 1 are to be completed                           |       Assets       |   Credit Equiv-    |
by banks that answered NO to item 1 above and                                 |      Recorded      |    alent Amount    |
by banks with total assets of $1 billion or more.                             |       on the       |   of Off-Balance   |
                                                                              |   Balance Sheet    |   Sheet Items(2)   |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
4. Assets and credit equivalent amounts of off-balance sheet items assigned   | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                    <C>
   to the Zero percent risk category:                                         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Assets recorded on the balance sheet:                                   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      (1) Securities issued by, other claims on, and claims unconditionally   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          guaranteed by, the U.S. Government and its agencies and other       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          OECD central governments .......................................... | 3794     1,823,286 | ////////////////// | 4.a.(1)
      (2) All other ......................................................... | 3795       313,104 | ////////////////// | 4.a.(2)
   b. Credit equivalent amount of off-balance sheet items ................... | ////////////////// | 3796             0 | 4.b.
                                                                              ___________________________________________
<FN>
______________
(1) Exclude mandatory convertible debt reported in Schedule RC-M, item 7.e, "Total."
(2) Do not report in column B the risk-weighted amount of assets reported in column A.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                Call Date:  12/31/94  ST-BK: 09-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              777 MAIN STREET                                                                                     Page RC-23
City, State   Zip:    HARTFORD, CT  06115
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-R--Continued
                                                                              ___________________________________________
                                                                              |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |
                                                                              |       Assets       |   Credit Equiv-    |
                                                                              |      Recorded      |    alent Amount    |
                                                                              |       on the       |   of Off-Balance   |
                                                                              |   Balance Sheet    |   Sheet Items(1)   |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
                                                  Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                    <C>
5. Assets and credit equivalent amounts of off-balance sheet items            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   assigned to the 20 percent risk category:                                  | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Assets recorded on the balance sheet:                                   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      (1) Claims conditionally guaranteed by the U.S. Government and its      | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          agencies and other OECD central governments ....................... | 3798        23,366 | ////////////////// | 5.a.(1)
      (2) Claims collateralized by securities issued by the U.S. Govern-      | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          ment and its agencies and other OECD central governments; by        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          securities issued by U.S. Government-sponsored agencies; and        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          by cash on deposit ................................................ | 3799             0 | ////////////////// | 5.a.(2)
      (3) All other ......................................................... | 3800     3,027,206 | ////////////////// | 5.a.(3)
   b. Credit equivalent amount of off-balance sheet items ................... | ////////////////// | 3801       242,427 | 5.b.
6. Assets and credit equivalent amounts of off-balance sheet items            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   assigned to the 50 percent risk category:                                  | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Assets recorded on the balance sheet .................................. | 3802     3,242,777 | ////////////////// | 6.a.
   b. Credit equivalent amount of off-balance sheet items ................... | ////////////////// | 3803       154,097 | 6.b.
7. Assets and credit equivalent amounts of off-balance sheet items            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   assigned to the 100 percent risk category:                                 | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Assets recorded on the balance sheet .................................. | 3804    10,563,754 | ////////////////// | 7.a.
   b. Credit equivalent amount of off-balance sheet items ................... | ////////////////// | 3805     2,856,770 | 7.b.
8. On-balance sheet asset values excluded from the calculation of the         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   risk-based capital ratio(2) .............................................. | 3806       (22,943)| ////////////////// | 8.
9. Total assets recorded on the balance sheet (sum of                         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   items 4.a, 5.a, 6.a, 7.a, and 8, column A)(must equal Schedule RC,         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   item 12 plus items 4.b and 4.c) .......................................... | 3807    18,970,550 | ////////////////// | 9.
                                                                              ___________________________________________
<CAPTION>
                                                                              ___________________________________________
                                                                              |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |
                                                                              |      Notional      |    Replacement     |
                                                                              |      Principal     |        Cost        |
Memorandum                                                                    |        Value       |   (Market Value)   |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
                                                  Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                    <C>
1. Notional principal value and replacement cost of interest rate and         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   foreign exchange rate contracts (in column B, report only those            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   contracts with a positive replacement cost):                               | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Interest rate contracts (exclude futures contracts) ................... | ////////////////// | 3808        70,770 | M.1.a.
      (1) With a remaining maturity of one year or less ..................... | 3809       284,000 | ////////////////// | M.1.a.(1)
      (2) With a remaining maturity of over one year ........................ | 3812     3,556,733 | ////////////////// | M.1.a.(2)
   b. Foreign exchange rate contracts (exclude contracts with an original     | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      maturity of 14 days or less and futures contracts) .................... | ////////////////// | 3811        78,084 | M.1.b.
      (1) With a remaining maturity of one year or less ..................... | 3812     4,450,700 | ////////////////// | M.1.b.(1)
      (2) With a remaining maturity of over one year ........................ | 3813             0 | ////////////////// | M.1.b.(2)
                                                                              ___________________________________________
<FN>
______________
(1) Do not report in column B the risk-weighted amount of assets reported in column A.
(2) Until a final rule on the regulatory capital treatment of net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale
    securities that is applicable to the reporting bank has taken effect, a bank that has adopted FASB Statement No. 115 should
    include the difference between the fair value and the amortized cost of its available-for-sale securities in item 8 and report
    the amortized cost of these securities in items 4 through 7 above.  Item 8 also includes on-balance sheet asset values (or
    portions thereof) of off-balance sheet interest rate, foreign exchange rate, and commodity contracts and those contracts (e.g.,
    futures contracts) not subject to risk-based capital.  Exclude from item 8 margin accounts and accrued receivables as well as
    any portion of the allowance for loan and lease losses in excess of the amount that may be included in Tier 2 capital.
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