Rule 424(B)(3)
Registration No. 33-33253
PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 20 DATED JANUARY 12, 1994
TO PROSPECTUS DATED AUGUST 17, 1993 AND PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
DATED AUGUST 17, 1993
THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY
MEDIUM TERM NOTES, SERIES C
(FIXED RATE)
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Principal Amount: $10,000,000 Issue Date: JANUARY 20, 1994
Issue Price: 100% Stated Maturity: JANUARY 19, 2024
Commission of Selling Agents: $75,000 Specified Currency: U.S. Dollars
Net Proceeds to Issuer: $9,925,000 Form: __X_Global
Interest Rate: 7.06% ___Certificated
Selling Agents: LAZARD FRERES & CO.
Trade Date: JANUARY 12, 1994
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Interest Payment Dates: Amortizing Notes:
_X__As specified in Prospectus Supplement ____Yes
____Other (specify)________________ _X__No
Regular Record Date: Each payment of principal of,
_X__As specified in Prospectus Supplement and interest on, the Notes will
____Other (specify)________________ be made: ____Quarterly
Original Issue Discount Note: ____Semiannually
____Yes _X__No
Original Issue Discount: __________% Interest rate may be reset:
Yield to Maturity: _________% ____Yes _X__No
Terms of reset:
Repurchase Price (for Discount Securities): Redemption Information:
Redeemable by the Company
at its option on or after
January 20, 2004 as
described under
"Description of Notes-
Redemption and Repayment;
Sinking Fund" in the
Prospectus Supplement
dated August 17, 1993,
at a redemption price of
100%.
Other Provisions: Repayment Information:
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The aggregate principal amount of this offering is U.S. $10,000,000 and
relates only to Pricing Supplement No. 20. Medium-Term Notes, Series C,
may be issued by the Company in the aggregate principal amount of up to U.S.
$200,000,000 or the equivalent in foreign currencies or foreign currency
units. To date, including this offering, an aggregate of U.S. $175,000,000 or
the equivalent in foreign currency or foreign currency units of Medium-Term
Notes, Series C, have been issued.
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TYPE OF SALE: IF PRINCIPAL TRANSACTION, REOFFERING AT:
_X__As Agent ____varying prices related to prevailing
____As Principal market prices at the time of resale
____fixed public offering price
of ________% of Principal Amount
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