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Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) of KeyCorp pertaining to the KeyCorp Automatic Deferral Plan of our report
dated January 14, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
KeyCorp incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
August 30, 2000