The Series B notes are due 2004 and are rated Baa1 by Moody's and A- by Standard & Poor's.Merrill Lynch & Co. was the lead manager of a selling group that also included BB&T Capital markets, Banc One Capital Markets Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc., Legg Mason Wood Walker Incorporated and Salomon Smith Barney.

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