Common use of Suspension of Solicitation; Amendment or Supplement Clause in Contracts

Suspension of Solicitation; Amendment or Supplement. The Company may instruct the Agents to suspend solicitation of purchases at any time. Upon receipt of such instructions the Agents will forthwith suspend solicitation of offers to purchase from the Company until such time as the Company has advised them that solicitation of offers to purchase may be resumed. If the Company decides to amend the Registration Statement (including incorporating any documents by reference therein) or supplement any of such documents (other than to change rates or other variable terms), it will promptly advise the Agents and will furnish the Agents and their counsel with copies of the proposed amendment (including any document proposed to be incorporated by reference therein) or supplement. One copy of such filed document, along with a copy of the cover letter sent to the Commission, will be delivered or mailed to the Agents at the following respective addresses: ABN AMRO Incorporated 50 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10055 Attention: Medium-Term-Note Department Banc of America Securities LLC NY1-040-27-03 40 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10019 Attention: High Grade Transaction Management Barclays Capital Inc. 200 Xxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10166 Attention: MTN Trading BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 700 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10019 Attention: MTN Desk Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 300 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10013 Attention: Medium-Term Note Department Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC 10 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10010 Attention: Hxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Medium-Term Note Department Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. 60 Xxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10005 Attention: Medium-Term Note Desk HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. 400 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Floor New York, New York 10018 Attention: Axxxxx X. Xxxxxxx also, for record keeping purposes, please send a copy to: ADP Prospectus Services c/o HSBC Securities (USA), Inc. 1000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx 0-0 Edgewood, New York 11717 Attention: Gxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 J.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. 200 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Floor New York, New York 10017 Attention: Transaction Execution Group Lxxxxx Brothers Inc. 700 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10019 Attention: Fixed Income Syndicate/ Medium Term Note Desk Mxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Fxxxxx & Sxxxx Incorporated Tritech Services 40-X Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 Attention: Final Prospectus Unit/ Nxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000/2775/2776 also, for record keeping purposes, please send a copy to: Mxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Fxxxxx & Sxxxx Incorporated 4 World Financial Center, Floor 15 New York, New York 10080 Attention: MTN Product Management Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc 6 Xxxxxxxxx London EC2M 2AA Attention: Legal Dept – Transaction Management Telecopy number: (00 000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (00 000) 000-0000 Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. One Liberty Plaza New York, New York 10006 Attention: Sxxxx Xxxxxxx Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 UBS Securities LLC 600 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Stamford, Connecticut 06901 Attention: Fixed Income Syndicate Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC 300 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0602 Attention: Txxxxxx Xxxx Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 In the event that at the time the solicitation of offers to purchase from the Company is suspended (other than to change interest rates or other variable terms) there shall be any orders outstanding which have not been settled, the Company will promptly advise the Agents and the Trustee whether such orders may be settled and whether copies of the Prospectus as theretofore amended and/or supplemented as in effect at the time of the suspension or, in lieu thereof, Rule 173 Notices 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 which may be made in the event that the Company determines that such orders may not be settled or that copies of such Prospectus or, in lieu thereof, Rule 173 Notices may not be so delivered. Delivery of Prospectus or Rule 173 Notice: A copy of the most recent Prospectus, Prospectus Supplement and Pricing Supplement or, in lieu thereof, the Rule 173 Notice, must be provided to a customer or his agent not later than two business days following settlement (which, for the purposes of this paragraph, is on the earlier of the second day following the date of settlement on which the offices of the Securities and Exchange Commission are open or the second “Business Day,” as defined below, following the date of settlement). Authenticity of Signatures: The Agents will have no obligations 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 Note.

Suspension of Solicitation; Amendment or Supplement. The Company may instruct the Agents to suspend solicitation of purchases at any time. Upon receipt of such instructions the Agents will forthwith suspend solicitation of offers to purchase from the Company until such time as the Company has advised them that solicitation of offers to purchase may be resumed. If the Company decides to amend the Registration Statement (including incorporating any documents by reference therein) or supplement any of such documents (other than to change rates or other variable terms), it will promptly advise the Agents and will furnish the Agents and their counsel with copies of the proposed amendment (including any document proposed to be incorporated by reference therein) or supplement. One copy of such filed document, along with a copy of the cover letter sent to the Commission, will be delivered or mailed to the Agents at the following respective addresses: ABN AMRO Incorporated 50 55 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10055 AttentionAttn: Medium-Term-Note Department Banc of America Securities LLC NY1214 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx NC1-040027-2714-03 40 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx New York01 Charlotte, New York 10019 North Carolina 28255 Attention: High Grade Transaction Management Medium-Term Note Department Barclays Capital Inc. 200 Xxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10166 AttentionAttn: MTN Trading BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 700 787 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10019 AttentionAttn: MTN Desk Telecopy numberTelecopy: (000) 000-0000 Telephone numberTelephone: (000) 000-0000 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 300 388 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10013 AttentionAttn: Medium-Term Note Department Credit Suisse Securities (USA) First Boston LLC 10 11 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10010 AttentionAttn: Hxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Medium-Term Note Department Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. 60 Xxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10005 AttentionAttn: Medium-Term Note Desk HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. 400 452 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Floor Xxoor New York, New York 10018 Attention: Axxxxx X. Xxxxxxx also, for record keeping purposes, please send a copy to: ADP Prospectus Services c/o HSBC Securities (USA), Inc. 1000 1150 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx 0-0 Edgewood, New York 11717 AttentionAttn: Gxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 J.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. 200 270 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Floor Xxoor New York, New York 10017 Attention: Transaction Execution Group Lxxxxx Brothers Inc. 700 745 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10019 Attention: Fixed Income Syndicate/ Medium Term Note Desk Mxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Fxxxxx & Sxxxx Incorporated Tritech Services 4044-X Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 AttentionAttn: Final Prospectus Unit/ Unit/Nxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Telephone numberTelephone: (000) 000-0000 Telecopy numberTelecopy: (000) 000-0000/2775/2776 also, for record keeping purposes, please send a copy to: Mxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Fxxxxx & Sxxxx Incorporated 4 World Financial Center, Floor 15 New York, New York 10080 Attention: MTN Product Management Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc 6 Xxxxxxxxx London EC2M 2AA Attention: Legal Dept – Transaction Management Telecopy number: (00 000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (00 000) 000-0000 Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. One Liberty Plaza New York, New York 10006 Attention: Sxxxx Xxxxxxx Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 UBS Securities LLC 600 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Stamford, Connecticut 06901 Attention: Fixed Income Syndicate Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC 300 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0602 Attention: Txxxxxx Xxxx Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 In the event that at the time the solicitation of offers to purchase from the Company is suspended (other than to change interest rates or other variable terms) there shall be any orders outstanding which have not been settled, the Company will promptly advise the Agents and the Trustee whether such orders may be settled and whether copies of the Prospectus as theretofore amended and/or supplemented as in effect at the time of the suspension or, in lieu thereof, Rule 173 Notices 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 which may be made in the event that the Company determines that such orders may not be settled or that copies of such Prospectus or, in lieu thereof, Rule 173 Notices may not be so delivered. Delivery of Prospectus or Rule 173 NoticeProspectus: A copy of the most recent Prospectus, Prospectus Supplement and Pricing Supplement or, in lieu thereof, must accompany or precede the Rule 173 Notice, must be provided earlier of (a) the written confirmation of a sale sent to a customer or his agent not later than two business days following settlement or (which, for b) the purposes delivery of this paragraph, is on the earlier of the second day following the date of settlement on which the offices of the Securities and Exchange Commission are open Notes to a customer or the second “Business Day,” as defined below, following the date of settlement)his agent. Authenticity of Signatures: The Agents will have no obligations 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 Note.

Suspension of Solicitation; Amendment or Supplement. The Company may instruct the Agents to suspend solicitation of purchases at any time. Upon receipt of such instructions the Agents will forthwith suspend solicitation of offers to purchase from the Company until such time as the Company has advised them that solicitation of offers to purchase may be resumed. If the Company decides to amend the Registration Statement (including incorporating any documents by reference therein) or supplement any of such documents (other than to change rates or other variable terms), it will promptly advise the Agents and will furnish the Agents and their counsel with copies of the proposed amendment (including any document proposed to be incorporated by reference therein) or supplement. One copy of such filed document, along with a copy of the cover letter sent to the Commission, will be delivered or mailed to the Agents at the following respective addresses: ABN AMRO Incorporated 50 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10055 Attention: Medium-Term-Note Department Banc of America Securities LLC NY1-040-27-03 40 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10019 Attention: High Grade Transaction Management Barclays Capital Inc. 200 Xxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10166 Attention: MTN Trading BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 700 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10019 Attention: MTN Desk Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 300 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10013 Attention: Medium-Term Note Department Transaction Execution Group Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC 10 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10010 Attention: Hxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Medium-Term Note Department Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. 60 Xxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10005 Attention: Medium-Term Note Desk HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. 400 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Floor New York, New York 10018 Attention: Axxxxx X. Xxxxxxx also, for record keeping purposes, please send a copy to: ADP Prospectus Services Broadridge Financial Solutions c/o HSBC Securities (USA), Inc. 1000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx 0-0 Edgewood, New York 11717 Attention: Gxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 J.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. 200 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Floor New York, New York 10017 Attention: Transaction Execution Group Lxxxxx Brothers Inc. 700 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10019 Attention: Fixed Income Syndicate/ Medium Term Note Desk Attention: Debt Capital Markets, Financial Institutions Group Mxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Fxxxxx & Sxxxx Incorporated Tritech Services 40-X Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 Attention: Final Prospectus Unit/ Nxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000/2775/2776 also, for record keeping purposes, please send a copy to: Mxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Fxxxxx & Sxxxx Incorporated 4 World Financial Center, Floor 15 New York, New York 10080 Attention: MTN Product Management Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc 6 Xxxxxxxxx London EC2M 2AA Attention: Legal Dept – Transaction Management Telecopy number: (00 000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (00 000) 000-0000 Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. One Liberty Plaza New York, New York 10006 Attention: Sxxxx Xxxxxxx Fixed Income Syndicate Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 UBS Securities LLC 600 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Stamford, Connecticut 06901 Attention: Fixed Income Syndicate Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC One Wachovia Center 300 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0602 28202 Attention: Txxxxxx Xxxx Transaction Management Group Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 In the event that at the time the solicitation of offers to purchase from the Company is suspended (other than to change interest rates or other variable terms) there shall be any orders outstanding which have not been settled, the Company will promptly advise the Agents and the Trustee whether such orders may be settled and whether copies of the Prospectus as theretofore amended and/or supplemented as in effect at the time of the suspension or, in lieu thereof, Rule 173 Notices 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 which may be made in the event that the Company determines that such orders may not be settled or that copies of such Prospectus or, in lieu thereof, Rule 173 Notices may not be so delivered. Delivery of Prospectus or Rule 173 Notice: A copy of the most recent Prospectus, Prospectus Supplement and Pricing Supplement or, in lieu thereof, the Rule 173 Notice, must be provided to a customer or his agent not later than two business days following settlement (which, for the purposes of this paragraph, is on the earlier of the second day following the date of settlement on which the offices of the Securities and Exchange Commission are open or the second “Business Day,” as defined below, following the date of settlement). Authenticity of Signatures: The Agents will have no obligations 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 Note.

Suspension of Solicitation; Amendment or Supplement. The Company may instruct the Agents to suspend solicitation of purchases offers to purchase Notes at any time. Upon receipt of such instructions instructions, the Agents will forthwith suspend solicitation of offers to purchase from the Company until such time as the Company has advised them the Agents that solicitation of offers to purchase may be resumed. If the Company decides to amend or supplement the Registration Statement (including incorporating any documents by reference therein) or supplement any of such documents the Prospectus (other than to establish or change interest rates or formulas, maturities, prices or other similar variable termsterms with respect to the Notes), it will promptly advise the Agents and will furnish the Agents and their counsel with copies of the proposed amendment (including any document proposed to be incorporated by reference therein) or supplement. One copy Copies of such filed document, along with a copy of the cover letter sent to the Commission, amendment or supplement will be delivered or mailed to the Agents Agents, their counsel and the Trustee in quantities which such parties may reasonably request at the following respective addresses: ABN AMRO If to Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated: Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated 50 4 World Financial Xxxxxx Xxxxx 00 Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10055 00000 Attention: Medium-Term-Note Department Banc of America Securities LLC NY1-040-27-03 40 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10019 Attention: High Grade Global Transaction Management Barclays Capital Inc. 200 Xxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10166 Attention: MTN Trading BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 700 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10019 Attention: MTN Desk Telecopy numberGroup Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Telephone numberFacsimile: (000) 000-0000 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 300 Xxxxxxxxx Banc of America Securities LLC: Banc of America Securities LLC 0 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx New YorkXX0-000-0X-00 Xxx Xxxx, New York 10013 Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Medium-Term Note Department Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC 10 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10010 Attention: Hxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Medium-Term Note Department Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. 60 Xxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10005 Attention: Medium-Term Note Desk HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. 400 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Floor New York, New York 10018 Attention: Axxxxx X. Xxxxxxx also, for record keeping purposes, please send a copy to: ADP Prospectus Services c/o HSBC Securities (USA), Inc. 1000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx 0-0 Edgewood, New York 11717 Attention: Gxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Telecopy numberTransaction Management Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Telephone numberFacsimile: (000) 000-0000 J.X. Email: Credit Suisse First Boston LLC: Credit Suisse First Boston LLC 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Securities Inc. 200 Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Floor New York, New York 10017 00000 Attention: Transaction Execution Group Lxxxxx Brothers Inc. 700 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10019 Attention: Fixed Income Syndicate/ Short and Medium Term Note Desk Mxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Fxxxxx & Sxxxx Incorporated Tritech Services 40-X Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 Attention: Final Prospectus Unit/ Nxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Telephone numberFinance Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000/2775/2776 also, for record keeping purposes, please send a copy to: Mxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Fxxxxx & Sxxxx Incorporated 4 World Financial Center, Floor 15 New York, New York 10080 Attention: MTN Product Management Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc 6 Xxxxxxxxx London EC2M 2AA Attention: Legal Dept – Transaction Management Telecopy number: (00 000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (00 000) 000-0000 Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. One Liberty Plaza New York, New York 10006 Attention: Sxxxx Xxxxxxx Telecopy numberFacsimile: (000) 000-0000 Telephone numberEmail: X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.: X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx - 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Medium Term Note Desk Telephone: (000) 000-0000 UBS Securities LLC 600 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Stamford, Connecticut 06901 Attention: Fixed Income Syndicate Telecopy numberFacsimile: (000) 000-0000 Telephone numberEmail: Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.: Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Medium Term Note Desk Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC 300 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0602 Attention: Txxxxxx Xxxx Telecopy numberFacsimile: (000) 000-0000 Telephone numberMcDonald Investments Inc.: McDonald Investments Inc. 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000 Attention: Debt Capital Markets Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Email: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Medium Term Note Trading Desk Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Email: and if to the Trustee, to: JPMorgan Chase Bank Institutional Trust Services 4 New York Plaza - 15th Floor New York, New York 10004 Attention: Xxxxx Xx Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxx.xx@xxxxxxxx.xxx --------------------- and to: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP 0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: F. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xx., Esquire Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 In the event that at the time the solicitation of offers to purchase from the Company is suspended (other than to establish or change interest rates or formulas, maturities, prices or other similar variable termsterms with respect to the Notes) there shall be any orders outstanding offers to purchase Notes that have been accepted by the Company which have not been settled, the Company will promptly advise the Agents Offering Agent and the Trustee whether such orders offers may be settled and whether copies of the Prospectus as theretofore amended and/or supplemented as in effect at the time of the suspension or, in lieu thereof, Rule 173 Notices may be delivered in connection with the settlement of such ordersoffers. The Company will have the sole responsibility for such decision and for any arrangements which may be made in the event that the Company determines that such orders offers may not be settled or that copies of such Prospectus or, in lieu thereof, Rule 173 Notices may not be so delivered. Delivery of Prospectus or Rule 173 Noticeand applicable Pricing Supplement: A copy of the most recent Prospectus and the applicable Pricing Supplement, which pursuant to Rule 434 may be delivered separately from the Prospectus, Prospectus Supplement and Pricing Supplement or, in lieu thereof, the Rule 173 Notice, must be provided to a customer accompany or his agent not later than two business days following settlement (which, for the purposes of this paragraph, is on precede the earlier of (a) the second day following written confirmation of a sale sent to an investor or other purchaser or its agent and (b) the date delivery of settlement on which the offices of the Securities and Exchange Commission are open Notes to an investor or the second “Business Day,” as defined below, following the date of settlement)other purchaser or its agent. Authenticity of Signatures: The Agents will have no obligations obligation 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 Note.

Suspension of Solicitation; Amendment or Supplement. The Company may instruct the Agents to suspend solicitation of purchases at any time. Upon receipt of such instructions the Agents will forthwith suspend solicitation of offers to purchase from the Company until such time as the Company has advised them that solicitation of offers to purchase may be resumed. If the Company decides to amend the Registration Statement (including incorporating any documents by reference therein) or supplement any of such documents (other than to change rates or other variable terms), it will promptly advise the Agents and will furnish the Agents and their counsel with copies of the proposed amendment (including any document proposed to be incorporated by reference therein) or supplement. One copy of such filed document, along with a copy of the cover letter sent to the Commission, will be delivered or mailed to the Agents at the following respective addresses: ABN AMRO Incorporated 50 Salomon Brothers Inc Seven World Trade Center 30xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10055 Attention: Medium-Term-Note Department Banc of America Securities LLC NY1-040-27-03 40 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10019 Attention: High Grade Transaction Management Barclays Capital Inc. 200 Xxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10166 Attention: MTN Trading BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 700 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10019 Attention: MTN Desk Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 300 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10013 00000 Attention: Medium-Term Note Department Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC 10 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Lxxxxx Brothers Inc. 3 World Financial Center 12th Floor New York, New York 10010 Attention: Hxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Medium10285-Term Note Department Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. 60 Xxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10005 0900 Attention: Medium-Term Note Desk HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. 400 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Department Ninth Floor Mxxxxx Sxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated 1585 Broadway 2nd Floor New York, New York 10018 10036 Attention: Axxxxx X. Xxxxxxx also, for record keeping purposes, please send a copy to: ADP Prospectus Services c/o HSBC Securities (USA), Inc. 1000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx 0Manager-0 Edgewood, New York 11717 Attention: Gxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 J.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. 200 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Floor New York, New York 10017 Attention: Transaction Execution Group Lxxxxx Brothers Inc. 700 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10019 Attention: Fixed Income Syndicate/ Medium Term Note Desk Continuously Offered Products Mxxxxxx Lxxxx & Co. Mxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Fxxxxx & Sxxxx Incorporated Tritech Services 40-X Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 Attention: Final Prospectus Unit/ Nxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000/2775/2776 also, for record keeping purposes, please send a copy to: Mxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Fxxxxx & Sxxxx Incorporated 4 World Financial Center, Floor 15 Center North Tower 200 Xxxxx Xxxxxx New York, New York 10080 10281 Attention: MTN Product Management Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc 6 Xxxxxxxxx London EC2M 2AA Gxxxxxx, Sxxxx & Co. 80 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Legal Dept – Transaction Management Telecopy number: (00 000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (00 000) 000-0000 Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. One Liberty Plaza New YorkMedium Term Note Desk/Pxxxx Xxxxxx, New York 10006 Attention: Sxxxx Xxxxxxx Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 UBS Securities LLC 600 Xxxxxxxxxx Kxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Stamford, Connecticut 06901 Attention: Fixed Income Syndicate Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC 300 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0602 Attention: Txxxxxx Xxxx Telecopy number: (000) 000-0000 Telephone number: (000) 000-0000 In the event that at the time the solicitation of offers to purchase from the Company is suspended (other than to change interest rates or other variable terms) there shall be any orders outstanding which have not been settled, the Company will promptly advise the Agents and the Trustee whether such orders may be settled and whether copies of the Prospectus as theretofore amended and/or supplemented as in effect at the time of the suspension or, in lieu thereof, Rule 173 Notices 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 which may be made in the event that the Company determines that such orders may not be settled or that copies of such Prospectus or, in lieu thereof, Rule 173 Notices may not be so delivered. Delivery of Prospectus or Rule 173 NoticeProspectus: A copy of the most recent Prospectus, Prospectus Supplement and Pricing Supplement or, in lieu thereof, must accompany or precede the Rule 173 Notice, must be provided earlier of (a) the written confirmation of a sale sent to a customer or his agent not later than two business days following settlement and (which, for b) the purposes delivery of this paragraph, is on the earlier of the second day following the date of settlement on which the offices of the Securities and Exchange Commission are open Notes to a customer or the second “Business Day,” as defined below, following the date of settlement)his agent. Authenticity of Signatures: The Agents will have no obligations 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 Note.