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<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b> </b><b><a name="tx165830_22"> </a>Note 7. Long-Term Debt </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">In March 2011, we issued an aggregate of $<font class="_mt">2</font> billion of senior notes, composed of $<font class="_mt">1</font> billion of 2.875% notes due <font class="_mt">March 7, 2016</font>, $<font class="_mt">750</font> million of 4.375% notes due <font class="_mt">March 7, 2021</font> and $<font class="_mt">250</font> million of floating-rate notes due <font class="_mt">March 7, 2014</font>. Interest on the 2.875% notes and the 4.375% notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 7 and September 7 of each year, beginning on September 7, 2011. Interest on the floating-rate notes is payable quarterly in arrears on March 7, June 7, September 7 and December 7 of each year, beginning on June 7, 2011. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; text-indent: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">In February 2011, we issued approximately $<font class="_mt">500</font> million of <font class="_mt">4.956</font>% junior subordinated debentures due <font class="_mt">March 15, 2018</font>, in a remarketing of the <font class="_mt">6.001</font>% junior subordinated debentures due 2042 originally issued to State Street Capital Trust III in 2008. The original debentures were issued to Capital Trust III in connection with our concurrent offering of the trust's <font class="_mt">8.25</font>% fixed-to-floating rate normal APEX. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; text-indent: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The net proceeds from the sale of the remarketed <font class="_mt">4.956</font>% junior subordinated debentures were invested in U.S. Treasury securities, and in March 2011, the proceeds from the maturity of these securities were used by Capital Trust III to make a final distribution to the holders of the normal APEX with respect to the original <font class="_mt">6.001</font>% junior subordinated debentures and to satisfy the obligation of Capital Trust III to purchase $<font class="_mt">500</font> million of our non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, series A, $<font class="_mt">100,000</font> liquidation preference per share. The preferred stock constitutes the principal asset of the trust. Additional information about the preferred stock is provided in note 10. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; text-indent: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">As a result of the above-described transactions, as of March 31, 2011, we had outstanding the above-referenced $500 million of <font class="_mt">4.956</font>% junior subordinated debentures due March 15, 2018 and $500 million of non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock. The 4.956% debentures qualify for inclusion in tier 2 regulatory capital, and the perpetual preferred stock qualifies for inclusion in tier 1 regulatory capital, both under federal regulatory capital guidelines. The original 6.001% junior subordinated debentures, which qualified for inclusion in tier 1 regulatory capital as trust preferred securities, were redeemed as a result of the remarketing transaction. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; text-indent: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Interest on the 4.956% junior subordinated debentures will be payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on March 15, 2011. Simultaneous with the issuance of the subordinated debentures, we entered into an interest-rate swap to convert the fixed rate on the debentures to a floating rate; this interest-rate swap will be accounted for as a fair value hedge. The debentures will mature on March 15, 2018, and we will not have the right to redeem the debentures prior to maturity other than upon the occurrence of specified events. Redemption of the debentures will be subject to federal regulatory approval. Dividends on the perpetual preferred stock are non-cumulative, and will be accrued when declared.</font></p> </div>Note 7. Long-Term Debt
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-Section 02
-Paragraph 22
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