| Pricing Supplement No. 6 dated October 25, 2006 (to Prospectus dated May 5, 2006 and Prospectus Supplement dated May 5, 2006) |
Filed under Rule 424(b)(3) File No. 333-130584 |
Principal Amount:
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$1,250,000,000 | Floating Rate Notes: | x | Fixed Rate Notes: | ¨ | |||||||
Original Issue Date:
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October 31, 2006 | Closing Date: | October 31, 2006 | CUSIP Number: | 78442F EE 4 | |||||||
Maturity Date:
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October 25, 2011 | Option to Extend | x No | Specified Currency: | U.S. Dollars | |||||||
| Maturity: | ¨ Yes | |||||||||||
| If Yes, Final Maturity Date: | ||||||||||||
| Redeemable at the option of the Company: | x No | Redemption Price: | Not Applicable. | |||||||||
| ¨ Yes | Redemption Dates: | Not Applicable. | ||||||||||
| Repayment at the option of the Holder: | x No | Repayment Price: | Not Applicable. | |||||||||
| ¨ Yes | Repayment Dates: | Not Applicable. | ||||||||||
| Applicable to Floating Rate Notes Only: | ||||||||||||
| Floating Rate Index: | ||||||||||||
| ¨ | CD Rate | Index Maturity: | Three Months. | |||||||||
| ¨ | Commercial Paper Rate | |||||||||||
| ¨ | CMT Rate | Spread: | Plus 23 basis points (0.23%). | |||||||||
| ¨ | Federal Funds Rate | |||||||||||
| x | LIBOR Telerate | Initial Interest Rate: | TBD. | |||||||||
| ¨ | LIBOR Reuters | |||||||||||
| ¨ | Prime Rate | Interest Rate Reset Period: | Quarterly. | |||||||||
| ¨ | 91-Day Treasury Bill Rate | |||||||||||
| Lead Managers | ||||
| Morgan Stanley | Banc of America Securities LLC | Merrill Lynch & Co. | ||
| Co-Managers | ||||
| Barclays Capital HSBC |
BNP PARIBAS | Deutsche Bank Securities Wachovia Securities |
| Title of Each Class of Securities Offered Floating Rate (LIBOR-Telerate) Medium Term Notes |
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price $1,250,000,000 |
Amount of Registration Fee $133,750.00 |
Reset Date(s): |
Each January 25th, April 25th, July 25th and October 25th during the term of the Notes, subject to adjustment in accordance with the following business day convention, beginning January 25, 2007. | ||||||
Interest Determination
Date(s):
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2 London and New York Business Days prior to the related Reset Date (or Original Issue Date in the case of the first Interest Period). | ||||||
Lock-in Period
Start Date:
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Not Applicable. | ||||||
Maximum Interest Rate:
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Not Applicable. | ||||||
Interest
Payment
Date(s):
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Each January 25th, April 25th, July 25th and October 25th during the term of the Notes, subject to adjustment in accordance with the following business day convention, beginning January 25, 2007. | ||||||
Interest
Period(s):
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From and including the previous Interest Payment Date (or Original Issue Date, in the case of the first Interest Period) to but excluding the current Interest Payment Date (or Maturity Date, in the case of the last Interest Period). | ||||||
Accrual
Method:
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Actual/360. | ||||||
Minimum Interest Rate:
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Not Applicable. | ||||||
| Form: | Book-entry. | ||||||
| Denominations: | $1,000 minimum and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. | ||||||
| Trustee: | The Bank of New York, as successor trustee by virtue of a transfer of all or substantially all of the corporate trust business assets of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, formerly known as JPMorgan Chase Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank. | ||||||
| Agents: | The following agents are acting as underwriters in connection with this issuance. | ||||||
| Agents | Principal Amount of Notes | ||||||
| Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated | $ | 354,166,667.00 | |||||
| Banc of America Securities LLC | 354,166,666.00 | ||||||
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | 354,166,666.00 | ||||||
| Barclays Capital Inc. | 37,500,000.00 | ||||||
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | 37,500,000.00 | ||||||
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 37,500,000.00 | ||||||
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | 37,500,000.00 | ||||||
| Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC | 37,500,000.00 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 1,250,000,000.00 | |||||
Issue Price: |
100.0%. | ||||||
Agents’ Commission: |
0.1750%. | ||||||
Net Proceeds: |
$1,247,812,500. | ||||||
Concession: |
0.1050%. | ||||||
Reallowance: |
0.0525%. | ||||||
CUSIP Number: |
78442F EE 4. | ||||||
ISIN Number: |
US78442FEE43. | ||||||