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This excerpt taken from the DIS 8-K filed Dec 17, 2007.
Determination of CMT Rate.  If CMT Rate is the Base Rate or one of the Base Rates specified above, the interest rate payable with respect to this Note shall be calculated by the Calculation Agent with reference to the CMT Rate and the Spread or Spread Multiplier, if any, specified above, in accordance with the following provisions:

 

“CMT Rate” means, with respect to any Interest Determination Date specified below (a “CMT Interest Determination Date”) relating to a CMT Rate Note or any Floating Rate Note for which the interest rate is determined with reference to the CMT Rate, if Reuters T7051 Page is specified above:

 

(a)           the percentage equal to the yield for United States Treasury securities at “constant maturity” having the Index Maturity specified above as published in H.15(519) under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities”, as the yield is displayed on Reuters (or any successor service) on page FRBCMT (or any other page as may replace the specified page on that service) (“T7051 Page”) for that CMT Interest

 



 

Determination Date, or

 

(b)           if the rate referred to in clause (a) does not so appear on the T7051 Page, the percentage equal to the yield for United States Treasury securities at “constant maturity” having the particular index maturity and for that CMT Interest Determination Date as published in H.15(519) under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities”, or

 

(c)           if the rate referred to in clause (b) does not so appear in H.15(519), the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date for the period of the particular Index Maturity as may then be published by either the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors or the United States Department of the Treasury that the Calculation Agent determines to be comparable to the rate which would otherwise have been published in H.15(519), or

 

(d)           if the rate referred to in clause (c) is not so published, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent as a yield to maturity based on the arithmetic mean of the secondary market bid prices at approximately 3:30 P.M., New York City time, on that CMT Interest Determination Date of three leading primary United States government securities dealers in The City of New York (which may include one or more of the Agents or their affiliates) (each, a “Reference Dealer”), selected by the Calculation Agent from five Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent and eliminating the highest quotation, or, in the event of equality, one of the highest, and the lowest quotation or, in the event of equality, one of the lowest, for United States Treasury securities with an original maturity equal to the particular Index Maturity, a remaining term to maturity no more than one year shorter than that Index Maturity and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in the securities in that market at that time, or

 

(e)           if fewer than five but more than two of the prices referred to in clause (d) are provided as requested, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent based on the arithmetic mean of the bid prices obtained and neither the highest nor the lowest of the quotations shall be eliminated, or

 

(f)            if fewer than three prices referred to in clause (d) are provided as requested, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent as a yield to maturity based on the arithmetic mean of the secondary market bid prices as of approximately 3:30 P.M., New York City time, on that CMT Interest Determination Date of three Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent from five Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent and eliminating the highest quotation or, in the event of equality, one of the highest and the lowest quotation or, in the event of equality, one of the lowest, for United States Treasury securities with an original maturity closest to the particular Index Maturity, a remaining term to maturity closest to that Index Maturity and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in the securities in that market at that time, or

 

(g)           if fewer than five but more than two prices referred to in clause (f) are provided as requested, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent based on the arithmetic mean of the bid prices obtained and neither the highest nor the lowest of the quotations will be eliminated, or

 

(h)           if fewer than three prices referred to in clause (f) are provided as requested, the CMT Rate in effect on that CMT Interest Determination Date;

 

if Reuters T7052 Page is specified above:

 

(a)           the percentage equal to the one-week average yield for United States Treasury securities at “constant maturity” having the Index Maturity specified above as published in H.15(519) opposite the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities”, as the yield is displayed on Reuters (or any successor service) on page FEDCMT (or any other page that may replace the specified page on that service) (“T7052 Page”), for the week

 



 

ended immediately preceding the week in which that CMT Interest Determination Date falls, or

 

(b)           if the rate referred to in clause (a) does not so appear on T7052 Page, the percentage equal to the one-week average yield for United States Treasury securities at “constant maturity” having the particular Index Maturity and for the week preceding that CMT Interest Determination Date as published in H.15(519) opposite the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” or

 

(c)           if the rate referred to in clause (b) does not so appear in H.15(519), the one-week average yield for United States Treasury securities at “constant maturity” having the particular Index Maturity as otherwise announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the week ended immediately preceding the week in which that CMT Interest Determination Date falls, or

 

(d)           if the rate referred to in clause (c) is not so published, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent as a yield to maturity based on the arithmetic mean of the secondary market bid prices at approximately 3:30 P.M., New York City time, on that CMT Interest Determination Date of three Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent from five Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent and eliminating the highest quotation, or, in the event of equality, one of the highest, and the lowest quotation or, in the event of equality, one of the lowest, for United States Treasury securities with an original maturity equal to the particular Index Maturity, a remaining term to maturity no more than one year shorter than that Index Maturity and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in the securities in that market at that time, or

 

(e)           if fewer than five but more than two of the prices referred to in clause (d) are provided as requested, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent based on the arithmetic mean of the bid prices obtained and neither the highest nor the lowest of the quotations shall be eliminated, or

 

(f)            if fewer than three prices referred to in clause (d) are provided as requested, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent as a yield to maturity based on the arithmetic mean of the secondary market bid prices as of approximately 3:30 P.M., New York City time, on that CMT Interest Determination Date of three Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent from five Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent and eliminating the highest quotation or, in the event of equality, one of the highest and the lowest quotation or, in the event of equality, one of the lowest, for United States Treasury securities with an original maturity greater than the particular Index Maturity, a remaining term to maturity closest to that Index Maturity and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in the securities in that market at the time, or

 

(g)           if fewer than five but more than two prices referred to in clause (f) are provided as requested, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent based on the arithmetic mean of the bid prices obtained and neither the highest or the lowest of the quotations will be eliminated, or

 

(h)           if fewer than three prices referred to in clause (f) are provided as requested, the CMT Rate in effect on that CMT Interest Determination Date.

 

If two United States Treasury securities with an original maturity greater than the Index Maturity specified above have remaining terms to maturity equally close to the particular Index Maturity, the quotes for the United States Treasury security with the shorter original remaining term to maturity will be used.

 

This excerpt taken from the DIS 8-K filed Jul 16, 2007.
Determination of CMT Rate.  If CMT Rate is the Base Rate or one of the Base Rates specified above, the interest rate payable with respect to this Note shall be calculated by the Calculation Agent with reference to the CMT Rate and the Spread or Spread Multiplier, if any, specified above, in accordance with the following provisions:

“CMT Rate” means, with respect to any Interest Determination Date specified below (a “CMT Interest Determination Date”) relating to a CMT Rate Note or any Floating Rate Note for which the interest rate is determined with reference to the CMT Rate, if CMT Telerate Page 7051 is specified above:

(a)                                  the percentage equal to the yield for United States Treasury securities at “constant maturity” having the Index Maturity specified above as published in H.15(519) under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities”, as the yield is displayed on Moneyline Telerate  (or any successor service) on page 7051 (or any other page as may replace the specified page on that service) (“Telerate Page 7051”), for that CMT Interest Determination Date, or

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(b)                                 if the rate referred to in clause (a) does not so appear on Telerate Page 7051, the percentage equal to the yield for United States Treasury securities at “constant maturity” having the particular index maturity and for that CMT Interest Determination Date as published in H.15(519) under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities”, or

(c)                                  if the rate referred to in clause (b) does not so appear in H.15(519), the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date for the period of the particular Index Maturity as may then be published by either the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors or the United States Department of the Treasury that the Calculation Agent determines to be comparable to the rate which would otherwise have been published in H.15(519), or

(d)                                 if the rate referred to in clause (c) is not so published, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent as a yield to maturity based on the arithmetic mean of the secondary market bid prices at approximately 3:30 P.M., New York City time, on that CMT Interest Determination Date of three leading primary United States government securities dealers in The City of New York (which may include one or more of the Agents or their affiliates) (each, a “Reference Dealer”), selected by the Calculation Agent from five Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent and eliminating the highest quotation, or, in the event of equality, one of the highest, and the lowest quotation or, in the event of equality, one of the lowest, for United States Treasury securities with an original maturity equal to the particular Index Maturity, a remaining term to maturity no more than one year shorter than that Index Maturity and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in the securities in that market at that time, or

(e)                                  if fewer than five but more than two of the prices referred to in clause (d) are provided as requested, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent based on the arithmetic mean of the bid prices obtained and neither the highest nor the lowest of the quotations shall be eliminated, or

(f)                                    if fewer than three prices referred to in clause (d) are provided as requested, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent as a yield to maturity based on the arithmetic mean of the secondary market bid prices as of approximately 3:30 P.M., New York City time, on that CMT Interest Determination Date of three Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent from five Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent and eliminating the highest quotation or, in the event of equality, one of the highest and the lowest quotation or, in the event of equality, one of the lowest, for United States Treasury securities with an original maturity greater than the particular Index Maturity, a remaining term to maturity closest to that Index Maturity and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in the securities in that market at that time, or

(g)                                 if fewer than five but more than two prices referred to in clause (f) are provided as requested, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent based on the arithmetic mean of the bid prices obtained and neither the highest nor the lowest of the quotations will be eliminated, or

(h)                                 if fewer than three prices referred to in clause (f) are provided as requested, the CMT Rate in effect on that CMT Interest Determination Date;

if CMT Telerate Page 7052 is specified above:

(a)                                  the percentage equal to the one-week or one-month, as specified above, average yield for United States Treasury securities at “constant maturity” having the Index Maturity specified above as published in H.15(519) opposite the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities”, as the yield is displayed on

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Moneyline Telerate (or any successor service) (on page 7052 or any other page as may replace the specified page on that service) (“Telerate Page 7052”), for the week or month, as applicable, ended immediately preceding the week or month, as applicable, in which that CMT Interest Determination Date falls, or

(b)                                 if the rate referred to in clause (a) does not so appear on Telerate Page 7052, the percentage equal to the one-week or one-month, as specified above, average yield for United States Treasury securities at “constant maturity” having the particular Index Maturity and for the week or month, as applicable, preceding that CMT Interest Determination Date as published in H.15(519) opposite the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” or

(c)                                  if the rate referred to in clause (b) does not so appear in H.15(519), the one-week or one-month, as specified above, average yield for United States Treasury securities at “constant maturity” having the particular Index Maturity as otherwise announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the week or month, as applicable, ended immediately preceding the week or month, as applicable, in which that CMT Interest Determination Date falls, or

(d)                                 if the rate referred to in clause (c) is not so published, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent as a yield to maturity based on the arithmetic mean of the secondary market bid prices at approximately 3:30 P.M., New York City time, on that CMT Interest Determination Date of three Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent from five Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent and eliminating the highest quotation, or, in the event of equality, one of the highest, and the lowest quotation or, in the event of equality, one of the lowest, for United States Treasury securities with an original maturity equal to the particular Index Maturity, a remaining term to maturity no more than one year shorter than that Index Maturity and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in the securities in that market at that time, or

(e)                                  if fewer than five but more than two of the prices referred to in clause (d) are provided as requested, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent based on the arithmetic mean of the bid prices obtained and neither the highest nor the lowest of the quotations shall be eliminated, or

(f)                                    if fewer than three prices referred to in clause (d) are provided as requested, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent as a yield to maturity based on the arithmetic mean of the secondary market bid prices as of approximately 3:30 P.M., New York City time, on that CMT Interest Determination Date of three Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent from five Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent and eliminating the highest quotation or, in the event of equality, one of the highest and the lowest quotation or, in the event of equality, one of the lowest, for United States Treasury securities with an original maturity greater than the particular Index Maturity, a remaining term to maturity closest to that Index Maturity and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in the securities in that market at the time, or

(g)                                 if fewer than five but more than two prices referred to in clause (f) are provided as requested, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent based on the arithmetic mean of the bid prices obtained and neither the highest or the lowest of the quotations will be eliminated, or

(h)                                 if fewer than three prices referred to in clause (f) are provided as requested, the CMT Rate in effect on that CMT Interest Determination Date.

If two United States Treasury securities with an original maturity greater than the Index Maturity specified above have remaining terms to maturity equally close to the particular Index Maturity, the quotes for the United States Treasury security with the shorter original remaining term to maturity will be used.

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This excerpt taken from the DIS 8-K filed Sep 8, 2006.
Determination of CMT Rate.  If CMT Rate is the Base Rate or one of the Base Rates specified above, the interest rate payable with respect to this Note shall be calculated by the Calculation Agent with reference to the CMT Rate and the Spread or Spread Multiplier, if any, specified above, in accordance with the following provisions:

 

“CMT Rate” means, with respect to any Interest Determination Date specified below (a “CMT Interest Determination Date”) relating to a CMT Rate Note or any Floating Rate Note for which the interest rate is determined with reference to the CMT Rate, if CMT Telerate Page 7051 is specified above:

 

(a)           the percentage equal to the yield for United States Treasury securities at “constant maturity” having the Index Maturity specified above as published in H.15(519) under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities”, as the yield is displayed on Moneyline Telerate  (or any successor service) on page 7051 (or any other page as may replace the specified page on that service) (“Telerate Page 7051”), for that CMT Interest

 

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Determination Date, or

 

(b)           if the rate referred to in clause (a) does not so appear on Telerate Page 7051, the percentage equal to the yield for United States Treasury securities at “constant maturity” having the particular index maturity and for that CMT Interest Determination Date as published in H.15(519) under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities”, or

 

(c)           if the rate referred to in clause (b) does not so appear in H.15(519), the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date for the period of the particular Index Maturity as may then be published by either the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors or the United States Department of the Treasury that the Calculation Agent determines to be comparable to the rate which would otherwise have been published in H.15(519), or

 

(d)           if the rate referred to in clause (c) is not so published, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent as a yield to maturity based on the arithmetic mean of the secondary market bid prices at approximately 3:30 P.M., New York City time, on that CMT Interest Determination Date of three leading primary United States government securities dealers in The City of New York (which may include one or more of the Agents or their affiliates) (each, a “Reference Dealer”), selected by the Calculation Agent from five Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent and eliminating the highest quotation, or, in the event of equality, one of the highest, and the lowest quotation or, in the event of equality, one of the lowest, for United States Treasury securities with an original maturity equal to the particular Index Maturity, a remaining term to maturity no more than one year shorter than that Index Maturity and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in the securities in that market at that time, or

 

(e)           if fewer than five but more than two of the prices referred to in clause (d) are provided as requested, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent based on the arithmetic mean of the bid prices obtained and neither the highest nor the lowest of the quotations shall be eliminated, or

 

(f)            if fewer than three prices referred to in clause (d) are provided as requested, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent as a yield to maturity based on the arithmetic mean of the secondary market bid prices as of approximately 3:30 P.M., New York City time, on that CMT Interest Determination Date of three Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent from five Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent and eliminating the highest quotation or, in the event of equality, one of the highest and the lowest quotation or, in the event of equality, one of the lowest, for United States Treasury securities with an original maturity greater than the particular Index Maturity, a remaining term to maturity closest to that Index Maturity and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in the securities in that market at that time, or

 

(g)           if fewer than five but more than two prices referred to in clause (f) are provided as requested, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent based on the arithmetic mean of the bid prices obtained and neither the highest nor the lowest of the quotations will be eliminated, or

 

(h)           if fewer than three prices referred to in clause (f) are provided as requested, the CMT Rate in effect on that CMT Interest Determination Date;

 

if CMT Telerate Page 7052 is specified above:

 

(a)           the percentage equal to the one-week or one-month, as specified above, average yield for United States Treasury securities at “constant maturity” having the Index Maturity specified above as published in H.15(519) opposite the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities”, as the yield is displayed on

 

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Moneyline Telerate (or any successor service) (on page 7052 or any other page as may replace the specified page on that service) (“Telerate Page 7052”), for the week or month, as applicable, ended immediately preceding the week or month, as applicable, in which that CMT Interest Determination Date falls, or

 

(b)           if the rate referred to in clause (a) does not so appear on Telerate Page 7052, the percentage equal to the one-week or one-month, as specified above, average yield for United States Treasury securities at “constant maturity” having the particular Index Maturity and for the week or month, as applicable, preceding that CMT Interest Determination Date as published in H.15(519) opposite the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” or

 

(c)           if the rate referred to in clause (b) does not so appear in H.15(519), the one-week or one-month, as specified above, average yield for United States Treasury securities at “constant maturity” having the particular Index Maturity as otherwise announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the week or month, as applicable, ended immediately preceding the week or month, as applicable, in which that CMT Interest Determination Date falls, or

 

(d)           if the rate referred to in clause (c) is not so published, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent as a yield to maturity based on the arithmetic mean of the secondary market bid prices at approximately 3:30 P.M., New York City time, on that CMT Interest Determination Date of three Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent from five Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent and eliminating the highest quotation, or, in the event of equality, one of the highest, and the lowest quotation or, in the event of equality, one of the lowest, for United States Treasury securities with an original maturity equal to the particular Index Maturity, a remaining term to maturity no more than one year shorter than that Index Maturity and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in the securities in that market at that time, or

 

(e)           if fewer than five but more than two of the prices referred to in clause (d) are provided as requested, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent based on the arithmetic mean of the bid prices obtained and neither the highest nor the lowest of the quotations shall be eliminated, or

 

(f)            if fewer than three prices referred to in clause (d) are provided as requested, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent as a yield to maturity based on the arithmetic mean of the secondary market bid prices as of approximately 3:30 P.M., New York City time, on that CMT Interest Determination Date of three Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent from five Reference Dealers selected by the Calculation Agent and eliminating the highest quotation or, in the event of equality, one of the highest and the lowest quotation or, in the event of equality, one of the lowest, for United States Treasury securities with an original maturity greater than the particular Index Maturity, a remaining term to maturity closest to that Index Maturity and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in the securities in that market at the time, or

 

(g)           if fewer than five but more than two prices referred to in clause (f) are provided as requested, the rate on that CMT Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent based on the arithmetic mean of the bid prices obtained and neither the highest or the lowest of the quotations will be eliminated, or

 

(h)           if fewer than three prices referred to in clause (f) are provided as requested, the CMT Rate in effect on that CMT Interest Determination Date.

 

If two United States Treasury securities with an original maturity greater than the Index Maturity specified above have remaining terms to maturity equally close to the particular Index Maturity, the quotes for the United States Treasury security with the shorter original remaining term to maturity will be used.

 

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