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Section 1. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined in this Appendix, the terms defined in the Indenture shall have the same meaning when used in this Appendix. In addition, the following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of this Appendix unless this context clearly requires otherwise: "'AA' Composite Commercial Paper Rate" shall mean, as of any date of determination, the interest equivalent of the 30-day rate on commercial paper placed on behalf of the issuers whose corporate bonds are rated "AA" by S&P, or the equivalent of such rating by S&P or another nationally recognized securities rating agency, as such 30- day rate is made available on a discount basis or otherwise by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the Business Day immediately preceding such date of determination. If, however, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York does not make available any such rate, then the "AA" Composite Commercial Paper Rate shall be the arithmetic average of the interest equivalent of the 30-day rate on commercial paper placed on behalf of such issuers, as quoted to the Auction Agent on a discount basis or otherwise, by the Commercial Paper Dealers, as of the dose of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such date of determination. If any Commercial Paper Dealer does not quote a commercial paper rate required to determine the "AA" Composite Commercial Paper Rate, the "AA" Composite Commercial Paper Rate shall be determined on the basis of the quotation or quotations furnished by the remaining Commercial Paper Dealer or Commercial Paper Dealers. For purposes of this definition, the "interest equivalent" of a rate stated on a discount basis (a "discount rate") for commercial paper of a given day's maturity shall be equal to the product of (i) 100 multiplied by (ii) the quotient (rounded upward to the next higher one thousandth (.001) of 1%) of (x) the discount rate (expressed hi decimals) divided by (y) the difference between (1) 1.00 and (2) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the product of the discount rate (expressed in decimals) multiplied by the number of days from (and including) the date of determination to (but excluding) the date on which such commercial paper matures and the denominator of which shall be 360. "After-Tax Equivalent Rate" shall mean, on any date of determination, the interest rate per annum equal to the product of (i) the "AA" Composite Commercial Paper Rate on such date and (ii) 1.00 minus the Statutory Corporate Tax Rate on such date. "AIRS" shall mean the ARS and the IRS, collectively. "Applicable ARS Rate" shall mean the rate or rates per annum at which interest accrues on the ARS of each maturity for any Auction Period as described in Section 3(b) of this Appendix. "Applicable CUSIP Number" shall mean, as the context requires, the CUSIP number set forth below for the particular class of ARS or IRS: LA1-63221.5 A-1