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                                                                     Exhibit 4.2


                                 [FACE OF NOTE]

UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY (THE "DEPOSITARY") (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) TO THE
ISSUER HEREOF OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT,
AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME
AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY AND ANY PAYMENT
IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF,
CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN CERTIFICATED
FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR
ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.

REGISTERED                      CUSIP No.:                    PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:
No. FXR-______                  ___________                   $___________

                             HOMESIDE LENDING, INC.
                                MEDIUM-TERM NOTE
                                  (Fixed Rate)

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<S>                                 <C>                               <C>
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE:                INTEREST RATE:   %                STATED MATURITY DATE:

INTEREST PAYMENT DATE(S)                                              [ ] CHECK IF DISCOUNT NOTE
[ ]                                                                           Issue Price:   %
[ ] Other:

INITIAL REDEMPTION                  INITIAL REDEMPTION                ANNUAL REDEMPTION
DATE:                               PERCENTAGE:    %                  PERCENTAGE
                                                                      REDUCTION:   %

OPTIONAL REPAYMENT DATE(S)


AUTHORIZED DENOMINATION:            ADDENDUM ATTACHED                 OTHER/ADDITIONAL
[ ] $1,000 and integral             [ ] Yes                           PROVISIONS:
    multiples thereof               [ ] No
[ ] Other:
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         HOMESIDE LENDING, INC., a Florida corporation (the "Company," which
term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred
to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered
assigns, the principal sum of _____________, on the Stated Maturity Date
specified above (or any Redemption Date or Repayment Date, each as defined on
the reverse hereof) (each such Stated Maturity Date, Redemption Date or
Repayment Date being hereinafter referred to as the "Maturity Date" with respect
to the principal repayable on such date) and to pay interest thereon (and on any
overdue principal, premium and/or interest to the extent legally enforceable),
at the Interest Rate per annum specified above, until the principal hereof is
paid or duly made available for payment. The Company will pay interest in
arrears on each Interest Payment Date, if any, specified above (each, an
"Interest Payment Date"), commencing with the first Interest Payment Date next
succeeding the Original Issue Date specified above, and on the Maturity Date;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the Original Issue Date occurs between a Record Date
(as defined below) and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest
payments will commence on the second Interest Payment Date next succeeding the
Original Issue Date to the holder of this Note on the Record Date with respect
to such second Interest Payment Date. Interest on this Note will be computed on
the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

         Interest on this Note will accrue from, and including, the immediately
preceding Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided
for (or from, and including, the Original Issue Date if no interest has been
paid or duly provided for) to, but excluding, the applicable Interest Payment
Date or the Maturity Date, as the case may be (each, an "Interest Period"). The
interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest
Payment Date will, subject to certain exceptions described herein, be paid to
the person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is
registered at the close of business on the fifteenth calendar day (whether or
not a Business Day, as defined below) immediately preceding such Interest
Payment Date (the "Record Date"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that interest payable on
the Maturity Date will be payable to the person to whom the principal hereof and
premium, if any, hereon shall be payable. Any such interest not so punctually
paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date other than the Maturity
Date ("Defaulted Interest") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the holder on
the close of business on any Record Date, and shall be paid to the person in
whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on a special record
date (the "Special Record Date") for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to
be fixed by the Trustee hereinafter referred to, notice whereof shall be given
to the holder of this Note by the Trustee not less than 10 calendar days prior
to such Special Record Date or may be paid at any time in any other lawful
manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on
which this Note may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such
exchange, all as more fully provided for in the Indenture.

         Payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest in respect of this
Note due on the Maturity Date will be made in immediately available funds upon
presentation and surrender of this Note (and, with respect to any applicable
repayment of this Note, upon delivery of a duly completed election form as
contemplated on the reverse hereof) at the corporate trust office of the Trustee
maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York,
currently located at 101 Barclay Street, Floor 21 West, New York, New York
10286, or at such


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other paying agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, as the
Company may determine. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the Specified Currency
specified above is other than United States dollars and such payment is to be
made in the Specified Currency in accordance with the provisions set forth
below, such payment will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds
to an account with a bank designated by the Holder hereof at least 15 calendar
days prior to the Maturity Date, provided that such bank has appropriate
facilities therefor and that this Note is presented and surrendered at the
aforementioned office or agency maintained by the Company in time for the
Trustee to make such payment in such funds in accordance with its normal
procedures. Payment of interest due on any Interest Payment Date other than the
Maturity Date will be made at the aforementioned office or agency maintained by
the Company or, at the option of the Company, by check mailed to the address of
the person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Note Register
maintained by the Trustee; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that a Holder of U.S.$10,000,000
(or, if the Specified Currency is other than United States dollars, the
equivalent thereof in the Specified Currency) or more in aggregate principal
amount of Notes (whether having identical or different terms and provisions)
will be entitled to receive interest payments on such Interest Payment Date by
wire transfer of immediately available funds if appropriate wire transfer
instructions have been received in writing by the Trustee not less than 15
calendar days prior to such Interest Payment Date. Any such wire transfer
instructions received by the Trustee shall remain in effect until revoked by
such Holder.

         If any Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date falls on a day that
is not a Business Day, the required payment of principal, premium, if any,
and/or interest shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same
force and effect as if made on the date such payment was due, and no interest
shall accrue with respect to such payment for the period from and after such
Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the date of
such payment on the next succeeding Business Day.

         Unless otherwise disclosed on the face hereof, as used herein,
"Business Day" means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a
legal holiday nor a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by
law, regulation or executive order to close in The City of New York; PROVIDED
HOWEVER, that, with respect to Foreign Currency Notes, such day is also not a
day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law, regulation or
executive order to close in the Principal Financial Center (as defined herein)
of the country issuing the Specified Currency or, if the Specified Currency is
the Euro, the day is also a day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time
Gross Settlement Express Transfer (target) System is open. "Principal Financial
Center" means the capital city of the country issuing the Specified Currency,
except, that with respect to United States dollars, Australian dollars, Canadian
dollars, Deutsche marks, Dutch guilders, Italian lire, Portuguese escudos, South
African rand and Swiss francs, the "Principal Financial Center" shall be The
City of New York, Sydney and Melbourne, Toronto, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Milan,
Johannesburg and Zurich, respectively.

         The Company is obligated to make payment of principal, premium, if any,
and interest in respect of this Note in the Specified Currency (or, if the
Specified Currency is not at the time of such payment legal tender for the
payment of public and private debts of the country issuing such


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currency or, in the case of the Euro, in the member states of the European Union
that have adopted the single currency in accordance with the Treaty Establishing
the European Community, as amended by the Treaty on European Union, such other
currency which is then such legal tender). If the Specified Currency is other
than United States dollars, except as otherwise provided below, any such amounts
so payable by the Company will be converted by the Exchange Rate Agent specified
above into United States dollars for payment to the Holder of this Note.

         If the Specified Currency is other than United States dollars, the
Holder of this Note may elect to receive any amounts payable hereunder in such
Specified Currency. If the Holder of this Note shall not have duly made an
election to receive all or a specified portion of any payment of principal,
premium, if any, and/or interest in respect of this Note in the Specified
Currency, any United States dollar amount to be received by the Holder of this
Note will be based on the highest bid quotation in The City of New York received
by the Exchange Rate Agent at approximately 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on
the second Business Day preceding the applicable payment date from three
recognized foreign exchange dealers (one of whom may be the Exchange Rate Agent)
selected by the Exchange Rate Agent and approved by the Company for the purchase
by the quoting dealer of the Specified Currency for United States dollars for
settlement on such payment date in the aggregate amount of the Specified
Currency payable to all Holders of Notes scheduled to receive United States
dollar payments and at which the applicable dealer commits to execute a
contract. All currency exchange costs will be borne by the Holder of this Note
by deductions from such payments. If three such bid quotations are not
available, payments on this Note will be made in the Specified Currency.

         If the Specified Currency is other than United States dollars, the
Holder of this Note may elect to receive all or a specified portion of any
payment of principal, premium, if any, and/or interest in respect of this Note
in the Specified Currency by submitting a written request for such payment to
the Trustee at its corporate trust office in The City of New York on or prior to
the applicable Record Date or at least 15 calendar days prior to the Maturity
Date, as the case may be. Such written request may be mailed or hand delivered
or sent by cable, telex or other form of facsimile transmission. The Holder of
this Note may elect to receive all or a specified portion of all future payments
in the Specified Currency in respect of such principal, premium, if any, and/or
interest and need not file a separate election for each payment. Such election
will remain in effect until revoked by written notice to the Trustee, but
written notice of any such revocation must be received by the Trustee on or
prior to the applicable Record Date or at least 15 calendar days prior to the
Maturity Date, as the case may be.

         If the Specified Currency is other than United States dollars or a
composite currency and the Holder of this Note shall have duly made an election
to receive all or a specified portion of any payment of principal, premium, if
any, and/or interest in respect of this Note in the Specified Currency, but the
Specified Currency is not available due to the imposition of exchange controls
or other circumstances beyond the control of the Company, the Company will be
entitled to satisfy its obligations to the Holder of this Note by making such
payment in United States dollars on the basis of the Market Exchange Rate (as
defined below) determined by the Exchange Rate Agent on the second Business Day
prior to such payment date or, if such Market Exchange Rate


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is not then available, on the basis of the most recently available Market
Exchange Rate. The "Market Exchange Rate" for the Specified Currency means the
noon dollar buying rate in The City of New York for cable transfers for the
Specified Currency as certified for customs purposes (or, if not so certified,
as otherwise determined) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Any payment
made in United States dollars under such circumstances shall not constitute an
Event of Default (as defined in the Indenture).

         All determinations referred to above made by the Exchange Rate Agent
shall be at its sole discretion and shall, in the absence of manifest error, be
conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Holder of this Note.

         Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set
forth on the reverse hereof and, if so specified on the face hereof, in an
Addendum hereto, which further provisions shall have the same force and effect
as if set forth on the face hereof.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Addendum is attached hereto or
"Other/Additional Provisions" apply to this Note as specified above, this Note
shall be subject to the terms set forth in such Addendum or such
"Other/Additional Provisions."

         Unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit
under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.


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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, HOMESIDE LENDING, INC. has caused this Note to be
duly executed by one of its duly authorized officers.

                                        HOMESIDE LENDING, INC.
[SEAL]

                                        By:
                                            -----------------------------------
                                        Title:

Dated:
                                                  Attest:
                                                  By:
                                                      -------------------------
                                                  Name:
                                                  Title:


TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION:

This is one of the Debt Securities of
the series designated therein referred
to in the within-mentioned Indenture.



THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee


By
   -----------------------------------
           Authorized Signatory



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                                [REVERSE OF NOTE]

                             HOMESIDE LENDING, INC.
                                MEDIUM-TERM NOTE
                                  (Fixed Rate)

         This Note is one of a duly authorized series of Debt Securities (the
"Debt Securities") of the Company issued and to be issued under an Indenture,
dated as of May 15, 1997, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time
(the "Indenture"), between the Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (the
"Trustee," which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to
which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made
for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and
immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the holders of the Debt
Securities, and of the terms upon which the Debt Securities are, and are to be,
authenticated and delivered. This Note is one of the series of Debt Securities
designated as "Medium-Term Notes Due Nine Months or More From Date of Issue"
(the "Notes"). All terms used but not defined in this Note or in an Addendum
hereto shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture or on the
face hereof, as the case may be.

         This Note is issuable only in registered form without coupons in
minimum denominations of U.S.$1,000 and integral multiples thereof or the
minimum Authorized Denomination specified on the face hereof.

         This Note will not be subject to any sinking fund and, unless otherwise
specified on the face hereof in accordance with the provisions of the following
two paragraphs, will not be redeemable or repayable prior to the Stated Maturity
Date.

         This Note will be subject to redemption at the option of the Company on
any date on or after the Initial Redemption Date, if any, specified on the face
hereof, in whole or from time to time in part in increments of U.S.$1,000 or the
minimum Authorized Denomination (provided that any remaining principal amount
hereof shall be at least U.S.$1,000 or such minimum Authorized Denomination), at
the Redemption Price (as defined below), together with unpaid interest accrued
thereon to the date fixed for redemption (each, a "Redemption Date"), on written
notice given no more than 60 nor less than 30 calendar days prior to the
Redemption Date and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. The
"Redemption Price" shall initially be the Initial Redemption Percentage
specified on the face hereof multiplied by the unpaid principal amount of this
Note to be redeemed. The Initial Redemption Percentage shall decline at each
anniversary of the Initial Redemption Date by the Annual Redemption Percentage
Reduction, if any, specified on the face hereof until the Redemption Price is
100% of unpaid principal amount to be redeemed. In the event of redemption of
this Note in part only, a new Note of like tenor for the unredeemed portion
hereof and otherwise having the same terms as this Note shall be issued in the
name of the holder hereof upon the presentation and surrender hereof.

         This Note will be subject to repayment by the Company at the option of
the holder hereof on the Optional Repayment Date(s), if any, specified on the
face hereof, in whole or in part in


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increments of U.S.$1,000 or the minimum Authorized Denomination (provided that
any remaining principal amount hereof shall be at least U.S.$1,000 or such
minimum Authorized Denomination), at a repayment price equal to 100% of the
unpaid principal amount to be repaid, together with unpaid interest accrued
thereon to the date fixed for repayment (each, a "Repayment Date"). For this
Note to be repaid, this Note must be received, together with the form hereon
entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" duly completed, by the Trustee at its
corporate trust office not more than 60 nor less than 30 calendar days prior to
the Repayment Date. Exercise of such repayment option by the holder hereof will
be irrevocable. In the event of repayment of this Note in part only, a new Note
of like tenor for the unrepaid portion hereof and otherwise having the same
terms as this Note shall be issued in the name of the holder hereof upon the
presentation and surrender hereof.

         If this Note is an Original Issue Discount Note as specified on the
face hereof, the amount payable to the holder of this Note in the event of
redemption, repayment or acceleration of maturity will be equal to the sum of
(1) the Issue Price specified on the face hereof (increased by any accruals of
the Discount, as defined below) and, in the event of any redemption of this Note
(if applicable), multiplied by the Initial Redemption Percentage (as adjusted by
the Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction, if applicable) and (2) any unpaid
interest on this Note accrued from the Original Issue Date to the Redemption
Date, Repayment Date or date of acceleration of maturity, as the case may be.
The difference between the Issue Price and 100% of the principal amount of this
Note is referred to herein as the "Discount."

          For purposes of determining the amount of Discount that has accrued as
of any Redemption Date, Repayment Date or date of acceleration of maturity of
this Note, such Discount will be accrued so as to cause the yield on the Note to
be constant. The constant yield will be calculated using a 30-day month, 360-day
year convention, a compounding period that, except for the Initial Period (as
defined below), corresponds to the shortest period between Interest Payment
Dates (with ratable accruals within a compounding period) and an assumption that
the maturity of this Note will not be accelerated. If the period from the
Original Issue Date to the initial Interest Payment Date (the "Initial Period")
is shorter than the compounding period for this Note, a proportionate amount of
the yield for an entire compounding period will be accrued. If the Initial
Period is longer than the compounding period, then such period will be divided
into a regular compounding period and a short period, with the short period
being treated as provided in the preceding sentence.

         If an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of the Notes may be accelerated in the manner and with
the effect provided in the Indenture.

         The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance of (i) the entire
indebtedness of the Notes or (ii) certain covenants and Events of Default with
respect to the Notes, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set
forth therein, which provisions apply to the Notes.

         The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and the rights of the


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holders of the Debt Securities at any time by the Company and the Trustee with
the consent of the holders of not less than a majority of the aggregate
principal amount of all Debt Securities at the time outstanding and affected
thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the holders of not
less than a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt
Securities of any series, on behalf of the holders of all such Debt Securities,
to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture.
Furthermore, provisions in the Indenture permit the holders of not less than a
majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of
any series, in certain instances, to waive, on behalf of all of the holders of
Debt Securities of such series, certain past defaults under the Indenture and
their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the holder of this Note shall
be conclusive and binding upon such holder and upon all future holders of this
Note and other Notes issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in
exchange heretofore or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent
or waiver is made upon this Note.

         No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or
of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is
absolute and unconditional, to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest in
respect of this Note at the times, places and rate or formula, and in the coin
or currency, herein prescribed.

         As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein
and herein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable in the Security
Register of the Company upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer
at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal hereof
and any premium or interest hereon are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied
by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the
Security Registrar duly executed by, the holder hereof or by his attorney duly
authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes, of authorized
denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the
designated transferee or transferees.

         As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein
and herein set forth, this Note is exchangeable for a like aggregate principal
amount of Notes of different authorized denominations but otherwise having the
same terms and conditions, as requested by the holder hereof surrendering the
same.

         No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

         Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the
holder in whose name this Note is registered as the owner thereof for all
purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

         The Indenture and this Note shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made
and to be performed entirely in such State.


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                                  ABBREVIATIONS

         The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this Note, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:

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TEN COM - as tenants in common                      UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - ______ Custodian ______
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties                                  (Cust)           (Minor)
JT TEN  - as joint tenants with right of                              under Uniform Gifts to Minors
          survivorship and not as tenants                             Act__________________________
          in common                                                                      (State)
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         Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

                       ----------------------------------

                                   ASSIGNMENT


         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR
            OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
|                              |
|______________________________|________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of
assignee)

________________________________________________________________________________
this Note and all rights thereunder hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing

___________________________________________________________ Attorney to transfer
this Note on the books of the Trustee, with full power of substitution in the
premises.

Dated:_____________________              _______________________________________

                                         _______________________________________

                                         Notice: The signature(s) on this
                                         Assignment must correspond with the
                                         name(s) as written upon the face of
                                         this Note in every particular, without
                                         alteration or enlargement or any change
                                         whatsoever.



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                            OPTION TO ELECT REPAYMENT

         The undersigned hereby irrevocably request(s) and instruct(s) the
Company to repay this Note (or portion hereof specified below) pursuant to its
terms at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount to be repaid, together
with unpaid interest accrued hereon to the Repayment Date, to the undersigned,
at _____________________


_______________________________________________________________________________
         (Please print or typewrite name and address of the undersigned)

         For this Note to be repaid, the Trustee must receive at its corporate
trust office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, currently
located at 101 Barclay Street, Floor 21 West, New York, New York 10286, not more
than 60 nor less than 30 calendar days prior to the Repayment Date, this Note
with this "Option to Elect Repayment" form duly completed.

         If less than the entire principal amount of this Note is to be repaid,
specify the portion hereof (which shall be increments of U.S.$1,000) which the
holder elects to have repaid and specify the denomination or denominations
(which shall be an Authorized Denomination) of the Notes to be issued to the
holder for the portion of this Note not being repaid (in the absence of any such
specification, one such Note will be issued for the portion not being repaid).

Principal Amount
to be Repaid: $____________                   __________________________________
Dated : __________________                    Notice: The signature(s) on this
                                              Option to Elect Repayment must
                                              correspond with the name(s) as
                                              written upon the face of this Note
                                              in every particular, without
                                              alteration or enlargement or any
                                              change whatsoever.



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