Document:

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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.4

                              The Gillette Company,
                                     Issuer

                                       To

                                 Bank One, N.A.,
                                     Trustee

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                          SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

                           Dated as of August 23, 2002

                           Supplementing the Indenture

                           Dated as of April 11, 2002

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                                  $500,000,000

       Gillette CoreNotesSM Due Nine Months or More From the Date of Issue

"CoreNotes(SM)"  is a service mark owned by Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE........................2

   Section 1.01. CONSOLIDATION, MERGER CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE..................2

ARTICLE II MISCELLANEOUS..............................................................2

   Section 2.01. EFFECT ON ORIGINAL INDENTURE.........................................2

   Section 2.02. COUNTERPARTS.........................................................2

   Section 2.03. RECITALS.............................................................2

   Section 2.04. GOVERNING LAW........................................................2
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     This Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 23, 2002, between
The Gillette Company, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws
of the State of Delaware (herein called the "Company"), having its principal
office at Prudential Tower Building, Boston, Massachusetts 02199, and Bank One,
N.A., a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws
of the United States of America, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee"),
having its Corporate Trust Office at 153 West 51st Street, New York, New York,
10019.

                                   WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee entered into an Indenture, dated as of
April 11, 2002 (the "Original Indenture"), pursuant to which one or more series
of debt securities of the Company (the "Securities") may be issued from time to
time; and

     WHEREAS, Section 901(5) of the Original Indenture provides that a
supplemental indenture may be entered into by the Company and the Trustee
without the consent of any Holders of the Securities to add to, change or
eliminate any of the provisions of the Original Indenture in respect of one or
more series of Securities; and

     WHEREAS, the Company has requested the Trustee to join with it in the
execution and delivery of this Second Supplemental Indenture in order to
supplement and amend the Original Indenture by amending Section 801(1) thereof
for the benefit of the Holders of Gillette CoreNotes(SM) Due Nine Months or More
From the Date of Issue and up to U.S.$500,000,000 in aggregate initial offering
price (the "Gillette CoreNotes"); and

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee desire to enter into this Second
Supplemental Indenture for the purposes set forth in Section 901(5) of the
Original Indenture as referred to above; and

     WHEREAS, the Company has furnished the Trustee with a Board Resolution
authorizing the execution of this Second Supplemental Indenture; and

     WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Second Supplemental Indenture a
valid agreement of the Company and the Trustee and a valid supplement to the
Original Indenture have been done,

     NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

     For and in consideration of the purchase of the Gillette CoreNotes to be
issued hereunder by Holders thereof, the Company and the Trustee mutually
covenant and agree, for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective
Holders from time to time of the Gillette CoreNotes, as follows:

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                                   ARTICLE I

              CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE

Section 1.01.  CONSOLIDATION, MERGER CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE

     Solely for the benefit of the Gillette CoreNotes, and no other series of
Securities, subparagraph (1) of Section 801 of the Original Indenture shall be
deemed to be amended to read in its entirety, as follows:

          "(1) in case the Company shall consolidate with or merge into another
     Person or convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an
     entirety to any Person, the Person formed by such consolidation or into
     which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or
     transfer, or which leases, the properties and assets of the Company
     substantially as an entirety shall be a Person, shall be organized and
     validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State
     thereof or the District of Columbia, and shall expressly assume, by an
     indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in
     form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment
     of the principal of and any premium and interest on all the Securities and
     the performance or observance of every covenant of this Indenture on the
     part of the Company to be performed or observed;".

                                   ARTICLE II

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

Section 2.01.  EFFECT ON ORIGINAL INDENTURE

     This Second Supplemental Indenture is a supplement to the Original
Indenture. As supplemented by this Second Supplemental Indenture, the Original
Indenture is in all respects ratified, approved and confirmed, and the Original
Indenture and this Second Supplemental Indenture shall together constitute one
and the same instrument.

Section 2.02.  COUNTERPARTS

     This Second Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but
all such counterparts shall together constitute by one and the same instrument.

Section 2.03.  RECITALS

     The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the
Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The
Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Second Supplemental Indenture.

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Section 2.04.  GOVERNING LAW

     This Second Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the law of the State of New York.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Supplemental
Indenture to be duly executed as of the date and year first written above.

                                    THE GILLETTE COMPANY

                                    By: /s/ Gian Camuzzi
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                                       Name:   Gian Camuzzi
                                       Title:  Vice President and Treasurer
Attest:

/s/ Gail Sullivan
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Gail Sullivan
                                    BANK ONE, N.A.,
                                    as Trustee

                                    By: /s/ Michael Pinzon
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                                       Name:   Michael Pinzon
                                       Title:  Authorized Officer
Attest:

/s/ Ruth Fussell
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Ruth Fussell

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts       )
                                    ) ss:
County of Suffolk                   )

     On the 20th day of August, 2002, before me personally came Gian Camuzzi, to
me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he/she is Vice
President and Treasurer of The Gillette Company, one of the corporations
described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he/she knows the
seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such
corporate seal; that it was so affixed by authority of the Board of Directors of
said corporation; and that he/she signed his name thereto by like authority.

                                       /s/ Arlene A. Ryan
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Arlene A. Ryan, Notary Public
                                       My Commission Expires 2/11/2005

State of New York          )
                           ) ss:
County of New York         )

     On the 21st day of August, 2002, before me personally came Michael Pinzon,
to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he/she is an
officer of Bank One, N.A., one of the corporations described in and which
executed the foregoing instrument; that he/she knows the seal of said
corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal;
that it was so affixed by authority of the Board of Directors of said
corporation; and that he/she signed his name thereto by like authority.

                                     /s/ Mark E. Davis
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Mark E. Davis
                                     Notary Public, Sate of New York
                                     Reg. No. 01 DA6 004466
                                     Qualified in New York City
                                     My Commission Expires:  March 23, 2006<PAGE>
                                                                     Exhibit 4.5

                                 [FACE OF NOTE]

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

This Note is a Global Security within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter
referred to and is registered in the name of Cede & Co., or such other nominee
of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation, or any successor
depositary ("Depositary"), as requested by an authorized representative of the
Depositary. This Note may not be exchanged in whole or in part for a Note
registered, and no transfer of this security in whole or in part may be
registered, in the name of any person other than the Depositary or a nominee
thereof, except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture. Every
security authenticated and delivered upon registration of, transfer of, or in
exchange for, or in lieu of, this Note will be a Global Security subject to the
foregoing, except in such limited circumstances.](1)

REGISTERED               CUSIP No.:                        PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:
No. FXR-                                                   U.S.$

                                  THE GILLETTE
                                     COMPANY

                             GILLETTE CORENOTES(SM)

ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE:           INTEREST RATE:    %        STATED MATURITY DATE:

INTEREST PAYMENT                                           DISCOUNT NOTE:
DATE(S):

[ ] Fifteenth calendar day                                [ ] Yes
    of each month after the                                   Issue Price:    %
    Original Issue Date                                   [ ] No

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(1) This paragraph applies to global Notes only.

"CoreNotes(SM)" is a service mark of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

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[ ] Fifteenth calendar day
    of each third month after
    the Original Issue Date
[ ] Fifteenth calendar day
    of each sixth month after
    the Original Issue Date
[ ] Fifteenth calendar day
    of each twelfth month after
    the Original Issue Date

INITIAL REDEMPTION DATE:

OPTIONAL REPAYMENT:
[ ] General - Optional
    Repayment Dates:
[ ] Survivor's Option
    [ ]  Yes
    [ ]  No

ADDENDUM ATTACHED                      OTHER/ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS:
[ ] Yes
[ ] No

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         THE GILLETTE COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the "Company", which term
includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to),
for value received, hereby promises to pay to[_____________________________](2)
[Cede & Co.],(3) or registered assigns, the Principal Amount specified above, on
the Stated Maturity Date specified above (or on any earlier Redemption Date or
Repayment Date, each as defined on the reverse hereof, or on any earlier date of
acceleration of maturity) (each such date being hereinafter referred to as the
"Maturity Date" with respect to the principal payable on such date) and to pay
interest thereon (and on any overdue principal 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,
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 related Interest Payment
Date, interest payments will commence on the second Interest Payment Date next
succeeding the Original Issue Date to the registered holder (the "Holder") of
this Note on the Record Date related 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, as defined
on the reverse hereof) is registered at the close of business on the first day
(whether or not a Business Day) of the calendar month in which the related
Interest Payment Date occurs (the "Record Date"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
interest payable on the Maturity Date will be payable to the person to whom the
principal hereof shall be payable. Any such interest payable that is 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 of this Note on the close of business on the related Record Date and,
instead, 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 purpose of 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, all as more fully
provided for in the Indenture.

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(2)   This text applies to certificated Notes only.

(3)   This text applies to global Notes only.

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         Payment of principal 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, in the event that the Maturity Date is also a
Repayment Date, the delivery of a duly completed election form](4) [delivery of
payment instructions by the Holder hereof](5) as contemplated on the reverse
hereof at the office or agency maintained by the Company for that purpose in the
Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, which is currently the corporate
trust office of the Trustee located at, 153 West 51st Street, New York, New York
10019, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or at such other paying agency
in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, as the Company may determine.
Payment of interest due on any Interest Payment Date other than the Maturity
Date will be made [in immediately available funds to the Holder of this Note on
the Record Date](6) [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 Security Register
maintained by the Trustee; provided, HOWEVER, that a Holder of U.S.$10,000,000
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
such Holder has delivered appropriate wire transfer instructions in writing to
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.](7)

         If any Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date falls on a day that
is not a Business Day, the required payment of principal 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 additional 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.

         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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(4)  This text applies to certificated Notes only.

(5)  This text applies to global Notes only.

(6)  This text applies to global Notes only.

(7)  This text applies to certificated Notes only.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The Gillette Company has caused this Note to be
duly executed.

                                            THE GILLETTE COMPANY

                                            By________________________________
                                                 Name:
                                                 Title:

                                            ATTEST:

                                            By________________________________
                                                 Name:
                                                 Title:

Dated:                                      [Corporate Seal]

TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION:

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

BANK ONE, N.A.,
as Trustee

By____________________________
         Authorized Officer

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                                [REVERSE OF NOTE]

                              THE GILLETTE COMPANY

                             GILLETTE CORENOTES(SM)

         This Note is one of a duly authorized series of Securities (the "Debt
Securities") of the Company issued and to be issued, from time to time, under an
Indenture, dated as of April 11, 2002, as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time, including as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture,
dated as of August 23, 2002 (the "Indenture"), between the Company and Bank One,
N.A., 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 "Gillette CoreNotes" (the "Notes") for
purposes of the Second Supplemental Indenture to which reference is made above.
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.

         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.

         Redemption and Repayment

         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
(provided that any remaining principal amount hereof shall be at least
U.S.$1,000), at the Redemption Price (as defined below), together with unpaid
interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption (the "Redemption
Date"), on written notice given to the Holder hereof (in accordance with the
provisions of the Indenture) not more than 60 nor less than 30 calendar days
prior to the Redemption Date. The "Redemption Price" shall equal 100% of the
unpaid principal amount of this Note to be redeemed. In the event of redemption
of this Note in part only, a new Note of like tenor in a principal amount equal
to the unredeemed portion of principal hereof and otherwise having the same
terms and provisions as this Note shall be issued by the Company in the name of
the Holder hereof upon the presentation and surrender hereof.

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"CoreNotes(SM)" is a service mark of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

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         If "Optional Repayment - General" is specified on the face of this
Note, this Note will be subject to repayment by the Company at the option of the
Holder hereof on the Optional Repayment Date(s) specified on the face hereof, in
whole or in part in increments of U.S.$1,000 (provided that any remaining
principal amount hereof shall be at least U.S.$1,000), at a repayment price
equal to 100% of the unpaid principal amount of this Note to be repaid, together
with unpaid interest accrued thereon to the Repayment Date (as defined below).
For this Note to be so repaid, the Trustee must receive at its corporate trust
office not more than 60 nor less than 30 calendar days prior to the applicable
Optional Repayment Date, [such Note and the form hereon entitled "Option to
Elect Repayment" duly completed](8) [instructions to such effect forwarded by
the Holder hereof](9). Exercise of such repayment option shall be irrevocable.

         Unless the face of this Note specifies that "Optional Repayment -
Survivor's Option" shall not apply, the person (the "Authorized Representative")
who has legal authority to act on behalf of the estate of the a deceased [Holder
of this Note](10) [owner of a beneficial interest in this Note](11) shall have
the option to elect repayment of this Note in whole or in part in increments of
U.S.$1,000 (provided that any remaining principal amount hereof shall be at
least U.S.$1,000), following the death of such [Holder](12) [beneficial
owner](13) (a "Survivor's Option"). No Survivor's Option may be exercised unless
[this Note](14) [such beneficial interest](15) was purchased at least six months
prior to the Authorized Representative's exercise of the Survivor's Option.

         Pursuant to the valid exercise of the Survivor's Option, if applicable,
the Company shall repay this Note (or portion thereof) at a price equal to 100%
of the unpaid principal amount of this Note to be repaid, together with unpaid
interest accrued thereon to the Repayment Date, subject to the limitations in
the next succeeding sentence. The Company may, in its sole discretion, (i) limit
the aggregate principal amount of Notes as to which all exercises of Survivor's
Options with respect to all deceased Holders and owners of beneficial interests
in all Notes will be accepted in any calendar year (the "Annual Put Limitation")
to an amount equal to the greater of (x) 2% of the outstanding principal amount
of all Notes outstanding as of the end of the most recent calendar year and (y)
$2,000,000, and (ii) limit the aggregate principal amount of Notes as to which
all exercises of Survivor's Options with respect to any individual deceased
Holder or owner of a beneficial interest in a Note will be accepted in any
calendar year to

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(8)  This text applies to certificated Notes only.

(9)  This text applies to global Notes only.

(10) This text applies to certificated Notes only.

(11) This text applies to global Notes only.

(12) This text applies to certificated Notes only.

(13) This text applies to global Notes only.

(14) This text applies to certificated Notes only.

(15) This text applies to global Notes only.

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$250,000 (the "Individual Put Limitation"), or, in the case of the foregoing
clauses (i) and (ii), such greater principal amounts as the Company may
determine for such calendar year.

         Each election to exercise the Survivor's Option shall be accepted in
the order all such elections are received, unless the acceptance of which would
cause the aggregate principal amount of Notes accepted for repayment to
contravene the Annual Put Limitation or the Individual Put Limitation, if
applied. If, as of the end of any calendar year, the aggregate principal amount
of Notes (or portions thereof) that has been tendered pursuant to valid
exercises of Survivor's Options during such year has exceeded the Annual Put
Limitation of the Individual Put Limitation, if applied, for such year, any
exercise(s) of the Survivor's Option with respect to Notes (or portions thereof)
not accepted during such calendar year because such acceptance would have
contravened any such limitations, if applied, shall be deemed to be received on
the first day of the following calendar year in the order all such elections
were originally received unless any such election is withdrawn by the Authorized
Representative prior to repayment. In the event that, as of the end of any
calendar year, the aggregate principal amount of Notes (or portion thereof) that
have been accepted for repayment pursuant to valid exercises of Survivor's
Options during such calendar year shall have not exceeded the Annual Put
Limitation for such calendar year, any election for repayment, if accepted, of a
Note (or portion thereof) not accepted during such calendar year because such
election for repayment would have exceeded the Individual Put Limitation shall
be accepted in the order in which all such elections were originally received;
provided, however, that any such subsequent acceptance of an election shall not
cause the aggregate principal amount of all Notes (or portion thereof) accepted
for repayment during such calendar year to exceed the Annual Put Limitation for
such calendar year. Any Note (or portion thereof) accepted for repayment
pursuant to a valid exercise of the Survivor's Option shall be repaid no later
than the first January 15, April 15, July 15 or October 15 to occur at least 20
calendar days after the date of such acceptance. In the event that a valid
election to exercise the Survivor's Option is not accepted, the Trustee shall
deliver a notice by first-class mail to the Holder of this Note at its last
known address as indicated in the Security Register stating the reason therefor.
Following receipt of such notice from the Trustee, the Authorized Representative
may withdraw such election to exercise the Survivor's Option. Other than as
specified in this paragraph, a valid election to exercise the Survivor's Option
may not be withdrawn.

         [In order for the Survivor's Option to be validly exercised with
respect to this Note (or any portion hereof), the Trustee must receive from the
Authorized Representative (i) a written request for repayment, substantially in
the form of the attached "Form of Notice of Election to Exercise Survivor's
Option", signed by the Authorized Representative, and such signature must be
guaranteed by a member firm of a registered national securities exchange or of
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or a commercial bank or
trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States, (ii)
tender of this Note (or portion hereof to be repaid), (iii) appropriate evidence
satisfactory to the Trustee that (A) the deceased was the Holder of this Note at
the time of death and that the deceased or the estate of the deceased has held
this Note for at least six months prior to the date of exercise of the
Survivor's Option, (B) the death of the Holder of this Note has occurred on the
specified date and (C) the Authorized Representative has authority to act on
behalf of the deceased Holder of this Note, (iv) if applicable, a properly
executed assignment or endorsement, (v) if this Note is held by a nominee of the
deceased

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beneficial owner, a certificate satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee from
such nominee attesting to the deceased's ownership of a beneficial interest in
this Note, (vi) tax waivers and such other instruments or documents that the
Company or the Trustee reasonably requires in order to establish the validity of
ownership of this Note and the Authorized Representative's entitlement to
payment and (vii) any additional information the Company or the Trustee
reasonably requires to document ownership or authority to make the election and
to cause the repayment of this Note (or portion hereof).](16)

         [To obtain repayment pursuant to the exercise of the Survivor's Option
with respect to a beneficial interest in this Note, the Authorized
Representative must provide to the broker or other entity through which such
beneficial interest is held by the deceased owner (i) a written request for
repayment, substantially in the form of the attached "Form of Notice of Election
to Exercise Survivor's Option", signed by the Authorized Representative, and
such signature must be guaranteed by a member firm of a registered national
securities exchange or of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
or a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the
United States, (ii) appropriate evidence satisfactory to the Trustee that (A)
the deceased was the owner of a beneficial interest in this Note at the time of
death and that the deceased or the estate of the deceased has held such
beneficial interest for at least six months prior to the date of exercise of the
Survivor's Option, (B) the death of such beneficial owner has occurred on the
specified date and (C) the Authorized Representative has authority to act on
behalf of the deceased beneficial owner, (iii) if the beneficial interest in
this Note is held by a nominee of the deceased beneficial owner, a certificate
satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee from such nominee attesting to the
deceased's ownership of a beneficial interest in this Note, (iv) tax waivers and
such other instruments or documents that the Company or the Trustee reasonably
requires in order to establish the validity of ownership of the beneficial
interest in this Note and the Authorized Representative's entitlement to
payment, and (v) written instructions to such broker or other entity to notify
the Depository of the Authorized Representative's desire to obtain repayment
pursuant to exercise of the Survivor's Option. Such broker or other entity shall
provide to the Trustee (A) the documents received from the Authorized
Representative referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of the preceding
sentence and (B) a certificate satisfactory to the Trustee from such broker or
other entity stating that it represents the deceased beneficial owner. Such
broker or other entity shall be responsible for disbursing any payments it
receives pursuant to the exercise of the Survivor's Option to the such
Authorized Representative.](17)

         Subject to the Company's right hereunder to limit the aggregate
principal amount of this Note (or any portion hereof) as to which exercises of
the Survivor's Option shall be accepted in any one calendar year, all questions
as to the eligibility or validity of any exercise of the Survivor's Option will
be determined by the Trustee, in its sole discretion. The Trustee's
determination shall be final and binding.

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(16) This text applies to certificated Notes only.

(17) This text applies to global Notes only.

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         The death of a person owning a Note or beneficial interest therein in
joint tenancy or tenancy by the entirety with another person or persons shall be
deemed to be the death of the Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, of
such Note, and the entire principal amount of such Note or beneficial interest
therein shall be eligible for repayment pursuant to the Survivor's Option. The
death of a person owning a Note or beneficial interest therein by tenancy in
common shall be deemed to be the death of the Holder or beneficial owner, as the
case may be, of such Note only to the extent of the interest of the deceased
Holder or beneficial owner in such Note unless such Note or beneficial interest
therein is held by husband and wife as tenants in common, in which case, the
death of either spouse shall be deemed to be the death of the Holder or
beneficial owner, as the case may be, of such Note, and the entire principal
amount of such Note or beneficial interest therein shall be eligible for
repayment pursuant to the Survivor's Option.

         The death of a person who, during his or her lifetime, was entitled to
substantially all of the interests of beneficial ownership of a Note shall be
deemed to be the death of the Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, of
such Note if such interests can be established to the satisfaction of the
Trustee.

         In the event of repayment of this Note in part only, a new Note of like
tenor in a principal amount equal to the unrepaid portion hereof of principal
hereof and otherwise having the same terms and provisions as this Note shall be
issued by the Company in the name of the Holder hereof upon the presentation and
surrender hereof. As used herein, the term "Repayment Date" shall mean the date
fixed for repayment in accordance with the repayment provisions specified above.

         Discount Notes

         If this Note is specified on the face hereof to be a Discount Note, 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 product of the
Issue Price specified on the face hereof multiplied by the Principal Amount
specified on the face hereof (such product as increased by any accruals of the
Discount, as defined below) and (2) any unpaid interest accrued thereon to the
Redemption Date, Repayment Date or date of acceleration of maturity, as the case
may be. The difference between the product of the Issue Price specified on the
face hereof multiplied by the Principal Amount and 100% of the Principal Amount
specified on the face hereof 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

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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.

         General

         If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal of
the Notes may, and in certain cases shall, 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 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 in aggregate principal amount of each series of Debt Securities at the
time outstanding and affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions
permitting the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the outstanding Debt Securities of any series, on behalf of all of the
Holders of all Debt Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the
Company with certain provisions of the Indenture with respect to such series.
Furthermore, provisions in the Indenture permit the Holders of not less than a
majority in 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 with respect to such series. Any such consent or waiver by the
Holder shall be conclusive and binding upon the 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 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](18) 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 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 or by his or her attorney duly
authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes having the same terms
and provisions, in

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(18) This text applies to global Notes only.

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minimum denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof and for the same
aggregate principal amount, will be issued by the Company to the designated
transferee or transferees.

         As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein
[and herein](19) set forth, this Note is exchangeable for a like aggregate
principal amount of Notes in minimum denominations of $1,000 and integral
multiples thereof but otherwise having the same terms and provisions, as
requested by the Holder hereof surrendering the same.

         [This Note is a Global Security. If the Depositary has notified the
Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for Global
Securities or has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange
Act at a time when it is required to be so registered to act as Depositary or an
Event of Default under the Indenture has occurred and is continuing with respect
to Global Securities, the Company will issue Notes in certificated form in
exchange for each Global Security. In addition, the Company may at any time
elect, in its sole discretion, not to have Notes represented by a Global
Security and, in such event, will issue Notes in certificated form in exchange
for such Global Security. In any such instance, an owner of a beneficial
interest in a Global Security will be entitled to physical delivery in
certificated form of Notes equal in principal amount to such beneficial interest
and to have such Notes registered in its name. Notes so issued in certificated
form will be issued in denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple of
$1,000 and will be issued in registered form only, without coupons.](20)

         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 as the owner hereof for all purposes, including receiving payment of
principal hereof and interest hereon, 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, except as required by law.

         THE INDENTURE AND THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF
LAW PRINCIPLES.

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(19) This text applies to global Notes only.

(20) This text applies to global Notes only.

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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:
<TABLE>
<S>         <C>                                  <C>                      <C>
TEN COM     - as tenants in common               UNIF GIFT MIN             _______ Custodian ______
                                                 ACT                       (Cust)            (Minor)
TEN ENT     - as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN      - as joint tenants with right of                               under Uniform Gifts to
              survivorship and not as tenants                              Minors Act
              in common                                                    _________________________
CUST        - custodian
</TABLE>

     Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

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                                 ASSIGNMENT FORM

      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

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

the within Security of THE GILLETTE COMPANY and does hereby irrevocably

constitute and appoint __________________________________________________

attorney to transfer said Security on the books of the Company, with full power

of substitution in the premises.

Dated: ________________________     ___________________________________________

                                    ___________________________________________

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of the within instrument 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 of this Note 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)

         If "Optional Repayment - General" is specified on the face of this
Note, 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 153 West 51st Street, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Corporate
Trust Administration, telephone number: 312-407-7374, not more than 60 nor less
than 30 calendar days prior to the applicable Optional 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 in increments of U.S.$1,000)
(provided that any remaining principal amount of this Note shall be at least
U.S.$1,000) which the Holder elects to have repaid and specify the denomination
or denominations (which shall be U.S.$1,000 or in integral multiples thereof) of
the Notes to be issued to the Holder for the portion of the principal of this
Note not being repaid (in the absence of any such specification, one such Note
will be issued for the entire portion of principal of this Note 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.](21)

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(21) This form applies to certificated Notes only.

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            FORM OF NOTICE OF ELECTION TO EXERCISE SURVIVOR'S OPTION

[  ]     By checking this box, the undersigned represents that: (1) he or she is
         the authorized representative of the deceased Holder or beneficial
         owner identified below; (2) (a) the deceased was the Holder of or the
         owner of a beneficial interest in the principal amount of Gillette
         CoreNotesSM (the "Notes") listed below at the date of his or her death
         and such Notes or such beneficial interest therein has been held by the
         deceased or his or her estate for at least six months prior to the date
         hereof, (b) the death of the Holder or beneficial owner listed below
         has occurred on the specified date and (c) the undersigned
         representative has authority to act on behalf of the deceased Holder or
         beneficial owner; and (3) subject to the aggregate limitation on the
         amount of Notes that may be tendered in any calendar year, he or she
         hereby irrevocably elects to tender the principal amount of Notes or
         beneficial interest therein set forth below for repayment by The
         Gillette Company for a price equal to 100% (or such lesser amount as
         may be accepted for repayment) of such principal amount plus accrued
         interest to the date of repayment.

The deceased beneficial owner held the principal amount of Notes to be tendered
as (check one):

___      a sole beneficial owner, a joint tenant or a tenant by the entirety
         with another or others, a tenant in common with a spouse or an
         individual entitled to substantially all of the beneficial interest.

___      a tenant in common with another person or other persons (other than a
         spouse). If applicable please provide the amount of interest held by
         the deceased Holder or beneficial owner in such Note.
         U.S.$_______________

Full name of the deceased Holder or beneficial owner (PLEASE ATTACH DEATH
CERTIFICATE):

___________________________________________

If applicable, full name of the nominee of the deceased Holder or beneficial
owner (PLEASE ATTACH A CERTIFICATE ATTESTING TO THE DECEASED'S BENEFICIAL
OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN THE NOTES):

___________________________________________

Principal amount of Notes or beneficial interest therein being tendered for
repayment (AMOUNT MUST BE U.S.$1,000 OR INTEGRAL MULTIPLES OF $1,000):

$___________________

         THE GILLETTE COMPANY MAY, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, LIMIT THE AGGREGATE
         PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES AS TO WHICH ALL EXERCISES OF SURVIVOR'S
         OPTIONS WITH RESPECT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL DECEASED HOLDER OR BENEFICIAL
         OWNER WILL BE ACCEPTED IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR TO U.S.$250,000 OR SUCH
         GREATER AMOUNT AS IT MAY DETERMINE. ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS WITH RESPECT
         TO ALL EXERCISES OF SURVIVOR'S OPTIONS WITH RESPECT TO ALL DECEASED
         HOLDERS AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR AND TERMS OF
         ACCEPTANCE ARE ALSO APPLICABLE AND ARE MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE
         PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED AUGUST 23, 2002. BANK ONE, N.A., AS TRUSTEE
         ON BEHALF OF THE GILLETTE COMPANY, HAS THE RIGHT TO REJECT TENDERS OF
         NOTES IF A PROPERLY EXECUTED ELECTION IS NOT SUBMITTED OR IF IT FAILS
         TO RECEIVE ANY TAX OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT IS REQUIRED TO
         DOCUMENT ADHERENCE TO ANY CONDITIONS PRECEDENT, OWNERSHIP OR AUTHORITY
         TO MAKE THE ELECTION.

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"CoreNotes(SM)" is a service mark of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

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      SUBJECT TO LIMITED SITUATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT,
                THIS NOTICE OF ELECTION MAY NOT BE WITHDRAWN AND
                  NOTES SUBJECT TO THIS NOTICE OF ELECTION MAY
                NOT BE TRANSFERRED PRIOR TO THE DATE OF REPAYMENT

                                PLEASE SIGN HERE

(Must be signed by authorized representative(s) of the deceased Holder or
beneficial owner. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator,
guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation or another person acting in
a fiduciary capacity, please set forth full title.)

                  Signature(s) of Authorized Representative(s):

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

Dated:  ___________________, 20___

Name(s):  ______________________________________________________________________
                                 (Please Print)

Capacity (full title):  ________________________________________________________

Address:  ______________________________________________________________________
                               (Include Zip Code)

Area Code(s) and Telephone Number(s):  _________________________________________

                            GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S)

(Must be signed by authorized representative of: (1) a member firm of a
registered national securities exchange or the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc., or (2) a commercial bank or trust company having an
office or correspondent in the United States.)

Name of Firm:  _________________________________________________________________

Authorized Signature:  _________________________________________________________

Name:  _________________________________________________________________________
                                 (Please Print)

Title:  ________________________________________________________________________

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Address:  ______________________________________________________________________
                               (Include Zip Code)

Area Code(s) and Telephone Number(s):  _________________________________________

Dated:  ___________________, 20___

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