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Percentage														6.75%		8.125%								7.00%
Frequency of Periodic Payment																								semi-annually in arrears
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs																								11,000,000
Redemption Price								par
Redemption Price As Percentage Of Principal						105.25%	100.00%		101.00%								104.063%	100.00%				102.00%	100.00%
Increase (Decrease) in Fair Value of Interest Rate Fair Value Hedging Instruments																								24,900,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount				380,000,000	200,000,000							20,000,000								42,600,000						175,700,000	4,300,000	120,000,000
Description of Variable Rate Basis																			three-month LIBOR
Spread On Variable Rate																					2.75%
Early Repayment of Subordinated Debt					208,600,000
Early Repayment of Senior Debt																														31,500,000
Interest Paid	91,094,000	97,787,000	108,299,000																											400,000
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense															6,900,000				2,600,000					10,500,000
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt	(16,098,000)	(1,197,000)	8,545,000								3,300,000	400,000			12,800,000															8,500,000
Debt Redemption Premium											700,000				8,600,000
Third Party Costs											900,000				500,000
Write-Off of Unamortized Debt Costs											1,700,000				3,700,000
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost																														800,000
Loss On Termination Of Interest Rate Swap																														6,100,000
Call Premium										11,400,000
Deferred Gain (Loss) on Discontinuation of Fair Value Hedge										5,700,000
Gain On Termination of Interest Rate Swap										5,700,000
Maximum Borrowing Capacity																															235,000,000	135,000,000
Capacity Available for Specific Purchases																															50,000,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount																															24,500,000
Remaining Borrowing Capacity																															141,200,000
Line of Credit Restriction																																	$ 50,000,000	$ 25,000,000