UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003

OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 1-8319

GATX FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        DELAWARE                                   94-1661392
(State of incorporation)                (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                         500 West Monroe Street
                         Chicago, IL 60661-3676
      (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                             (312) 621-6200
          (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
None

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes [ ] No [X]

The registrant had 1,041,250 shares of $1 par value common stock outstanding (all owned by GATX Corporation) as of March 5, 2004.

The registrant meets the conditions set forth in General Instructions I (1)
(a) and (b) of Form 10-K and, therefore, is filing this form with the reduced disclosure format.



INDEX TO GATX FINANCIAL CORPORATION
2003 FORM 10-K

    Item No.                                                                                              Page No.
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                                                     Part I

Item 1.   Business....................................................................................        2
             Business segments........................................................................        2
                 GATX Rail............................................................................        2
                 GATX Air.............................................................................        3
                 GATX Technology Services.............................................................        4
                 GATX Specialty Finance...............................................................        4
                 Discontinued Operations - Terminals..................................................        5
             Trademarks, Patents and Research Activities..............................................        5
             Seasonal Nature of Business..............................................................        5
             Customer Base............................................................................        5
             Employees................................................................................        5
             Environmental Matters....................................................................        5
             Risk Factors.............................................................................        6
             Available Information....................................................................        8
Item 2.   Properties..................................................................................        9
Item 3.   Legal Proceedings...........................................................................       10
Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.........................................       11

                                                   Part II

Item 5.   Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.......................       12
Item 6.   Selected Consolidated Financial Data........................................................       12
Item 7.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
          Operations..................................................................................       12
             Year ended December 31, 2003 compared to year ended December 31, 2002....................       13
             Year ended December 31, 2002 compared to year ended December 31, 2001....................       25
             Balance Sheet Discussion.................................................................       34
             Cash Flow Discussion.....................................................................       39
             Liquidity and Capital Resources..........................................................       40
             Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates...............................................       44
             New Accounting Pronouncements............................................................       46
Item 7A.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk..................................       47
Item 8.   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.................................................       48
Item 9.   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
          Disclosure..................................................................................       86
Item 9A.  Controls and Procedures.....................................................................       86

                                                   Part III

Item 10.  Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant..........................................       86
Item 11.  Executive Compensation......................................................................       86
Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
          Stockholders Matters........................................................................       86
Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions..............................................       86
Item 14.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services......................................................       86

                                                   Part IV

Item 15.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.............................       87
               Signatures.............................................................................       88
               Exhibits...............................................................................       89

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PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

GATX Financial Corporation (GFC or the Company) is a wholly owned subsidiary of GATX Corporation (GATX or the Parent Company). GFC is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and provides its services primarily through four operating segments: GATX Rail (Rail), GATX Air (Air), GATX Technology Services (Technology) and GATX Specialty Finance (Specialty). Through these businesses, GFC combines asset knowledge and services, structuring expertise, partnering and capital to provide business solutions to customers and partners worldwide. GFC specializes in railcar and locomotive leasing, aircraft operating leasing, information technology leasing, and financing other large ticket equipment.

GFC invests in companies and joint ventures that complement its existing business activities. GFC partners with financial institutions and operating companies to improve scale in certain markets, broaden diversification within an asset class, and enter new markets.

At the end of 2003, GFC completed a reorganization which resulted in changes in management structure and reporting. As a result, GFC expanded its operating segments from Rail and Financial Services, as previously reported, to Rail, Air, Technology and Specialty. The results of American Steamship Company (ASC) and certain corporate expenses not allocated to the segments are included in Other.

At December 31, 2003, GFC had balance sheet assets of $6.3 billion, comprised of operating assets such as railcars, commercial aircraft and information technology equipment. In addition to the $6.3 billion of assets recorded on the balance sheet, GFC utilizes approximately $1.3 billion of other assets, such as railcars and aircraft, which were financed with operating leases and therefore are not recorded on the balance sheet.

See discussion in Note 22 to the consolidated financial statements for additional details regarding financial information about geographic areas.

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

See discussion in the RISK FACTORS section of Part I and MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS section of Part II, Item 7 of this document for additional details regarding each segment's business and operating results.

GATX RAIL

Rail is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and is principally engaged in leasing rail equipment, including tank cars, freight cars and locomotives. Rail provides both full service leases and net leases. Under a full service lease, Rail maintains and services the railcars, pays ad valorem taxes, and provides other ancillary services. Under a net lease, the lessee is responsible for maintenance, insurance and taxes. As of December 31, 2003, GFC's owned worldwide fleet, including Rail and Specialty owned cars, totaled approximately 125,000 railcars. GFC also has an ownership interest in approximately 27,000 railcars worldwide through Rail and Specialty's investments in affiliated companies.

As of December 31, 2003, Rail's North American fleet consisted of approximately 105,000 railcars, comprised of 61,000 tank cars and 44,000 freight cars. The cars in this fleet have depreciable lives of 30 to 38 years and an average age of approximately 16 years. The utilization rate of Rail's North American railcar fleet was 93% at December 31, 2003. Rail has interests in 6,000 railcars and 800 locomotives through its investments in affiliated companies in North America.

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In North America, Rail typically leases new railcars for terms of approximately five years. Renewals, or extension of existing leases, are generally for periods ranging from less than a year to ten years, with an average lease term of four years. Rail purchases most of its new railcars from a limited number of manufacturers, including Trinity Industries, Inc., American Railcar Industries and Union Tank Car Company. Rail signed agreements with Trinity Industries, Inc. and with Union Tank Car Company for the purchase of 5,000 and 2,500 newly manufactured cars, respectively, for orders through 2007.

Rail's primary competitors in North America are Union Tank Car Company, General Electric Railcar Services Corporation, and various financial institutions. At the end of 2003, there were approximately 274,000 tank cars and 1.4 million freight cars owned and leased in North America. At December 31, 2003, Rail's owned fleet comprised approximately 22% of the tank cars in North America and approximately 3% of the freight cars in North America. Principal competitive factors include price, service, availability and customer relationships.

Rail operates a network of major service centers across North America supplemented by a number of smaller service centers and a fleet of service trucks. Additionally, Rail utilizes independent third-party repair facilities.

In addition to its North American fleet, Rail has direct or indirect ownership interests in three European fleets. In March 2001, Rail purchased Dyrekcja Eksploatacji Cystern Sp. z.o.o. (DEC), Poland's national tank car fleet and fuel distribution company. DEC's assets include approximately 10,000 tank cars and a railcar maintenance network. DEC maintains two business offices and operates three major service centers in Poland.

In December 2002, Rail acquired the remaining interest in KVG Kesselwagen Vermietgesellschaft mbH, and KVG Kesselwagen Vermietgesellschaft
m.b.h. (collectively KVG), a leading European tank car lessor. Prior to the 2002 acquisition, Rail held a 49.5% interest in KVG. At December 31, 2003, KVG had approximately 8,000 railcars, a business office in both Germany and Austria and a service center in Germany. Rail also owns a 37.5% interest in AAE Cargo AG (AAE), a freight car lessor headquartered in Switzerland that operates approximately 18,000 cars.

Worldwide, Rail provides more than 120 railcar types used to ship over 650 different commodities, principally chemicals, petroleum, and food products. During 2003, approximately 36% of railcar leasing revenue was attributable to shipments of chemical products, 27% related to shipments of petroleum products, 14% related to shipments of food, 11% related to leasing cars to railroads and 12% related to other revenue sources. Rail leases railcars to over 900 customers, including major chemical, oil, food, agricultural and railroad companies. In 2003, no single customer accounted for more than 3% of total railcar leasing revenue.

GATX AIR

Air is headquartered in San Francisco, California and is primarily engaged in leasing newer, narrow-body aircraft widely used by commercial airlines throughout the world. Air typically enters into net leases under which the lessee is responsible for maintenance, insurance and taxes. Air owns directly or with others 163 aircraft, 48 of which are wholly-owned with the balance owned in combination with other investors. All of the aircraft are in compliance with Stage III noise standards and together have a weighted average age of approximately five years based on net book value. Generally, new aircraft have an estimated useful life of approximately 25 years. Aircraft currently on lease have an average remaining lease term of approximately four years. Air typically offers lease terms in the range of three to five years.

Air's customer base is diverse by carrier and geographic location. Air leases to 59 airlines in 28 countries and in 2003, no single customer contributed more than 8% of Air's total revenue or represented more than 9% of Air's total net book value. At December 31, 2003, the countries with significant concentrations of Air's commercial aircraft were Turkey, with approximately $262.9 million or 13% of Air's total assets of $2,006.0 million, including off balance sheet assets of $29.0 million, and Italy with approximately $238.8 million or 12%

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of Air's total assets, including off balance sheet assets. Air purchases new aircraft from Airbus Industrie (Airbus) and The Boeing Company (Boeing) and also acquires used aircraft in the secondary market. Air primarily competes with independent leasing companies, leasing subsidiaries of commercial banks, and financing arms of equipment manufacturers. The primary competitive factors are pricing and availability of aircraft types.

Air also manages 74 aircraft for third parties. Air's management role includes marketing the aircraft, monitoring aircraft maintenance and condition, and administering the portfolio, including billing and collecting rents, accounting and tax compliance, reporting and regulatory filings, purchasing insurance, and lessee credit evaluation.

GATX TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Technology, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a leading independent lessor of information technology (IT) equipment in North America. In addition, Technology has ownership interests in technology leasing companies in the United Kingdom (U.K.) and Germany. Technology assists its customers in acquiring IT equipment from leading manufacturers and resellers. This equipment includes personal computers, servers, midrange computers, mainframe computers and communications equipment. IT equipment is typically depreciated to an estimated residual value over the lease term, which is approximately three to five years. The average size of an IT transaction is approximately $.3 million.

In conjunction with leasing technology equipment, Technology provides life cycle asset management services to help its customers acquire, manage, remarket and dispose of IT assets. As an independent technology lessor, Technology is not aligned with any particular manufacturer and it is able to provide these services with an unbiased perspective. These services include assessing alternative manufacturers, technologies, products and procurement plans.

Technology serves a diverse customer base, in a broad range of industries including data processing and information services, retail, scientific, utilities, manufacturing, finance and insurance. Technology is not dependent on any single customer; no single customer accounts for more than 8% of Technology's revenues.

Technology primarily competes with captive leasing companies of IT equipment manufacturers, leasing subsidiaries of commercial banks and independent leasing companies.

GATX SPECIALTY FINANCE

Specialty is headquartered in San Francisco, California and is comprised of the former specialty finance and venture finance business units, which are now managed as one operating segment. At the end of 2002, GFC announced its intention to curtail investment in specialty finance and to sell or otherwise run-off venture finance.

The Specialty portfolio consists primarily of leases and loans, frequently including interests in an asset's residual value, and joint venture investments involving a variety of underlying asset types, including marine, aircraft and other diversified investments. The portfolio of the discontinued venture business consists primarily of loans. Specialty also manages portfolios of assets for third parties with a net book value of $864.0 million. The majority of these managed assets are in markets in which GFC has a high level of expertise such as aircraft, power generation, rail equipment, and marine equipment. Specialty generates fee-based income through transaction structuring and portfolio management services. Fees are earned at the time a transaction is completed and/or on an ongoing basis in the case of portfolio management activities. Specialty also derives remarketing income when assets are sold from the owned portfolio and residual sharing fees from managed assets sold on behalf of third parties.

Specialty sold its venture finance portfolios in the U.K. and Canada in 2003, and continues to run-off the remaining venture finance portfolio. GFC anticipates that the venture finance portfolio will be substantially

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liquidated by the end of 2005. Venture finance-related assets, including $1.6 million off balance sheet assets, are $105.5 million at December 31, 2003, 15% of Specialty's total assets of $721.3 million, including $13.7 million of off balance sheet assets.

The principal competitors of Specialty are captive leasing companies of equipment manufacturers, leasing subsidiaries of commercial banks, independent leasing companies, lease brokers and investment banks.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - TERMINALS

GFC completed the divestiture of the GATX Terminals (Terminals) segment in 2002. Terminals provided bulk liquid storage and pipeline distribution services. As a result, the financial data for Terminals is presented as discontinued operations for all periods.

In the first quarter of 2001, GFC sold the majority of Terminals' domestic operations. The sale included substantially all of Terminals' domestic terminaling operations, the Central Florida Pipeline Company and Calnev Pipe Line Company. Also in the first quarter of 2001, GFC sold substantially all of Terminals' European operations. In the second and third quarters of 2001, GFC sold Terminals' Asian operations and its interest in a U.S. distillate and blending distribution affiliate. In the first quarter of 2002, GFC sold its interest in a bulk-liquid storage facility located in Mexico.

TRADEMARKS, PATENTS AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Patents, trademarks, licenses, and research and development activities are not material to GFC's businesses taken as a whole.

SEASONAL NATURE OF BUSINESS

Seasonality is not considered significant to the operations of GFC and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

CUSTOMER BASE

Neither GFC as a whole nor any of its business segments is dependent upon a single customer or concentration among a few customers.

EMPLOYEES

As of December 31, 2003, GFC and its subsidiaries had approximately 2,159 employees, of whom 35% were hourly employees covered by union contracts.

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

GFC's operations, as well as those of its competitors, are subject to extensive federal, state and local environmental regulations. These laws cover discharges to waters, air emissions, toxic substances, and the generation, handling, storage, transportation and disposal of waste and hazardous materials. This regulation has the effect of increasing the cost and liabilities associated with leasing rail cars. Environmental risks are also inherent in rail operations, which frequently involve transporting chemicals and other hazardous materials.

Some of GFC's real estate holdings are and have been used for industrial or transportation-related purposes or leased to commercial or industrial companies whose activities may have resulted in discharges onto the property. As a result, GFC is now subject to and will from time to time continue to be subject to environmental cleanup and enforcement actions. In particular, the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the Superfund law, generally imposes joint

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and several liability for cleanup and enforcement costs, without regard to fault or the legality of the original conduct, on current and former owners and operators of a site. Accordingly, GFC may be responsible under CERCLA and other federal and state statutes for all or part of the costs to cleanup sites at which certain substances may have been released by GFC, its current lessees, former owners or lessees of properties, or other third parties. Environmental remediation and other environmental costs are accrued when considered probable and amounts can be reasonably estimated. As of December 31, 2003, environmental costs were not material to GFC's results of operations, financial position or liquidity. For further discussion, see Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements.

RISK FACTORS

GFC's businesses are subject to a number of risks which investors should consider.

- Liquidity and Capital Resources. GFC is dependent in part upon the issuance of unsecured and secured debt to fund its operations and contractual commitments. A number of factors could cause GFC to incur increased borrowing costs and to have greater difficulty accessing public and private markets for both secured and unsecured debt. These factors include the global capital market environment and outlook, financial performance and outlook, and credit ratings as determined primarily by rating agencies such as Standard & Poor's (S&P) and Moody's Investor Service (Moody's). In addition, based on GFC's current credit ratings, access to the commercial paper market and uncommitted money market lines is uncertain and cannot be relied upon. It is possible that GFC's other sources of funds, including available cash, bank facilities, cash flow from operations and portfolio proceeds may not provide adequate liquidity to fund its operations and contractual commitments.

- Terrorism/International Conflict. National and international political developments, instability and uncertainties, including continuing political unrest and threats of terrorists' attacks, could result in continued global economic weakness in general and in the United States in particular, and could have an adverse impact on GFC's businesses. The effects may include, among other things, a decrease in demand for air travel and rail services, consolidation and/or additional bankruptcies in the rail and airline industries, lower utilization of new and existing aircraft and rail equipment, lower rail and aircraft rental rates or a slower recovery of such rates, impairment of rail and air portfolio assets and fewer partners for joint ventures. Depending upon the severity, scope and duration of these effects, the impact on GFC's financial position, results of operations and cash flows could be material.

- Competition. GFC is subject to intense competition in its rail, aircraft and technology leasing businesses. In many cases, these competitors are larger entities that have greater financial resources, higher credit ratings and access to lower cost capital than GFC. These factors may enable competitors to offer leases and loans to customers at lower rates than GFC is able to provide, thus impacting GFC's asset utilization or GFC's ability to lease assets on a profitable basis.

- Lease versus Purchase Decision. GFC's core businesses rely upon its customers continuing to lease rather than purchase assets. There are a number of items that factor into the customer's decision to lease or purchase assets, such as tax considerations, interest rates, balance sheet considerations, and operational flexibility. GFC has no control over these external considerations and changes in these factors could negatively impact demand for its leasing products.

- Effects of Inflation. Inflation in railcar rental rates as well as inflation in residual values for air and rail equipment have historically benefited GFC's financial results. Effects of inflation are unpredictable as to timing and duration, depending on market conditions and economic factors.

- Asset Obsolescence. GFC's core assets may be subject to functional, regulatory, or economic obsolescence. Although GFC believes it is adept at managing obsolescence risk, there is no guarantee

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that changes in various market fundamentals or the adoption of new regulatory requirements will not cause unexpected asset obsolescence in the future.

- Allowance for Possible Losses. GFC's allowance for possible losses may be inadequate if unexpected adverse changes in the economy exceed the expectations of management, or if discrete events adversely affect specific customers, industries or markets. If the allowance for possible losses is insufficient to cover losses related to reservable assets, including gross receivables, finance leases, and loans, then GFC's financial position or results of operations could be negatively impacted.

- Impaired Assets. An asset impairment charge may result from the occurrence of unexpected adverse changes that impact GFC's estimates of expected cash flows generated from our long-term assets. GFC regularly reviews long-term assets for impairments, including when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount of an asset is not recoverable. GFC may be required to recognize asset impairment charges in the future as a result of the weak economic environment, challenging market conditions in the air, rail or technology markets or events related to particular customers or asset types.

- Insurance. The ability to insure its rail and aircraft assets and their associated risks is an important aspect of GFC's ability to manage risk in these core businesses. There is no guarantee that such insurance will be available on a cost-effective basis consistently in the future.

- Environmental. GFC is subject to federal and state requirements for protection of the environment, including those for discharge of hazardous materials and remediation of contaminated sites. GFC routinely assesses its environmental exposure, including obligations and commitments for remediation of contaminated sites and assessments of ranges and probabilities of recoveries from other responsible parties. Because of the regulatory complexities and risk of unidentified contaminants on its properties, the potential exists for remediation costs to be materially different from the costs GFC has estimated.

- Potential for Claims and Lawsuits. The nature of assets which GFC owns and leases exposes the Company to the potential for various claims and litigation related to, among other things, personal injury and property damage, environmental claims and other matters. Some of the commodities transported by GFC's railcars, particularly those classified as hazardous materials, can pose risks that GFC and its subsidiaries work with its customers to minimize. The potential liabilities could have a significant effect on GFC's consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

- Commodity/Energy Prices. Energy prices, including the price of natural gas and oil, are significant cost drivers for many of our customers, particularly in the chemical and airline industries. In addition, commodity prices such as the price of steel are a large component of railcar manufacturing. Sustained high energy or commodity prices could negatively impact these industries resulting in a corresponding adverse effect on the cost and demand for our products and services.

- Regulation. GFC's air and rail operations are subject to the jurisdiction of a number of federal agencies, including the Department of Transportation. State agencies regulate some aspects of rail operations with respect to health and safety matters not otherwise preempted by federal law. New regulatory rulings may negatively impact GFC's financial results and economic value of its assets.

- Risk Concentrations. GFC's revenues are generally derived from a wide range of asset types, customers and geographic locations. However, from time to time, GFC could have a large investment in a particular asset type, a large revenue stream associated with a particular customer, or a large number of customers located in a particular geographic region. Decreased demand from a discrete event impacting a particular asset type, discrete events with a specific customer, or adverse regional economic conditions, particularly

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for those assets, customers or regions in which GFC has a concentrated exposure, could have a negative impact on GFC's results of operations.

- Foreign Currency. GFC's results are exposed to foreign exchange rate fluctuations as the financial results of certain subsidiaries are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars upon consolidation. As exchange rates vary, revenue and other operating results, when translated, may differ materially from expectations. GFC is also subject to gains and losses on foreign currency transactions, which could vary based on fluctuations in exchange rates and the timing of the transactions and their settlement. In addition, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates can have an effect on the demand and relative price for services provided by GFC domestically and internationally, and could have a negative impact on GFC's results of operations.

- Asset Utilization and Lease Rates. GFC's profitability is largely dependent on its ability to maintain assets on lease (utilization) at satisfactory lease rates. A number of factors can adversely affect utilization and lease rates, including, but not limited to: an economic downturn causing reduced demand or oversupply in the markets in which the company operates, changes in customer behavior, or any other change in supply or demand caused by factors discussed in this Risk section.

- Retirement Benefits. GFC's pension and other post-retirement costs are dependent on various assumptions used to calculate such amounts, including discount rates, long-term return on plan assets, salary increases, health care cost trend rates and other factors. Changes to any of these assumptions could adversely affect GFC's results of operations.

- Income Taxes. GFC is subject to taxes in both the U.S. and various foreign jurisdictions. As a result, GFC's effective tax rate could be adversely affected by changes in the mix of earnings in the U.S. and foreign countries with differing statutory tax rates, legislative changes impacting statutory tax rates, including the impact on recorded deferred tax assets and liabilities, changes in tax laws or by material audit assessments. In addition, deferred tax balances reflect the benefit of net operating loss carryforwards, the realization of which will be dependent upon generating future taxable income.

Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known, or that GFC currently deems immaterial, may also adversely affect GFC's business operations.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

GFC files annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). You may read and copy any document GFC files at the SEC's public reference room at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for information about the public reference room. The SEC maintains a website that contains annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information that issuers (including GFC) file electronically with the SEC. The SEC's website is www.sec.gov.

GFC makes available free of charge at the Parent Company's website, www.gatx.com, its most recent annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished, to the SEC. The information on GATX's website is not incorporated by reference into this report.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

Information regarding the location and general character of certain properties of GFC is included in ITEM 1, BUSINESS, of this document.

At December 31, 2003, locations of operations were as follows:

RAIL

HEADQUARTERS
Chicago, Illinois

BUSINESS OFFICES
San Francisco, California
Alpharetta, Georgia
Chicago, Illinois
Marlton, New Jersey
Philadelphia, Pennsylvani
Houston, Texas
Calgary, Alberta
Montreal, Quebec
Vienna, Austria
Sydney, Australia
Hamburg, Germany
Mexico City, Mexico
Nowa Wie.Wielka, Poland
Warsaw, Poland

MAJOR SERVICE CENTERS
Colton, California
Waycross, Georgia
Hearne, Texas
Red Deer, Alberta
Sarnia, Ontario
Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Hanover, Germany
Tierra Blanca, Mexico
Gdansk, Poland
Ostroda, Poland
Slotwiny, Poland

MINI SERVICE CENTERS
Macon, Georgia
Terre Haute, Indiana
Geismar, Louisiana
Kansas City, Missouri
Cincinnati, Ohio
Catoosa, Oklahoma
Freeport, Texas
Plantersville, Texas
Czechowice, Poland
Jedlicze, Poland
Plock, Poland

MOBILE SERVICE UNITS
Mobile, Alabama
Colton, California
Lake City, Florida
East Chicago, Indiana
Norco, Louisiana
Sulphur, Louisiana
Albany, New York
Masury, Ohio
Cooper Hill, Tennessee
Galena Park, Texas
Olympia, Washington
Edmonton, Alberta
Red Deer, Alberta
Clarkson, Ontario
Sarnia, Ontario
Montreal, Quebec
Quebec City, Quebec
Vancouver, British Columbia
Tierra Blanca, Mexico

AFFILIATES
San Francisco, California
La Grange, Illinois
Kansas City, Missouri
Zug, Switzerland

AIR

HEADQUARTERS
San Francisco, California

BUSINESS OFFICES
Seattle, Washington
Toulouse, France
Tokyo, Japan
London, United Kingdom

AFFILIATES
Dublin, Ireland
London, United Kingdom

TECHNOLOGY

HEADQUARTERS
Tampa, Florida

BUSINESS OFFICES
Oldsmar, Florida
Tampa, Florida

AFFILIATES
Bad Homburg, Germany
Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

SPECIALTY

HEADQUARTERS
San Francisco, California

BUSINESS OFFICES
Lafayette, California
Sydney, Australia

OTHER BUSINESS OFFICES
Williamsville, New York

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On May 25, 2001, a suit was filed in Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, Schneider, et al. vs. CSX Transportation, Inc., Hercules, Inc., Rhodia, Inc., Oil Mop, L.L.C., The Public Belt Railroad Commission for The City of New Orleans, GATX Corporation, GATX Capital Corporation, The City of New Orleans, and The Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company, Number 2001-8924. The suit asserts that on May 25, 2000, a tank car owned by the GATX Rail division of GFC leaked the fumes of its cargo, dimethyl sulfide, in a residential area in the western part of the city of New Orleans and that the tank car, while still leaking, was subsequently taken by defendant, New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, to another location in the city of New Orleans, where it was later repaired. The plaintiffs are seeking compensation for alleged personal injuries and property damages. The petition alleges that a class should be certified, but plaintiffs have not yet moved to have the class certified. Settlement negotiations are ongoing.

In March 2001, East European Kolia-System Financial Consultant S.A. (Kolia) filed a complaint in the Regional Court (Commercial Division) in Warsaw, Poland against Dyrekcja Eksploatacji Cystern Sp. z.o.o. (DEC), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of GFC, alleging damages of approximately $52 million arising out of the unlawful taking over by DEC in August of 1998, of a 51% interest in Kolsped Spedytor Miedzynarodwy Sp. z.o.o. (Kolsped), and removal of valuable property from Kolsped. The complaint was served on DEC in December 2001. The plaintiff claims that DEC unlawfully obtained confirmation of satisfaction of a condition precedent to its purchase of 51% interest in Kolsped, following which it allegedly mismanaged Kolsped and put it into bankruptcy. The plaintiff claims to have purchased the same 51% interest in Kolsped in April of 1999, subsequent to DEC's alleged failure to satisfy the condition precedent. GFC purchased DEC in March 2001 and believes this claim is without merit, and is vigorously pursuing the defense thereof. DEC has filed a response denying the allegations set forth in the compliant. The parties have each confirmed their respective positions in the case at a hearing held in early March of 2002. At a hearing held on October 22, 2003, the court rendered a decision in favor of DEC, dismissing Kolia's action. On December 9, 2003, the plaintiff filed an appeal of the decision.

On December 29, 2003, a suit was filed in the District Court of the State of Minnesota, County of Hennepin, Fourth Judicial District, MeLea J. Grabinger, individually, as Personal Representative of the Estate of John T. Grabinger, and as Representative/Trustee of the beneficiaries in the wrongful death action, v. Canadian Pacific Railway Company, et al. On January 20, 2004, Canadian Pacific removed the case to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota Civil No. 04 CU-140-(DSD/SRN) but on February 19, 2004, consented to a remand to the District Court of the State of Minnesota, County of Hennepin. The lawsuit seeks damages for an incident that occurred on Friday, January 18, 2002 when a Canadian Pacific train containing anhydrous ammonia cars derailed near Minot, North Dakota. As a result of the derailment, several tank cars fractured, releasing anhydrous ammonia which formed a vapor cloud. One person died, as many as 100 people received medical treatment, of which fifteen were admitted to the hospital and a number of others were purportedly affected. The plaintiff alleges among other things that the incident (i) caused the wrongful death of her husband, and (ii) caused her to suffer permanent physical injuries and emotional and physical pain. The complaint alleges that the incident was proximately caused by the defendants who are liable under a number of legal theories, and states that it is plaintiffs' information and belief that the Canadian Pacific and its related entities are solely at fault for the incident. However, because the NTSB had not yet released a report of its investigation into the incident at the date of filing of the Complaint, plaintiffs were unsure if the tank car suppliers had any responsibility and therefore named all of the tank car manufacturers and owners with cars involved in the incident, including GFC (erroneously named as GATX Rail Corporation) to avoid being barred by the statute of limitations. On March 9, 2004, the NTSB released a synopsis of its anticipated report, which sets forth a number of conclusions including that the failure of the track caused the derailment and that the catastrophic fracture of tank cars increased the severity of the accident. GFC intends to defend this suit vigorously. On January 9, 2004, the plaintiff filed an action that is almost identical to this action in United States District Court, District of North Dakota, Northwest Division, MeLea J. Grabinger, individually, as Personal Representative of the Estate of John

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T. Grabinger, and as Representative/Trustee of the beneficiaries in the wrongful death action, v. Canadian Pacific Railway Company, et al. Case Number A4-04-02. GFC has not yet been served in the North Dakota action.

GFC and its subsidiaries have been named as defendants in a number of other legal actions and claims, various governmental proceedings and private civil suits arising in the ordinary course of business, including those related to environmental matters, workers' compensation claims by GFC employees and other personal injury claims. Some of the legal proceedings include claims for punitive as well as compensatory damages. Several of the Company's subsidiaries have also been named as defendants or co-defendants in cases alleging injury relating to asbestos. In these cases, the plaintiffs seek an unspecified amount of damages based on common law, statutory or premises liability or, in the case of ASC, the Jones Act, which makes limited remedies available to certain maritime employees. In addition, demand has been made against the Company under a limited indemnity given in connection with the sale of a subsidiary with respect to asbestos-related claims filed against the former subsidiary. The number of these claims and the corresponding demands for indemnity against the Company increased in 2003. It is possible that the number of these claims could continue to grow and that the cost of these claims could correspondingly increase in the future.

The amounts claimed in some of the above described proceedings are substantial and the ultimate liability cannot be determined at this time. However, it is the opinion of management that amounts, if any, required to be paid by GFC and its subsidiaries in the discharge of such liabilities are not likely to be material to GFC's consolidated financial position or results of operations. Adverse court rulings or changes in applicable law could affect claims made against GFC and its subsidiaries, and increase the number, and change the nature, of such claims.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Not Required.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

GATX Corporation owns all of the outstanding common stock of GFC.

ITEM 6. SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

Not required.

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Information regarding general information and characteristics of the Company is included in ITEM 1, BUSINESS, of this document.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included herein. Certain statements within this document may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are identified by words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "predict," or "project" and similar expressions. This information may involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. In addition, certain factors, including Rick Factors identified in Part I of this document may affect GFC businesses. As a result, past financial performance may not be a reliable indicator of future performance.

STATEMENT OF INCOME DISCUSSION

The following table presents income (loss) from continuing operations by segment and net income for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 (in millions):

                                                                     2003              2002              2001
                                                                 -------------     -------------     ------------
Rail.......................................................      $        54.2     $        25.2     $       57.3
Air........................................................                2.1               8.1             16.8
Technology.................................................               15.2               4.7             30.1
Specialty..................................................               38.1               4.9            (41.3)
Other......................................................                2.1             (12.8)           (19.5)
                                                                 -------------     -------------     ------------
 Income from continuing operations.........................              111.7              30.1             43.4
Discontinued operations....................................                 --               6.2            176.6
                                                                 -------------     -------------     ------------
 Net income................................................      $       111.7     $        36.3     $      220.0
                                                                 =============     =============     ============

At the end of 2003, GFC completed a reorganization which resulted in changes in management structure and reporting. As a result, GFC now provides its services and products through four operating segments: Rail, Air, Technology and Specialty. Previously, GFC reported its operating segments as GATX Rail and Financial Services, which included the results of it business units, air, technology, specialty finance (including American Steamship Company (ASC)), and venture finance. All reported amounts have been restated to conform to the revised segment presentation.

Along with the change to reporting segments, GFC revised its methodology for allocating corporate SG&A expenses to the segments. Corporate SG&A expenses relate to administration and support functions

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performed at the corporate office. Such expenses include information technology, human resources, legal, financial support and executive costs. Under the revised allocation methodology, directly attributable expenses are generally allocated to the segments, and shared costs are retained in Other. Amounts allocated to the segments are approximated based on management's best estimate and judgment of direct support services. Rail's previously reported segment net income for 2002 and 2001 has been restated to incorporate the revised methodology for SG&A allocations.

Debt balances and interest expense were allocated based upon a fixed leverage ratio for each individual operating segment across all reporting periods, expressed as a ratio of debt to equity. Rail's leverage ratio was set at 5:1, Air's leverage ratio was set at 4:1, Technology's leverage ratio was set at 1:1 (excluding nonrecourse debt), and Specialty's leverage ratio was set at 4:1. Any GFC debt and related interest expense that remained after this allocation methodology was assigned to Other in each period. Management believes this leverage and interest expense allocation methodology gives an accurate indication of each operating segment's risk-adjusted financial return.

See Note 23 to the consolidated financial statements for further segment information.

Following is management's discussion and analysis of GFC's comparative results of its segments, in addition to results of Other and discontinued operations.

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002

GATX RAIL

Challenging market conditions in the North American rail industry continued to affect Rail in 2003. An oversupply of certain car types in the railcar market, short backlogs at new car manufacturers, and a weak economic environment has resulted in lease rates that are still below peak lease rates of the late 1990's. Aggressive competition from other lessors pressured lease rates as well. Despite an improving economy in North America, the earnings recovery from Rail's existing fleet is likely to be gradual due to the average lease term of Rail's portfolio and that approximately 36% of Rail's revenue comes from the chemical sector, which has also lagged the general economy.

With an average lease term of five years, a significant portion of the North American fleet comes up for renewal each year. During 2003, approximately 26,000 cars previously leased in a stronger market at more attractive rates were renewed with the same customer or placed with a new customer ("assigned") at market rates which were lower on average than the previous rate. Although the downward trend in absolute lease rates has abated somewhat, Rail anticipates that approximately 25,000 cars during 2004 will also be renewed or assigned at rates generally lower than the previous contract rate, slowing the pace of Rail's earnings recovery.

In 2003, utilization of the North American fleet improved from 91% to 93%. The increase in utilization from the prior year end was the result of aggressive efforts to improve the renewal success rate, to market specific car types and to scrap older, uneconomic cars from the fleet. Active cars in North America increased by approximately 1,100 cars after two consecutive years of decline. The acquisition at the end of the fourth quarter in 2003 of a fleet of 1,200 covered hoppers on long-term lease drove the increase in active cars.

Investment in new cars for North America increased in 2003 over the prior year. Rail entered into agreements in late 2002 with Trinity Industries, Inc. and Union Tank Car Company to acquire new cars at pre-negotiated prices. Under this program, Rail took delivery of approximately 1,000 new cars in 2003. Rail continued to purchase new cars and actively pursue secondary market transactions in order to capitalize on the slowly improving market. As the market improves, increased railcar manufacturing backlogs may affect new car prices. The recent sharp increase in steel prices may also affect new car prices.

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The trend of increasing costs for maintaining the North American fleet continued in 2003. Despite fewer cars in the total fleet, maintenance costs rose, largely due to an increase in the number of car assignments. In addition, maintenance costs were adversely affected in 2003 as a result of an American Association of Railroads (AAR) requirement to replace bolsters on certain cars (see discussion below). The trend in maintenance costs is expected to continue in 2004 due to additional compliance work, anticipated high assignment levels, and completing the remainder of the bolster replacement work.

In 2003, Rail's European operations generally experienced a more favorable market environment compared to its North America operations. Rail's wholly-owned European subsidiaries DEC and KVG primarily serve the tank car market, and AAE, a European joint venture, primarily serves the general freight car market. Fleet utilization at both KVG and AAE is in the high 90%'s. AAE has benefited from the high growth rates of shipping activity at European seaports. DEC's performance has been negatively affected by a weak Polish economy.

The long-term outlook for the European market is positive. The European Union is encouraging the use of railways in place of the congested road system. KVG and DEC are in the early stages of integrating their tank car operations and DEC is moving from its high cost trip-lease business model to a low cost operating lease business model as it continues to improve its cost structure. This transition may negatively affect short-term earnings, but is expected to result in long-term operational efficiencies.

Rail acquired the remaining interest in KVG in December 2002. As a result, Rail's year over year income comparability is affected by the inclusion of 100% of KVG's results in 2003 compared to 49.5% in 2002. KVG's revenues converted to U.S. dollars were approximately $66.0 million in 2003. KVG's operating results were affected by a continued weak European economy, offset by strong new car additions, as its primary markets of chemical, petroleum, mineral and liquid petroleum gas remained stable. In addition, KVG was instrumental in placing DEC tank cars in service outside of Poland, a key European strategy for Rail.

Gross Income

Components of Rail's gross income are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                                       2003              2002
                                                                                   -------------     ------------
Lease income..................................................................     $       635.6     $      608.6
Asset remarketing income......................................................               4.7              4.9
Fees..........................................................................               2.9              3.4
Other.........................................................................              46.6             42.2
                                                                                   -------------     ------------
 Revenues.....................................................................             689.8            659.1
Share of affiliates' earnings.................................................              12.5             13.1
                                                                                   -------------     ------------
 Total gross income...........................................................     $       702.3     $      672.2
                                                                                   =============     ============

Rail's 2003 gross income of $702.3 million was $30.1 million higher than 2002. Excluding the impact of KVG in both periods, gross income was down $20.5 million from 2002. The decrease was primarily driven by lower North American lease income resulting from lower average lease rates and fewer railcars on lease for most of the year. Although average renewal rates continue to be lower than Rail's prior contractual rate, the percentage decline in renewal rates improved steadily during 2003.

Share of affiliates' 2003 earnings of $12.5 million were slightly lower than the prior year. Excluding KVG's pretax earnings of $4.7 million in 2002, share of affiliates' earnings in 2003 increased $4.1 million. The increase was the result of favorable maintenance expense at domestic affiliates combined with a larger fleet and favorable foreign exchange rates at a foreign affiliate.

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Ownership Costs

Components of Rail's ownership costs are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2003              2002
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Depreciation..............................................       $       113.7     $       102.3
Interest, net.............................................                59.6              53.8
Operating lease expense...................................               183.2             177.6
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total ownership costs....................................       $       356.5     $       333.7
        `                                                        =============     =============

Ownership costs were $356.5 million in 2003 compared to $333.7 million in 2002. The increase was primarily due to the acquisition and consolidation of KVG.

Other Costs and Expenses

Components of Rail's other costs and expenses are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2003               2002
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Maintenance expense.......................................       $       165.5     $       150.9
Other operating expenses..................................                33.9              31.4
Selling, general and administrative.......................                69.0              59.2
(Reversal) provision for possible losses..................                (2.6)              1.4
Reduction in workforce charges............................                  --               2.0
Fair value adjustments for derivatives....................                  --                .2
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total other costs and expenses...........................       $       265.8     $       245.1
                                                                 =============     =============

Maintenance expense of $165.5 million in 2003 increased $14.6 million from 2002. Excluding KVG, maintenance expense increased $4.9 million in 2003. The variance is due primarily to the increase in car assignments discussed above. Both 2003 and 2002 results include comparable levels of maintenance costs for certain railroad mandated repairs.

In 2003, the AAR issued a series of early warning letters that required all owners of railcars in the U.S., Canada and Mexico to inspect or replace certain bolsters manufactured from the mid 1990s to 2001 by a now bankrupt supplier. Rail owned approximately 3,500 railcars equipped with bolsters that were required to be inspected or replaced. Due dates for inspection or replacement of the bolsters ranged from September 30, 2003 to December 31, 2004 depending on car type and service. As of December 31, 2003, bolsters on approximately 1,300 cars have been replaced. 2003 maintenance expense included $3.9 million attributable to the inspection and replacement of bolsters. Management expects the remaining costs of bolster replacements to approximate $3.3 million in 2004.

In the second quarter of 2002, the Federal Railroad Administration issued a Railworthiness Directive (Bar Car Directive) which required Rail to inspect and repair, if necessary, a certain class of its cars that were built or modified with reinforcing bars prior to 1974. Approximately 4,200 of Rail's owned railcars were affected by the Bar Car Directive. The unfavorable impact on Rail's operating results for 2002 was approximately $2.7 million after-tax, including lost revenue, inspection, cleaning and replacement car costs, which were partially offset by gains on the accelerated scrapping of affected cars. As of year end 2002, substantially all of the subject tank cars were removed from Rail's fleet.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses of $69.0 million increased $9.8 million in 2003. Excluding KVG, SG&A expenses decreased $1.2 million due to cost savings initiatives. In 2003, Rail recorded a reversal of provision for possible losses of $2.6 million resulting from improvement in portfolio quality, recoveries of bad debts, and more favorable aging of Rail's receivables.

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Taxes

Rail's income tax expense was $25.8 million in 2003, a decrease of $7.5 million from the 2002 amount of $33.3 million. Rail's 2003 taxes included a $2.3 million deferred tax benefit at DEC attributable to a reduction in Polish tax rates.

Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change

In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Rail completed a review of all recorded goodwill in 2002. Fair values were established using discounted cash flows. Based on this review, Rail recorded a one-time, non-cash impairment charge of $34.9 million related to DEC in 2002. The charge is non-operational in nature and was recognized as a cumulative effect of accounting change as of January 1, 2002 in the consolidated statements of income. The impairment charge was due primarily to lessened expectations of projected cash flows based on market conditions at the time of the review and a lower long-term growth rate projected for DEC.

Net Income

Rail's net income of $54.2 million in 2003 increased $29.0 million from the prior year. Income before the cumulative effect of accounting change decreased $5.9 million. The decrease was primarily due to lower North American lease income driven by lower average lease rates.

GATX AIR

Challenging conditions in the aviation industry continued to negatively affect Air in 2003. Although the industry appears to be recovering from its severe downturn, aircraft lessors continued to experience lower lease rates, credit defaults and asset impairments during 2003. Specifically, aircraft over 15 years in age are proving to be more difficult to lease and present the greatest uncertainty in value. Rents on older aircraft continued to decline in 2003, while rents on newer aircraft stabilized.

Until the air market more fully recovers, low lease rates, defaults and potential impairments will continue to pressure earnings. For example, GFC owns a 50% interest in Pembroke, an aircraft lessor and manager based in Ireland. Pembroke currently has six fully utilized Boeing 717 aircraft in its portfolio. Boeing's 717 program is in jeopardy of being cancelled due to weak demand for the aircraft. This in turn could adversely affect the future marketability of these aircraft and may result in impairment.

Air's owned portfolio had an average age of eight years (five years on a weighted average, net book value basis) at the end of 2003. With a relatively new fleet, Air achieved almost full utilization in 2003. At December 31, 2003, less than 1% of Air's portfolio was available for lease; over 96% were on lease with customers, and the remaining 3% were subject to signed letters of intent to lease with customers.

Air achieved this utilization level by successfully placing 19 owned aircraft during 2003, including six new and 13 existing aircraft. Air has entered into letters of intent or leases for 14 of 15 owned aircraft whose leases are scheduled to expire in 2004. In addition, as of March 12, 2004, Air has entered into letters of intent to lease three new aircraft scheduled for delivery in 2004. Additionally, Air is committed for two new aircraft deliveries in 2006, which are still available for lease.

Air generates income primarily from operating leases, many which have "floating" rents that are periodically adjusted based on current interest rates. Air usually match-funds floating rate leases with floating rate debt to offset the risk of interest rate fluctuations. Air's other significant source of revenue is fee income and results from remarketing and administering aircraft in its joint ventures as well as managing aircraft for third

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parties. Air's level of fee income can be unpredictable, varying with the performance of the managed fleet and Air's success in remarketing and selling aircraft.

Despite the current market conditions, Air expects to grow both its owned and managed portfolios. Besides its existing aircraft commitments, Air plans to selectively invest in attractive aircraft as opportunities arise. Additionally, Air will continue to pursue new partnership and portfolio management opportunities.

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Gross Income

Components of Air's gross income are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2003              2002
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Lease income..............................................       $       90.8      $        73.4
Interest income...........................................                 .1                2.9
Asset remarketing income..................................                 .8                1.4
Gain on sale of securities................................                 .6                 --
Fees......................................................                7.4                7.9
Other.....................................................               10.5                3.4
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Revenues.................................................              110.2               89.0
Share of affiliates' earnings.............................               31.6               14.8
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total gross income.......................................       $      141.8      $       103.8
                                                                 =============     =============

Air's 2003 gross income of $141.8 million was $38.0 million higher than 2002. The increase was primarily driven by higher lease income due to the full year revenue recognition on 16 new aircraft which were delivered at various times during 2002, and an additional six new aircraft deliveries which were received and put on lease in 2003. Although gross income increased from the prior year, lower lease rates due to weak market conditions resulted in lower average yields. Other income also contributed $7.1 million to the increase, primarily attributable to the recognition of previously collected maintenance reserves. These maintenance reserves were entirely offset by related impairment charges taken on the underlying aircraft.

Share of affiliates' earnings of $31.6 million was $16.8 million higher than the prior year. The increase from the prior year is primarily due to impairment losses that were recognized in 2002 on a fleet of 28 Fokker 50 and Fokker 100 aircraft owned by Air's 50% owned Pembroke affiliate.

Ownership Costs

Components of Air's ownership costs are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2003              2002
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Depreciation..............................................       $        55.1     $        37.1
Interest, net.............................................                41.2              35.1
Operating lease expense...................................                 3.9               3.5
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total ownership costs....................................       $       100.2     $        75.7
                                                                 =============     =============

Ownership costs of $100.2 million in 2003 were $24.5 million higher than in 2002. The increase was primarily due to the $18.0 million increase in depreciation resulting from higher operating lease balances due to full year depreciation on 16 new aircraft deliveries in 2002 and six new deliveries received and put on lease in 2003. Interest expense also contributed $6.1 million to the increase as a result of higher debt balances due to the new aircraft deliveries in 2002 and 2003, slightly offset by lower interest rates.

Excluding an accrual reversal in 2002, operating lease expense in 2003 was lower by $4.3 million due to fewer leased-in aircraft compared to the prior year.

Operating lease expense of $3.5 million in 2002 was net of a credit of $4.7 million for the reversal of a loss accrual recorded in prior years. GFC was a lessee of an aircraft under an operating lease running through 2004. GFC had subleased the aircraft to an unrelated third party with an initial lease term expiring in 2001. Prior to 2001, as a result of financial difficulties of the sublessee as well as concerns about subleasing the aircraft for the period 2001 to 2004, the Company recorded a loss for the costs expected to be incurred on the operating lease in excess of the anticipated revenues. In 2002, the Company restructured the terms of the lease, ultimately

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acquiring ownership of the aircraft, and leasing it to a new customer. As a result, the $4.7 million accrual was reversed as a credit to operating lease expense.

Other Costs and Expenses

Components of Air's other costs and expenses are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2003              2002
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Maintenance expense and other operating expenses..........       $         2.1     $         1.5
Selling, general and administrative.......................                18.1              13.3
Provision for possible losses.............................                 8.2                .3
Asset impairment charges..................................                10.2               5.4
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total other costs and expenses...........................       $        38.6     $        20.5
                                                                 =============     =============

Total other costs and expenses increased by $18.1 million in 2003 primarily due to the increase in SG&A costs, the provision for losses and asset impairment charges. SG&A costs increased by $4.8 million due to lower capitalized expenses as a result of fewer aircraft deliveries in 2003. The provision for losses increased $7.9 million primarily due to a net $9.6 million loss provision on disposal of an unsecured Air Canada note. Asset impairment charges of $10.2 million in 2003 include impairment charges of $8.2 million related to two commercial aircraft that were offset by the recognition into income of previously collected maintenance reserves, included in other income.

Taxes

Air's income tax expense was $.9 million in 2003, an increase of $1.4 million from the 2002 tax benefit of $.5 million. Income tax expense benefited from an extraterritorial income exclusion (ETI) for the lease of U.S. manufactured equipment to foreign lessees. The benefit was $.7 million in 2003 and $3.1 million in 2002. The benefit recorded in 2002 included amounts for both 2001 and 2002.

Net Income

Net income of $2.1 million decreased $6.0 million compared to the prior year. Improvement in share of affiliates' earnings was offset by an increase in the provision for possible losses due to the Air Canada bankruptcy and increases in SG&A expenses.

GATX TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Continued low demand for new IT equipment in 2003 resulted in lower than expected new lease originations for Technology. The gradual pace of the economic recovery during 2003 caused businesses to continue to rationalize their capital spending. As a result, IT leasing customers elected to retain their existing IT equipment, rather than acquire new IT equipment. Technology expects that the economic recovery will continue in 2004 and IT customers will re-evaluate their decision to retain older equipment, which in turn will result in increased new lease originations and portfolio acquisitions.

Technology responded to the 2003 economic and industry conditions by developing strategies and making organizational changes to maximize profitability. Capitalizing on its customers' preference to retain existing IT equipment, Technology successfully renewed and rewrote existing lease contracts. In addition, many Technology customers retained their existing IT equipment at the expiration of the initial lease term on a "month-to-month" basis. These transactions generated additional lease income, which offset the reduced gains from asset dispositions since less IT equipment was returned. On the expense side, Technology reorganized its infrastructure to be more efficient and responsive to the needs of its customers. The reorganization resulted in lower SG&A costs in 2003 compared to prior years.

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Sustainable growth in Technology's earnings will be difficult to achieve without growth in its asset base. Technology earns lease income throughout the contractual term of a lease as well as additional lease income and/or gains from asset disposition after the contractual term, typically three years. Recent profitability has been enhanced by income earned after the contractual lease term from investments made between 1999 and 2001. However, since 2001, Technology's asset base has been declining, as the level of new investments in 2002 and 2003 has not offset the run-off of its portfolio. Because of lower investment levels, the earnings impact from new investments is not expected to be as significant as in the past. To enhance future earnings, Technology plans to generate additional fee income by leveraging its asset knowledge and infrastructure to provide advisory services to its customers.

Gross Income

Components of Technology's gross income are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2003              2002
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Lease income..............................................       $      187.5      $       278.4
Interest income...........................................                 .4                 .4
Asset remarketing income..................................               10.8               21.0
Fees......................................................                 .8                1.1
Other.....................................................                2.5                3.7
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Revenues.................................................              202.0              304.6
Gain on extinguishment of debt............................                 .7               15.8
Share of affiliates' earnings.............................                2.9                2.3
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total gross income.......................................       $      205.6      $       322.7
                                                                 =============     =============

Gross income of $205.6 million decreased $117.1 million in 2003 from the prior year. Lower lease income, asset remarketing income, and gain on extinguishment of debt contributed to the decrease. Lease income of $187.5 million decreased $90.9 million due to declining average operating lease and finance lease balances and the impact of lower average yields due principally to the run-off of the higher yielding transactions from a 2001 portfolio acquisition. Asset remarketing income of $10.8 million in 2003 decreased $10.2 million due to fewer returns of leased equipment, as Technology's customers had more lease renewals and month-to-month lease activity. The 2001 portfolio acquisition of leased equipment had an average lease term age of 15 months resulting in unusually high asset remarketing income in 2002.

In 2002, Technology recorded gains on extinguishment of nonrecourse debt of $15.8 million, $13.0 million of which was associated with one lease investment. Approximately $10.0 million of the provision for losses and $2.3 million of asset impairment charges in 2002 were attributable to the same investment and largely offset the gain.

Ownership Costs

Components of Technology's ownership costs are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2003              2002
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Depreciation..............................................       $       118.5     $       188.4
Interest, net.............................................                24.5              40.7
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total ownership costs....................................       $       143.0     $       229.1
                                                                 =============     =============

Ownership costs of $143.0 million decreased $86.1 million consistent with lower average assets and debt balances in 2003 compared to the prior year.

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Other Costs and Expenses

Components of Technology's other costs and expenses are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2003              2002
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Maintenance expense and other operating expenses..........       $          .2     $          --
Selling, general and administrative.......................                35.1              43.5
(Reversal) provision for possible losses..................                (1.7)             28.8
Asset impairment charges..................................                 4.0              14.0
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total other costs and expenses...........................       $        37.6     $        86.3
                                                                 =============     =============

SG&A expense of $35.1 million decreased by $8.4 million in 2003 due to the cost savings initiatives discussed above.

The combination of provision for possible losses and asset impairment charges of $2.3 million decreased $40.5 million from 2002 due to improved portfolio quality, the favorable resolution of two significant non-performing accounts, and an overall decrease in the reservable asset level. Also contributing to the decrease was $12.3 million associated with one investment in 2002, which was largely offset by a gain on extinguishment of debt, as discussed above.

Taxes

Technology's income tax expense was $9.8 million in 2003, an increase of $7.2 million from the 2002 amount of $2.6 million.

Net Income

Technology's net income of $15.2 million in 2003 increased $10.5 million from 2002. The increase was driven by an overall improved portfolio quality and reduced SG&A expense.

GATX SPECIALTY FINANCE

The assets of Specialty's portfolio declined during 2003 as a result of the decision in late 2002 to curtail investment in the specialty finance portfolio and to sell or otherwise run-off the venture finance portfolio. During 2003, the Canadian and U.K. venture finance loan portfolios and a 90% interest in the associated warrants were sold. The U.S. venture finance loan portfolio, which had been retained along with associated warrants, continued to run-off. Investment volume was primarily related to prior funding commitments. Because of the reduced portfolio size, the specialty and venture finance businesses were operationally consolidated under a single management team to realize cost savings.

Management expects Specialty's assets to continue declining over the next several years, as new investment is not expected to offset the continued run-off of the portfolios. The loans related to the venture finance portfolio are expected to run-off by the end of 2006, the majority of which are scheduled to be repaid by the end of 2005. Additionally, the run-off of the specialty finance portfolio may accelerate as it is periodically reviewed to determine if assets should be sold based on market conditions. Prospectively, new investments are expected to be generally limited to marine equipment and secondary market transactions.

As the portfolios continue to decline, future earnings will be unpredictable because of the uncertain timing of gains on the sale of assets from the specialty finance portfolio and gains from the sale of securities associated with the venture finance warrant portfolio. Management expects to achieve additional SG&A reductions as efficiencies are realized on the declining portfolio.

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Gross Income

Components of Specialty's gross income are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2003              2002
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Lease income..............................................       $        42.9     $        59.8
Interest income...........................................                41.1              50.5
Asset remarketing income..................................                33.1              27.4
Gain on sales of securities...............................                 6.7               3.9
Fees......................................................                 7.0               5.2
Other.....................................................                 8.8               6.2
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Revenues.................................................               139.6             153.0
Gain on extinguishment of debt............................                 1.8                --
Share of affiliates' earnings.............................                22.7              18.2
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total gross income.......................................       $       164.1     $       171.2
                                                                 =============     =============

Specialty's 2003 gross income of $164.1 million was $7.1 million lower than 2002. The decrease was primarily driven by lower lease and interest income offset by an increase in asset remarketing income. Lease income decreased by $16.9 million in 2003 as a result of declining lease balances. Interest income decreased $9.4 million from 2002 primarily because of declining loan balances due to the run-off of the venture portfolio. Asset remarketing income is comprised of both gains from the sale of assets from Specialty's own portfolio as well as residual sharing fees from the sale of managed assets. Gains from the sale of Specialty's owned assets increased by $13.6 million and residual sharing fees from managed portfolios decreased by $7.9 million. Because the timing of such sales is dependent on changing market conditions, asset remarketing income does not occur evenly from period to period. Share of affiliates' earnings of $22.7 million were $4.5 million higher than the prior year as a result of new marine affiliate investments.

Ownership Costs

Components of Specialty's ownership costs are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2003              2002
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Depreciation..............................................       $        10.3     $        14.6
Interest, net.............................................                43.5              53.9
Operating lease expense...................................                 4.4               4.4
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total ownership costs....................................       $        58.2     $        72.9
                                                                 =============     =============

Ownership costs of $58.2 million in 2003 were $14.7 million lower than in 2002, primarily due to a $4.3 million decrease in depreciation and a $10.4 million decrease in interest expense. Lower depreciation expense is due to lower operating lease assets as a result of the announced decision to curtail investments. Lower interest expense resulted from lower debt balances.

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Other Costs and Expenses

Components of Specialty's other costs and expenses are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2003              2002
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Maintenance expense and other operating expenses..........       $         9.0     $         8.4
Selling, general and administrative.......................                17.3              27.4
(Reversal) provision for possible losses..................                (2.9)             19.8
Asset impairment charges..................................                16.2              22.7
Reduction in workforce charges............................                  --               9.2
Fair value adjustments for derivatives....................                 4.1               3.3
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total other costs and expenses...........................       $        43.7     $        90.8
                                                                 =============     =============

Total other costs and expenses decreased by $47.1 million in 2003 primarily due to the decrease in the provision for losses and SG&A costs. The provision for losses decreased $22.7 million primarily due to the improving credit quality of the portfolio and the decrease in the reservable asset base. SG&A costs decreased $10.1 million from 2002, reflecting lower personnel costs as a result of the reduction in workforce in the fourth quarter of 2002. In 2003, Specialty impairments were primarily related to an investment in a corporate aircraft and various equity investments. In 2002, impairments were primarily related to investments in telecommunication equipment and corporate aircraft.

Taxes

Specialty's income tax expense was $24.1 million in 2003, an increase of $21.5 million from 2002 expense of $2.6 million.

Net Income

Net income of $38.1 million increased $33.2 million from 2002 primarily due to lower overall costs as a result of declining assets and the improving credit quality of the portfolio.

OTHER

Other is comprised of corporate results, including SG&A and interest expense not allocated to the segments, and the results of ASC, a Great Lakes shipping company.

Gross Income

Components of gross income are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2003              2002
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Marine operating revenue..................................       $       85.0      $        79.7
Interest income...........................................                 .2                1.3
Asset remarketing income..................................                (.7)                --
Other.....................................................               41.3               24.3
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Revenues.................................................              125.8              105.3
Gain on extinguishment of debt............................                (.4)               2.2
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total gross income.......................................       $      125.4      $       107.5
                                                                 =============     =============

Gross income of $125.4 million in 2003 increased $17.9 million from 2002 due to higher marine operating revenue and other income. The increase in marine operating revenue of $5.3 million was driven by a larger average fleet in operation in 2003. Other income increased $17.0 million due primarily to the receipt of

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settlement proceeds of $16.5 million in 2003 related to litigation GFC had initiated against various insurers related to coverage issues regarding the 2000-2001 Airlog litigation.

Ownership Costs

Components of ownership costs are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2003              2002
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Depreciation..............................................       $         5.6     $         6.5
Interest, net.............................................                 9.5              25.5
Operating lease expense...................................                  .1                .3
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total ownership costs....................................       $        15.2     $        32.3
                                                                 =============     =============

Ownership costs of $15.2 million were $17.1 million lower compared to 2002, primarily due to a decrease in interest expense. Lower average debt balances and lower average interest rates contributed to the favorable variance compared to 2002. As discussed previously, the debt not otherwise allocated to the operating segments (based on set leverage ratios) is assigned to Other, along with the related interest expense.

Other Costs and Expenses

Components of other costs and expenses are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2003              2002
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Marine operating expenses.................................       $        68.9     $        60.7
Other operating expenses..................................                 1.0                .3
Selling, general and administrative.......................                37.5              42.9
Provision (reversal) for possible losses..................                 2.0             (13.7)
Asset impairment charges..................................                 6.0               1.1
Reduction in workforce charges............................                  --               5.7
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total other cost and expenses............................       $       115.4     $        97.0
                                                                 =============     =============

Marine operating expenses of $68.9 million increased by $8.2 million primarily as a result of a larger average fleet in operation during 2003.

The provision (reversal) for possible losses is derived from GFC's estimate of possible losses inherent in its portfolio of reservable assets. In addition to establishing loss estimates for known troubled investments, this estimate involves consideration of historical loss experience, present economic conditions, collateral values, and the state of the markets in which GFC operates. GFC records a provision for possible losses in each operating segment as well as in Other, targeting an overall allowance for possible losses in accordance with established GFC policy. This overall allowance for possible losses is measured and reported as a percentage of total reservable assets. Reservable assets in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) include loans, direct finance leases, leveraged leases and receivables. Operating leases are not reservable assets in accordance with GAAP.

In 2003, GFC recorded a $1.0 million provision for possible losses in its operating segments and a $2.0 million provision for possible losses in Other. These provisions resulted in a consolidated allowance for possible losses at December 31, 2003 of $46.6 million, or 5.5% of reservable assets. In 2002, GFC recorded a $50.3 million provision for possible losses in its operating segments, offset by a reversal of $13.7 million of provision for possible losses in Other. These provisions results in a consolidated allowance for possible losses as December 31, 2002 of $77.2 million, or 6.2% of reservable assets. The decrease in the allowance for possible losses as a percentage of reservable assets in 2003 was driven by the general improvement in the average quality of GFC's portfolio as well as the large decrease in venture finance assets, which were reserved at a relatively higher rate then the rest of the portfolio.

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Asset impairment charges of $6.0 million in 2003 increased $4.9 million. The 2003 charge primarily relates to ASC's off-lakes barge which ceased operations during the year. The barge was written down to an estimate of future disposition proceeds.

During 2002, GFC recorded a pre-tax charge of $5.7 million related to reductions in workforce. The charge in 2002 was predominantly related to a reduction in corporate overhead costs associated with management's intent to exit the venture business and curtail investment in the specialty finance sector. The reduction in workforce charge included involuntary employee separation and benefit costs as well as occupancy and other costs.

Taxes

Other's income tax benefit was $7.3 million in 2003, a decrease of $1.7 million from the 2002 benefit of $9.0 million. The 2003 tax benefit included $4.6 million related to the release of federal audit reserves applicable to the favorable resolution of the Internal Revenue Service's audit for the years 1995-1997.

Net Loss

The net income at Other of $2.1 million in 2003 improved from 2002 by $14.9 million as a result of the insurance settlements, favorable interest expense, and the reversal of tax audit reserves, partially offset by increased provision for possible losses.

CONSOLIDATED INCOME TAXES

GFC's consolidated income tax expense for continuing operations was $53.3 million in 2003, an increase of $24.3 million from the 2002 amount of $29.0 million. The 2003 consolidated effective tax rate was 32% compared to the 2002 rate of 31%. The 2003 tax provision was favorably impacted by a fourth quarter $4.6 million reversal of tax audit reserves due to the final settlement of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) audit of 1995-1997. The 2003 tax provision also benefited from a reduction in deferred taxes resulting from lower rates enacted in certain foreign jurisdictions and also from the ETI, an exemption for income from the lease of equipment to foreign lessees. The 2002 tax provision was favorably impacted by the ETI benefit. See Note 14 for additional information about income taxes.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

As of March 31, 2002, GFC completed the divestiture of GATX Terminals. Financial data for Terminals has been segregated as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

In the first quarter of 2002, GFC sold its interest in a bulk-liquid storage facility located in Mexico and recognized a $6.2 million after-tax gain.

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001

GATX RAIL

Rail acquired DEC in March 2001. As a result, comparability is affected by inclusion of DEC's results for twelve months in 2002 versus nine months in 2001. DEC's revenue converted to U.S. dollars was approximately $35.0 million for the 2002 full year. DEC's 2001 revenue for the nine month period converted to U.S. dollars was approximately $26.0 million. DEC's operating results suffered in 2001-2002 from a weak Polish economy and workforce reduction expenses related to transitioning DEC from a state-owned company into a more efficient market competitor.

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Gross Income

Components of Rail's gross income are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2002              2001
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Lease income..............................................       $       608.6     $       627.7
Asset remarketing income..................................                 4.9               2.9
Fees......................................................                 3.4               2.4
Other.....................................................                42.2              41.1
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Revenues.................................................               659.1             674.1
Share of affiliates' earnings.............................                13.1               7.4
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total gross income.......................................       $       672.2     $       681.5
                                                                 =============     =============

Rail's 2002 gross income of $672.2 million was $9.3 million lower than 2001. Excluding DEC in both years, lease income was down $25.5 million from 2001. Difficult economic conditions, combined with aggressive competition, increased railroad efficiency and railcar surpluses resulted in continued softness in railcar demand and pressure on lease rates. Rail's North American fleet totaled 107,000 cars at year end compared to 110,000 at the end of the prior year. Approximately 97,000 railcars were on lease throughout North America at the end of the year compared to 100,000 cars at the end of the prior year. Rail's North American utilization rate was 91% at December 31, 2002, flat with the prior year. The Bar Car Directive favorably affected utilization as existing idle cars were deployed to replace affected cars and subject cars taken out of service were scrapped.

Asset remarketing income of $4.9 million was $2.0 million higher than 2001 mainly due to the sale of several residual sharing investments. Share of affiliates' earnings of $13.1 million increased $5.7 million over 2001. Excluding nonrecurring adjustments in 2001, share of affiliates' earnings in 2002 increased $3.7 million, largely due to improvement in KVG and AAE Cargo results.

Ownership Costs

Components of Rail's ownership costs are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2002              2001
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Depreciation and amortization.............................       $       102.3     $       106.4
Interest, net.............................................                53.8              67.1
Operating lease expense...................................               177.6             163.8
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total ownership costs....................................       $       333.7     $       337.3
                                                                 =============     =============

Ownership costs of $333.7 million were $3.6 million lower compared to 2001. Excluding the impact of DEC in both periods, ownership costs decreased $3.1 million from the prior year period primarily due to lower interest costs resulting from favorable interest rates, partially offset by higher operating lease expense in 2002. The increase in operating lease expense in 2002 is due to the full year impact of ownership costs related to a railcar financing entered into in mid-2001.

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Other Costs and Expenses

Components of Rail's other costs and expenses are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2002              2001
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Maintenance expense.......................................       $       150.9     $       136.9
Other operating expenses..................................                31.4              54.7
Selling, general and administrative.......................                59.2              62.4
Provision for possible losses.............................                 1.4                .6
Reduction in workforce charges............................                 2.0               5.3
Fair value adjustments for derivatives....................                  .2                .6
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total other costs and expenses...........................       $       245.1     $       260.5
                                                                 =============     =============

Maintenance expense of $150.9 million in 2002 increased $14.0 million from 2001. Excluding DEC in both years, maintenance expense increased $7.4 million in 2002. The variance is due to a higher number of cars repaired in 2002 and the impact of the Bar Car Directive.

Rail's other operating expenses were $31.4 million in 2002 and $54.7 million in 2001. In 2001, other operating expenses included $24.5 million of non-comparable items, of which $19.7 million related to the closing of its East Chicago repair facility. Excluding the non-comparable items, other operating expenses increased $1.2 million primarily due to the write-off of international business development costs and software implementation expenses.

SG&A expenses decreased $3.2 million in 2002 from the prior year amount of $62.4 million. The decrease in SG&A expenses in 2002 is attributable to lower headcount due to the 2001 reduction in workforce and lower discretionary spending.

During 2002 and 2001, Rail recorded pre-tax charges of $2.0 million and $5.3 million, respectively, related to reductions in workforce. The charge in 2002 was predominantly related to an ongoing plan to streamline the workforce and operations of DEC. The charge in 2001 was part of GFC's initiative to reduce SG&A expenses in response to poor North American economic conditions. The reduction in workforce charge in 2002 and 2001 included involuntary employee separation and benefit costs for 85 and 47 employees, respectively, as well as occupancy and other costs.

Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change

In accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Rail completed a review of all recorded goodwill in 2002. Fair values were established using discounted cash flows. Based on this review, Rail recorded a one-time, non-cash impairment charge of $34.9 million related to DEC. The charge is non-operational in nature and was recognized as a cumulative effect of accounting change as of January 1, 2002 in the consolidated statements of income. The impairment charge was due primarily to lessened expectations of projected cash flows based on market conditions at the time of the review and a lower long-term growth rate projected for DEC.

Taxes

Rail's income tax expense was $33.3 million in 2002, an increase of $6.9 million from the 2001 amount of $26.4 million. Rail's 2001 taxes included a $6.1 million deferred tax benefit attributable to a reduction in Canadian tax rates.

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Net Income

Rail's net income of $25.2 million was $32.1 million lower than the prior year primarily due to the cumulative effect of accounting change, the impact of unfavorable market conditions on lease income, and the impact of the Bar Car Directive, partially offset by reduced SG&A expenses and the absence of 2001 closure costs related to its East Chicago repair facility.

GATX AIR

Gross Income

Components of Air's gross income are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2002              2001
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Lease income..............................................       $        73.4     $        63.9
Interest income...........................................                 2.9               6.2
Asset remarketing income..................................                 1.4               8.1
Fees......................................................                 7.9               9.9
Other.....................................................                 3.4              (1.0)
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Revenues.................................................                89.0              87.1
Share of affiliates' earnings.............................                14.8              33.1
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total gross income.......................................       $       103.8     $       120.2
                                                                 =============     =============

Air's 2002 gross income of $103.8 million was $16.4 million lower than 2001. The decrease was primarily driven by lower asset remarketing income and share of affiliates' earnings, offset by higher lease income. Asset remarketing income decreased $6.7 million from 2001. Lease income increased $9.5 million as a result of new aircraft deliveries placed on lease during 2002.

Share of affiliates' earnings of $14.8 million were $18.3 million lower than 2001. The decrease from the prior year is primarily due to the impairment losses that occurred in 2002 on a fleet of 28 Fokker 50 and 100 aircraft owned by the 50% owned Pembroke affiliate.

Ownership Costs

Components of Air's ownership costs are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                      2002             2001
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Depreciation..............................................       $        37.1     $        20.4
Interest, net.............................................                35.1              32.9
Operating lease expense...................................                 3.5              12.9
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total ownership costs....................................       $        75.7     $        66.2
                                                                 =============     =============

Ownership costs of $75.7 million in 2002 were $9.5 million higher than in 2001. The increase was primarily due to the $16.7 million increase in depreciation offset by the $9.4 million decrease in operating lease expense. The increase in depreciation expense of $16.7 million resulted from higher operating lease assets due to new aircraft deliveries which were received and put on lease in 2002.

Excluding the $4.7 million accrual reversal in 2002 discussed previously, operating lease expense was $4.7 million lower compared to 2001 due to fewer leased-in aircraft compared to prior the year.

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Other Costs and Expenses

Components of Air's other costs and expenses are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2002               2001
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Maintenance expense and other operating expenses..........       $         1.5     $         2.2
Selling, general and administrative.......................                13.3              15.8
Provision (reversal) for possible losses..................                  .3               (.2)
Asset impairment charges..................................                 5.4               7.8
Reduction in work force charges...........................                  --                .3
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total other costs and expenses...........................       $        20.5     $        25.9
                                                                 =============     =============

Total other costs and expenses decreased $5.4 million primarily due to the decrease in other operating expenses, SG&A costs and asset impairment charges. SG&A costs decreased $2.5 million due to higher capitalized expenses as a result of more aircraft deliveries in 2002. Asset impairment charges of $7.8 million in 2001 resulted from the environment following the events of September 11th.

Taxes

Air's income tax benefit was $.5 million in 2002, a decrease of $11.8 million from the 2001 tax expense of $11.3 million. The 2002 amount was impacted by a benefit of $3.1 million from the ETI. ETI is an exemption from U.S. federal income tax for the lease of U.S. manufactured equipment to foreign lessees. The benefit recorded in 2002 included both the 2001 and 2002 amounts.

Net Income

Net income of $8.1 million decreased $8.7 million from 2001 due to a weakened portfolio as a result of the economic conditions in the Air industry and impairment losses recorded at an affiliate.

GATX TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Gross Income

Components of Technology's gross income are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2002              2001
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Lease income..............................................       $       278.4     $       383.3
Interest income...........................................                  .4               1.1
Asset remarketing income..................................                21.0              23.0
Fees......................................................                 1.1               1.0
Other.....................................................                 3.7                .7
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Revenues.................................................               304.6             409.1
Gain on the extinguishment of debt........................                15.8                --
Share of affiliates' earnings.............................                 2.3               2.3
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total gross income.......................................       $       322.7     $       411.4
                                                                 =============     =============

Gross income of $322.7 million in 2002 decreased $88.7 million compared to 2001. Lease income of $278.4 million decreased by $104.9 million in 2002 due to declining average operating lease and finance lease balances and the impact of lower average yields. In the first quarter of 2001, Technology acquired a portfolio of technology leases from El Camino Resources that contributed significantly to the higher level of lease income in 2001. Lower lease income in 2002 was partially offset by gains on extinguishment of debt of $15.8 million. $13.0 million of the total gain was associated with one lease investment, which was largely offset by approximately $10.0 million of provision for losses and $2.3 million of asset impairment charges in 2002.

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Ownership Costs

Components of Technology's ownership costs are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2002               2001
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Depreciation and amortization.............................       $       188.4     $       241.5
Interest, net.............................................                40.7              55.0
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total ownership costs....................................       $       229.1     $       296.5
                                                                 =============     =============

Ownership costs of $229.1 million decreased by $67.4 million, consistent with the decline in average assets in 2002 compared to 2001.

Other Costs and Expenses

Components of Technology's other costs and expenses are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2002               2001
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Maintenance expense and other operating expenses..........       $          --     $          .3
Selling, general and administrative.......................                43.5              48.5
Provision for possible losses.............................                28.8              14.6
Asset impairment charges..................................                14.0               2.1
Reduction in workforce charges............................                  --                .2
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total other costs and expenses...........................       $        86.3     $        65.7
                                                                 =============     =============

SG&A expense of $43.5 million in 2002 decreased $5.0 million compared to 2001 due to higher costs in 2001 associated with the administration of the El Camino portfolio acquisition.

Technology's provision for possible losses of $28.8 million increased $14.2 million from 2001 primarily due to the impact of the investment discussed above, which was largely offset by the gain on extinguishment of nonrecourse debt. Asset impairment charges of $14.0 million in 2002 increased $11.9 million and were unusually high due to charges related to customers' bankruptcies of $6.8 million, a portion which was offset by gains on extinguishment of debt. Additionally, losses of $3.8 million were recorded in 2002 as the result of several mid-term lease rewrite transactions, which include a portion of the customer's equipment being returned early. Under the terms of the transactions, rent flows on the returned equipment are typically incorporated into the rewritten lease and underlying equipment retained by the customer. An impairment charge on the portion of the equipment returned by the customer may be recognized, if applicable. Finally, Technology had a return of leased equipment from a customer for which it recorded an asset impairment charge and an offsetting early termination fee classified in lease income of $3.1 million.

Taxes

Technology's income tax expense was $2.6 million in 2002, a decrease of $16.5 million from the 2001 amount of $19.1 million.

Net Income

Technology's net income of $4.7 million in 2002 decreased $25.4 million from the previous year as a result of higher provision for possible losses and asset impairment charges, net of gains on extinguishment of debt, and the impact of a smaller lease portfolio with lower average yields.

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GATX SPECIALTY FINANCE

Gross Income

Components of Specialty's gross income are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2002              2001
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Lease income..............................................       $        59.8     $        69.5
Interest income...........................................                50.5              63.4
Asset remarketing income..................................                27.4              65.0
Gain on sales of securities...............................                 3.9              38.7
Fees......................................................                 5.2               6.2
Other.....................................................                 6.2               1.7
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Revenues.................................................               153.0             244.5
Share of affiliates' earnings (loss) .....................                18.2             (10.0)
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total gross income.......................................       $       171.2     $       234.5
                                                                 =============     =============

Specialty's 2002 gross income of $171.2 million was $63.3 million lower than 2001. The decrease was primarily driven by lower asset remarketing income and net gains on sales of securities offset by an increase in share of affiliates' income. Asset remarketing income decreased $37.6 million in 2002 primarily as a result of a 2001 gain of $25.0 million from the disposition of a steel manufacturing facility. Because the timing of such sales is dependent on changing market conditions, asset remarketing income does not occur evenly from period to period. Gain on sales of securities, which are derived from warrants received as part of financing and leasing transactions with non-public companies, decreased $34.8 million in 2002. Decreases in gains on the sale of securities in 2002 are reflective of limited initial public offering and merger and acquisition activity compared to 2001.

Share of affiliates' earnings of $18.2 million were $28.2 million higher than 2001. The increase from the prior year is primarily due to the absence of losses that were incurred by telecommunication joint ventures in 2001.

Ownership Costs

Components of Specialty's ownership costs are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2002              2001
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Depreciation and amortization.............................       $        14.6     $        22.9
Interest, net.............................................                53.9              78.7
Operating lease expense...................................                 4.4               6.5
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total ownership costs....................................       $        72.9     $       108.1
                                                                 =============     =============

Ownership costs of $72.9 million in 2002 were $35.2 million lower than in 2001. The decrease was primarily due to the $8.3 million decrease in depreciation and the $24.8 million decrease in interest expense. Lower depreciation expense is the result of lower operating lease assets at Specialty due to 2001's high level of remarketing activity. Lower interest expense in 2002 resulted from lower debt balances.

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Other Costs and Expenses

Components of Specialty's other costs and expenses are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2002              2001
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Maintenance expense and other operating expenses..........       $         8.4     $         5.8
Selling, general and administrative.......................                27.4              40.9
Provision for possible losses.............................                19.8              72.2
Asset impairment charges..................................                22.7              75.1
Reduction in workforce charges............................                 9.2               2.3
Fair value adjustments for derivatives....................                 3.3               (.1)
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total other costs and expenses...........................       $        90.8     $       196.2
                                                                 =============     =============

Total other costs and expenses decreased by $105.4 million in 2002 primarily due to the decrease in SG&A costs, and a reduction in the provision for losses and asset impairment charges, offset by an increase in reduction in workforce charges. SG&A costs decreased $13.5 million primarily due to a reduction in workforce announced at the end of 2001. The provision for losses decreased $52.4 million as a result of the absence of the provision for certain venture and telecommunication investments. Asset impairment charges decreased $52.4 million due to the absence of impairment charges related to telecommunications equipment. In 2001, asset impairments at Specialty reached a historically high level due primarily to valuation issues on telecommunication leases and bonds originated by GFC in the late 1990's. The recessionary economy, the sharp decline in the stock market, and a dramatic reduction in funding available to newer stage telecommunication companies caused many business failures in the telecom industry and losses in Specialty's portfolio. Reduction in workforce charges increased $6.9 million due to the fourth quarter 2002 charge that resulted from GATX's announced intention to curtail investment in specialty finance and to sell or otherwise run-off venture finance.

Taxes

Specialty's income tax expense was $2.6 million in 2002, an increase of $31.1 million from the 2001 income tax benefit amount of $28.5 million.

Net Income

Net income of $4.9 million increased $46.2 million from the prior year primarily due to the absence of the provision for losses and asset impairment charges related to certain venture and telecommunication investments.

OTHER

Gross Income

Components of gross income are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2002               2001
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Lease income..............................................       $          --     $          .2
Marine operating revenue..................................                79.7              77.7
Interest income...........................................                 1.3                .6
Other.....................................................                24.3              30.5
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Revenues.................................................               105.3             109.0
Gain on extinguishment of debt............................                 2.2                --
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total gross income.......................................       $       107.5     $       109.0
                                                                 =============     =============

Gross income of $107.5 million in 2002 was comparable to the prior year.

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Ownership Costs

Components of ownership costs are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2002              2001
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Depreciation..............................................       $         6.5     $         6.6
Interest, net.............................................                25.5              15.3
Operating lease expense...................................                  .3               1.0
                                                                 -------------     -------------
 Total ownership costs....................................       $        32.3     $        22.9
                                                                 =============     =============

Ownership costs of $32.3 million in 2002 were $9.4 million higher than the prior year due to an increase in interest expense. Higher average debt balances contributed to the unfavorable variance compared to 2001. The 2001 period also included interest income on the proceeds received from the sale of Terminals.

Other Costs and Expenses

Components of other costs and expenses are summarized below (in millions):

                                                                     2002              2001
                                                                 -------------     -------------
Marine operating expenses.................................       $        60.7     $        59.7
Other operating expenses..................................                  .3               1.5
Selling, general and administrative.......................                42.9              57.7
(Reversal) provision for possible losses..................               (13.7)             11.2
Asset impairment charges..................................                 1.1                .2
Reversal for litigation charges...........................                  --             (13.1)
Reduction in workforce charges............................                 5.7               2.8
                                                                 -------------     -------------
  Total other cost and expenses...........................       $        97.0     $       120.0
                                                                 =============     =============

SG&A expenses of $42.9 million decreased $14.8 million due to lower headcount as a result of the 2001 reduction in workforce and lower discretionary spending.

In 2002, GFC recorded a $50.3 million provision for possible losses in its operating segments, offset by a reversal of $13.7 million of provision for possible losses in Other. These provisions resulted in a consolidated allowance for possible losses at December 31, 2002 of $77.2 million, or 6.2% of reservable assets. In 2001, GFC recorded an $87.2 million provision for possible losses in its operating segments and a $11.2 million provision for possible losses in Other. These provisions resulted in a consolidated allowance for possible losses at December 31, 2001 of $89.2 million, or 5.8% of reservable assets.

GFC, formerly known as GATX Capital Corporation (GCC), was a party to litigation arising from the issuance by the Federal Aviation Administration of Airworthiness Directive 96-01-03 in 1996, the effect of which significantly reduced the amount of freight that ten 747 aircraft were authorized to carry. GATX/Airlog, a California partnership in which a subsidiary of GCC was a partner, through a series of contractors, modified these aircraft from passenger to freighter configuration between 1988 and 1994. GCC reached settlements covering five of the aircraft, and the remaining five were the subject of this litigation. On February 16, 2001, a jury found that GATX/Airlog breached certain warranties under the applicable aircraft modification agreements, and fraudulently failed to disclose information to the operators of the aircraft. In 2001, GCC reached settlement with each of the plaintiffs in this litigation. GFC had recorded a pre-tax charge of $160.5 million in 2000 to accrue for its obligation under the various settlement agreements. Upon settlement of these matters, $13.1 million of the previously recorded provision was reversed in 2001.

During 2002, GFC recorded a pre-tax charge of $5.7 million related to reductions in workforce. The charge in 2002 was predominantly related to a reduction in corporate overhead costs associated with management's intent to exit the venture business and curtail investment in the specialty finance sector. In 2001,

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this action was part of GFC's previously announced initiative to reduce SG&A expenses in response to economic conditions at that time. The reduction in workforce charge for both years included involuntary employee separation and benefit costs well as occupancy and other costs.

Taxes

Other's income tax benefit was $9.0 million in 2002, a decrease of $5.4 million from the 2001 amount of $14.4 million.

Net Loss

The 2002 net loss of $12.8 million at Other improved from 2001 by $6.7 million. The variance was primarily due to the lower provision for possible loss requirements partially offset by favorable interest in 2001 related to proceeds from the sale of Terminals.

CONSOLIDATED INCOME TAXES

GFC's consolidated income tax expense for continuing operations was $29.0 million in 2002, an increase of $15.1 million from the 2001 amount of $13.9 million. The 2002 consolidated effective tax rate was 31% compared to the 2001 rate of 24%. The 2002 tax provision was favorably impacted by the benefit of the extraterritorial income exclusion (an exemption for income from the lease of U.S. manufactured equipment to foreign lessees). The 2001 tax provision included a favorable deferred tax adjustment attributable to a reduction in foreign tax rates. See Note 14 for additional information on income taxes.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

A net after-tax gain of $173.9 million was recognized on the sale of Terminals assets in 2001. In the first quarter of 2002, GFC sold its interest in a bulk-liquid storage facility located in Mexico and recognized a $6.2 million after-tax gain.

Operating results for 2002 were zero, compared to $2.7 million in the prior year. Comparisons between periods were affected by the timing of the sale of Terminal's assets.

BALANCE SHEET DISCUSSION

ASSETS

Total assets decreased to $6.3 billion in 2003 from $6.7 billion in 2002. Decreases in finance leases and loans, progress payments and recoverable income taxes were partially offset by increases in operating lease assets and facilities during the year. In 2003, Rail disposed of a leveraged lease commitment on passenger rail equipment, whereby $184.9 million of assets were sold, including restricted cash and progress payments.

In addition to the $6.3 billion of assets recorded on the balance sheet, GFC utilizes approximately $1.3 billion of other assets, such as railcars and aircraft, which were financed with operating leases and therefore are not recorded on the balance sheet. The $1.3 billion of off balance sheet assets represents the present value of GFC's committed future operating lease payments at a 10% discount rate.

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The following table presents continuing assets (on and off balance sheet) by segment (in millions):

                                               2003                                       2002
                             -----------------------------------------     -----------------------------------
                               ON                                                           OFF
                             BALANCE     OFF BALANCE                       ON BALANCE     BALANCE      TOTAL
DECEMBER 31                   SHEET         SHEET         TOTAL ASSETS       SHEET         SHEET       ASSETS
                             --------    -----------      ------------     ----------     --------    --------
Rail................         $2,308.8    $   1,265.5      $    3,574.3     $  2,289.9     $1,291.2    $3,581.1
Air.................          1,977.0           29.0           2,006.0        1,885.6         55.1     1,940.7
Technology..........            604.3            8.4             612.7          684.5          9.7       694.2
Specialty...........            707.6           13.7             721.3        1,088.0         14.9     1,102.9
Other...............            672.4           20.6             693.0          715.7         25.6       741.3
                             --------    -----------      ------------     ----------     --------    --------
                             $6,270.1    $   1,337.2      $    7,607.3     $  6,663.7     $1,396.5    $8,060.2
                             ========    ===========      ============     ==========     ========    ========

RESTRICTED CASH

Restricted cash of $60.9 million decreased by $80.0 million from 2002. The decrease is primarily due to Rail's disposal of a leveraged lease commitment on passenger rail equipment, which included restricted cash of $108.4 million.

RECEIVABLES

Receivables of $840.0 million, including finance leases and loans, decreased $399.8 million compared to the prior year. Technology and Specialty receivables reflect lower finance lease balances as a result of portfolio run-off exceeding new volume. Specialty also sold the U.K. and Canadian venture-related loan portfolios in December 2003.

ALLOWANCE FOR POSSIBLE LOSSES

The purpose of the allowance is to provide an estimate of credit losses inherent in the investment portfolio for which reserving is appropriate. In addition to establishing loss estimates for known troubled investments, this estimate involves consideration of historical loss experience, present economic conditions, collateral values, and the state of the markets in which GFC operates. GFC records a provision for possible losses in each operating segment as well in Other, targeting an overall allowance for possible losses in accordance with established GFC policy. This overall allowance for possible losses is measured and reported as a percentage of total reservable assets. Reservable assets in accordance with GAAP include loans, direct finance leases, leveraged leases and receivables.

The following summarizes changes in GFC's consolidated allowance for possible losses (in millions):

                                                                  DECEMBER 31
                                                          ---------------------------
                                                             2003             2002
                                                          ------------     ----------
Balance at the beginning of the year................      $       77.2     $     89.2
Provision for possible losses.......................               3.0           36.6
Charges to allowance................................             (36.1)         (56.0)
Recoveries and other................................               2.5            7.4
                                                          ------------     ----------
Balance at end of the year..........................      $       46.6     $     77.2
                                                          ============     ==========

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The following table presents the allowance for possible losses by segment (in millions):

                                                                  DECEMBER 31
                                                          ---------------------------
                                                              2003            2002
                                                          ------------     ----------
Rail................................................      $        6.6     $      8.5
Air.................................................               1.7            4.7
Technology..........................................               6.1           15.6
Specialty...........................................              26.2           44.4
Other...............................................               6.0            4.0
                                                          ------------     ----------
                                                          $       46.6     $     77.2
                                                          ============     ==========

There were no material changes in estimation methods and assumptions for the allowance that took place during 2003. The allowance for possible losses is periodically reviewed for adequacy by considering changes in economic conditions and credit quality indicators. GFC believes that the allowance is adequate to cover losses inherent in the reservable portfolio as of December 31, 2003. The allowance is based on judgments and estimates, which could change in the future, causing a corresponding change in the recorded allowance.

The allowance for possible losses of $46.6 million decreased $30.6 million from 2002 and represented 5.5% of reservable assets, a decline from 6.2% in the prior year. The decrease in the allowance for possible losses as a percentage of reservable assets in 2003 was driven by the general improvement in the average quality of GFC's portfolio as well as the large decrease in venture finance assets, which were reserved for at a relatively higher rate than the rest of the portfolio. Net charge-offs, which is calculated as charge-offs less recoveries, totaled $30.7 million for the year, a decrease of $23.2 million from 2002. The 2003 charge-offs were primarily Air, Specialty and Technology investments. 2002 charge-offs were primarily in Specialty's venture portfolio and Technology's investments. Specialty's 2003 activity included a $7.3 million reduction in the allowance due to the sale of the U.K. and Canadian venture-related loan portfolios completed in December 2003.

NON-PERFORMING INVESTMENTS

Finance leases and loans that are 90 days or more past due, or where reasonable doubt exists as to timely collection of payments related thereto, are generally classified as non-performing. Non-performing assets also include operating lease assets which are subject to the impairment rules of SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets as they are not considered reservable assets. The allowance for possible losses, discussed above, relates only to rent and other receivables, finance leases and loans. Non-performing investments do not include operating lease assets that are off lease or held for sale, investments within joint ventures or off balance sheet assets. Lease or interest income accrued but not collected is reversed when a lease or loan is classified as non-performing. Payments received on non-performing leases and loans for which the ultimate collectibility of principal is uncertain are applied as principal reductions. Otherwise, such collections are credited to income when received.

The following summarizes non-performing assets by segment (in millions):

                                                                  DECEMBER 31
                                                          ---------------------------
                                                              2003            2002
                                                          ------------     ----------
Rail................................................      $        1.4     $      3.6
Air.................................................              30.4           23.8
Technology..........................................               1.7           18.4
Specialty...........................................              52.2           52.7
                                                          ------------     ----------
                                                          $       85.7     $     98.5
                                                          ============     ==========

Non-performing investments at December 31, 2003 were $85.7 million, $12.8 million lower than the prior year amount of $98.5 million. The decrease in non-performing leases and loans was driven by improvement in the technology portfolio.

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OPERATING LEASE ASSETS, FACILITIES AND OTHER

Net operating lease assets and facilities increased $281.9 million from 2002 primarily due to railcar investments. Rail took delivery of approximately 1,000 new cars in 2003 under its committed purchase program and also acquired 1,200 cars in December 2003, which are on a long-term lease with a customer.

PROGRESS PAYMENTS

GFC classifies amounts deposited toward the construction of wholly-owned aircraft and other equipment, including capitalized interest, as progress payments. Progress payments made for aircraft owned by joint ventures in which GFC participates are classified as investments in affiliated companies.

Progress payments decreased $87.3 million from $140.9 million in 2002 to $53.6 million at December 31, 2003. The decrease is primarily due to the reclassification of $52.2 million of progress payments to operating lease assets for aircraft delivered during 2003. Also in 2003, Rail disposed of a leveraged lease commitment on passenger rail equipment that included $48.0 million of progress payments.

DUE FROM GATX CORPORATION

Due from GATX Corporation was $340.6 million, a decrease of $81.9 million from the 2002 balance of $422.5 million. In 2003, the Parent company issued $125.0 million of convertible debt and repaid a portion of its payable to GFC, which was partially offset by dividends paid by GFC to the Parent company.

INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES

Investments in affiliated companies increased $17.3 million in 2003. GFC invested $100.8 million and $93.3 million in joint ventures in 2003 and 2002, respectively. Share of affiliates' earnings were $69.7 million and $48.4 million in 2003 and 2002, respectively. Distributions from affiliates were $148.1 million and $148.8 million in 2003 and 2002, respectively.

The following table shows GFC's investment in affiliated companies by segment (in millions):

                                                                  DECEMBER 31
                                                          ---------------------------
                                                              2003            2002
                                                          ------------     ----------
Rail...............................................      $      140.9     $    145.0
Air................................................             484.9          470.5
Technology.........................................              20.6           15.2
Specialty..........................................             221.8          220.2
                                                          -----------      ---------
                                                          $     868.2      $   850.9
                                                          ===========      =========

RECOVERABLE INCOME TAXES

Recoverable income taxes of $47.3 million at December 31, 2003 represent estimated refunds from prior years as a result of carrying back the 2003 tax net operating loss. Recoverable income taxes received during 2003 allocated to GFC were approximately $101.7 million.

GOODWILL, NET

Goodwill, net, was $94.8 million, an increase of $32.3 million as compared to the prior year. The increase was due to a $16.4 million purchase accounting adjustment related to Rail's 2002 purchase of the

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remaining 50.5% of KVG and a foreign currency exchange effect of $15.9 million. The Company's changes in carrying value of goodwill are further discussed in Note 8 to the Company's consolidated financial statements.

OTHER INVESTMENTS

Other investments of $101.9 million were comparable to the prior year and include $26.4 million of investments classified as available-for-sale. Refer to Note 9 to the Company's consolidated financial statements for further information regarding the Company's available-for-sale securities.

OTHER ASSETS

Other assets of $188.7 million were $53.6 million lower than the prior year due to a decrease in capitalized costs from Rail's disposal of the leveraged lease commitment discussed above and a decrease in the fair value of derivatives.

LIABILITIES

Total liabilities decreased to $4.7 billion in 2003 from $4.7 billion in 2002. In addition to the $5.2 billion of liabilities recorded on the balance sheet, GFC has approximately $1.3 billion of off balance sheet debt related to assets that are financed with operating leases. The $1.3 billion of off balance sheet debt represents the present value of GFC's committed future operating lease payments at a 10% discount rate.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accounts payable and accrued expenses were $326.5 million, a decrease of $48.4 million from the prior year end largely due to the January 2003 funding of a portion of the KVG purchase price. KVG was acquired in December 2002.

DEBT

Total debt decreased $520.4 million from the 2002 year end primarily due to decreases in recourse and nonrecourse long-term debt of $352.3 million and $149.0 million, respectively.

Nonrecourse debt decreased as investments at Technology continued to decline year over year. Rail's 2003 disposition of a leveraged lease commitment on passenger rail equipment included $183.4 million of liabilities, consisting primarily of nonrecourse debt, which were assumed by the buyer.

GFC issued $715.7 million in long-term debt in 2003. Significant borrowings in 2003 included secured financing supported by the European Credit Agencies (ECA) and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) for aircraft deliveries, railcar secured financings, senior unsecured term notes and technology nonrecourse financing. 2003 repayments of long-term debt totaled $1.1 billion.

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The following table summarizes GFC's debt by major component, including off balance sheet debt, as of December 31, 2003 (in millions):

                                               SECURED      UNSECURED      TOTAL
                                              ----------   -----------   ----------
Short-term debt............................   $       --   $      15.9   $     15.9
Unsecured notes............................           --       1,631.1      1,631.1
Bank loans.................................         52.3         308.6        360.9
ECA and Ex-Im debt.........................        780.2            --        780.2
Nonrecourse debt...........................        445.6            --        445.6
Other long-term debt.......................         13.6          91.8        105.4
Capital lease obligations..................        122.4            --        122.4
                                              ----------   -----------   ----------
Balance sheet debt.........................      1,414.1       2,047.4      3,461.5
Recourse off balance sheet debt............      1,024.2            --      1,024.2
Nonrecourse off balance sheet debt.........        313.0            --        313.0
                                              ----------   -----------   ----------
                                              $  2,751.3   $   2,047.4   $  4,798.7
                                              ==========   ===========   ==========

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES

Deferred income taxes increased $56.5 million from 2002 due largely to accelerated tax depreciation (including bonus depreciation on new equipment) offset by a net operating loss carry forward asset of $21.7 million.

SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY

Shareholder's equity increased $107.2 million from 2002 reflecting net income of $111.7 million and changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $51.4 million, partially offset by dividends paid of $55.9 million to GATX. The change in accumulated other comprehensive loss was driven by foreign currency translation gains due to the strengthening of the Canadian dollar, Euro and Zloty, slightly offset by unrealized losses on derivative instruments.

CASH FLOW DISCUSSION

GFC generates a significant amount of cash from its operating activities and proceeds from its investment portfolio, which is used to service debt, pay dividends, and fund portfolio investments and capital additions. A continued weak environment could decrease demand for GFC's services, which in turn could impact the Company's ability to generate cash flow from operations and portfolio proceeds.

NET CASH PROVIDED BY CONTINUING OPERATIONS

Net cash provided by continuing operations of $440.6 million decreased $23.5 million compared to 2002. The impact of reduced investment volume and portfolio run-off in 2003 was largely offset by the receipt of recoverable income taxes and lower pension plan contributions. Comparison between periods is also affected by other changes in working capital.

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PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS AND CAPITAL ADDITIONS

Portfolio investments and capital additions of $875.0 million decreased $396.8 million from 2002.

The following table presents portfolio investments and capital additions by segment (in millions):

                                                    DECEMBER 31
                                              ------------------------
                                                 2003         2002
                                              ----------   -----------
Rail.......................................   $    249.6   $     117.5
Air........................................        227.9         571.5
Technology.................................        246.4         253.8
Specialty..................................        130.9         327.3
Other......................................         20.2           1.7
                                              ----------   -----------
                                              $    875.0   $   1,271.8
                                              ==========   ===========

Rail invested $249.6 million in 2003, an increase of $132.1 million from the prior year. The increase was primarily attributable to railcar investments related to the committed railcar purchase program, railcar investments at KVG and the fourth quarter 2003 acquisition of a fleet of covered hoppers. Portfolio investments and capital additions at Air of $227.9 million were $343.6 million lower than the prior year, primarily due to $319.9 million fewer aircraft progress payments and deliveries. Air investments included $21.7 million of progress payments and $176.4 million of final delivery payments for six aircraft in 2003. Technology investments of $246.4 million approximate the prior year. Investments at Specialty were significantly lower in 2003 as a result of the run-off of the venture business and curtailment in specialty investments. Future portfolio investments and capital additions (excluding contractual commitments) will depend on market conditions and opportunities to acquire desirable assets.

PORTFOLIO PROCEEDS

Portfolio proceeds of $759.5 million decreased $123.3 million from 2002. The decrease was primarily due to lower proceeds from disposals of leased equipment and a decrease in finance lease payments received, partially offset by increases in loan principal received and cash distributions from joint venture investments.

PROCEEDS FROM OTHER ASSET SALES

Proceeds from other asset sales of $23.0 million in 2003 primarily relate to railcar scrappings.

NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES FOR CONTINUING OPERATIONS

Net cash used in financing activities of continuing operations was $357.6 million in 2003 compared to $195.3 million in 2002. Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt were $715.7 million in 2003. Significant financings in 2003 included the $100.0 million commercial paper (CP) conduit securitization facility, $150.0 million of senior unsecured term notes, $171.5 million of ECA aircraft financing, $37.1 million of aircraft financing from the Ex-Im and $214.9 million of technology nonrecourse financing.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

GENERAL

GFC has historically funded investments and met its obligations through cash flow from operations, portfolio proceeds (including proceeds from asset sales), uncommitted money market lines, committed revolving credit facilities, the issuance of unsecured debt, and a variety of secured borrowings. GFC utilizes both the domestic and international bank and capital markets.

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In December 2002, GFC announced its decision to exit its venture finance business and curtail investment in specialty finance. The former business units, Specialty Finance and Venture Finance, are now managed as one business segment, Specialty. In addition, GFC experienced a relatively weak investment environment for its Technology segment over the last few years. As a result, assets of $1,334.0 million (including $22.1 million of off balance sheet assets) as of December 31, 2003 in these segments decreased by $898.3 million from the end of 2001. This run-off has caused cash flow from operations and portfolio proceeds to run at a level of over $1 billion during both 2002 and 2003. Looking forward, Specialty's venture loan portfolio will substantially run-off by the end of 2005 and the rate of decline in the remaining assets in the Specialty segment could slow. Combined with the effect of the reduced investment in Technology over the last few years, GFC expects that both cash flow from operations and portfolio proceeds will decline in 2004. Despite this, GFC believes its current liquidity remains strong due to its cash position, available and committed credit lines, lower 2004-2005 scheduled debt maturities relative to recent years, and more cost effective access to the capital markets relative to recent years.

CREDIT FACILITIES

GFC has revolving credit facilities totaling $539.3 million. GFC's credit facilities include three agreements for $254.3 million, $145.0 million, and $140.0 million expiring in 2004, 2005, and 2006, respectively. At December 31, 2003, availability under all credit facilities was $512.5 million, with $26.8 million of letters of credit outstanding under the most recent facility. The $145.0 million and $140.0 million facilities, which closed in July 2002 and June 2003, respectively, are intended to be utilized to meet short-term funding requirements. The $254.3 million facility, which expires in June 2004, was originally established as a back-up line. The Company intends to replace this facility with one of similar terms for the purpose of funding short-term requirements.

RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

All revolving credit facilities contain various restrictive covenants, including requirements to maintain a defined net worth and a fixed charge coverage ratio. In addition, the credit facilities contain certain negative pledge provisions, including an asset coverage test. Terms of the $140.0 million credit facility also include a limitation on liens condition for borrowings on this facility.

As defined in the credit facilities, the net worth of GFC at December 31, 2003 was $1.6 billion, which was in excess of the most restrictive minimum net worth requirement of $1.1 billion. Additionally, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges as defined by the credit facilities was 1.9x for the period ended December 31, 2003, in excess of the most restrictive covenant of 1.3x.

The indentures for GFC's public debt also contain restrictive covenants, including limitations on loans, advances or investments in related parties (including the Parent Company) and dividends it may distribute to the Parent Company. Certain of the indentures also contain limitation on liens provisions that limit the amount of secured indebtedness that GFC may incur, subject to several exceptions, including those permitting an unlimited amount of purchase money indebtedness and non-recourse indebtedness. In addition to the other specified exceptions, GFC would be able to incur liens securing a maximum of $781.4 million of additional indebtedness as of December 31, 2003 based on the most restrictive limitation on liens provision.

The covenants in the credit facilities and indentures effectively limit the ability of GFC to transfer funds to the Parent Company in the form of loans, advances or dividends. At December 31, 2003, the maximum amount that GFC could transfer to the Parent Company without violating its financial covenants was $674.2 million, implying that $594.0 million of subsidiary net assets were restricted. Restricted assets are defined as GFC's equity, less intercompany receivables from the Parent company, less the amount that could be transferred to the Parent company.

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In addition to the credit facilities and indentures, GFC and its subsidiaries are subject to financial covenants related to certain bank financings. GFC does not anticipate any covenant violation of credit facilities, bank financings, or indentures, nor does GFC anticipate that any of these covenants will restrict its operations or its ability to procure additional financing.

As December 31, 2003, GFC was in compliance with the covenants and conditions of all of its credit facilities.

LONG-TERM FINANCING

Secured financings are comprised of the sale-leaseback of railcars, loans secured by railcars and aircraft, technology nonrecourse financing, and a CP conduit securitization facility. The railcar sale-leasebacks qualify as operating leases and the assets or liabilities associated with this equipment are not recorded on the balance sheet. In March 2003, $100.0 million was funded through the CP conduit securitization facility. In December 2003, the CP conduit securitization facility was restructured as a $50.0 million facility.

In November 2003, GFC registered $1.0 billion of unsecured debt securities and pass through certificates under a shelf registration statement filed with the SEC. Pass through certificates are securities that evidence an ownership interest in a pass through trust. The property held by each pass through trust may include promissory notes secured by railcars or aircraft that are owned or leased by GFC. As of December 31, 2003, $150.0 million of senior unsecured notes had been issued against the shelf registration.

During 2003, GFC issued a total of $715.7 million and repaid $1,077.3 million of long-term debt. Other significant financings in 2003 included $171.5 million of aircraft financing guaranteed by the European Export Credit Agencies, $214.9 million of technology nonrecourse financing and $37.1 million of aircraft financing guaranteed by the U.S. Export-Import Bank.

CREDIT RATINGS

The availability of the above funding options may be adversely impacted by certain factors including the global capital market environment and outlook as well as GFC's financial performance and outlook. Access to capital markets at competitive interest rates is partly dependent on GFC's credit rating as determined primarily by rating agencies such as S&P and Moody's. On April 15, 2003, S&P downgraded GFC's long-term unsecured debt from BBB to BBB- and removed its ratings from credit watch. GFC's current outlook from S&P is stable. On March 27, 2003, Moody's affirmed the credit rating on GFC's long-term unsecured debt at Baa3 but revised the rating outlook to negative from stable. GFC's existing credit rating situation has increased the cost of borrowing and constrained GFC's access to the commercial paper market.

One of the factors that the rating agencies monitor in reviewing GFC's credit rating is its use of secured debt. In particular, S&P monitors the ratio of GFC's secured assets as a percentage of total assets. Over the last two years, this ratio has increased substantially as GFC has financed 24 new aircraft deliveries with secured debt supported by the ECA and the Ex-Im. GFC currently believes that its secured asset ratio can be maintained at levels acceptable to the rating agencies. However, if GFC became unable to access unsecured financing in the future, it may have to rely on secured financing and could suffer a credit rating downgrade if the resulting increase in its secured asset ratio became unacceptable to one or both rating agencies.

2004 LIQUIDITY POSITION

GFC expects that it will be able to meet its contractual obligations for 2004 through a combination of its current cash position, projected cash flow from operations, portfolio proceeds, ECA financing, and its revolving credit facilities. GFC previously arranged financing supported by the ECA to fund GFC's 2001-2004 Airbus

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A320 aircraft deliveries. Approximately $110.0 million of ECA financing is expected to be funded in 2004, secured by three deliveries.

CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS

At December 31, 2003, GFC's contractual commitments, including debt maturities, lease payments, and unconditional purchase obligations were (in millions):

                                                  PAYMENTS DUE BY PERIOD
                        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          TOTAL       2004       2005       2006       2007      2008    THEREAFTER
                        ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------  --------  ----------
Long-term debt........  $  3,280.4  $   554.6  $   500.9  $   874.4  $  101.2  $  254.3  $    995.0
Capital lease
obligations...........       174.9       31.2       20.4       17.4      16.7      14.8        74.4
Operating leases -
    recourse..........     1,818.4      143.2      154.7      148.2     137.5     139.9     1,094.9
Operating leases -
    nonrecourse.......       640.1       39.9       41.5       40.0      38.8      39.0       440.9
Unconditional purchase
 obligations..........       673.5      273.7      104.7      162.6      94.8      37.7          --
Other.................        36.2         --       36.2         --        --        --          --
                        ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------  --------  ----------
                        $  6,623.5  $ 1,042.6  $   858.4  $ 1,242.6  $  389.0  $  485.7  $  2,605.2
                        ==========  =========  =========  =========  ========  ========  ==========

The carrying value of long-term debt is adjusted for fair value hedges. As of December 31, 2003, long-term debt of $3,280.4 million excludes a fair value adjustment of $42.8 million. The adjustment for qualifying fair value hedges is excluded from the above table as such amount does not represent a contractual commitment with a fixed amount or maturity date. Other represents GFC's obligation under the terms of the DEC acquisition agreement to cause DEC to make qualified investments of $36.2 million by December 31, 2005. To the extent there are not satisfactory investment opportunities during 2005, DEC may invest in long term securities for purposes of future investment.

UNCONDITIONAL PURCHASE OBLIGATIONS

At December 31, 2003, GFC's unconditional purchase obligations of $673.5 million consisted primarily of commitments to purchase railcars and scheduled aircraft acquisitions. GFC had commitments of $401.1 related to the committed railcar purchase program, entered into in 2002. GFC also had commitments of $169.8 million for orders and options for interests in five new aircraft to be delivered in 2004 and 2006. Additional unconditional purchase obligations include $73.1 million of other rail related commitments.

At December 31, 2003, GFC's unconditional purchase obligations by segment were (in millions):

                                                   PAYMENTS DUE BY PERIOD
                        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          TOTAL       2004       2005       2006       2007      2008    THEREAFTER
                        ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------  --------  ----------
Rail..................  $    474.2  $   155.5  $    93.0  $    93.8  $   94.5  $   37.4  $       --
Air...................       169.8       95.8        5.7       68.3        --        --          --
Technology............         6.4        6.4         --         --        --        --          --
Specialty.............        23.1       16.0        6.0         .5        .3        .3          --
                        ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------  --------  ----------
                        $    673.5  $   273.7  $   104.7  $   162.6  $   94.8  $   37.7  $       --
                        ==========  =========  =========  =========  ========  ========  ==========

GUARANTEES

In connection with certain investments or transactions, GFC has entered into various commercial commitments, such as guarantees and standby letters of credit, which could potentially require performance in the event of demands by third parties. Similar to GFC's balance sheet investments, these guarantees expose GFC to credit and market risk; accordingly GFC evaluates commitment and other contingent obligations using the same techniques used to evaluate funded transactions.

Lease and loan payment guarantees generally involve guaranteeing repayment of the financing utilized to acquire assets being leased by an affiliate to customers, and are in lieu of making direct equity investments in the

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affiliate. GFC is not aware of any event of default which would require it to satisfy these guarantees, and expects the affiliates to generate sufficient cash flow to satisfy their lease and loan obligations. GFC also provides a guarantee related to $300.0 million of convertible debt issued by the Parent Company.

Asset residual value guarantees represent GFC's commitment to third-parties that an asset or group of assets will be worth a specified amount at the end of a lease term. Approximately 66% of the asset residual value guarantees are related to rail equipment. Based on known and expected market conditions, management does not believe that the asset residual value guarantees will result in any negative financial impact to GFC. GFC believes these asset residual value guarantees will likely generate future income in the form of fees and residual sharing proceeds.

GFC and its subsidiaries are also parties to letters of credit and bonds. No material claims have been made against these obligations. At December 31, 2003, GFC does not expect any material losses to result from these off balance sheet instruments because performance is not anticipated to be required.

GFC's commercial commitments at December 31, 2003 were (in millions):

                                                  AMOUNT OF COMMITMENT EXPIRATION PER PERIOD
                                  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    TOTAL       2004       2005       2006       2007      2008    THEREAFTER
                                  ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------  --------  ----------
Affiliate debt guarantees -
  recourse to GFC..............   $     73.6  $    38.9  $    15.2  $     1.7  $    1.3  $     --  $     16.5
Asset residual value
  guarantees...................        579.5       24.9       27.4      157.1       7.7      32.3       330.1
Loan  payment guarantee -
  Parent Company convertible
  debt.........................        300.0         --         --         --     175.0     125.0          --
Lease and loan payment
  guarantees...................         56.6        3.4        3.0        3.0       3.0       3.0        41.2
Other loan guarantees..........           .1         .1         --         --        --        --          --
                                  ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------  --------  ----------
                                     1,009.8       67.3       45.6      161.8     187.0     160.3       387.8
Standby letters of
  credit and bonds.............          1.6        1.6         --         --        --        --          --
                                  ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------  --------  ----------
                                  $  1,011.4  $    68.9  $    45.6  $   161.8  $  187.0  $  160.3  $    387.8
                                  ==========  =========  =========  =========  ========  ========  ==========

PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS

GFC contributes to pension plans sponsored by GATX that cover substantially all employees. Contributions to the GATX plans are allocated to GFC on the basis of payroll costs. GFC's allocated share of contributions to these plans was $2.1 million and $26.6 million in the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. In 2004, GFC expects to make payments of approximately $2.6 million with respect to its pension plans. Allocation from GATX of additional contributions will be dependent on a number of factors including plans asset investment returns and actuarial experience. Subject to the impact of these factors, GFC may make additional material plan contributions.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to use judgment in making estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures. The Company regularly evaluates its estimates and judgments based on historical experience and other relevant factors and circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

The Company considers the following as critical accounting policies:

Operating lease assets and facilities - Operating lease assets and facilities are stated principally at cost. Assets acquired under capital leases are included in operating lease assets and the related obligations are recorded

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as liabilities. Provisions for depreciation include the amortization of the cost of capital leases. Operating lease assets and facilities are depreciated using the straight-line method to an estimated residual value. Railcars, locomotives, aircraft, marine vessels, buildings and leasehold improvements are depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Technology equipment is generally depreciated to an estimated residual value over the term of the lease contract. The Company periodically reviews the appropriateness of depreciable lives and residual values based on physical and economic factors, as well as existing market conditions.

Impairment of long-lived assets - A review for impairment of long-lived assets, such as operating lease assets and facilities, is performed whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of long-lived assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. Estimated future cash flows are based on a number of assumptions including lease rates, lease term, operating costs, life of the asset and disposition proceeds. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment loss to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds fair value. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less selling costs. In addition, the Company periodically reviews the residual values used in the accounting for finance leases. When conditions indicate the residual value has declined, the Company recognizes the accounting impact in that period.

Allowance for possible losses - The purpose of the allowance is to provide an estimate of credit losses with respect to reservable assets inherent in the investment portfolio. Reservable assets include gross receivables, loans and finance leases. GFC's estimate of the amount of loss incurred in each period requires consideration of historical loss experience, judgments about the impact of present economic conditions, collateral values, and the state of the markets in which GFC participates, in addition to specific losses for known troubled accounts. GFC charges off amounts that management considers unrecoverable from obligors or the disposition of collateral. GFC assesses the recoverability of investments by considering several factors, including customer payment history and financial position. The allowance for possible losses is periodically reviewed for adequacy considering changes in economic conditions, collateral values, credit quality indicators and customer-specific circumstances. GFC believes that the allowance is adequate to cover losses inherent in the portfolio as of December 31, 2003. Because the allowance is based on judgments and estimates, it is possible that those judgments and estimates could change in the future, causing a corresponding change in the recorded allowance.

Investments in affiliated companies - Investments in affiliated companies represent investments in domestic and foreign companies and joint ventures that are in businesses similar to those of GFC, such as commercial aircraft leasing, rail equipment leasing, technology equipment leasing and other business activities, including ventures that provide asset residual value guarantees in both domestic and foreign markets. Investments in 20 to 50 percent-owned companies and joint ventures are accounted for under the equity method and are shown as investments in affiliated companies. Certain investments in joint ventures that exceed 50% ownership are not consolidated and are also accounted for using the equity method when GFC does not have effective or voting control of these legal entities and is not the primary beneficiary of the venture's activities. The investments in affiliated companies are initially recorded at cost and are subsequently adjusted for GFC's share of the affiliate's undistributed earnings. Distributions, which reflect both dividends and the return of principal, reduce the carrying amount of the investment.

Pension and Post-retirement Benefits Assumptions - GFC's pension and post-retirement benefit obligations and related costs are calculated using actuarial assumptions. Two critical assumptions, the discount rate and the expected return on plan assets, are important elements of plan expense and liability measurement. GFC evaluates these critical assumptions annually. Other assumptions involve demographic factors such as retirement, mortality, turnover and rate of compensation increases.

The discount rate is used to calculate the present value of expected future pension and post-retirement cash flows as of the measurement date. The guideline for establishing this rate is a high-quality long-term bond

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rate. A lower discount rate increases the present value of benefit obligations and increases pension expense. The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is based on current and expected asset allocations, as well as historical and expected returns on various categories of plan assets. A lower expected rate of return on pension plan assets will increase pension expense.

Income Taxes - GFC evaluates the need for a deferred tax asset valuation allowance by assessing the likelihood of whether deferred tax assets, including net operating loss carryforward benefits, will be realized in the future. The assessment of whether a valuation allowance is required involves judgment including the forecast of future taxable income and the evaluation of tax planning initiatives, if applicable.

Taxes have not been provided on undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries as the Company has invested or will invest the undistributed earnings indefinitely. If in the future, these earnings are repatriated to the U.S., or if the Company expects such earnings will be remitted in the foreseeable future, provision for additional taxes would be required.

GFC's operations are subject to taxes in the U.S., various states and foreign countries and as result, may be subject to audit in all of these jurisdictions. Tax audits may involve complex issues and disagreements with taxing authorities could require several years to resolve. Accruals for tax contingencies require management to make estimates and assessments with the respect to the ultimate outcome of tax audit issues.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for a summary of new accounting pronouncements that may impact GFC's business.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

In the normal course of business, GFC is exposed to interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate risks that could impact results of operations. To manage these risks, GFC, pursuant to established and authorized policies, enters into certain derivative transactions, principally interest rate swaps, Treasury note derivatives and currency swaps. These instruments and other derivatives are entered into for hedging purposes only to manage existing underlying exposures. GFC does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

GFC's interest expense is affected by changes in interest rates as a result of its use of variable rate debt instruments. Based on GFC's variable rate debt instruments at December 31, 2003 and giving affect to related derivatives, if market rates were to increase hypothetically by 10% of GFC's weighted average floating rate, after-tax interest expense would increase by approximately $2.2 million in 2004.

GFC conducts operations in foreign countries, principally in Europe. As a result, changes in the value of the U.S. dollar as compared to foreign currencies would affect GFC's reported earnings. Based on 2003 reported earnings from continuing operations, a uniform and hypothetical 10% strengthening in the U.S. dollar versus applicable foreign currencies would decrease after-tax income from continuing operations in 2004 by approximately $3.0 million.

The interpretation and analysis of the results from the hypothetical changes to interest rates and currency exchange rates should not be considered in isolation; such changes would typically have corresponding offsetting effects. For example, offsetting effects are present to the extent that floating rate debt is associated with floating rate assets.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

To the Board of Directors of GATX Financial Corporation

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of GATX Financial Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholder's equity, comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003. Our audits also included the financial statement schedules listed in the index at Item 15(a). These financial statements and schedules are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedules based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of GATX Financial Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, in 2002 the Company changed its method of accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets, and in 2001 the Company changed its method of accounting for derivatives.

Ernst & Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois
January 29, 2004

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                                                                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                                     ---------------------------------
                                                                       2003        2002        2001
                                                                     ---------  ----------  ----------
                                                                                IN MILLIONS
GROSS INCOME
Lease income.......................................................  $   956.8  $  1,020.2  $  1,144.6
Marine operating revenue...........................................       85.0        79.7        77.7
Interest income....................................................       41.8        55.1        71.3
Asset remarketing income...........................................       48.7        54.7        99.0
Gain on sale of securities.........................................        7.3         3.9        38.7
Fees...............................................................       18.1        17.6        19.5
Other..............................................................      109.7        79.8        73.0
                                                                     ---------  ----------  ----------
Revenues...........................................................    1,267.4     1,311.0     1,523.8
Gain on extinguishment of debt.....................................        2.1        18.0          --
Share of affiliates' earnings......................................       69.7        48.4        32.8
                                                                     ---------  ----------  ----------
TOTAL GROSS INCOME.................................................    1,339.2     1,377.4     1,556.6

OWNERSHIP COSTS
Depreciation and amortization......................................      303.2       348.9       397.8
Interest, net......................................................      178.3       209.0       249.0
Operating lease expense............................................      191.6       185.8       184.2
                                                                     ---------  ----------  ----------
TOTAL OWNERSHIP COSTS..............................................      673.1       743.7       831.0

OTHER COSTS AND EXPENSES
Maintenance expense................................................      168.1       151.7       137.5
Marine operating expenses..........................................       68.9        60.7        59.7
Other operating expenses...........................................       43.6        40.8        63.9
Selling, general and administrative................................      177.0       186.3       225.3
Provision for possible losses......................................        3.0        36.6        98.4
Asset impairment charges...........................................       36.4        43.2        85.2
Reversal for litigation charges....................................         --          --       (13.1)
Reduction in workforce charges.....................................         --        16.9        10.9
Fair value adjustments for derivatives.............................        4.1         3.5          .5
                                                                     ---------  ----------  ----------
TOTAL OTHER COSTS AND EXPENSES.....................................      501.1       539.7       668.3

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND
  CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE...........................      165.0        94.0        57.3
INCOME TAX PROVISION...............................................       53.3        29.0        13.9
                                                                     ---------  ----------  ----------
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE CUMULATIVE
    EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE....................................      111.7        65.0        43.4

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Operating results, net of taxes....................................         --          --         2.7
Gain on sale of portion of segment, net of  taxes..................         --         6.2       173.9
                                                                     ---------  ----------  ----------
TOTAL DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS......................................         --         6.2       176.6
                                                                     ---------  ----------  ----------
INCOME BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE...............      111.7        71.2       220.0
CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE.............................         --       (34.9)         --
                                                                     ---------  ----------  ----------
NET INCOME.........................................................  $   111.7  $     36.3  $    220.0
                                                                     =========  ==========  ==========

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                                                                     DECEMBER 31
                                                                                --------------------
                                                                                  2003        2002
                                                                                ----------  ----------
                                                                                     IN MILLIONS
ASSETS

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS.....................................................  $    211.1  $    230.7
RESTRICTED CASH...............................................................        60.9       140.9

RECEIVABLES
Rent and other receivables....................................................        90.7        92.6
Finance leases................................................................       561.9       713.0
Loans.........................................................................       187.4       434.2
Less: allowance for possible losses...........................................       (46.6)      (77.2)
                                                                                ----------  ----------
                                                                                     793.4     1,162.6
OPERATING LEASE ASSETS, FACILITIES AND OTHER
Railcars and service facilities...............................................     3,276.6     2,979.3
Operating lease investments and other.........................................     2,332.2     2,250.1
Less: allowance for depreciation..............................................    (2,099.2)   (2,001.2)
                                                                                ----------  ----------
                                                                                   3,509.6     3,228.2
Progress payments for aircraft and other equipment............................        53.6       140.9
                                                                                ----------  ----------
                                                                                   3,563.2     3,369.1

DUE FROM GATX CORPORATION.....................................................       340.6       422.5
INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES...........................................       868.2       850.9
RECOVERABLE INCOME TAXES......................................................        47.3        86.1
GOODWILL, NET.................................................................        94.8        62.5
OTHER INVESTMENTS.............................................................       101.9        96.1
OTHER ASSETS..................................................................       188.7       242.3
                                                                                ----------  ----------
                                                                                $  6,270.1  $  6,663.7
                                                                                ==========  ==========
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES.........................................  $    326.5  $    374.9

DEBT
Short-term....................................................................        15.9        13.7
Long-term:
  Recourse....................................................................     2,877.6     3,229.9
  Nonrecourse.................................................................       445.6       594.6
Capital lease obligations.....................................................       122.4       143.7
                                                                                ----------  ----------
                                                                                   3,461.5     3,981.9
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES.........................................................       614.7       558.2
OTHER LIABILITIES.............................................................       258.5       247.0
                                                                                ----------  ----------
TOTAL LIABILITIES.............................................................     4,661.2     5,162.0
SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
Preferred stock...............................................................       125.0       125.0
Common stock..................................................................         1.0         1.0
Additional capital............................................................       521.6       521.6
Reinvested earnings...........................................................       988.8       933.0
Accumulated other comprehensive loss..........................................       (27.5)      (78.9)
                                                                                ----------  ----------
TOTAL SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY....................................................     1,608.9     1,501.7
                                                                                ----------  ----------
                                                                                $  6,270.1  $  6,663.7
                                                                                ==========  ==========

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                                                             YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                                       ---------------------------------
                                                                         2003        2002        2001
                                                                       ---------  ----------  ----------
                                                                                  IN MILLIONS
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Income from continuing operations, including
  accounting change..................................................  $   111.7  $     30.1  $     43.4
Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations
  to net cash provided by continuing operations:
     Realized gains on remarketing of leased equipment...............      (42.0)      (40.8)      (79.9)
     Gain on sales of securities.....................................       (7.3)       (3.9)      (38.7)
     Depreciation and amortization...................................      318.1       364.9       413.6
     Provision for possible losses...................................        3.0        36.6        98.4
     Asset impairment charges........................................       36.4        43.2        85.2
     Deferred income taxes...........................................       77.4       118.8       (55.3)
     Gain on extinguishment of debt..................................       (2.1)      (18.0)         --
     Share of affiliates' earnings, net of dividends.................      (49.0)      (13.1)      (22.5)
     Cumulative effect of accounting change..........................         --        34.9          --
     Decrease in litigation accrual..................................         --          --      (154.1)
     Decrease (increase) in recoverable income taxes.................       36.4       (64.4)       (4.9)
     (Increase) decrease in prepaid pension..........................       (3.9)      (27.0)         .6
     (Decrease) increase in reduction in workforce accrual...........      (16.5)       11.0         8.7
     Other, including working capital................................      (21.6)       (8.2)      (37.4)
                                                                       ---------  ----------  ----------
       Net cash provided by continuing operations....................      440.6       464.1       257.1

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to equipment on lease, net of nonrecourse financing
  for leveraged leases, operating lease assets and facilities........     (642.2)     (893.2)     (840.7)
Loans extended.......................................................      (49.5)     (128.7)     (305.5)
Investments in affiliated companies..................................     (100.8)      (93.3)     (246.5)
Progress payments....................................................      (32.2)     (104.2)     (300.1)
Investments in available-for-sale securities.........................      (23.7)         --          --
Other investments ...................................................      (26.6)      (52.4)      (98.2)
                                                                       ---------  ----------  ----------
Portfolio investments and capital additions..........................     (875.0)   (1,271.8)   (1,791.0)
Portfolio proceeds ..................................................      759.5       882.8     1,026.2
Proceeds from other asset sales......................................       23.0       110.8       199.7
Net increase in restricted cash......................................      (28.4)       (6.5)     (118.8)
Effect of exchange rate changes on restricted cash...................       17.7         9.9          --
                                                                       ---------  ----------  ----------
  Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations.....     (103.2)     (274.8)     (683.9)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt.........................      715.7     1,262.8       788.9
Repayment of long-term debt..........................................   (1,077.3)   (1,206.5)   (1,018.8)
Net decrease in short-term debt......................................        (.7)     (274.4)     (231.9)
Net decrease in capital lease obligations............................      (21.3)      (22.2)       (1.1)
Equity contribution from GATX Corporation............................         --        45.0        50.0
Net decrease in amount due from GATX Corporation.....................       81.9        17.9        92.0
Cash dividends paid to GATX Corporation..............................      (55.9)      (17.9)      (72.6)
                                                                       ---------  ----------  ----------
    Net cash used in financing activities of continuing operations...     (357.6)     (195.3)     (393.5)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS................         .6        13.7         (.3)
NET TRANSFERS TO DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS.............................         --       (14.1)      (11.3)
                                                                       ---------  ----------  ----------
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS.      (19.6)       (6.4)     (831.9)
PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF PORTION OF SEGMENT.............................         --         3.2     1,177.9
TAXES PAID ON GAIN FROM SALE OF SEGMENT..............................         --          --      (281.9)
                                                                       ---------  ----------  ----------
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS.................  $   (19.6) $     (3.2) $     64.1
                                                                       =========  ==========  ==========

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY

                                                                                            ACCUMULATED
                                                                                               OTHER
                                                 PREFERRED  COMMON  ADDITIONAL  REINVESTED  COMPREHENSIVE
                                                   STOCK    STOCK    CAPITAL     EARNINGS   INCOME (LOSS)    TOTAL
                                                 ---------  ------  ----------  ----------  -------------  ----------
                                                                             (IN MILLIONS)

Balance at December 31, 2000..................   $   125.0  $  1.0  $    426.6  $    767.2  $       (34.4) $  1,285.4
Comprehensive income:
  Net income..................................                                       220.0                      220.0
  Foreign currency translation gain...........                                                        5.6         5.6
  Unrealized loss on securities, net..........                                                      (24.5)      (24.5)
  Unrealized loss on derivative instruments...                                                      (15.8)      (15.8)
                                                                                                           ----------
Comprehensive income..........................                                                                  185.3
Equity infusion...............................                            50.0                                   50.0
Dividends declared............................                                       (72.6)                     (72.6)
                                                 ---------  ------  ----------  ----------  -------------  ----------
Balance at December 31, 2001..................   $   125.0  $  1.0  $    476.6  $    914.6  $       (69.1) $  1,448.1
Comprehensive income:
  Net income..................................                                        36.3                       36.3
  Foreign currency translation loss...........                                                       (5.3)       (5.3)
  Unrealized loss on securities, net..........                                                       (2.1)       (2.1)
  Unrealized loss on derivative instruments...                                                       (2.4)       (2.4)
                                                                                                           ----------
Comprehensive income..........................                                                                   26.5
Equity infusion...............................                            45.0                                   45.0
Dividends declared............................                                       (17.9)                     (17.9)
                                                 ---------  ------  ----------  ----------  -------------  ----------
Balance at December 31, 2002..................   $   125.0  $  1.0  $    521.6  $    933.0  $       (78.9) $  1,501.7
Comprehensive income:
  Net income..................................                                       111.7                      111.7
  Foreign currency translation gain...........                                                       75.4        75.4
  Unrealized gain on securities, net..........                                                         .3          .3
  Unrealized loss on derivative instruments...                                                      (24.3)      (24.3)
                                                                                                           ----------
Comprehensive income..........................                                                                  163.1
Dividends declared............................                                       (55.9)                     (55.9)
                                                 ---------  ------  ----------  ----------  -------------  ----------
Balance at December 31, 2003..................   $   125.0  $  1.0  $    521.6  $    988.8  $       (27.5) $  1,608.9
                                                 =========  ======  ==========  ==========  =============  ==========

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

                                                                                     YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                                                 -----------------------------
                                                                                   2003      2002       2001
                                                                                 --------   -------   --------
                                                                                          IN MILLIONS

Net income....................................................................   $  111.7   $  36.3   $  220.0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
  Foreign currency translation gain (loss)....................................       75.4      (5.3)       5.6
  Unrealized gain (loss) on securities, net of reclassification adjustments...         .3      (2.1)     (24.5)
  Unrealized loss on derivative instruments...................................      (24.3)     (2.4)     (15.8)
                                                                                 --------   -------   --------
Other comprehensive income (loss).............................................       51.4      (9.8)     (34.7)
                                                                                 --------   -------   --------
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME..........................................................   $  163.1   $  26.5   $  185.3
                                                                                 ========   =======   ========

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

GATX Financial Corporation (GFC or the Company) is a wholly owned subsidiary of GATX Corporation (GATX or the Parent Company). GFC is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and provides its services primarily through four operating segments: GATX Rail (Rail), GATX Air (Air), GATX Technology Services (Technology) and GATX Specialty Finance (Specialty). Through these businesses, GFC combines asset knowledge and services, structuring expertise, partnering and capital to provide business solutions to customers and partners worldwide. GFC specializes in railcar and locomotive leasing, aircraft operating leasing, information technology leasing, and financing other large ticket equipment.

GFC invests in companies and joint ventures that complement its existing business activities. GFC partners with financial institutions and operating companies to improve scale in certain markets, broaden diversification within an asset class, and enter new markets.

See Note 23 for a full description of GFC's operating segments.

NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of GFC and its majority-owned subsidiaries. Investments in 20 to 50 percent-owned companies and joint ventures are accounted for under the equity method and are shown as investments in affiliated companies, with pre-tax operating results shown as share of affiliates' earnings. Certain investments in joint ventures that exceed 50% ownership are not consolidated and are also accounted for using the equity method when GFC does not have effective or voting control of these legal entities. The consolidated financial statements reflect the GATX Terminals segment (Terminals) as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

Cash Equivalents - GFC considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.

Restricted cash - Restricted cash of $60.9 million as of December 31, 2003 is comprised of cash and cash equivalents which are restricted as to withdrawal and usage. GFC's restricted cash primarily relates to amounts maintained as required by contract for three bankruptcy remote, special-purpose corporations that are wholly-owned by GFC.

Operating Lease Assets and facilities - Operating lease assets and facilities are stated principally at cost. Assets acquired under capital leases are included in operating lease assets and the related obligations are recorded as liabilities. Provisions for depreciation include the amortization of capital leases. Operating lease assets and facilities listed below are depreciated over their respective estimated useful life to an estimated residual value using the straight-line method. Technology equipment, machinery and related equipment are generally depreciated over the term of the lease contract, which is approximately three to five years, to an estimated residual value. The estimated useful lives of depreciable new assets are as follows:

Railcars....................................................       30 - 38 years
Locomotives.................................................       28 - 30 years
Aircraft....................................................            25 years
Buildings...................................................       40 - 50 years
Leasehold improvements......................................        5 - 40 years
Marine vessels..............................................       40 - 50 years

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Operating lease assets and facilities by segment are as follows (in millions):

                                                                         DECEMBER 31
                                                                  -------------------------
                                                                      2003         2002
                                                                  -----------   -----------
Rail........................................................      $   3,276.6   $   2,979.3
Air.........................................................          1,501.0       1,265.1
Technology..................................................            528.0         640.3
Specialty...................................................             71.4         127.8
Other.......................................................            231.8         216.9
                                                                  -----------   -----------
                                                                      5,608.8       5,229.4
                                                                  -----------   -----------
Less:  Allowance for Depreciation...........................         (2,099.2)     (2,001.2)
                                                                  -----------   -----------
                                                                  $   3,509.6   $   3,228.2
                                                                  ===========   ===========

Progress Payments for Aircraft and Other Equipment - GFC classifies amounts deposited toward the construction of wholly-owned aircraft and other equipment, including capitalized interest, as progress payments. Once GFC takes possession of the completed asset, amounts recorded as progress payments are reclassified to operating lease assets. Progress payments made for aircraft owned by joint ventures in which GFC participates are classified as investments in affiliated companies.

Investments in Affiliated Companies - GFC has investments in 20 to 50 percent-owned companies and joint ventures and other investments in which GFC does not have effective or voting control. These investments are accounted for using the equity method. The investments in affiliated companies are initially recorded at cost, including goodwill at acquisition date, and are subsequently adjusted for GFC's share of affiliates' undistributed earnings. Distributions, which reflect both dividends and the return of principal, reduce the carrying amount of the investment. Certain investments in joint ventures that exceed 50% ownership are not consolidated and are also accounted for using the equity method as GFC does not have effective or voting control of these legal entities and is not the primary beneficiary of the venture's activities.

Inventory - GFC has inventory that consists of railcar repair components, vessel spare parts and fuel related to its marine operations. All inventory balances are stated at lower of cost or market. Railcar repair components are valued using the average cost method. Vessel spare parts inventory and vessel fuel inventory are valued using the first in first out method. Inventory is included in other assets on the balance sheet and was $25.6 million and $20.0 million at December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Goodwill - Effective January 1, 2002, GFC adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, which changed the accounting for goodwill. Under these new rules, goodwill is no longer amortized, but rather subject to an annual impairment test in accordance with SFAS 142. GFC completed its annual review of all recorded goodwill. Fair values were estimated using discounted cash flows. Prior to January 1, 2002, the Company amortized goodwill over an estimated useful life of 10 to 40 years using the straight-line method.

Long-Lived Assets - Effective January 1, 2002, GFC adopted SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. This Statement supersedes SFAS No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of. Although the new rules maintain many of the fundamental recognition and measurement provisions of SFAS No. 121, they modify the criteria required to classify an asset as held-for-sale. The adoption of this statement did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

A review for impairment of long-lived assets, such as operating lease assets and facilities, is performed whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of long-lived assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets

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exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. In 2003, asset impairment charges of $36.4 million include $10.2 million of impairment charges at Air related to two commercial aircraft, which were largely offset by the reversal of related maintenance reserves. Additional impairment charges include $16.2 million at Specialty primarily related to the impairment of an equity investment and a Gulfstream aircraft, $4.0 million at Technology, and other impairment charges of $6.0 million that relate to marine operating assets.

Allowance for Possible Losses - The purpose of the allowance is to provide an estimate of credit losses with respect to reservable assets inherent in the investment portfolio. Reservable assets include gross receivables, loans and finance leases. GFC's estimate of the amount of loss incurred in each period requires consideration of historical loss experience, judgments about the impact of present economic conditions, collateral values, and the state of the markets in which GFC participates, in addition to specific losses for known troubled accounts. GFC charges off amounts that management considers unrecoverable from obligors or the disposition of collateral. GFC assesses the recoverability of investments by considering several factors, including customer payment history and financial position. The allowance for possible losses is periodically reviewed for adequacy considering changes in economic conditions, collateral values, credit quality indicators and customer-specific circumstances. GFC believes that the allowance is adequate to cover losses inherent in the portfolio as of December 31, 2003. Because the allowance is based on judgments and estimates, it is possible that those judgments and estimates could change in the future, causing a corresponding change in the recorded allowance.

Income Taxes - United States (U.S.) income taxes have not been provided on the undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries and affiliates that GFC intends to permanently reinvest in these foreign operations. The cumulative amount of such earnings was $216.8 million at December 31, 2003.

Other Liabilities - Other liabilities include the accrual for post-retirement benefits other than pensions; environmental, general liability, litigation and workers' compensation reserves; and other deferred credits.

Derivatives - Effective January 1, 2001, GFC adopted SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended by SFAS No. 137, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -- Deferral of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 133, and SFAS No. 138, Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities - an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133.

The adoption of SFAS No. 133, as amended, in the first quarter of 2001, resulted in $1.1 million being recognized as expense in the consolidated statement of income and $4.7 million of unrealized gain in other comprehensive income (loss). SFAS No. 133, as amended, establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts. The statement requires that an entity recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the statement of financial position and measure those instruments at fair value. GFC records the fair value of all derivatives as either other assets, or other liabilities, with the offset to other comprehensive loss, or long-term recourse debt in the balance sheet. At December 31, 2003, GFC had not discontinued any hedges because it was probable that the original forecasted transaction would not occur.

Instruments that meet established accounting criteria are formally designated as qualifying hedges at the inception of the contract. These criteria demonstrate that the derivative is expected to be highly effective at offsetting changes in the fair value of underlying exposure both at inception of the hedging relationship and on an ongoing basis. The change in fair value of the ineffective portion of all hedges is immediately recognized in earnings. For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, losses of $3.1 million, $1.5 million and $.7 million, respectively, were recognized in earnings for hedge ineffectiveness. Derivatives that are not designated as qualifying hedges are adjusted to fair value through earnings immediately. For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, a loss of $3.8 million, a loss of $.6 million, and income of $.2 million respectively, were recognized in earnings for derivatives not qualifying as hedges.

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GFC uses interest rate and currency swap agreements, Treasury derivatives, and forward sale agreements, as hedges to manage its exposure to interest rate and currency exchange rate risk on existing and anticipated transactions.

Fair Value Hedges

For qualifying derivatives designated as fair value hedges, changes in both the derivative and the hedged item attributable to the risk being hedged are recognized in earnings.

Cash Flow Hedges

For qualifying derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the derivative's gain or loss is recorded as part of other comprehensive loss in shareholders' equity and subsequently recognized in the income statement when the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses resulting from the early termination of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are included in other comprehensive loss and recognized in income when the original hedged transaction affects earnings.

Environmental Liabilities - Expenditures that relate to current or future operations are expensed or capitalized as appropriate. Expenditures that relate to an existing condition caused by past operations, and which do not contribute to current or future revenue generation, are charged to environmental reserves. Reserves are recorded in accordance with accounting guidelines to cover work at identified sites when GFC's liability for environmental cleanup is both probable and a reasonable estimate of associated costs can be made; adjustments to initial estimates are recorded as required.

Revenue Recognition - Gross income includes rents on operating leases, accretion of income on finance leases, interest on loans, marine operating revenue, fees, asset remarketing gains (losses), gains (losses) on the sale of the portfolio investments and equity securities and share of affiliates' earnings. Operating lease income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the underlying leases. Finance lease income is recognized on the basis of the interest method, which produces a constant yield over the term of the lease. Marine operating revenue is recognized as shipping services are performed and revenue is allocated among reporting periods based on the relative transit time in each reporting period for shipments in process at any month end. Asset remarketing income includes gains from the sale of assets from GFC's portfolio as well as residual sharing fees from the sale of managed assets. Asset remarketing income is recognized upon completion of the sale of assets. Fee income, including management fees received from joint ventures, is recognized as services are performed, which may be over the period of a management contract or as contractual obligations are met.

Lease and Loan Origination Costs - Initial direct costs of leases are deferred and amortized over the lease term, either as an adjustment to the yield for direct finance and leveraged leases (collectively, finance leases), or on a straight-line basis for operating leases. Loan origination fees and related direct loan origination costs for a given loan are offset, and the net amount is deferred and amortized over the term of the loan as an adjustment to interest income.

Residual Values - GFC has investments in the residual values of its leasing portfolio. The residual values represent the estimate of the values of the assets at the end of the lease contracts. GFC initially records these based on appraisals and estimates. Realization of the residual values is dependent on GFC's future ability to market the assets under existing market conditions. GFC reviews residual values periodically to determine that recorded amounts are appropriate. For finance lease investments, GFC reviews the estimated residual values of leased equipment at least annually, and any other-than-temporary declines in value are immediately charged to income. For operating lease assets, GFC reviews the estimated salvage values of leased equipment at least annually, and declines in estimated residual values are recorded as adjustments to depreciation expense over the remaining useful life of the asset to the extent the net book value is not otherwise impaired. In addition to a periodic review, if events or changes in circumstances trigger a review of operating lease assets for impairment, any such impairment is immediately charged to income as an impairment loss.

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Investments in Equity Securities - GFC's venture portfolio includes stock warrants received from investee companies and common stock resulting from exercising the warrants. Under the provisions of SFAS No. 133, as amended, the warrants are accounted for as derivatives, with prospective changes in fair value recorded in current earnings. All other investments are classified as available-for-sale in accordance with SFAS No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. The securities are carried at fair value and unrealized gains and losses arising from marking securities to fair value are included on a net-of-tax basis as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss.

Foreign Currency Translation - The assets and liabilities of GFC's operations located outside the U.S. are translated at exchange rates in effect at year end, and income statements and the statements of cash flows are translated at the average exchange rates for the year. Adjustments resulting from the translation of foreign currency financial statements are deferred and recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in the shareholder's equity section of the balance sheet.

Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles necessarily requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company regularly evaluates estimates and judgments based on historical experience and other relevant facts and circumstances. Actual amounts when ultimately realized could differ from those estimates.

Reclassification - Certain amounts in the 2002 and 2001 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2003 presentation.

New Accounting Pronouncements - In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 46 (FIN 46), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, which addresses consolidation by business enterprises of variable interest entities (VIEs) in which it is the primary beneficiary. FIN 46 applied immediately to VIEs created or acquired after January 31, 2003. No VIEs were created or obtained by GFC during 2003. For other VIEs, FIN 46 initially applied in the first fiscal quarter or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. In October 2003, the FASB deferred the effective date of FIN 46 to interim periods ending after December 15, 2003 in order to address a number of interpretation and implementation issues. In December 2003, the FASB reissued FIN 46 (Revised Interpretations) with certain modifications and clarifications. Application of this guidance was effective for interests in certain VIEs commonly referred to as special-purpose entities (SPEs) as of December 31, 2003. Application for all other types of VIEs is required for periods ending after March 15, 2004, unless previously applied. GFC did not have an interest in any SPEs subject to the December 31, 2003 implementation date. The Company is in the process of completing an assessment of the impact of FIN 46 for all other types of entities. Based on this review to date, the Company believes certain of its investments will be considered VIEs pursuant to the guidance provided in FIN 46. However, GFC is not a primary beneficiary with respect to any of the VIEs and does not expect to consolidate or otherwise adjust recorded amounts for assets, liabilities, income or expense. GFC's maximum exposure to loss with respect to these VIEs is approximately $311.4 million, of which $277.7 million was the aggregate carrying value of these investments recorded on the balance sheet at December 31, 2003.

In April 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 149, Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging activities. This statement amends and clarifies financial accounting and reporting for derivative instruments and for hedging activities under SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. This statement is in effect for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003 and for hedging relationships designated after June 30, 2003. In addition, all provisions of this new statement should be applied prospectively. The provisions of this statement that relate to SFAS 133 implementation issues that have been effective for fiscal periods beginning prior to June 15, 2003 should continue to be applied in accordance with their

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respective effective dates. The adoption of this statement does not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In December 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 132 (Revised 2003), Employers' Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits. The provisions of FASB No. 132 (Revised 2003) does not change the measurement and recognition provisions of SFAS No. 87, Employers' Accounting for Pensions, No. 88, Employers' Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of Defined Benefit Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits, and No. 106, Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions. SFAS No. 132 (Revised 2003) replaces SFAS No. 132, Employers' Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits. The requirements of SFAS 132 (Revised 2003) have been incorporated into the notes to the financial statements included herein.

NOTE 3. ACQUISITIONS

The Company completed acquisitions of $56.8 million in 2002 and $95.8 million in 2001 for cash and other consideration. The results of operations of these acquisitions have been included in the consolidated statements of income since their respective dates of acquisition. Neither of these acquisitions were material to the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In December 2002, Rail acquired the remaining 50.5% interest in KVG Kesselwagen Vermietgesellschaft mbH and KVG Kesselwagen Vermietgesellschaft
m.b.h. (collectively KVG), a leading European railcar lessor for $56.8 million and assumed $56.0 million of debt. $22.5 million of the purchase price was funded in 2003. Prior to the transaction, which resulted in 100% ownership, Rail held a 49.5% interest in KVG. At date of acquisition, KVG added approximately 9,000 tank and specialized railcars to Rail's wholly-owned worldwide fleet.

In March 2001, Rail purchased Dyrekcja Eksploatacji Cystern Sp. z.o.o (DEC), Poland's national tank car fleet and fuel distribution company, for $95.8 million. DEC's assets included 11,000 tank cars at the acquisition date and a railcar maintenance network.

NOTE 4. ACCOUNTING FOR LEASES

The following information pertains to GFC as a lessor:

Finance Leases - GFC's finance leases are comprised of direct financing leases and leveraged leases. Investment in direct finance leases consists of lease receivables, plus the estimated residual value of the equipment at the lease termination dates, less unearned income. Lease receivables represent the total rent to be received over the term of the lease reduced by rent already collected. Initial unearned income is the amount by which the original sum of the lease receivable and the estimated residual value exceeds the original cost of the leased equipment. Unearned income is amortized to lease income over the lease term in a manner that produces a constant rate of return on the net investment in the lease.

Finance leases that are financed principally with nonrecourse borrowings at lease inception and that meet certain criteria are accounted for as leveraged leases. Leveraged lease receivables are stated net of the related nonrecourse debt. Initial unearned income represents the excess of anticipated cash flows (including estimated residual values, net of the related debt service) over the original investment in the lease.

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The components of the investment in finance leases were (in millions):

                                                                         DECEMBER 31
                                                                    ---------------------
                                                                      2003        2002
                                                                    ---------   ---------
Net minimum future lease receivables..............................  $   607.8   $   741.0
Estimated residual values.........................................      177.4       240.5
                                                                    ---------   ---------
                                                                        785.2       981.5
Less: unearned income.............................................     (223.3)     (268.5)
                                                                    ---------   ---------
Investment in finance leases......................................  $   561.9   $   713.0
                                                                    =========   =========

Operating Leases - The majority of railcar assets, air assets and certain other equipment leases included in operating lease assets are accounted for as operating leases. Rental income from operating leases is generally reported on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

Rental income on certain leases is based on equipment usage. Usage rents for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 were $33.4 million, $7.1 million, and $3.3 million, respectively.

Minimum Future Receipts - Minimum future lease receipts from finance leases, net of debt payments for leveraged leases, and minimum future rental receipts from noncancelable operating leases by year at December 31, 2003 were (in millions):

                                                          FINANCE   OPERATING
                                                           LEASES     LEASES      TOTAL
                                                          --------  ----------  ----------
2004...................................................   $  191.4  $    718.0  $    909.4
2005...................................................      113.6       531.3       644.9
2006...................................................       65.6       358.0       423.6
2007...................................................       25.8       249.7       275.5
2008...................................................       21.4       169.9       191.3
Years thereafter.......................................      190.0       318.3       508.3
                                                          --------  ----------  ----------
                                                          $  607.8  $  2,345.2  $  2,953.0
                                                          ========  ==========  ==========

The following information pertains to GFC as a lessee:

Capital Leases - Assets that have been leased to customers under operating lease assets and finance leases and were financed under capital leases were (in millions):

                                                                          DECEMBER 31
                                                                    ----------------------
                                                                       2003        2002
                                                                    ----------  ----------
Railcars..........................................................  $    155.6  $    160.8
Marine vessels....................................................       134.0       147.7
Aircraft..........................................................        15.7        15.3
                                                                    ----------  ----------
                                                                         305.3       323.8
Less:  allowance for depreciation.................................      (210.6)     (214.2)
                                                                    ----------  ----------
                                                                          94.7       109.6
Finance leases....................................................         9.4         8.7
                                                                    ----------  ----------
                                                                    $    104.1  $    118.3
                                                                    ==========  ==========

Depreciation of capital lease assets is classified as depreciation and amortization in the statements of income.

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Operating Leases - GFC has financed railcars, aircraft, and other assets through sale-leasebacks that are accounted for as operating leases. GFC has provided a guarantee for a portion of the residual value related to two operating leases. Operating lease expense for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001 was $191.6 million, $185.8 million, and $184.2 million, respectively. Certain operating leases provide options for GFC to renew the leases or purchase the assets at the end of the lease term. The specific terms of the renewal and purchase options vary.

Future Minimum Rental Payments - Future minimum rental payments due under noncancelable leases at December 31, 2003 were (in millions):

                                                                    RECOURSE   NONRECOURSE
                                                          CAPITAL   OPERATING   OPERATING
                                                          LEASES     LEASES      LEASES
                                                          -------  ----------  -----------
2004...............................................       $  31.2  $    143.2  $      39.9
2005...............................................          20.4       154.7         41.5
2006...............................................          17.4       148.2         40.0
2007...............................................          16.7       137.5         38.8
2008...............................................          14.8       139.9         39.0
Years thereafter...................................          74.4     1,094.9        440.9
                                                          -------  ----------  -----------
                                                            174.9  $  1,818.4  $     640.1
                                                                   ==========  ===========
Less:  amounts representing interest...............         (52.5)
                                                          -------
Present value of future minimum capital
     Lease payments................................       $ 122.4
                                                          =======

The payments for these leases and certain operating leases do not include the costs of licenses, taxes, insurance, and maintenance that GFC is required to pay. Interest expense on the above capital leases was $12.0 million in 2003, $14.1 million in 2002, and $15.0 million in 2001.

The amounts shown for nonrecourse operating leases primarily reflect rental payments of three bankruptcy remote, special-purpose corporations that are wholly-owned by GFC. These rentals are consolidated for accounting purposes, but do not represent legal obligations of GFC.

NOTE 5. LOANS

Loans are recorded at the principal amount outstanding plus accrued interest. The loan portfolio is reviewed regularly, and a loan is classified as impaired when it is probable that GFC will be unable to collect all amounts due under the loan agreement. Since most loans are collateralized, impairment is generally measured as the amount by which the recorded investment in the loan exceeds expected payments plus the fair value of the collateral, and any adjustment is considered in determining the provision for possible losses. Generally, interest income is not recognized on impaired loans until the outstanding principal is recovered. In 2003, GFC recognized $3.6 million in interest income from loans classified as impaired.

The types of loans in GFC's portfolio are as follows (in millions):

                                                                        DECEMBER 31
                                                                    -------------------
                                                                      2003       2002
                                                                    --------   --------
Equipment.........................................................  $  101.1   $  196.0
Venture...........................................................      86.3      238.2
                                                                    --------   --------
Total investments.................................................  $  187.4   $  434.2
                                                                    ========   ========
Impaired loans (included in total)................................  $   28.9   $   54.2
                                                                    --------   --------

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The Company has recorded allowances for possible losses of $14.7 million and $22.0 million on impaired loans at December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The average balance of impaired loans was $41.6 million, $48.6 million and $53.0 million during 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

At December 31, 2003, scheduled loan principal due by year was as follows (in millions):

                                                   LOAN PRINCIPAL
                                                   --------------
2004............................................   $         69.5
2005............................................             41.5
2006............................................             19.5
2007............................................             15.1
2008............................................             26.2
Years thereafter................................             15.6
                                                   --------------
                                                   $        187.4
                                                   ==============

NOTE 6. ALLOWANCE FOR POSSIBLE LOSSES

The purpose of the allowance is to provide an estimate of credit losses with respect to reservable assets inherent in the investment portfolio. Reservable assets include gross receivables, loans and finance leases. GFC's estimate of the amount of loss incurred in each period requires consideration of historical loss experience, judgments about the impact of present economic conditions, collateral values, and the state of the markets in which GFC participates, in addition to specific losses for known troubled accounts. GFC charges off amounts that management considers unrecoverable from obligors or through the disposition of collateral. GFC assesses the recoverability of investments by considering factors such as a customer's payment history and financial position.

The following summarizes changes in the allowance for possible losses (in millions):

                                                       YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                   ------------------------------
                                                     2003       2002       2001
                                                   --------   --------   --------
Balance at the beginning of the year............   $   77.2   $   89.2   $   95.2
Provision for possible losses...................        3.0       36.6       98.4
Charges to allowance............................      (36.1)     (56.0)    (105.2)
Recoveries and other............................        2.5        7.4         .8
                                                   --------   --------   --------
Balance at end of the year......................   $   46.6   $   77.2   $   89.2
                                                   ========   ========   ========

The charges to the allowance in 2003 were primarily due to write-offs related to Air, Technology and Specialty investments. The charges to the allowance in 2002 were primarily due to write-offs related to Technology and Specialty investments. 2001 charges to the allowance primarily related to write-offs at Specialty,

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including telecom and steel investments. Other activity in 2003 included a $7.3 million reduction in the allowance related to the sales of Specialty's U.K. and Canadian venture-related loan portfolios completed in December 2003.

There were no material changes in estimation methods or assumptions for the allowances during 2003. GFC believes that the allowance is adequate to cover losses inherent in the portfolio as of December 31, 2003. Because the allowance is based on judgments and estimates, it is possible that those judgments and estimates could change in the future, causing a corresponding change in the recorded allowance.

NOTE 7. INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES

Investments in affiliated companies represent investments in, and loans to and from, domestic and foreign companies and joint ventures that are in businesses similar to those of GFC, such as commercial aircraft leasing, rail equipment leasing, technology equipment leasing and other business activities, including ventures that provide asset residual value guarantees in both domestic and foreign markets.

The investments in affiliated companies are initially recorded at cost, including goodwill at the acquisition date, and are subsequently adjusted for GFC's share of affiliates' undistributed earnings (losses). These investments include net loans to affiliated companies of $299.6 million and $301.2 million at December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Share of affiliates' earnings includes GFC's share of interest income on these loans, which offsets the proportional share of the affiliated companies' interest expense on the loans. Share of affiliates' earnings in 2001 also includes the amortization of goodwill. Distributions reflect both dividends and the return of principal and reduce the carrying amount of the investment. Distributions received from such affiliates were $148.1 million, $148.8 million, and $225.6 million in 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

The following table shows GFC's investments in affiliated companies by segment (in millions):

                                                                  DECEMBER 31
                                                              -------------------
                                                                2003       2002
                                                              --------   --------
Rail.......................................................   $  140.9   $  145.0
Air........................................................      484.9      470.5
Technology.................................................       20.6       15.2
Specialty..................................................      221.8      220.2
                                                              --------   --------
                                                              $  868.2   $  850.9
                                                              ========   ========

The following table shows GFC's pre-tax share of affiliates' earnings
(loss) by segment (in millions):

                                                       YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                   ------------------------------
                                                     2003       2002       2001
                                                   --------   --------   --------
Rail............................................   $   12.5   $   13.1   $    7.4
Air.............................................       31.6       14.8       33.1
Technology......................................        2.9        2.3        2.3
Specialty.......................................       22.7       18.2      (10.0)
                                                   --------   --------   --------
                                                   $   69.7   $   48.4   $   32.8
                                                   ========   ========   ========

For purposes of preparing the following information, GFC made certain adjustments to the information provided by the joint ventures. Pre-tax income was adjusted to reverse interest expense recognized by the joint ventures on loans from GFC. In addition, GFC recorded its loans to the joint ventures as equity contributions, therefore, those loan balances were reclassified from liabilities to equity.

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Operating results for all affiliated companies held at the end of the year, assuming GFC held 100 percent interest, would be (in millions):

                                                       YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                   ------------------------------
                                                     2003       2002       2001
                                                   --------   --------   --------
                                                             (UNAUDITED)
Revenues........................................   $  827.1   $  854.9   $  865.1
Pre-tax income..................................      122.6       91.8       32.6

For 2001, pre-tax income as if GFC held a 100 percent interest was less than GFC's pre-tax share of affiliates' earnings due to telecom losses recorded at affiliates of Specialty of $131.9 million. GFC's share of these losses was $35.6 million.

Summarized balance sheet data for all affiliated companies held at the end of the year, assuming GFC held a 100% interest, would be (in millions):

                                                                    DECEMBER 31
                                                              -----------------------
                                                                 2003         2002
                                                              ----------   ----------
                                                                    (UNAUDITED)
Total assets...............................................   $  6,397.5   $  6,131.8
Long-term liabilities......................................      3,864.6      3,604.7
Other liabilities..........................................        581.6        516.8
Shareholders' equity.......................................      1,951.3      2,010.3

At December 31, 2003 and 2002, GFC provided $73.6 million and $89.2 million, respectively, in debt guarantees and $125.0 million and $123.2 million, respectively, in residual value guarantees related to affiliated companies.

NOTE 8. GOODWILL

Goodwill, net of accumulated amortization, was $94.8 million and $62.5 million as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. There was no amortization expense recorded in 2003 and 2002. Amortization expense totaled $4.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2001.

Following reflects the changes in the carrying value of goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2003 (in millions):

                                                               RAIL     TECHNOLOGY   SPECIALTY    TOTAL
                                                              -------   ----------   ---------   -------
Balance at December 31, 2001...............................   $  41.9   $      7.6   $    13.8   $  63.3
Goodwill acquired..........................................       8.2           --          .6       8.8
Purchase accounting adjustment.............................      10.5           --          --      10.5
Reclassification from investments in affiliated companies..      29.2           --          --      29.2
Impairment charges.........................................     (34.9)          --       (14.4)    (49.3)
                                                              -------   ----------   ---------   -------
Balance at December 31, 2002...............................   $  54.9   $      7.6          --   $  62.5
Purchase accounting adjustment.............................      16.4           --          --      16.4
Foreign currency translation adjustment....................      15.9           --          --      15.9
                                                              -------   ----------   ---------   -------
Balance at December 31, 2003...............................   $  87.2   $      7.6   $      --   $  94.8
                                                              =======   ==========   =========   =======

Rail - In 2002, GFC acquired the remaining interest in KVG. As a result of this transaction, GFC recorded $8.2 million of goodwill. Additionally, the net book value of the goodwill that related to GFC's previous acquisitions of interest in KVG was $29.2 million. GFC reclassified the $29.2 million goodwill balance related to the previous investments on the Company's balance sheet from investment in affiliated companies to goodwill as of December 31, 2002.

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In 2002, the purchase accounting adjustment of $10.5 million was related to the finalization of the allocation of the 2001 purchase price of DEC among the amounts assigned to assets and liabilities. GFC relied on the conclusions of an independent appraisal for purposes of assigning value to DEC's tangible and intangible assets (excluding goodwill). In addition, GFC finalized its plans to integrate and restructure certain functions of DEC's operations, and in accordance with EITF 95-3 recognized the associated costs of the plan as a liability assumed in a purchase business combination and included the amount in the allocation of acquisition cost.

In accordance with SFAS 142, the Company completed its review of the goodwill recorded from the DEC acquisition by the third quarter of 2002. Based on that review, the Company determined that all of the goodwill related to DEC was in excess of its fair market value. As a result, the Company recorded a one-time, non-cash impairment charge of $34.9 million in 2002. Such a charge is non-operational in nature and recognized as a cumulative effect of accounting change in the 2002 consolidated statement of income. The impairment charge was due primarily to lessened expectations of projected cash flows based on the then current market conditions and a lower long-term growth rate projected for DEC.

In 2003, the purchase accounting adjustment of $16.4 million was attributable to the finalization of the allocation of the 2002 purchase price of KVG among the amounts assigned to assets and liabilities. GFC relied on the conclusions of an independent appraisal for purposes of assigning value to KVG's tangible and intangible assets (excluding goodwill). The adjustment reflects a lower allocation of purchase price to fixed assets as remaining lives were lower than preliminary estimates.

In 2003, the carrying amount of goodwill at Rail increased $15.9 million as a result of a foreign currency translation adjustment due to the strengthening of the Canadian dollar and the Euro.

Specialty - GFC recorded a $14.4 million impairment charge in 2002 for the write-down of goodwill associated with the Company's plan to exit the former venture finance business.

The following is the pro forma effect of the adoption of SFAS 142 (in millions, except per share data):

                                                                  YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                                2003      2002       2001
                                                              --------   -------   --------
Net Income, as reported....................................   $  111.7   $  36.3   $  220.0
Adjusted for:
  Goodwill amortization, net of tax........................         --        --        3.5
  Amortization of equity method goodwill, net of tax.......         --        --        3.3
                                                              --------   -------   --------
  Adjusted net income......................................   $  111.7   $  36.3   $  226.8
                                                              ========   =======   ========

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NOTE 9. INVESTMENT SECURITIES

Investments classified as available-for-sale and recorded at fair value in accordance with SFAS No. 115, are included with other investments in the consolidated balance sheet. Unrealized gains representing the difference between carrying amount and estimated current fair value, are recorded in the accumulated other comprehensive loss component of shareholder's equity, net of related tax effects, and totaled $1.7 million and $1.4 million as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The Company did not have any unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities as of December 31, 2003 and 2002. The Company did not have any investments classified as held-to-maturity or trading as of December 31, 2003 or 2002. Information regarding the Company's available-for-sale securities is provided in the table below (in millions):

                                                   DECEMBER 31, 2003        DECEMBER 31, 2002
                                               -------------------------------------------------
                                                ESTIMATED                ESTIMATED
                                               FAIR VALUE   UNREALIZED   FAIR VALUE   UNREALIZED
                                                 GROSS         GAINS       GROSS        GAINS
                                               ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
Equity......................................   $      2.4   $      2.4   $       .8   $       .3
Debt........................................         24.0           --           --           --
                                               ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
                                               $     26.4   $      2.4   $       .8   $       .3
                                               ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========

Debt securities at December 31, 2003 mature as follows (in millions):

                                                TOTAL
                                               -------
2004........................................   $    --
2005........................................       1.0
2006........................................       8.0
2007........................................      15.0
2008........................................        --
                                               -------
                                               $  24.0
                                               =======

Proceeds and realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities, generally related to common stock received upon the exercise of warrants received in connection with financing of non-public venture backed companies, totaled $7.3 million in 2003, $3.9 million in 2002 and $35.2 million in 2001.

Upon the adoption of SFAS No. 133, as amended, warrants are accounted for as derivatives, with prospective changes in fair value recorded in current earnings. Accordingly, upon the conversion of warrants and subsequent sale of stock, any amounts previously recorded in fair value adjustments for derivatives related to the warrants are reclassified to gain on sale of securities in the income statement. Refer to Note 13 to the Company's financial statements for further information regarding the Company's warrants.

During the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, $4.4 million, $2.4 million and $23.5 million, net of tax, respectively, were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss for gains realized and included in net income. The Company used specific identification as the basis to determine the amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings.

In 2001, the Company sold securities classified as held-to-maturity. The debt securities were part of Specialty's telecom portfolio and initially had maturity dates ranging from 2005 to 2010. Due to the poor performance of the telecom market, the Company concluded that the decline in the value of the telecom-related debt securities was other than temporary in accordance with SFAS No. 115, and the carrying amount of the bonds was written down to fair value, resulting in a loss on asset impairment charge of $47.4 million during 2001. Subsequently, the securities were sold for proceeds of $12.2 million and a gain of $3.5 million was recognized.

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NOTE 10. OTHER ASSETS

The following table summarizes the components of other assets reported on the consolidated balance sheets (in millions):

                                                                                       DECEMBER 31
                                                                                   -------------------
                                                                                     2003       2002
                                                                                   --------   --------
Fair value of derivatives.......................................................   $   48.0   $   62.3
Deferred financing costs........................................................       35.2       39.3
Prepaid items ..................................................................       59.1       63.2
Furniture, fixtures and other equipment, net of accumulated depreciation........       15.8       21.7
Inventory.......................................................................       25.6       20.0
Other...........................................................................        5.0       35.8
                                                                                   --------   --------
                                                                                   $  188.7   $  242.3
                                                                                   ========   ========

NOTE 11. SHORT-TERM DEBT AND LINES OF CREDIT

Short-term debt (in millions) and weighted average interest rates as of year end were:

                                                                                      DECEMBER 31
                                                                                   -----------------
                                                                                    2003      2002
                                                                                   -------   -------
Short-term debt amount..........................................................   $  15.9   $  13.7
Short-term debt rate............................................................      2.73%     3.50%

Short-term debt was principally foreign denominated loans.

GFC has commitments under credit agreements with a group of financial institutions for revolving credit loans totaling $539.3 million. GFC's revolving credit agreements are for $254.3 million, $145.0 million and $140.0 million expiring in 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively. At December 31, 2003, availability under all credit facilities was $512.5 million with $26.8 million of letters of credit issued and backed by the most recent facility. The annual commitment fees for the revolving credit agreements are based on a percentage of the commitment and totaled approximately $1.4 million, $1.2 million, and $.7 million for 2003, 2002, and 2001, respectively.

All revolving credit facilities contain various restrictive covenants, including requirements to maintain a defined net worth and a fixed charge coverage ratio. In addition, the credit facilities contain certain negative pledge provisions, including an asset coverage test. Terms of the $140.0 million credit facility also include a limitation on liens condition for borrowings on this facility.

As defined in the credit facilities, the net worth of GFC at December 31, 2003 was $1.6 billion, which was in excess of the most restrictive minimum net worth requirement of $1.1 billion. Additionally, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges as defined by the credit facilities was 1.9x for the period ended December 31, 2003, in excess of the most restrictive covenant of 1.3x.

The indentures for GFC's public debt also contain restrictive covenants, including limitations on loans, advances, or investments in related parties (including GATX) and dividends it may distribute to GATX. Certain of the indentures also contain limitation on liens provisions that limit the amount of secured indebtedness that GFC may incur, subject to several exceptions, including those permitting an unlimited amount of purchase money indebtedness and non-recourse indebtedness. In addition to the other specified exceptions, GFC would be able to incur liens securing a maximum of $781.4 million of additional indebtedness as of December 31, 2003 based on the most restrictive limitation on liens provision.

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The covenants in the credit facilities and indentures effectively limit the ability of GFC to transfer funds to GATX in the form of loans, advances or dividends. At December 31, 2003, the maximum amount that GFC could transfer to GATX without violating its financial covenants was $674.2 million, implying that $594.0 million of subsidiary net assets were restricted. Restricted assets are defined as the subsidiary's equity, less intercompany receivables from the parent company, less the amount that could be transferred to the parent company.

In addition to the credit facilities and indentures, GFC and its subsidiaries are subject to financial covenants related to certain bank financings. GFC does not anticipate any covenant in its credit facilities, bank financings, or indentures will be violated, nor does GFC anticipate that any of these covenants will restrict its operations.

As December 31, 2003, GFC was in compliance with all covenants and conditions of its credit facilities.

NOTE 12. LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt (in millions) and the range of interest rates as of year end were:

                                           INTEREST         FINAL          DECEMBER 31
                                                                     -----------------------
                                             RATES        MATURITY        2003        2002
                                       ---------------   ---------   ----------   ----------
VARIABLE RATE
Term notes and other obligations....    1.15% - 4.14%    2004-2015   $  1,126.0   $  1,059.8
Nonrecourse obligations.............    1.80% - 2.22%    2007-2015         94.6         62.8
                                                                     ----------   ----------
                                                                        1,220.6      1,122.6

FIXED RATE
Term notes and other obligations....   4.05% -  8.88%    2004-2023      1,751.6      2,170.1
Nonrecourse obligations.............   2.75% - 12.25%    2004-2007        351.0        531.8
                                                                     ----------   ----------
                                                                        2,102.6      2,701.9
                                                                     ----------   ----------
                                                                     $  3,323.2   $  3,824.5
                                                                     ==========   ==========

Maturities of GFC's long-term debt as of December 31, 2003, for the next five years were (in millions):

                                                         TERM NOTES
                                                          AND OTHER   NONRECOURSE    TOTAL
                                                         ----------   -----------   --------
2004..................................................   $    371.6   $     183.0   $  554.6
2005..................................................        381.5         119.4      500.9
2006..................................................        819.4          55.0      874.4
2007..................................................         90.4          10.8      101.2
2008..................................................        251.4           2.9      254.3

At December 31, 2003, certain technology assets, aircraft, railcars, and other equipment with a net carrying value of $1,560.2 million were pledged as collateral for $1,291.7 million of notes and obligations.

GFC classifies certain debt as nonrecourse on the consolidated balance sheets. The classification is based on the terms of the debt which provide that in the event of default, the lender may only look to the collateral for repayment. GFC's nonrecourse debt is collateralized primarily by assigned lease cash flows and a security interest in the underlying leased asset. The counterparties to GFC's nonrecourse debt arrangements are banks and other lending institutions.

Nonrecourse debt of $15.0 million and $28.1 million was borrowed by SPE's which were wholly-owned and consolidated by GFC in 2003 and 2002, respectively. The creditors of the SPE's have no recourse to the

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general credit of GFC. Nonrecourse debt of $346.3 million and $371.9 million was in place to finance information technology assets on lease to customers at December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Interest expense capitalized as part of the cost of construction of major assets was $4.2 million in 2003, $15.8 million in 2002 and $14.4 million in 2001. Interest allocated to discontinued operations was $5.0 million in 2001.

NOTE 13. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

GFC may enter into derivative transactions in accordance with its policy for the purposes of reducing earnings volatility and hedging specific financial exposures, including movements in foreign currency exchange rates and changing interest rates on debt securities. These instruments are entered into for hedging purposes only to manage underlying exposures. GFC does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for purposes other than hedging, except for warrants, which are not designated as accounting hedges under SFAS No. 133, as amended.

FAIR VALUE HEDGES

GFC uses interest rate swaps to convert fixed rate debt to floating rate debt and to manage the fixed to floating rate mix of the debt portfolio. The fair value of interest rate swap agreements is determined based on the differences between the contractual rate of interest and the rates currently quoted for agreements of similar terms and maturities. As of December 31, 2003, maturities for interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges range from 2005-2009.

CASH FLOW HEDGES

GFC's interest expense is affected by changes in interest rates as a result of its use of variable rate debt instruments, including commercial paper and other floating rate debt. GFC uses interest rate swaps and forward starting interest rate swaps to convert floating rate debt to fixed rate debt and to manage the floating to fixed rate ratio of the debt portfolio. The fair value of interest rate swap agreements is determined based on the differences between the contractual rate of interest and the rates currently quoted for agreements of similar terms and maturities. As of December 31, 2003, maturities for interest rate swaps qualifying as cash flow hedges range from 2004-2012.

GFC enters into currency swaps, currency and interest rate forwards, and Treasury note derivatives as hedges to manage its exposure to interest rate and currency exchange rate risk on existing and anticipated transactions. The fair values of currency swaps, currency and interest rate forwards, and Treasury note derivatives are based on interest rate swap rates, LIBOR futures, currency rates, and current forward foreign exchange rates. As of December 31, 2003, maturities for these hedges range from 2004-2013.

As of December 31, 2003, GFC expects to reclassify $1.0 million of net losses on derivative instruments from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings within the next twelve months related to various hedging transactions.

OTHER DERIVATIVES

GFC obtains warrants from non-public, venture backed companies in connection with its financing activities. Upon adoption of SFAS No. 133, as amended, these warrants were accounted for as derivatives. Upon receipt, fair value is generally not ascertainable due to the early stage nature of the investee companies. Accordingly, assigned values are nominal. Prior to an initial public offering (IPO) of these companies, the fair value of pre-IPO warrants is deemed to be zero. Accordingly, no amounts were recognized in earnings for changes in fair value of pre-IPO warrants. The fair value of warrants subsequent to the IPO is based on currently quoted prices of the underlying stock.

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OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The fair value of other financial instruments represents the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of other financial instruments:

The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, rent receivables, accounts payable, and short-term debt approximates fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. Also, the carrying amount of variable rate loans approximates fair value.

The fair value of fixed rate loans was estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, at interest rates currently offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality.

The fair value of variable and fixed rate long-term debt was estimated by performing a discounted cash flow calculation using the term and market interest rate for each note based on GFC's current incremental borrowing rates for similar borrowing arrangements. Portions of variable rate long-term debt have effectively been converted to fixed rate debt by utilizing interest rate swaps (GFC pays fixed rate interest, receives floating rate interest). Portions of fixed rate long-term debt have effectively been converted to floating rate debt by utilizing interest rate swaps (GFC pays floating rate interest, receives fixed rate interest). In such instances, the increase (decrease) in the fair value of the variable or fixed rate long-term debt would be offset in part by the increase (decrease) in the fair value of the interest rate swap.

The following table sets forth the carrying amounts and fair values of GFC's financial instruments (in millions):

                                                         DECEMBER 31
                                       -------------------------------------------------
                                          2003                      2002
                                        CARRYING    2003 FAIR     CARRYING    2002 FAIR
                                         AMOUNT       VALUE        AMOUNT       VALUE
                                       ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
ASSETS
Loans - fixed.......................   $    162.9   $    150.5   $    411.8   $    461.8
Derivative instruments:
  Cash flow hedges..................         14.6         14.6         45.4         45.4
  Fair value hedges.................         41.3         41.3         56.2         56.2
                                       ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
Total derivative instruments........         55.9         55.9        101.6        101.6
                                       ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
                                       $    218.8   $    206.4   $    513.4   $    563.4
                                       ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========
LIABILITIES
Long-term debt - fixed..............   $  2,102.6   $  2,215.7   $  2,701.9   $  2,613.5
Long-term debt - variable...........      1,220.6      1,222.6      1,122.6      1,087.0
Derivative instruments:
  Cash flow hedges..................         36.8         36.8         39.3         39.3
                                       ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
                                       $  3,360.0   $  3,475.1   $  3,863.8   $  3,739.8
                                       ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========

In the event that a counterparty fails to meet the terms of the interest rate swap agreement or a foreign exchange contract, GFC's exposure is limited to the market value of the swap if in GFC's favor. GFC manages the credit risk of counterparties by dealing only with institutions that the Company considers financially sound and by avoiding concentrations of risk with a single counterparty. GFC considers the risk of non-performance to be remote.

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NOTE 14. INCOME TAXES

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. U.S. income taxes have not been provided on the undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries and affiliates that GFC intends to permanently reinvest in these foreign operations. The cumulative amount of such earnings was $216.8 million at December 31, 2003.

In prior years, GATX assumed a portion of GFC's deferred tax liability in exchange for cash payments received from GFC. GATX contributed an amount equal to the aggregate of cash received to GFC in exchange for shares of preferred stock which are currently outstanding. Subsequently, GFC reacquired a portion of these deferred taxes and at December 31, 2003 the remaining balance assumed by GATX was $78.9 million, which is shown as a deferred tax adjustment in the table below.

Significant components of GFC's deferred tax liabilities and assets were (in millions):

                                                                    DECEMBER 31
                                                                -------------------
                                                                  2003       2002
                                                                --------   --------
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES
Book/tax basis difference due to depreciation................   $  307.2   $  302.2
Leveraged leases.............................................       85.7      105.5
Investments in affiliated companies..........................      135.9      151.1
Lease accounting (other than leveraged)......................      254.5      139.2
Other........................................................       48.0       67.4
                                                                --------   --------
  Total deferred tax liabilities.............................      831.3      765.4

DEFERRED TAX ASSETS
Net operating loss carryforward..............................       21.7         --
Accruals not currently deductible for tax purposes...........       62.9       35.1
Allowance for possible losses................................       18.3       32.5
Post-retirement benefits other than pensions.................       15.5       15.4
Other........................................................       19.3       45.3
                                                                --------   --------
  Total deferred tax assets..................................      137.7      128.3
Deferred tax adjustment......................................       78.9       78.9
                                                                --------   --------
  Net deferred tax liabilities...............................   $  614.7   $  558.2
                                                                ========   ========

At December 31, 2003, GATX had a consolidated U.S. federal net operating loss carryforward which expires in 2023 of which approximately $62.0 was attributable to GFC. A valuation allowance for recorded deferred tax assets has not been provided as management expects such benefits to be fully realized.

The domestic and foreign components of income before income tax provision from continuing operations consisted of (in millions):

                                                       YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                      2003      2002      2001
                                                    --------   -------   -------
Domestic.........................................   $  114.9   $  46.5   $  21.9
Foreign..........................................       50.1      47.5      35.4
                                                    --------   -------   -------
                                                    $  165.0   $  94.0   $  57.3
                                                    ========   =======   =======

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GFC and its U.S. subsidiaries are included in the consolidated federal income tax return of GATX. Income taxes for continuing operations consisted of (in millions):

                                                        YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                    ------------------------------
                                                      2003       2002       2001
                                                    --------   --------   --------
CURRENT
Domestic:
  Federal........................................   $  (33.3)  $  (97.7)  $   51.3
  State and local................................       (1.6)      (4.6)       6.0
                                                    --------   --------   --------
                                                       (34.9)    (102.3)      57.3
Foreign..........................................       10.8       12.5       11.9
                                                    --------   --------   --------
                                                       (24.1)     (89.8)      69.2
DEFERRED
Domestic:
  Federal........................................       64.7      107.4      (41.4)
  State and local................................        6.7        4.7       (7.3)
                                                    --------   --------   --------
                                                        71.4      112.1      (48.7)
Foreign..........................................        6.0        6.7       (6.6)
                                                    --------   --------   --------
                                                        77.4      118.8      (55.3)
                                                    --------   --------   --------
Income tax provision.............................   $   53.3   $   29.0   $   13.9
                                                    ========   ========   ========
Income taxes (recovered) paid....................   $  (60.5)  $  (25.5)  $  365.9
                                                    ========   ========   ========

Taxes (recovered) paid reflect allocations from GATX and include amounts allocable to discontinued operations of $1.2 million, $(8.4) million and $292.0 million in 2003, 2002 and 2001 respectively. The tax amount recovered in 2003 is net of $28.7 million paid to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and allocable to GFC to settle all disputed tax issues related to the audits for the years 1992 to 1997.

The reasons for the difference between GFC's effective income tax rate and the federal statutory income tax rate were (in millions):

                                                        YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                    ------------------------------
                                                      2003       2002       2001
                                                    --------   --------   --------
Income taxes at federal statutory rate...........   $   57.8   $   33.0   $   20.0
Adjust for effect of:
  Extraterritorial income exclusion..............       (1.7)      (5.7)        --
  Tax rate decrease on deferred taxes............       (1.8)        --       (6.1)
  State income taxes.............................        3.3         .1        (.8)
  Tax audit recovery.............................       (4.6)        --         --
  Foreign income.................................         .2        1.6         .3
  Other..........................................         .1         --         .5
                                                    --------   --------   --------
Income tax provision.............................   $   53.3   $   29.0   $   13.9
                                                    ========   ========   ========
Effective income tax rate........................       32.3%      30.8%      24.2%
                                                    ========   ========   ========

The extraterritorial income exclusion (ETI) is an exemption from U.S. federal income tax for the lease of U.S. manufactured equipment to foreign lessees. The benefit recorded in 2002 included both the 2001 and 2002 amounts. Congress is currently evaluating the potential repeal of the ETI. Accordingly, the availability of this exemption in future years is uncertain.

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The tax rate decrease on deferred taxes recorded in 2003 and 2001 is the result of changes in foreign income tax rates enacted in those years.

State income taxes are provided on domestic pre-tax income or loss. The effect of state income tax on the overall income tax rate is impacted by the amount of domestic income subject to state taxes relative to total income from all sources.

The recovery of tax audit reserve in 2003 is the reversal of prior year tax audit accruals as a result of the favorable resolution and settlement with the IRS of issues in the 1995 to 1997 audit.

GFC's U.S. income tax returns have been audited through 1997 and all issues have been settled with the IRS. Audits by the IRS of the years 1998 to 2002 are currently in progress. GFC believes that adequate accruals have been provided for all years.

NOTE 15. PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS

GFC contributed to pension plans sponsored by GATX that cover substantially all employees. Benefits payable under the pension plans are based on years of services and/or final average salary. The funding policy for the pension plans is based on an actuarially determined cost method allowable under Internal Revenue Service regulations.

Contributions to the GATX plans are allocated to GFC on the basis of payroll costs. GFC's allocated share of the contributions to these plans was $2.1 million and $26.6 million in 2003 and 2002, respectively. There were no contributions made in 2001.

Costs pertaining to the GATX plans are allocated to GFC on the basis of payroll costs with respect to normal cost and on the basis of actuarial determinations for prior service cost. Ongoing pension (credits) costs for continuing operations for 2003, 2002 and 2001 were $(1.8) million, $(.4) million and $.6 million, respectively. Ongoing pension costs include a credit of $.1 million related to discontinued operations for 2001. Plan benefit obligations, plan assets, and the components of net periodic costs for individual subsidiaries of GATX, including GFC, have not been determined.

In addition to ongoing costs, special termination pension benefit expenses of $.2 million and $12.4 million were incurred in 2002 and 2001, respectively, for certain extra benefits paid to terminated or retired employees. $8.7 million of the 2001 expense related to discontinued operations. Offsetting the 2001 expense was a $13.8 million curtailment credit resulting from the elimination of future service costs for covered employee groups, of which $13.2 million related to discontinued operations.

In addition to the pension plans, GFC's other post-retirement plans provide health care, life insurance and other benefits for certain retired employees who meet established criteria. Most domestic employees are eligible for health care and life insurance benefits if they retire from GFC with immediate benefits under the GATX pension plan. The plans are either contributory or noncontributory, depending on various factors.

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The following tables set forth other post-retirement obligations as of December 31 (in millions):

                                                                 2003       2002
                                                               RETIREE     RETIREE
                                                                HEALTH     HEALTH
                                                               AND LIFE   AND LIFE
                                                               --------   --------
CHANGE IN BENEFIT OBLIGATION
Benefit obligation at beginning of year.....................   $   56.9   $   53.2
Service cost................................................         .3         .3
Interest cost...............................................        3.8        3.9
Actuarial loss..............................................        4.3        7.6
Benefits paid...............................................       (8.0)      (8.1)
                                                               --------   --------
Benefit obligation at end of year...........................   $   57.3   $   56.9
                                                               ========   ========
CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF PLAN ASSETS
Plan assets at beginning of year............................   $      -   $      -
Company contributions.......................................        8.0        8.1
Benefits paid...............................................       (8.0)      (8.1)
                                                               --------   --------
Plan assets at end of year..................................   $      -   $      -
                                                               ========   ========
FUNDED STATUS
Funded status of the plan...................................   $  (57.3)  $  (56.9)
Unrecognized net loss.......................................       13.3        9.5
                                                               --------   --------
Accrued cost................................................   $  (44.0)  $  (47.4)
                                                               ========   ========
AMOUNT RECOGNIZED
Prepaid benefit cost........................................   $      -   $      -
Accrued benefit liability...................................      (44.0)     (47.4)
                                                               --------   --------
Total recognized............................................   $  (44.0)  $  (47.4)
                                                               ========   ========

The components of other post-retirement benefit costs are as follows (in millions):

                                                       2003 RETIREE HEALTH   2002 RETIREE HEALTH    2001 RETIREE HEALTH
                                                            AND LIFE              AND LIFE               AND LIFE
                                                       -------------------   -------------------    -------------------
Service cost .......................................   $                .3   $                .3    $                .3
Interest cost ......................................                   3.8                   3.9                    3.5
Amortization of:
  Unrecognized net loss (gain) .....................                    .5                    .1                    (.8)
                                                       -------------------   -------------------    -------------------
Ongoing net costs ..................................                   4.6                   4.3                    3.0
Recognized gain due to curtailment .................                    --                    --                   (1.1)
Recognized special termination benefit expense .....                    --                    --                     .2
                                                       -------------------   -------------------    -------------------
Net costs ..........................................   $               4.6   $               4.3    $               2.1
                                                       ===================   ===================    ===================

A special termination benefit expense of $.2 million was incurred in 2001 for certain extra benefits paid to terminated or retired employees. Offsetting this expense was a $1.1 million curtailment credit resulting from the elimination of future service costs for covered employee groups.

Ongoing other post-retirement benefit costs were $.9 million for 2001 related to discontinued operations.

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Assumptions as of December 31:

                                                                          2003           2002
                                                                          ----           ----
POST-RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS:

     Discount rate.....................................................   6.25%          7.00%
     Rate of compensation increases....................................   5.00%          5.00%

The health care cost trend rate has a significant effect on the other post-retirement benefit cost and obligation. The assumed health care cost trend rate for 2003 was 11.0% for participants over the age of 65 and 9.0% for participants under the age of 65. The assumed health care cost trend rate anticipated for 2004 will be 10.0% for participants over the age of 65 and 8.5% for participants under the age of 65. Over a six-year period the trend rates will decline gradually to 6.0% and remain at that level thereafter.

A one-percentage-point change in the trend rate would have the following effects (in millions):

                                                            ONE-PERCENTAGE-POINT       ONE-PERCENTAGE-POINT
                                                                 INCREASE                   DECREASE
                                                                 --------                   --------
Effect on total of service and interest cost                    $       .2               $      (.2)
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation                            3.4                     (3.1)

GFC expects to contribute approximately $2.6 million to its pension plans and $8.1 million to its other post-retirement benefit plans in 2004. Allocation from GATX of additional contributions will be dependent on a number of factors including plans asset investment returns and actuarial experience. Subject to the impact of these factors, GFC may make additional material plan contributions.

In December 2003, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (the ACT) was enacted. The Act expands Medicare, primarily by adding a prescription drug benefit for Medicare-eligible individuals starting in 2006. The Act provides employers currently sponsoring prescription drug programs for Medicare-eligible individuals with a range of options for coordinating with the new government-sponsored program that would potentially reduce plan costs.

Pursuant to guidance from the FASB under the FASB Staff Position SFAS 106-1, GFC has chosen to defer recognition of the potential effects of the Act in the 2003 financial statements. Therefore, the retiree health obligations and costs reported in this financial statement do not yet reflect any potential impact of the Act. Guidance on the accounting for the government subsidy is pending and, when issued, could require GFC to modify previously reported information.

GFC intends to review its retiree health care strategy in light of the Act and may amend its retiree health program to coordinate with the new Medicare prescription drug program or to receive the direct subsidy from the government. As a result, GFC anticipates that its retiree health obligations and costs could be reduced once those amendments are adopted and or the government subsidies are considered.

NOTE 16. CONCENTRATIONS, OFF BALANCE SHEET ITEMS AND OTHER CONTINGENCIES

CONCENTRATIONS

CONCENTRATION OF REVENUES

GFC's revenues are derived from a wide range of industries and companies. Approximately 20% of total revenues are generated from customers in the chemical industry; for similar services, 15% of revenues are derived from the petroleum industry. Air's assets of $2.0 billion, including off balance sheet assets of $29.0 million, are approximately 26% of GFC's total assets and consist primarily of commercial aircraft operated by various

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domestic and international airlines. At December 31, 2003, the countries with the largest concentrations of Air's commercial aircraft were Turkey, with approximately $262.9 million or 13% of Air's total assets, including off balance sheet assets, and Italy with approximately $238.8 million or 12% of Air's total assets, including off balance sheet assets.

CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

Under its lease agreements with lessees, GFC retains legal ownership of the asset except where such assets have been financed by sale-leasebacks. With most loan financings to customers, the loan is collateralized by the equipment. GFC performs credit evaluations prior to approval of a lease or loan contract. Subsequently, the creditworthiness of the customer and the value of the collateral are monitored on an ongoing basis. GFC maintains an allowance for possible losses to provide for potential losses that could arise should customers become unable to discharge their obligations to GFC.

OFF BALANCE SHEET ITEMS

UNCONDITIONAL PURCHASE OBLIGATIONS

At December 31, 2003, GFC's unconditional purchase obligations of $673.5 million consisted primarily of railcar commitments and scheduled aircraft acquisitions. GFC had commitments of $401.1 related to the committed railcar purchase program, entered into in 2002. GFC also had commitments of $169.8 million for orders and options for interests in five new aircraft to be delivered in 2004 and 2006. Unconditional purchase obligations also include $73.1 million of other rail related commitments. GFC has an obligation under the terms of the DEC acquisition agreement to cause DEC to make qualified investments of $36.2 million by December 31, 2005. To the extent there are not satisfactory investment opportunities during 2005, DEC may invest in long term securities for purposes of future investment.

COMMERCIAL COMMITMENTS

In connection with certain investments or transactions, GFC has entered into various commercial commitments, such as guarantees and standby letters of credit, which could potentially require performance in the event of demands by third parties. Similar to GFC's balance sheet investments, these guarantees expose GFC to credit and market risk; accordingly, GFC evaluates commitment and other contingent obligations using the same techniques used to evaluate funded transactions.

The following table shows GFC's commercial commitments (in millions):

                                                                               DECEMBER 31
                                                                    ----------------------------------
                                                                        2003                2002
                                                                    -------------       -------------
Affiliate debt guarantees-- recourse to GFC...................      $        73.6       $        89.2
Asset residual value guarantees...............................              579.5               602.9
Loan payment guarantee-
  Parent Company Convertible Debt.............................              300.0               175.0
Lease and loan payment guarantees.............................               56.6                60.2
Other loan guarantees.........................................                 .1                14.7
                                                                    -------------       -------------
    Total guarantees..........................................            1,009.8               942.0
Standby letters of credit and bonds...........................                1.6                 1.6
                                                                    -------------       -------------
                                                                    $     1,011.4       $       943.6
                                                                    =============       =============

At December 31, 2003, the maximum potential amount of lease, loan or residual value guarantees under which GFC or its subsidiaries could be required to perform was $1,009.8 million, which includes $300.0 million related to GFC's guarantee of the Parent Company's convertible debt. The related carrying value of the guarantees on the balance sheet, including deferred revenue primarily associated with residual value guarantees

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entered into prior to the effective date of FASB Interpretation No. 45 (FIN 45), Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness to Others, was a liability of $3.6 million. The expirations of these guarantees range from 2004 to 2017. Any liability resulting from GFC's performance pursuant to the residual value guarantees will be reduced by the value realized from the underlying asset or group of assets. Historically, gains associated with the residual value guarantees have exceeded any losses incurred and are recorded in asset remarketing income in the consolidated statements of income. Based on known facts and current market conditions, management does not believe that the asset residual value guarantees will result in any significant adverse financial impact to the Company. Accordingly, the Company has not recorded any accrual for contingent losses with respect to the residual value guarantees as of December 31, 2003. GFC believes these asset residual value guarantees will likely generate future income in the form of fees and residual sharing proceeds.

Asset residual value guarantees represent GFC's commitment to third parties that an asset or group of assets will be worth a specified amount at the end of a lease term. Revenue is earned for providing these asset value guarantees in the form of an initial fee (which is amortized into income over the guaranteed period) and by sharing in any proceeds received upon disposition of the assets to the extent such proceeds are in excess of the amount guaranteed (which is recorded when realized).

Lease and loan payment guarantees generally involve guaranteeing repayment of the financing utilized to acquire assets being leased by an affiliate to customers, and are in lieu of making direct equity investments in the affiliate. GFC is not aware of any event of default which would require it to satisfy these guarantees, and expects the affiliates to generate sufficient cash flow to satisfy their lease and loan obligations.

GFC and its subsidiaries are also parties to letters of credit and bonds. In GFC's past experience, virtually no claims have been made against these financial instruments. At December 31, 2003, management does not expect any material losses to result from these off balance sheet instruments because performance is not expected to be required, and, therefore, is of the opinion that the fair value of these instruments is zero.

OTHER CONTINGENCIES

ENVIRONMENTAL

The Company's operations are subject to extensive federal, state and local environmental regulation. GFC's operating procedures include practices to protect the environment from the risks inherent in railcar leasing, which frequently involve transporting chemicals and other hazardous materials. Additionally, some of GFC's land holdings are and have been used for industrial or transportation-related purposes or leased to commercial or industrial companies whose activities may have resulted in discharges onto the property. As a result, GFC is subject to environmental cleanup and enforcement actions. In particular, the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), also known as the Superfund law, as well as similar state laws generally impose joint and several liability for cleanup and enforcement costs on current and former owners and operators of a site without regard to fault or the legality of the original conduct. In addition, GFC may be considered a potentially responsible party (PRP) under certain other laws. Accordingly, under CERCLA and other federal and state statutes, GFC may be held jointly and severally liable for all environmental costs associated with a particular site. If there are other PRPs, GFC generally participates in the cleanup of these sites through cost-sharing agreements with terms that vary from site to site. Costs are typically allocated based on relative volumetric contribution of material, the amount of time the site was owned or operated, and/or the portion of the total site owned or operated by each PRP.

At the time a potential environmental issue is identified, initial reserves for environmental liability are established when such liability is probable and a reasonable estimate of associated costs can be made.

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Environmental costs are based on the estimated costs associated with the type and level of investigation and/or remediation activities that our internal environmental staff (and where appropriate, independent consultants) have determined to be necessary to comply with applicable laws and regulations and include initial site surveys and environmental studies of potentially contaminated sites as well as costs for remediation and restoration of sites determined to be contaminated. In addition, GFC has provided indemnities for potential environmental liabilities to buyers of divested companies. In these instances, reserves are based on the scope and duration of the respective indemnities together with the extent of known contamination. Estimates are periodically reviewed and adjusted as required to reflect additional information about facility or site characteristics or changes in regulatory requirements. GFC conducts an ongoing environmental contingency analysis, which considers a combination of factors including independent consulting reports, site visits, legal reviews, analysis of the likelihood of participation in and the ability of other PRPs to pay for cleanup, and historical trend analyses. GFC does not believe that a liability exists for known environmental risks beyond what has been provided for in the environmental reserve.

GFC is involved in a number of administrative and judicial proceedings and other mandatory cleanup efforts at approximately three (3) sites at which it is participating in the study or cleanup, or both, of alleged environmental contamination. The Company did not recognize an environmental expense in 2003 or 2002. GFC did recognize an environmental expense of $1.7 million in 2001. GFC paid $1.4 million, $1.0 million and $13.7 million during 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively, for mandatory and unasserted claims cleanup efforts, including amounts expended under federal and state voluntary cleanup programs. GFC has recorded liabilities for remediation and restoration of all known sites of $26.0 million at December 31, 2003, compared with $27.0 million at December 31, 2002. These amounts are included in other liabilities on GFC's balance sheet. GFC's environmental liabilities are not discounted. GFC anticipates that the majority of the accrued costs at December 31, 2003, will be paid over the next five years and no individual site is considered to be material.

Liabilities recorded for environmental costs represent GFC's best estimates for remediation and restoration of these sites and include both asserted and unasserted claims. Unasserted claims are not considered to be a material component of the liability.

The Company did not materially change its methodology for identifying and calculating environmental liabilities in the three years presented. There are currently no known trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that are reasonably likely to occur and materially affect the methodology or assumptions described above.

Recorded liabilities include GFC's best estimates of all costs, without reduction for anticipated recoveries from third parties, and include both asserted and unasserted claims. However, GFC's total cleanup costs at these sites cannot be predicted with certainty due to various factors such as the extent of corrective actions that may be required, evolving environmental laws and regulations, advances in environmental technology, the extent of other parties' participation in cleanup efforts, developments in ongoing environmental analyses related to sites determined to be contaminated, and developments in environmental surveys and studies of potentially contaminated sites. As a result, future charges to income for environmental liabilities could have a significant effect on results of operations in a particular quarter or fiscal year as individual site studies and remediation and restoration efforts proceed or as new sites arise. However, management believes it is unlikely any identified matters, either individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on GFC's results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

LEGAL

GFC and its subsidiaries are parties to a number of legal actions and claims, various governmental proceedings and private civil suits arising in the ordinary course of business, including those related to environmental matters, workers' compensation claims by GFC employees and other personal injury claims. Some

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of the legal proceedings include claims for punitive as well as compensatory damages. While the final outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, considering among other things the meritorious legal defenses available and liabilities that have been recorded, it is the opinion of GFC's management that none of these items, when finally resolved, will have a material adverse effect on the results of operations or the financial position of GFC.

NOTE 17. ADVANCES TO PARENT

Interest income on advances to GATX, which is included in gross income on the income statement, was $24.7 million in 2003, $26.2 million in 2002, and $29.7 million in 2001. These advances have no fixed maturity date. Interest income on advances to GATX was based on an interest rate that is adjusted annually in accordance with an estimate of applicable rates.

NOTE 18. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

The change in components for accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows (in millions):

                                           FOREIGN                                 UNREALIZED
                                          CURRENCY           UNREALIZED              LOSS ON
                                         TRANSLATION       GAIN (LOSS) ON          DERIVATIVE
                                         GAIN (LOSS)         SECURITIES            INSTRUMENTS            TOTAL
                                         -----------         ----------            -----------            -----
Balance at December 31, 2000..........  $       (62.4)     $        28.0           $        --          $ (34.4)
 Change in component..................            5.6               (1.6)                (24.9)           (20.9)
 Reclassification adjustments into
  earnings............................             --              (38.7)                  (.5)           (39.2)
 Income tax effect....................             --               15.8                   9.6             25.4
                                        -------------      -------------           -----------          -------
Balance at December 31, 2001..........          (56.8)               3.5                 (15.8)           (69.1)
 Change in component..................           (5.3)                .5                  (3.6)            (8.4)
 Reclassification adjustments into
  earnings............................             --               (3.9)                  (.2)            (4.1)
 Income tax effect....................             --                1.3                   1.4              2.7
                                        -------------      -------------           -----------          -------
Balance at December 31, 2002..........          (62.1)               1.4                 (18.2)           (78.9)
 Change in component..................           78.2                7.7                 (38.4)            47.5
 Reclassification adjustments into
  earnings............................           (2.8)              (7.2)                  (.3)           (10.3)
 Income tax effect....................             --                (.2)                 14.4             14.2
                                        -------------      -------------           -----------          -------
Balance at December 31, 2003..........  $        13.3      $         1.7           $     (42.5)         $ (27.5)
                                        =============      =============           ===========          =======

NOTE 19. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

The following table summarizes the components of portfolio proceeds reported on the consolidated statement of cash flows (in millions):

                                                                                YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                                        2003             2002             2001
                                                                       -------         ---------        -------
Finance lease rents received, net of earned income and
  leveraged lease nonrecourse debt service.........................    $ 176.0         $   245.8        $   247.1
Loan principal received............................................      288.5             262.3            216.0
Proceeds from asset remarketing....................................      160.3             257.3            314.8
Proceeds from sale of securities...................................        7.3               3.9             38.7
Investment recovery from investments in affiliated companies.......      127.4             113.5            209.6
                                                                       -------         ---------        ---------
                                                                       $ 759.5         $   882.8        $ 1,026.2
                                                                       =======         =========        =========

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Cash paid for interest and (recovered) paid for taxes were as follows (in millions):

                                                                              YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                                         --------------------------------
                                                                          2003           2002         2001
                                                                         -------        -------      -------
Interest.........................................................        $ 201.1        $ 247.3      $ 295.0
Taxes (recovered) paid...........................................          (60.5)         (25.5)       365.9

Significant items resulting from investing or financing activities of the Company that did not impact cash flows were (in millions):

                                                                  YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                                --------------------------
                                                                 2003       2002     2001
                                                                -------    -----     ----
Asset disposition-leveraged lease commitment.........           $ 184.9    $   --   $   --
Liability disposition-leveraged lease commitment.....             183.4        --       --
Debt acquired........................................                --      56.0       --
Extinguished debt....................................                --      14.0       --
Debt assumed.........................................                --        --    255.6

In 2003, GFC disposed of a leveraged lease commitment on passenger rail equipment. $184.9 million of assets were sold, including $108.4 million of restricted cash and $48.0 million of progress payments. In addition, $183.4 million of liabilities, primarily nonrecourse debt, were assumed by the acquirer.

In 2002, the Company acquired KVG and assumed $56.0 million of debt. Also during the year, Technology extinguished $14.0 million of nonrecourse debt and recorded gain on extinguishment of debt of $15.8 million, $13.0 million of which was associated with one lease investment.

In 2001, GFC acquired a portfolio of technology leases from El Camino Resources for $129.8 million, net of the assumption of $255.6 million of nonrecourse debt.

NOTE 20. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In 2002, GFC completed the divestiture of Terminals. Financial data for Terminals has been segregated as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

The 2001 gain on sale of portion of segment of $173.9 million, net of taxes of $185.6 million primarily reflects the sale of substantially all of GFC's interest in GATX Terminals Corporation and its subsidiary companies. In the first quarter of 2001, GFC sold the majority of Terminals' domestic operations. The sale included substantially all of Terminals' domestic terminaling operations, the Central Florida Pipeline Company and Calnev Pipe Line Company. Also in the first quarter of 2001, GFC sold substantially all of Terminals' European operations. In the second and third quarters of 2001, GFC sold Terminals' Asian operations and its U.S. interest in a distillate and blending distribution affiliate.

In the first quarter of 2002, GFC sold its interest in a bulk-liquid storage facility located in Mexico and recognized a $6.2 million gain, net of taxes of $3.0 million.

During 2003 and 2002, there was no operating activity at Terminals. In 2001, gross income and net income were $34.7 million and $2.7 million (net of tax of $4.4 million), respectively.

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NOTE 21. REDUCTION IN WORKFORCE

During 2002, GFC recorded a pre-tax charge of $16.9 million related to its 2002 reduction in workforce. This action was part of GATX's announced intention to exit the venture finance business and curtail investment at specialty finance. The charge also included costs incurred as part of headcount reductions related to an integration plan implemented to rationalize the workforce and operations at DEC. The total charge included involuntary employee separation and benefit costs of $14.7 million for 170 employees company-wide, as well as occupancy costs of $2.2 million. The employee groups terminated included professional and administrative staff. As of December 31, 2003, 162 of the terminations were completed. The remainder of the originally anticipated employee terminations are expected to be completed by the end of 2004.

The following is the reserve activity for the year ended December 31, 2003 (in millions):

Reserve balance at 12/31/02...................................    $   16.6
Benefits paid.................................................       (10.9)
Occupancy costs paid..........................................        (3.2)
Other adjustments.............................................          .1
                                                                  --------
Reserve balance at 12/31/03...................................    $    2.6
                                                                  ========

During 2001, GFC recorded a pre-tax charge of $10.9 million related to its 2001 reduction in workforce. This reduction was part of GFC's initiative to reduce selling, general and administrative costs in response to current economic conditions and the divestiture of Terminals' operations. This charge included involuntary employee separation costs of $5.2 million for 135 employees company-wide, as well as legal fees of $.1 million, occupancy costs of $5.1 million and other costs of $.5 million. The employee groups terminated included professional and administrative staff, including corporate personnel. As of December 31, 2002, all of the employee terminations were completed.

The following is the reserve activity for the year ended December 31, 2003 (in millions):

Reserve balance at 12/31/02................................               $  3.1
Benefits paid..............................................                   --
Occupancy costs paid.......................................                  (.3)
Other adjustments..........................................                 (2.2)
                                                                          ------
Reserve balance at 12/31/03................................               $   .6
                                                                          ======

The $2.2 million adjustment represents a transfer of a portion of the liability to the Parent Company.

Management expects the Company's reserve balance at December 31, 2003 related to the reductions in workforce to be adequate. Remaining cash payments of $3.2 million will be funded from ongoing operations and are not expected to have a material impact on GFC's liquidity.

NOTE 22. FOREIGN OPERATIONS

GFC has a number of investments in subsidiaries and affiliated companies that are located in or derive revenues from foreign countries. GFC's foreign identifiable assets include investments in affiliated companies as well as fully consolidated railcar operations in Canada, Mexico, Poland, Austria and Germany, and foreign leases, loans and other investments. Foreign entities contribute significantly to GFC's share of affiliates' earnings. Revenues and identifiable assets are determined to be foreign or U.S. based depending upon the location of the customer; classification of affiliates' earnings as foreign or domestic is made depending upon the office location of the affiliate. The Company did not derive revenues in excess of 10% of consolidated revenues from any one foreign country for any of the three years ended December 31, 2003. In addition, no foreign country represents more than 10% to GFC's identifiable assets for continuing operations.

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The table below is a summary GFC's operations including subsidiaries and affiliated companies (in millions):

                                                                YEAR ENDED OR AT DECEMBER 31
                                                       -------------------------------------------
                                                          2003            2002            2001
                                                       ----------      -----------     -----------
REVENUES
Foreign.........................................       $    278.5      $     300.1     $     266.3
United States...................................            988.9          1,010.9         1,257.5
                                                       ----------      -----------     -----------
                                                       $  1,267.4      $   1,311.0     $   1,523.8
                                                       ==========      ===========     ===========
SHARE OF AFFILIATES' EARNINGS
Foreign.........................................       $     41.3      $      29.1     $      47.6
United States...................................             28.4             19.3           (14.8)
                                                       ----------      -----------     -----------
                                                       $     69.7      $      48.4     $      32.8
                                                       ==========      ===========     ===========
IDENTIFIABLE BALANCE SHEET ASSETS FOR
   CONTINUING OPERATIONS
Foreign.........................................       $  2,565.8      $   2,300.4     $   1,690.3
United States...................................          3,704.3          4,363.3         4,807.6
                                                       ----------      -----------     -----------
                                                       $  6,270.1      $   6,663.7     $   6,497.9
                                                       ==========      ===========     ===========

Foreign cash flows generated are used to meet local operating needs and for reinvestment. For foreign functional currency entities, the translation of the financial statements into U.S. dollars results in an unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment, a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss.

NOTE 23. FINANCIAL DATA OF BUSINESS SEGMENTS

The financial data presented below conforms to SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, and depicts the profitability, financial position and capital expenditures of each of GFC's continuing business segments. Segment profitability is presented to reflect operating results inclusive of allocated support expenses from the parent company and estimated applicable interest costs. Discontinued operations and the cumulative effect of accounting change are not included in the financial data presented below.

At the end of 2003, GFC completed a reorganization which resulted in changes in management structure and reporting. As a result, GFC now provides its services and products primarily through four operating segments: Rail, Air, Technology and Specialty. Through these businesses, GFC combines asset knowledge and services, structuring expertise, partnering and capital to serve customers and partners worldwide. Previously, GFC reported its operating segments as GATX Rail and Financial Services, which included the results of its business units, air, technology, specialty finance (including American Steamship Company (ASC)), and venture finance. All reported amounts have been restated to conform to the revised segment presentation.

Rail is principally engaged in leasing rail equipment, including tank cars, freight cars and locomotives. Rail provides both full service leases and net leases. Under a net lease, the lessee is responsible for maintenance, insurance and taxes. Under a full service lease, Rail maintains and services the railcars, pays ad valorem taxes, and provides other ancillary services.

Air is primarily engaged in leasing newer, narrow-body aircraft widely used by commercial airlines throughout the world. Air typically provides net leases under which the lessee is responsible for maintenance, insurance and taxes.

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Technology is an information technology (IT) equipment lessor. In conjunction with the leasing of technology equipment, Technology also provides life cycle asset management services to help its customers acquire, manage, remarket and dispose of IT assets.

Specialty is comprised of the former specialty finance and venture finance business units, which are now managed as one operating segment. At the end of 2002, GFC announced its intention to curtail investment in specialty finance and to sell or otherwise run-off venture finance. Specialty's portfolio consists primarily of leases and loans, frequently including interests in an asset's residual value, and joint venture investments involving a variety of underlying asset types, including marine, aircraft and other diversified investments. The venture-related portfolio consists primarily of loans, warrants and investments in venture capital funds.

Other is comprised of corporate results, including selling, general and administrative expense (SG&A) and interest expense not allocated to segments, and the results of ASC, a Great Lakes shipping company.

Management, including the CEO, evaluates the performance of each segment based on several measures, including net income. These results are used to assess performance and determine resource allocation among the segments.

Along with the change to reporting segments, GFC revised its methodology for allocating corporate SG&A expenses to the segments. Corporate SG&A expenses relate to administration and support functions performed at the corporate office. Such expenses include information technology, human resources, legal, financial support and executive costs. Under the revised allocation methodology, directly attributable expenses are generally allocated to the segments. Indirect, shared corporate SG&A costs are retained in Other. Amounts allocated to the segments are approximated based on management's best estimate and judgment of direct support services. Rail's reported segment net income for 2002 and 2001 has been restated to incorporate the revised methodology for SG&A allocations as follows:

                                                                                      YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                                                   -----------------------------
                                                                                       2002             2001
                                                                                   -----------      ------------
Rail income before cumulative effect of accounting change
  as previously reported........................................................   $      50.6      $       44.1
After tax effect of reduced SG&A due to change in allocation methodology........           9.5              13.2
                                                                                   -----------      ------------
Rail income before cumulative effect of accounting change.......................   $      60.1      $       57.3
                                                                                   ===========      ============

As noted above, results of Air, Technology and Specialty were included as part of the Financial Services segment in prior years. Accordingly, the presentation of segment results incorporates the revised SG&A allocation methodology.

Debt balances and interest expense were allocated based upon a fixed leverage ratio for each individual operating segment across all reporting periods, expressed as a ratio of debt to equity. Rail's leverage ratio was set at 5:1, Air's leverage ratio was set at 4:1, Technology's leverage ratio was set at 1:1 (excluding nonrecourse debt), and Specialty's leverage ratio was set at 4:1. Any GFC debt and related interest expense that remained after this allocation methodology was assigned to Other in each period. Management believes this leverage and interest expense allocation methodology gives an accurate indication of each operating segment's risk-adjusted financial return.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)

The following tables present certain segment data for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 (in millions):

                                           RAIL          AIR         TECHNOLOGY      SPECIALTY       OTHER          TOTAL
                                       ----------    ----------     ------------     ---------    ----------     -----------
2003 PROFITABILITY
Revenues.............................  $    689.8    $    110.2     $      202.0     $   139.6    $    125.8     $   1,267.4
Gain on extinguishment of debt.......           -             -               .7           1.8           (.4)            2.1
Share of affiliates' earnings........        12.5          31.6              2.9          22.7             -            69.7
                                       ----------    ----------     ------------     ---------    ----------     -----------
Total gross income...................       702.3         141.8            205.6         164.1         125.4         1,339.2
Depreciation ........................       113.7          55.1            118.5          10.3           5.6           303.2
Interest, net........................        59.6          41.2             24.5          43.5           9.5           178.3
Operating lease expense..............       183.2           3.9                -           4.4            .1           191.6
Income (loss) from continuing
  operations before taxes............        80.0           3.0             25.0          62.2          (5.2)          165.0
  Income from continuing operations..        54.2           2.1             15.2          38.1           2.1           111.7
                                       ----------    ----------     ------------     ---------    ----------     -----------
SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA
Investments in affiliated companies..       140.9         484.9             20.6         221.8             -           868.2
Identifiable assets..................     2,308.8       1,977.0            604.3         707.6         672.4         6,270.1
                                       ----------    ----------     ------------     ---------    ----------     -----------
CASH FLOW
Portfolio investments and capital
  additions..........................       249.6         227.9            246.4         130.9          20.2           875.0
                                       ----------    ----------     ------------     ---------    ----------     -----------

                                          RAIL          AIR          TECHNOLOGY      SPECIALTY       OTHER         TOTAL
                                       ----------    ----------     ------------     ---------    ----------     ----------
2002 PROFITABILITY
Revenues.............................  $    659.1    $     89.0     $      304.6     $   153.0    $    105.3     $  1,311.0
Gain on extinguishment of debt.......           -             -             15.8             -           2.2           18.0
Share of affiliates' earnings........        13.1          14.8              2.3          18.2             -           48.4
                                       ----------    ----------     ------------     ---------    ----------     ----------
Total gross income...................       672.2         103.8            322.7         171.2         107.5        1,377.4
Depreciation ........................       102.3          37.1            188.4          14.6           6.5          348.9
Interest, net........................        53.8          35.1             40.7          53.9          25.5          209.0
Operating lease expense..............       177.6           3.5                -           4.4            .3          185.8
Income (loss) from continuing
  operations before taxes............        93.4           7.6              7.3           7.5         (21.8)          94.0
Income (loss) from continuing
  operations ........................        60.1           8.1              4.7           4.9         (12.8)          65.0
                                       ----------    ----------     ------------     ---------    ----------     ----------
SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA
Investments in affiliated companies..       145.0         470.5             15.2         220.2             -          850.9
Identifiable assets..................     2,289.9       1,885.6            684.5       1,088.0         715.7        6,663.7
                                       ----------    ----------     ------------     ---------    ----------     ----------
CASH FLOW
Portfolio investments and capital
  additions..........................       117.5         571.5            253.8         327.3           1.7        1,271.8
                                       ----------    ----------     ------------     ---------    ----------     ----------

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)

                                           RAIL           AIR        TECHNOLOGY       SPECIALTY      OTHER          TOTAL
                                          -------       -------      ----------      ----------     --------      ---------
2001 PROFITABILITY
Revenues...............................   $ 674.1       $  87.1      $    409.1      $   244.5      $  109.0      $ 1,523.8
Share of affiliates' earnings (loss)...       7.4          33.1             2.3          (10.0)            -           32.8
                                          -------       -------      ----------      ---------      --------      ---------
Total gross income.....................     681.5         120.2           411.4          234.5         109.0        1,556.6
Depreciation and amortization..........     106.4          20.4           241.5           22.9           6.6          397.8
Interest, net..........................      67.1          32.9            55.0           78.7          15.3          249.0
Operating lease expense................     163.8          12.9               -            6.5           1.0          184.2
Income (loss) from continuing
   operations before taxes.............      83.7          28.1            49.2          (69.8)        (33.9)          57.3
Income (loss) from continuing
   operations..........................      57.3          16.8            30.1          (41.3)        (19.5)          43.4
                                          -------       -------      ----------      ---------      --------      ---------
SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA
Investments in affiliated companies....     200.6         483.4            14.2          214.7             -          912.9
Identifiable assets....................   2,280.9       1,335.6           918.5        1,288.5         674.4        6,497.9
                                          -------       -------      ----------      ---------      --------      ---------
CASH FLOW
Portfolio investments and capital
  additions............................     370.1         574.2           431.3          407.2           8.2        1,791.0
                                          -------       -------      ----------      ---------      --------      ---------

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

GFC management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer (the "CEO") and Chief Financial Officer (the "CFO"), have conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures in accordance with Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). Based on such evaluation, the Company's CEO and CFO have concluded as of the end of the period covered by this report, that GFC's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by GFC in this Annual Report on Form 10-K has been recorded, processed, summarized, and reported to them in a timely manner. There have been no significant changes in the company's internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect these controls.

PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

Not required.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Not required.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Not required.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

None.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Not required.

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PART IV

ITEM 15. FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, REPORTS ON FORM 8-K AND EXHIBITS.

                                                                                        Page
                                                                                        ----
(a)      1.      Financial Statements

                 Documents Filed as Part of this Report:

                 Report of Independent Public Auditors - Ernst & Young                    48

                 Consolidated Statements of Income - Years Ended December
                 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001.                                                49

                 Consolidated Balance Sheets - December 31, 2003 and 2002.                50

                 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Years Ended
                 December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001.                                       51

                 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholder's
                 Equity - December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001.                               52

                 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
                 - Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001.                         53

                 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                               54

         2.      Financial Statement Schedules:

                 Schedules for which provision is made in the applicable
                 accounting regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission
                 are not required under the related instructions or are
                 inapplicable, and, therefore, have been omitted.

         3.      Exhibits. See the Exhibit Index included herewith and
                 incorporated by reference hereto.

(b)              Report on Form 8-K.

                 None.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

GATX FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)

         /s/ Ronald H. Zech
-------------------------------------
           Ronald H. Zech
        Chairman, President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
           March 15, 2004

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

        /s/ Ronald H. Zech             Chairman, President,
-------------------------------------
          Ronald H. Zech               Chief Executive Officer and Director
          March 15, 2004

       /s/ Brian A. Kenney             Senior Vice President and
-------------------------------------
         Brian A. Kenney               Chief Financial Officer, Director, and
          March 15, 2004               Assistant Secretary

      /s/ William M. Muckian           Vice President, Controller
-------------------------------------
        William M. Muckian             and Chief Accounting Officer
          March 15, 2004

       /s/ David M. Edwards            Director
-------------------------------------
         David M. Edwards
          March 15, 2004

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(c) Exhibit Index

EXHIBIT
NUMBER                               EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION                                  PAGE
------            --------------------------------------------------------------          ----
3A.               Certificate of Ownership and Merger merging GATX Rail
                  Corporation (a New York corporation) into GATX Capital
                  Corporation (a Delaware corporation) dated July 31, 2001
                  incorporated by reference to the GATX Financial Corporation's
                  quarterly report on Form 10-Q for period ended June 30, 2001.

3B.               By-Laws of GATX Financial Corporation, as amended and restated
                  as of August 7, 2001, incorporated by reference to the GATX
                  Financial Corporation's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for
                  period ended June 30, 2001.

4A.               Indenture dated October 1, 1987 between General American
                  Transportation Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank
                  (National Association), incorporated by reference to General
                  American Transportation Corporation's Form S-3 Registration
                  Statement filed October 8, 1987, file number 33-17692;
                  Indenture Supplement dated as of May 15, 1988 between General
                  American Transportation and The Chase Manhattan Bank
                  incorporated by reference to the General American
                  Transportation Corporation's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
                  June 30, 1988, file number 2-54754. Second Supplemental
                  Indenture dated as of March 15, 1990 between General American
                  Transportation Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank
                  incorporated by reference to General American Transportation
                  Corporation's Form 8-K dated March 15, 1990, file number
                  2-54754; Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 15,
                  1990 between General American Transportation Corporation and
                  The Chase Manhattan Bank incorporated by reference to General
                  American Transportation Corporation's Form 8-K dated June 29,
                  1990, file number 2-54754; Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated
                  as of January 15, 1996 between General American Transportation
                  and The Chase Manhattan Bank incorporated by reference to
                  General American Transportation Corporation's Form 8-K dated
                  January 26, 1996, file number 2-54754.

4B.               GATX Financial Corporation Notices 5 and 6 dated March 28,
                  1988 and April 12, 1988 defining the rights of holders of GATX
                  Rail's Medium-Term Notes Series A issued during that period,
                  incorporated by reference to the GATX Financial Corporation
                  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
                  1988, file number 2-54754.

4C.               GATX Financial Corporation Notices 3 through 5 dated from
                  April 4, 1989 through May 16, 1989, Notice 7 dated June 19,
                  1989 and Notice 12 dated July 21, 1989 defining the rights of
                  the holders of GATX Rail Corporation's Medium-Term Notes
                  Series C issued during those periods. Notices 3 through 5 and
                  Notice 7 is incorporated by reference to the GATX Financial
                  Corporation Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter
                  ended June 30, 1989 and Notice 12 incorporated by reference to
                  the GATX Financial Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
                  for the quarter ended September 30, 1989, file number 2-54754.

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EXHIBIT
NUMBER                               EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION                                  PAGE
------            --------------------------------------------------------------          ----
4D.               GATX Financial Corporation Notice 1 dated February 27, 1992,
                  and Notices 7 and 10 dated May 18, 1993 and May 25, 1993
                  defining the rights of the holders of GATX Financial
                  Corporation's Medium-Term Notes Series D issued during those
                  periods. Notice 1 is incorporated by reference to the GATX
                  Financial Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                  quarter ended March 31, 1992, Notices 7 and 10 are
                  incorporated by reference to the GATX Financial Corporation
                  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30,
                  1993, file number 2-54754.

4E.               Term Loan Agreement between the GATX Financial Corporation and
                  a Bank, incorporated by reference on Form 10-K for the period
                  ended December 31, 1990.

4F.               GATX Financial Corporation Notices 1 and 2 dated June 8, 1994
                  and Notices 3 dated June 17, 1994, and Notices 7 through 11
                  dated July 18, 1994, defining the rights of the holders of
                  GATX Financial Corporation's Medium-Term Notes Series E issued
                  during those periods. Notices 1 through 3 are incorporated by
                  reference to the GATX Financial Corporation Quarterly Report
                  on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1994, and Notices
                  7 through 11 are incorporated herein by reference to the Form
                  424(b)(5) dated July 18, 1994, file number 2-54754.

4G.               GATX Financial Corporation Notices 12 through 14 dated
                  February 24, 1995, Notices 15 through 20 dated May 11, 1995,
                  amended May 24, 1995, and Notices 21 through 30 dated from
                  November 8, 1995 through November 13, 1995, defining the
                  rights of the holders of GATX Financial Corporation's
                  Medium-Term Notes Series E issued during those periods.
                  Notices 12 through 14 are incorporated by reference to the
                  Form 424(b)(5) dated February 24, 1995, Notices 15 through 20
                  are incorporated by reference to the Form 424(b)(5) dated May
                  11, 1995, and Notices 21 through 30 are incorporated by
                  reference to the Form 424(b)(5) dated from November 8, 1995
                  through November 13, 1995, file number 2-54754.

4H.               GATX Financial Corporation Notices 1 and 2 both dated May 11,
                  2000 defining the rights of holders of GATX Rail Corporation's
                  Medium-Term Notes Series F issued during the period. Notice 1
                  is incorporated by reference to the Form 424(b)(5) dated May
                  11, 2000, and Notice 2 is incorporated by reference to the
                  Form 424(b)(5) dated May 11, 2000, file number 2-54754.

4I.               Form of 8-5/8% Note due December 1, 2004 filed with the SEC on
                  Current Report on Form 8-K on December 7, 1994, file number
                  2-54754.

4J.               Form of 6 3/4% Note due March 1, 2006 filed with the SEC on
                  Current Report on Form 8-K on March 4, 1996, file number
                  2-54754.

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EXHIBIT
NUMBER                               EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION                                  PAGE
------            --------------------------------------------------------------          ----
4K.               Indenture dated July 31, 1989 between GATX Capital Corporation
                  (formerly named GATX Leasing Corporation) and The Chase
                  Manhattan Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) GATX
                  Capital's Form S-3 Registration Statement No.33-30300;
                  Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 18, 1991 between
                  GATX Capital Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank
                  incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(b) to the GATX
                  Capital's Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 33-64474; Second
                  Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 2, 1996 between
                  GATX Capital Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank
                  incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to GATX's Capital's
                  Form 8-K dated October 15, 1997; Third Supplemental Indenture
                  dated as of October 14, 1997 between GATX Capital Corporation
                  and The Chase Manhattan Bank incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 4.4 to the GATX Capital's Form 8-K dated October 15,
                  1997; Form of Subordinated Indenture incorporated by reference
                  to Exhibit 4.3 to GATX Capital's Form S-3 Registration
                  Statement No. 333-34879.

4L.               Registration of 7.5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2007 issued
                  in the amount of $175,000,000 by GATX Corporation Fully and
                  Unconditionally Guaranteed by GATX Financial Corporation and
                  Shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Senior
                  Notes, incorporated by reference to Form S-3, file number
                  333-86212, filed April 12, 2002.

                  i.         Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3, prospectus of 7.5%
                             Convertible Senior Notes due 2007 issued in the
                             amount of $175,000,000 by GATX Corporation,
                             incorporated by reference to Form S-3/A, file
                             number 333-86212-01, dated June 18, 2002.

4M.               $350,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of May 14, 1998 among
                  GATX Financial Corporation, the banks listed therein, The
                  First National Bank of Chicago as Administrative Agent and
                  Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York as Documentation
                  Agent, incorporated by reference to GATX Rail Corporation's
                  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30,
                  1998, file number 2-54754.

                  i.        Amendment and Consent dated June 30, 2001 of GATX
                            Financial Corporation. $350,000,000 Credit Agreement
                            incorporated by reference to GATX Financial
                            Corporation's Form 8-K, dated October 12, 2001, file
                            number 1-8319.

4N.               Form of 6 3/4% Note due May 1, 2009 filed in connection with
                  and incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement
                  on Form S-3 (File No. 33-64697) of GATX Financial Corporation,
                  declared effective on December 7, 1995. Submitted to the SEC
                  on GATX Financial Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
                  for the period ended March 31, 1999, file number 2-54754.

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EXHIBIT
NUMBER                               EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION                                  PAGE
------            --------------------------------------------------------------          ----
4O.               $425,000,000 Credit Agreement dated June 22, 2001 among GATX
                  Financial Corporation, the banks listed therein, Chase
                  Manhattan Bank as Administrative Agent, Citibank N.A. as
                  Syndication Agent, incorporated by reference to GATX Financial
                  Corporation's Form 8-K dated October 12, 2001, file number
                  1-8319.

4P.               Credit Agreement dated July 2, 2002 between GATX Financial
                  Corporation, the lenders listed therein, JPMorgan Chase Bank
                  as Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A. as Syndication Agent,
                  incorporated by reference to GATX Financial Corporation's Form
                  8-K dated December 10, 2002, file number 1-8319.

4Q.               Indenture dated as of November 1, 2003 between GATX Financial
                  Corporation and JP Morgan Chase Bank.

4R.               Indenture dated February 1, 2002 between GATX Corporation,
                  GATX Financial Corporation and JP Morgan Chase Bank,
                  incorporated by reference to Form S-3/A, file number
                  333-86212-01, filed June 18, 2002.

4S.               Indenture dated as of August 15, 2003 between GATX
                  Corporation, GATX Financial Corporation and JP Morgan Chase
                  Bank, incorporated by reference to Form S-3, file number
                  33-110451, filed November 13, 2003.

10A.              Tax Operating Agreement dated January 1, 1983 between GATX
                  Corporation and GATX Financial Corporation, incorporated by
                  reference to Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 1983,
                  file number 2-75467.

12                Statement regarding computation of ratios of earnings to fixed
                  charges.

23                Consent of Independent Auditors.

31A.              Certification Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13(a)-15(e) and
                  Rule 15(d)-15(e) (CEO Certification)

31B.              Certification Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13(a)-15(e) and
                  Rule 15(d)-15(e) (CFO Certification)

32.               Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (CEO and CFO
                  Certification)

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EXHIBIT 4Q

GATX FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AND

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, TRUSTEE


INDENTURE


DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2003

DEBT SECURITIES


TABLE OF CONTENTS

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                                                                                                     ----
                                    ARTICLE 1
             DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

Section 1.1       Definitions..................................................................        1
Section 1.2       Compliance Certificates and Opinions.........................................        8
Section 1.3       Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.......................................        8
Section 1.4       Acts of Holders..............................................................        9
Section 1.5       Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company........................................       10
Section 1.6       Notice to Holders of Securities; Waiver......................................       10
Section 1.7       Language of Notices, Etc.....................................................       11
Section 1.8       Conflict with Trust Indenture Act............................................       11
Section 1.9       Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.....................................       11
Section 1.10      Successors and Assigns.......................................................       11
Section 1.11      Separability Clause..........................................................       11
Section 1.12      Benefits of Indenture........................................................       11
Section 1.13      Governing Law................................................................       11
Section 1.14      Legal Holidays...............................................................       11

                                    ARTICLE 2
                                 SECURITY FORMS

Section 2.1       Forms Generally..............................................................       12
Section 2.2       Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication..............................       12
Section 2.3       Securities in Global Form....................................................       13

                                    ARTICLE 3
                                 THE SECURITIES

Section 3.1       Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series.........................................       13
Section 3.2       Denominations................................................................       15
Section 3.3       Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating...............................       15
Section 3.4       Temporary Securities.........................................................       17
Section 3.5       Registration, Transfer and Exchange..........................................       17
Section 3.6       Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.............................       20
Section 3.7       Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved...............................       21
Section 3.8       Persons Deemed Owners........................................................       22
Section 3.9       Cancellation.................................................................       22
Section 3.10      Computation of Interest......................................................       23

                                    ARTICLE 4
                           SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 4.1       Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture......................................       23
Section 4.2       Application of Trust Money...................................................       24

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                                                                                                     ----
                                    ARTICLE 5
                                    REMEDIES
Section 5.1       Events of Default............................................................       24
Section 5.2       Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment...........................       25
Section 5.3       Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee..............       27
Section 5.4       Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.............................................       27
Section 5.5       Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities..................       28
Section 5.6       Application of Money Collected...............................................       28
Section 5.7       Limitation on Suits..........................................................       29
Section 5.8       Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest....       29
Section 5.9       Restoration of Rights and Remedies...........................................       30
Section 5.10      Rights and Remedies Cumulative...............................................       30
Section 5.11      Delay or Omission Not Waiver.................................................       30
Section 5.12      Control by Holders of Securities.............................................       30
Section 5.13      Waiver of Past Defaults......................................................       31
Section 5.14      Undertaking for Costs........................................................       31

                                    ARTICLE 6
                                   THE TRUSTEE

Section 6.1       Certain Duties and Responsibilities..........................................       32
Section 6.2       Notice of Defaults...........................................................       33
Section 6.3       Certain Rights of Trustee....................................................       33
Section 6.4       Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.......................       34
Section 6.5       May Hold Securities..........................................................       35
Section 6.6       Money Held in Trust..........................................................       35
Section 6.7       Compensation and Reimbursement...............................................       35
Section 6.8       Disqualifications; Conflicting Interests.....................................       36
Section 6.9       Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility......................................       36
Section 6.10      Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor............................       36
Section 6.11      Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.......................................       37
Section 6.12      Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business..................       39
Section 6.13      Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company............................       39
Section 6.14      Appointment of Authenticating Agent..........................................       42

                                    ARTICLE 7
                HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY

Section 7.1       Company To Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders....................       44
Section 7.2       Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.......................       44
Section 7.3       Reports by Trustee...........................................................       46
Section 7.4       Reports by the Company.......................................................       47

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                                    ARTICLE 8
                CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE, LEASE OR CONVEYANCE

Section 8.1       Consolidations and Mergers of Company and Sales, Leases and Conveyances
                  Permitted Subject to Certain Conditions......................................       48
Section 8.2       Rights and Duties of Successor Corporation...................................       48
Section 8.3       Officers' Certificate and Opinion of Counsel.................................       48

                                    ARTICLE 9
                             SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Section 9.1       Supplemental Indentures without Consent of Holders...........................       49
Section 9.2       Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders..............................       50
Section 9.3       Execution of Supplemental Indentures.........................................       51
Section 9.4       Effect of Supplemental Indentures............................................       51
Section 9.5       Conformity with Trust Indenture Act..........................................       51
Section 9.6       Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures...........................       51

                                   ARTICLE 10
                                    COVENANTS

Section 10.1      Payment of Principal, Premium, if any, and Interest..........................       52
Section 10.2      Maintenance of Office or Agency..............................................       52
Section 10.3      Money for Securities Payments To Be Held in Trust............................       52
Section 10.4      Additional Amounts...........................................................       54
Section 10.5      Statement as to Compliance; Notice of Certain Defaults.......................       54
Section 10.6      Limitation on Liens..........................................................       55
Section 10.7      Waiver of Certain Covenants..................................................       57

                                   ARTICLE 11
                            REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

Section 11.1      Applicability of Article.....................................................       58
Section 11.2      Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee........................................       58
Section 11.3      Selection by Trustee of Securities To Be Redeemed............................       58
Section 11.4      Notice of Redemption.........................................................       59
Section 11.5      Deposit of Redemption Price..................................................       59
Section 11.6      Securities Payable on Redemption Date........................................       60
Section 11.7      Securities Redeemed in Part..................................................       60

                                   ARTICLE 12
                                  SINKING FUNDS

Section 12.1      Applicability of Article.....................................................       60
Section 12.2      Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities........................       61
Section 12.3      Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund....................................       61

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Reconciliation and tie between Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and Indenture

Trust Indenture Act Section                                             Indenture Section
---------------------------                                             -----------------
Section 310 (a)(1)................................................                     6.9
(a)(2)............................................................                     6.9
(a)(3)............................................................          Not Applicable
(a)(4)............................................................          Not Applicable
(b)...............................................................               6.8, 6.10
Section 311 (a)...................................................            6.13(a), (c)
(b)...............................................................            6.13(b), (c)
(b)(2)............................................................      7.3(a)(ii), 7.3(b)
Section 312 (a)...................................................             7.1, 7.2(a)
(b)...............................................................                  7.2(b)
(c)...............................................................                  7.2(c)
Section 313 (a)...................................................                  7.3(a)
(b)(1)............................................................          Not Applicable
(b)(2)............................................................                  7.3(b)
(c)...............................................................                  7.3(c)
(d)...............................................................                  7.3(d)
Section 314 (a)...................................................                     7.4
(b)...............................................................          Not Applicable
(c)(1)............................................................                     1.2
(c)(2)............................................................                     1.2
(c)(3)............................................................          Not Applicable
(d)...............................................................          Not Applicable
(e)...............................................................                     1.2
Section 315 (a)...................................................                  6.1(a)
(b)...............................................................          6.2, 7.3(a)(6)
(c)...............................................................                  6.1(b)
(d)...............................................................                  6.1(c)
(d)(1)............................................................       6.1(a)(i), (c)(i)
(d)(2)............................................................              6.1(c)(ii)
(d)(3)............................................................             6.1(c)(iii)
(e)...............................................................                    5.14
Section 316 (a)...................................................                     1.1
(a)(1)(A).........................................................               5.2, 5.12
(a)(1)(B).........................................................                    5.13
(a)(2)............................................................          Not Applicable
(b)...............................................................                     5.8
Section 317 (a)(1)................................................                     5.3
(a)(2)............................................................                     5.4
(b)...............................................................                    10.3
Section 318 (a)...................................................                     1.8


Note: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.

INDENTURE, dated as of November 1, 2003 between GATX Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the "Company"), having its principal office at 500 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, a state banking corporation (hereinafter called the "Trustee").

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY

The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured and unsubordinated debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, unlimited as to principal amount, to bear such rates of interest, to mature at such time or times, to be issued in one or more series and to have such other provisions as shall be fixed as hereinafter provided.

The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture and all things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH: For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of series thereof, as follows:

ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

Section 1.1 Definitions.

For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular;

(b) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;

(c) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the terms "generally accepted accounting principles" with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted at the date of such computation; and

(d) the words "herein," "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.

Certain terms, used principally in Article Six, are defined in that Article.


"Act" when used with respect to any Holders has the meaning specified in Section 1.4.

"Additional Amounts" means any additional amounts which are required by a Security or by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, under circumstances specified therein, to be paid by the Company in respect of certain taxes imposed on certain Holders and which are owing to such Holders.

"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have the meanings correlative to the foregoing.

"Authenticating Agent" means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.14 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of one or more series.

"Authorized Newspaper" means a newspaper, in an official language of the country of publication or in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day, whether or not published on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays, and of general circulation in the place in connection with which the term is used or in the financial community of such place. Where successive publications are required to be made in Authorized Newspapers, the successive publications may be made in the same or in different newspapers in the same city meeting the foregoing requirements and in each case on any Business Day.

"Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee thereof.

"Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.

"Business Day," except as may otherwise be provided in the form of Securities of any particular series pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, with respect to any Place of Payment means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions or trust companies in that Place of Payment are authorized or obligated by law to close.

"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or if at any time after the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties at such time.

"Company" means the Person named as the "Company" in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor corporation shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Company" shall mean such successor corporation.

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"Company Request" and "Company Order" mean, respectively, a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by the Chairman, the President, any Vice President or the Treasurer, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.

"Corporate Trust Office" means the principal office or agency of the Trustee, at which at any particular time its corporate trust business relating to this Indenture shall be administered, which office at the date of original execution of this Indenture is located at 560 Mission Street, 13th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105, except that, with respect to presentation of Securities for payment or registration of transfers and exchanges and the location of the registrar, such term means the office or agency of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate agency business shall be conducted, which at the date of original execution of this Indenture is located at 4 New York Plaza, 1st Floor, New York, New York 10004.

"corporation" includes corporations, associations, partnerships, limited liability companies and business trusts.

"Defaulted Interest" has the meaning specified in Section 3.7.

"Depositary" means with respect to the Securities of any series issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person designated as Depositary by the Company pursuant to Section 3.1(c) until a successor Depositary shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Depositary" shall mean or include each Person who is then a Depositary hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, "Depositary" as used with respect to the Securities of any such series shall mean the "Depositary" with respect to the Securities of that series.

"Dollars" or "$" or any similar reference shall mean currency of the United States which at the time shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

"Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1

"Holder" when used with respect to any Security means the Person in whose name the Security is registered in the Security Register.

"Indenture" means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof.

"Information Technology Assets" means any and all information technology equipment owned by the Company, including (but not limited to) personal computers, servers, mainframes, midrange and communication equipment.

"Interest" when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity means interest payable after Maturity, and, when used with respect to a Security which provides for the payment of Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 10.4, includes such Additional Amounts.

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"Interest Payment Date" means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on the applicable Securities.

"Maturity" when used with respect to any Security means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, notice of redemption or otherwise.

"Net Tangible Assets" at any date means the total assets of the Company as they appear on the most recently prepared consolidated balance sheet as of the end of a fiscal quarter, less (i) all liabilities shown on such consolidated balance sheet that are classified and accounted for as current liabilities or that otherwise would be considered current liabilities under generally accepted accounting principles and (ii) all assets shown on such consolidated balance sheet that are classified and accounted for as intangible assets of the Company or that otherwise would be considered intangible assets under generally accepted accounting principles, including, without limitation, franchises, patents and patent applications, trademarks, brand names and goodwill.

"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President or the Treasurer, and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee. Each such certificate shall include the statements provided for in
Section 1.2

"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel, who may (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture) be an employee of or counsel for the Company, or other counsel who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Each such opinion shall include the statements provided for in
Section 1.2.

"Original Issue Discount Security" means a Security issued pursuant to this Indenture which provides for declaration of an amount less than the principal thereof to be due and payable upon acceleration pursuant to
Section 5.2.

"Outstanding" when used with respect to Securities means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:

(i) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;

(ii) Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made; and

(iii) Securities which have been paid pursuant to
Section 3.6 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall

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have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Company:

provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security that may be counted in making such determination and that shall be deemed to be outstanding for such purposes shall be equal to the amount of the principal thereof that could be declared to be due and payable pursuant to the terms of such Original Issue Discount Security at the time the taking of such action by the Holders of such requisite principal amount is evidenced to the Trustee as provided in Section 1.4(a), and, provided further, that Securities owned beneficially by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate (other than officers or directors of the Company) of the Company or such other obligor, shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee's right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor. In the case of a dispute as to such right, the advice of counsel shall be full protection in respect of any decision made by the Trustee in accordance with such advice. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee promptly an Officers' Certificate listing and identifying all securities known by the Company to be owned or held by or for the account of any of the above-described persons; and, subject to the terms of this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officer's Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Securities not listed therein are outstanding for the purpose of any such determination.

"Paying Agent" means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Company.

"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

"Place of Payment" when used with respect to the Securities of any series means the place or places where, subject to the provisions of Section 10.2, the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of that series are payable as specified as provided pursuant to Section 3.1.

"Predecessor Security" of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 3.6 in exchange for or in lieu of a lost, destroyed, mutilated or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the lost, destroyed, mutilated or stolen Security.

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"Redemption Date" when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.

"Redemption Price" when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed means the price at which it is to be redeemed as determined pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.

"Registered Security" means any Security established pursuant to Section 2.1 which is registered in the Security Register.

"Regular Record Date" for the interest payable on a Security on any Interest Payment Date means the date, if any, specified in such Security as the "Regular Record Date."

"Responsible Officer" when used with respect to the Trustee means the president, any vice president (whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title "vice president"), the secretary, any assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, any senior trust officer or trust officer, or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

"Restricted Subsidiary" means any subsidiary which is a consolidated subsidiary, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, in the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

"Security" or "Securities" means any Security or Securities, as the case may be, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

"Security Register" and "Security Registrar" have the respective meanings specified in Section 3.5.

"Special Record Date" for the payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series means a dated fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.7.

"Stated Maturity" when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon means the date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.

"Subsidiary" means any corporation of which at the time of determination the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries owns or controls directly or indirectly more than 50% of the shares of Voting Stock.

"Transportation Assets" means (i) any and all rail equipment owned by the Company, including (but not limited to) railcars, locomotives, shipping containers, chassis and trailers, (ii) any and all aircraft owned by the Company and any and all aircraft engines owned by the Company, and (iii) any and all marine equipment owned by the Company, including (but not limited to) ships, vessels, boats, ferries, inland and offshore barges, offshore rigs and floating

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storage facilities, (iv) any and all transportation-related containers owned by the Company, and (v) all accessories, equipment, parts and appurtenances appertaining to, attached to or used in connection with any of such rail equipment, aircraft, aircraft engines, marine equipment or transportation-related containers.

"Trustee" means the Person named as the "Trustee" in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such with respect to one or more series of Securities pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Trustee" shall mean each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, "Trustee" shall mean each such Person and as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to the Securities of that series.

"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in force at the date as of which this instrument was executed; provided, however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, "Trust Indenture Act" means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended.

"United States" or "U.S." means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia), its territories and possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction.

"United States Alien" means any Person who, for United States Federal income tax purposes, is a foreign corporation, a non-resident alien individual, a non-resident alien fiduciary of a foreign estate or trust, or a foreign partnership one or more of the members of which is, for United States Federal income tax purposes, a foreign corporation, a non-resident alien individual or a non-resident alien fiduciary of a foreign estate or trust.

"U.S. Government Obligations" means securities that are (i) direct obligations of the United States for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (ii) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States, that, in either case under clauses (i) or (ii), are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest on or principal of any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of a depository receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific payment of interest on or principal of the U.S. Government Obligation evidenced by such depository receipt.

"Voting Stock" means stock of the class or classes having general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the board of directors, managers or trustees of a corporation provided that, for the purposes hereof, stock which carries only the right to vote conditionally on the happening of an event shall not be considered voting stock whether or not such event shall have happened.

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Section 1.2 Compliance Certificates and Opinions.

Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.

Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:

(a) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such condition or covenant and the definitions herein relating thereto;

(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

(c) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such condition or covenant has been complied with; and

(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

Section 1.3 Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.

In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents. Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Company, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.

Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.

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Any certificate, statement or opinion of an officer of the Company or of counsel may be based insofar as it relates to accounting matters, upon a certificate or opinion of or representations by a firm of accountants or an accountant in the employ of the Company, unless such officer or counsel, as the case may be, knows that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the accounting matters upon which his certificate, statement or opinion may be based as aforesaid are erroneous, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know that the same are erroneous.

Any certificate or opinion of any independent firm of public accountants filed with the Trustee shall contain a statement that such firm is independent.

Section 1.4 Acts of Holders.

(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent, or of the holding by any Person of a Security, shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to
Section 6.1) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company and any agent of the Trustee or the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.

(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved in any reasonable manner which the Trustee deems sufficient and in accordance with such reasonable rules as the Trustee may determine; and the Trustee may in any instance require further proof with respect to any of the matters referred to in this Section.

(c) The ownership of Securities and the principal amount and serial numbers of Securities held by any Person, and the date of holding the same, shall be proved by the Security Register.

(d) If the Company shall solicit from the Holders of any Securities any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, the Company may, at its option, by Board Resolution, fix in advance a record date for the determination of Holders of Securities entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, but the Company shall have no obligation to do so. If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act may be given before or after such record date, but only the Holders of Securities of record at the close of business on such record date shall be deemed to be Holders for the purposes of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of Outstanding Securities have authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, and for that purpose the Outstanding Securities shall be computed as of such record date; provided that no such authorization, agreement or consent by the Holders

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on such record date shall be deemed effective unless it shall become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six months after the record date.

(e) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done or suffered to be done by the Trustee, any Security Registrar, any Paying Agent or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.

Section 1.5 Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,

(a) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention:
Corporate Trust Administration Division, or

(b) the Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to the attention of its Treasurer at the address of its principal office specified in the first paragraph of this instrument or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company.

Section 1.6 Notice to Holders of Securities; Waiver.

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in the form of Securities of any particular series pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of Securities of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given to Holders of Securities if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder of a Security affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice.

In any case where notice to Holders of Securities is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder of a Security shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders of Securities. In the case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.

Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders of Securities shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

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Section 1.7 Language of Notices, Etc.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, election or waiver required or permitted under this Indenture shall be in the English language, except that, if the Company so elects, any published notice may be in an official language of the country of publication.

Section 1.8 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.

If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision hereof which is required to be included in this Indenture by any of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, such required provisions shall control.

Section 1.9 Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.

The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 1.10 Successors and Assigns.

All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

Section 1.11 Separability Clause.

In case any provision in this Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 1.12 Benefits of Indenture.

Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, any Security Registrar, any Paying Agent, any Authenticating Agent and their successors hereunder and the Holders of Securities, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

Section 1.13 Governing Law.

This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

Section 1.14 Legal Holidays.

In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or the Securities other than a provision in the Securities which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section) payment of interest or any Additional Amounts or principal (and premium, if any) need not be

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made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity, and no interest shall accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be.

ARTICLE 2

SECURITY FORMS

Section 2.1 Forms Generally.

The Securities, if any, of each series and Securities in global form, if any, shall be in the form established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, shall have appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture or any indenture supplemental hereto and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers of the Company executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities. If the forms of the Securities of any series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company Order contemplated by Section 3.3 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.

Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.1 with respect to any series of Securities, the Securities of each series shall be issuable in registered form without coupons.

The definitive Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods on a steel engraved border or steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the officers of the Company executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.

Section 2.2 Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication.

The Trustee's Certificate of Authentication shall be in substantially the following form:

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

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Trustee

By___________________________
Authorized Signatory

Section 2.3 Securities in Global Form.

If Securities of a series are issuable in whole or in part in global form, any such Security may provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of Outstanding Securities from time to time endorsed thereon and may also provide that the aggregate amount of Outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time to time be reduced to reflect exchanges or increased to reflect the issuance of additional Securities. Any endorsement of a Security in global form to reflect the amount, or any increase or decrease in the amount, of Outstanding Securities represented thereby shall be made in such manner and by such Person or Persons, as shall be specified therein or in the Company Order delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.3.

ARTICLE 3

THE SECURITIES

Section 3.1 Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series.

The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

The Securities may be issued in one or more series. There shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officers' Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto prior to the issuance of Securities of any series:

(a) the title of the Securities and the series in which such Securities shall be included;

(b) the limit, if any, upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such title and the Securities of such series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 9.6 or 11.7);

(c) whether Securities of the series may be issued in whole or in part in global form and, if so, the identity of the Depositary for such Securities in global form, and the terms and conditions, if any, upon which interests in such Securities in global form may be exchanged, in whole or in part, for the individual Securities represented thereby;

(d) the date or dates on which the principal of such Securities is payable;

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(e) the rate or rates at which such Securities shall bear interest, if any, or method by which such rate or rates are determined, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date for the interest payable on Registered Securities on any Interest Payment Date, whether and under what circumstances Additional Amounts on such securities shall be payable in respect of specified taxes, assessments or other governmental charges withheld or deducted and, if so, whether the Company has the option to redeem the affected Securities rather than pay such Additional Amounts, and the basis upon which interest shall be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months;

(f) the place or places, if any, in addition to or other than the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on or Additional Amounts, if any, payable in respect of such Securities shall be payable, where such Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer, where such Securities may be surrendered for exchange and where notice and demands to or upon the Company, in respect of such Securities and this Indenture, may be served and where notices to Holders pursuant to Section 1.6 will be published;

(g) the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which such Securities may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company or a Holder;

(h) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem such Securities pursuant to any sinking fund and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which such Securities shall be redeemed in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

(i) the denominations in which Securities of the series, if any, shall be issuable if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof;

(j) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of such Securities which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.2;

(k) if the amount of payments of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on, and Additional Amounts in respect of such Securities may be determined with reference to an index, formula or other method other than that in which the Securities are stated to be payable, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;

(l) if the Securities of such series are to be issuable in definitive form (whether upon original issue or upon exchange of a temporary Security of such series) only upon receipt of certain certificates or other documents or satisfaction of other conditions, then the form and terms of such certificates, documents or conditions;

(m) whether, and under what conditions, Additional Amounts will be payable to Holders of Securities of such series pursuant to
Section 10.4;

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(n) any Events of Default with respect to Securities of such series, if not otherwise set forth herein; and

(o) any other terms of such Securities (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture).

All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and the rate or rates of interest, if any, redemption dates and sinking fund dates, if any, and Stated Maturity, the date from which interest, if any, shall accrue, the amount that shall be payable upon the declaration of acceleration and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to such Board Resolution and set forth in such Officers' Certificate or in any such indenture supplemental hereto. All Securities of any one series need not be issued at the same time and, unless otherwise provided, a series may be reopened for issuances of additional Securities of such series.

If any of the terms of the Securities of any series were established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers' Certificate setting forth the terms of such series.

Section 3.2 Denominations.

Unless other denominations and amounts may from time to time be fixed by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, the Registered Securities of each series, if any, shall be issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.

Section 3.3 Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.

The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, President, any Vice President or its Treasurer under its corporate seal reproduced thereon and attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. The signature of any of these officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile. The seal of the Company may be in the form of a facsimile thereof and may be impressed, affixed, imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Securities. Typographical and other minor errors or defects in any such reproduction of the seal or any such signature shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any Security that has been duly authenticated and delivered by the Trustee.

Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities.

At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series, executed by the Company, to the Trustee for authentication, together with the Board Resolution and Officers' Certificate or supplemental indenture with respect to such Securities referred to in Section 3.1 and a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Company Order and subject to the provisions hereof shall authenticate and deliver such

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Securities. In authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 6.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,

(a) that the form and terms of such Securities have been established in conformity with the provision of this Indenture;

(b) that all conditions precedent set forth in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of such Securities have been complied with and that such Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights and to general equity principles; and

(c) as to such other matters as the Trustee may reasonably request;

provided, however, that if all the Securities of any series are not to be issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver an Opinion of Counsel at the time of issuance of each Security, but such Opinion of Counsel, with appropriate modifications, may instead be delivered at or prior to the time of the first issuance of Securities of such series.

The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee or if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not lawfully be taken.

If the Company shall establish pursuant to Section 3.1 that Securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in global form, then the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section and the Company Order with respect to such series, authenticate and deliver one or more Securities in global from that (i) shall represent and shall be denominated in an authorized aggregate amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series and tenor to be represented by one or more Securities in global form, (ii) shall be registered, in the name of the Depositary for such Security or Securities in global form or the nominee of such Depositary, (iii) shall be delivered to such Depositary or pursuant to such Depositary's instruction and (iv) shall bear a legend substantially to the following effect: "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. Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of the Depository Trust Company (55 Water Street, New York, New York) to the issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of CEDE & CO. or such other name as requested by an authorized representative of the Depository Trust Company and any payment is made to CEDE & CO., any transfer, pledge or

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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." Each Depositary designated pursuant to Section 3.1 for a Security in global form must, at the time of its designation and at all times while it serves as Depositary, be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any other applicable statute or regulation.

Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.

No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for in Section 2.2 or 6.14 executed by or on behalf of the Trustee by the manual signature of one of its authorized signatories, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.

Section 3.4 Temporary Securities.

Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute and deliver to the Trustee, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the manner provided in
Section 3.3, temporary Securities of such series which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued, in registered form without coupons and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers of the Company executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities. In the case of Securities of any series, such temporary Securities may be in global form, representing all of the Outstanding Securities of such series and tenor.

Except in the case of temporary Securities in global form, which shall be exchanged in accordance with the provisions thereof, if temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable upon request for definitive Securities of such series containing identical terms and provisions upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series at an office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 10.2, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like principal amount of definitive Securities of authorized denominations of the same series containing identical terms and provisions. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 with respect to a temporary Security in global form, until so exchanged the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series.

Section 3.5 Registration, Transfer and Exchange.

With respect to the Securities of each series, if any, the Company shall cause to be kept, at an office or agency of the Company maintained pursuant to Section 10.2, a register

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(herein sometimes referred to as the "Security Register") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of the Securities of each series and of transfers of the Securities of each series. The Trustee is hereby appointed "Security Registrar" for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers and exchanges of Securities as herein provided; provided that the Company may, from time to time, designate (or change any designation of) any other Person or Persons to act as Security Registrar or co-Security Registrars with respect to the Securities of one or more series, with notice to the Trustee and as provided in Section 1.6 to the Holders. At all reasonable times the Security Register shall be open for inspection by the Company. In the event that the Trustee shall not be the Security Registrar, it shall have the right to examine the Security Register at all reasonable times.

Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at any office or agency of the Company maintained for that series pursuant to Section 10.2, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee, at the direction of the Company, shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series of an authorized denomination, of a like aggregate principal amount bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding and containing identical terms and provisions.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for the individual Securities represented thereby, in definitive form, a Security in global form representing all or a portion of the Securities of a series may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary for such series to a nominee of such Depositary or by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary or by such Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary for such series or a nominee of such successor Depositary.

At the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series containing identical terms and provisions, in any authorized denominations, and of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at any such office or agency of the Company maintained for that series pursuant to Section 10.2. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee, at the direction of the Company, shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

If at any time the Depositary for the Securities of a series notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Securities of such series or if at any time the Depositary for the Securities of such series shall no longer be eligible under Section 3.3, the Company, by Company Order, shall appoint a successor Depositary with respect to the Securities of such series. If a successor Depositary for the Securities of such series is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the Company receives such notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Company's election pursuant to Section 3.1(c) shall no longer be effective with respect to the Securities of such series and the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Securities of such series, will authenticate and deliver, Securities of such series in definitive form in an aggregate principal amount and of like terms and tenor equal to the principal amount of the Security or Securities in global form representing such series in exchange for such Security or Securities in global form.

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The Company may at any time and in its sole discretion determine that individual Securities of any series issued in global form shall no longer be represented by such Security or Securities in global form. In such event the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of individual definitive Securities of such series and of the same terms and tenor, will authenticate and deliver individual Securities of such series in definitive form in authorized denominations and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Security or Securities in global form representing such series in exchange for such Security or Securities in global form.

If specified by the Company pursuant to Section 3.1 with respect to a series of Securities, the Depositary for such series of Securities may surrender a Security in global form for such series of Securities in exchange in whole or in part for individual Securities of such series in definitive form and of like terms and tenor on such terms as are acceptable to the Company, the Trustee and such Depositary. Thereupon, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of individual definitive Securities of such series, shall authenticate and deliver, without service charge:

(a) to the Depositary or to each Person specified by such Depositary a new individual Security or Securities of the same series and of the same tenor, of authorized denominations, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for such Person's beneficial interest in the Security in global form; and

(b) to such Depositary a new Security in global form in a denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the principal amount of the surrendered Security in global form and the aggregate principal amount of the individual Securities delivered to Holders thereof.

In any exchange provided for in any of the preceding three paragraphs, the Company will execute and the Trustee pursuant to a Company Order will authenticate and deliver individual Securities in definitive registered form in authorized denominations.

Upon the exchange of a Security in global form for Securities in definitive form, at the direction of the Company, such Security in global form shall be cancelled by the Trustee. Securities issued in exchange for a Security in global form pursuant to this Section shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary for such Security in global form, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee in writing. The Trustee shall deliver such Securities to the persons in whose names such Securities are so registered or to the Depositary.

Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee, at the direction of the Company, shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

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Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange or redemption shall (if so required by the Company or the Security Registrar for such series of Security presented) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and such Security Registrar duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 3.4, 9.6 or 11.7 not involving any transfer.

The Company shall not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the selection for redemption of Securities of that series under Section 11.3 and ending at the close of business on the day of such selection, or (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except in the case of any Security to be redeemed in part, the portion thereof not to be redeemed.

Section 3.6 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.

If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company shall execute and the Trustee, at the direction of the Company, shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of the same series containing identical terms and of like principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

If there be delivered to the Company and to the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security, and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and upon its request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series containing identical terms and of like principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.

Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.

Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this
Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time

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enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.

The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.

Section 3.7 Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.

Interest on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall, if so provided in such Security, be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered as of the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest.

Any interest on any Security of any series which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for such Security (herein called "Defaulted Interest") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder; and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (a) or (b) below:

(a) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities affected (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each such Security and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, first class postage prepaid, to each Holder of such Securities at his address as it appears in the Security Register not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. The Trustee may, in its discretion, in the name and at the expense of the Company, cause a similar notice to be published at least once in a newspaper, customarily published in the English language on each Business Day and of general circulation in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, but such publication shall not be a condition precedent to the establishment of such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been mailed as aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names such Securities (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (b).

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(b) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.

Interest on Securities of any series that bear interest may be paid by mailing a check to the address of the person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.

Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section and
Section 3.5, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.

Section 3.8 Persons Deemed Owners.

Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of (and premium, if any), and (subject to Sections 3.5 and 3.7) interest on and Additional Amounts with respect to, such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

None of the Company, the Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, the Security Registrar or any co-Security Registrar will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Security in global form or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests and each of them may act or refrain from acting without liability on any information relating to such records provided by the Depositary.

Section 3.9 Cancellation.

All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, repayment, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, shall be delivered to the Trustee, and any such Securities and Securities surrendered directly to the Trustee for any such purpose shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee at the direction of the Company. No securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Trustee shall be destroyed by it unless by a Company Order the Company directs their return to it.

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Section 3.10 Computation of Interest.

Except as otherwise contemplated by Section 3.1 for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

ARTICLE 4

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 4.1 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.

Upon the direction of the Company by a Company Order, this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for, rights, obligations, duties and immunities of the Trustee set forth in the last paragraph of this Section and any right to receive Additional Amounts, as provided in Section 10.4), and the Trustee, pursuant to a Company Order and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instructions acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when

(a) either

(i) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (A) Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 3.6, and (B) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 10.3) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

(ii) all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation

(1) have become due and payable, or

(2) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or

(3) if redeemable at the option of the Company, are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company,

and the Company, in the case of (1), (2) or (3) above, has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose an amount sufficient to pay and discharge, or U.S. Government Obligations, maturing as to principal and paying interest in such amounts and at such times as will insure the availability of cash sufficient to pay and discharge, the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, and any Additional Amounts with

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respect thereto, to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;

(b) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company; and

(c) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.

In the event there are Securities of two or more series hereunder, the Trustee shall be required to execute an instrument acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture only if requested to do so by Company Order with respect to Securities of all series as to which it is Trustee and if the other conditions thereto are met. In the event there are two or more Trustees hereunder, then the effectiveness of any such instrument shall be conditioned upon receipt of such instruments from all Trustees hereunder.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 6.7 and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (ii) of clause (a) of this Section, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 4.2 and the last paragraph of Section 10.3 shall survive.

Section 4.2 Application of Trust Money.

Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 10.3, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.1 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities, and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium, if any) and any interest and Additional Amounts for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

ARTICLE 5

REMEDIES

Section 5.1 Events of Default.

"Event of Default," wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

(a) default in the payment of any interest on or any Additional Amounts payable in respect of any of the Securities of such series as and when such interest or Additional Amounts becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or

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(b) default in the payment of all or any part of the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any of the Securities of such series as and when the same becomes due and payable at Maturity, or default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment, when and as due by the terms of any of the Securities of such series; or

(c) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or agreement of the Company in the Securities of such series or this Indenture (other than a covenant or agreement a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities to which covenant or agreement relates a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder; or

(d) a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall enter a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of the Company or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days; or

(e) the Company shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to itself or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, or shall consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due, or shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the foregoing; or

(f) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of that series.

Section 5.2 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.

If an Event of Default described in clause (a), (b) or (c) above (if the Event of Default under clause (c) above is with respect to less than all series of Securities then outstanding) occurs and is continuing, then, and in each and every case, unless the principal of all of the Securities of such series shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series (each such series voting as a separate class in the case of an Event of Default under clause (a) or (b) and all such series voting as one class in the case of an Event of Default under clause (c)), by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by such Holders), may declare the entire principal of all Securities of such series, or such lesser amount as may be

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provided for in the Securities of that series, and the interest accrued thereon to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become immediately due and payable.

If an Event of Default described in clause (c) above with respect to all series of Outstanding Securities, or any Event of Default described in clause (d) or (e) above occurs and is continuing, then, and in each and every such case, unless the principal of all the Securities shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of all the Outstanding Securities (treated as one class), by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by such Holders), may declare the entire principal of all the Outstanding Securities, or such lesser amount as may be provided for in the Securities, and interest accrued thereon to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become immediately due and payable.

At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series, each series voting as a separate class (or of all Securities, as the case may be, voting as a single class), by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may waive all defaults with respect to such series (or with respect to all Securities, as the case may be) and rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:

(a) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay:

(i) all overdue installments of interest on and any Additional Amounts payable in respect of all Securities of that series (or upon all the Securities, as the case may be),

(ii) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of that series (or upon all the Securities, as the case may be) which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon at the rate or rates borne by or provided for in such Securities,

(iii) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue installments of interest and Additional Amounts at the rate or rates borne by or provided for in such Securities, and

(iv) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel; and

(b) all Events of Default with respect to Securities, other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities which has become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 5.13.

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No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 5.3 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.

The Company covenants that if

(a) default is made in the payment of any installment of interest on or any Additional Amounts payable in respect of any Security when such interest or Additional Amounts shall have become due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or

(b) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security at its Maturity,

the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal (and premium, if any) and interest and Additional Amounts, if any, with interest upon the overdue principal (and premium, if any) and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, upon overdue installments of interest or any Additional Amounts, at the rate or rates borne by or provided for in such Securities, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

If the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities, wherever situated.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.

Section 5.4 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or the property of the Company or of such other obligor or their creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Securities shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand on the Company for the payment of overdue

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principal or interest) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise,

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount, or such lesser amount as may be provided for in the Securities of that series, of principal (and premium, if any) and interest and any Additional Amounts owing and unpaid in respect of the Securities and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents or counsel) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and

(b) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator (or other similar official) in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder of Securities to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders of Securities, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 6.7.

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder of a Security any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder of a Security in any such proceeding.

Section 5.5 Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.

All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or any of the Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery or judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.

Section 5.6 Application of Money Collected.

Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal (and premium, if any), interest or any Additional Amounts, upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:

First: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under
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Second: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid upon the Securities for principal (and premium, if any) and interest and any Additional Amounts payable in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the aggregate amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal (and premium, if any), interest and Additional Amounts, respectively; and

Third: The balance, if any, to the Person or Persons entitled thereto.

Section 5.7 Limitation on Suits.

No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless

(a) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of that series;

(b) the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;

(c) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;

(d) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and

(e) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series;

it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other such Holders or Holders of any other series, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all such Holders.

Section 5.8 Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and (subject to Sections 3.5 and 3.7) interest on and any Additional Amounts in respect of such Security on the respective Stated Maturity or Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such right shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.

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Section 5.9 Restoration of Rights and Remedies.

If the Trustee or any Holder of a Security has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of Securities shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

Section 5.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative.

Except as provided in Section 5.7 and except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 3.6, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders of Securities is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 5.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver.

No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Security to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders of Securities may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders of Securities.

Section 5.12 Control by Holders of Securities.

The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that

(a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture,

(b) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction, and

(c) such direction is not unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Securities of such series.

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Section 5.13 Waiver of Past Defaults.

Prior to a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity of the Securities of any series as provided in Section 5.2, the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of Outstanding Securities of any series (each series voting as a separate class) may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default or Event of Default described in clause (c) of Section 5.1 which relates to less than all of the series of Outstanding Securities, or the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of all Outstanding Securities (voting as one class) may on behalf of all Holders waive any past default or Event of Default described in said clause (c)
(which relates to all series of Outstanding Securities) or in clause (d) or (e)
of Section 5.1, except a default

(a) in the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on or Additional Amounts payable in respect of any Security of such series, or

(b) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected.

Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 5.14 Undertaking for Costs.

All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by his acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit, other than the Trustee, of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, against any party litigant in such suit, including the Trustee, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this
Section shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Company, the Trustee or by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, or to any suit instituted by any Holder of any Security for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on or any Additional Amounts in respect of any Security on or after the respective Stated Maturity or Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date) or interest on any overdue principal of any Security.

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ARTICLE 6

THE TRUSTEE

Section 6.1 Certain Duties and Responsibilities.

(a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default known to the Trustee,

(i) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties, and only such duties, as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

(ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provisions hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.

(b) In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.

(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that

(i) this subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of subsection (a) of this Section;

(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series; and

(iv) no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have

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reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.

Section 6.2 Notice of Defaults.

Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder with respect to the Securities of any series, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders of Securities of such series entitled to receive reports pursuant to Section 7.3(c), notice of such default hereunder known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on, or any Additional Amounts with respect to, any Security of such series or in the payment of any sinking fund installment with respect to Securities of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors and responsible officers of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of Securities of such series; and provided further, that in the case of any default of the character specified in
Section 5.1(c) with respect to Securities of such series, no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term "default" means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default, with respect to Securities of such series. A default shall not be considered known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee unless it is a default in the payment of principal (and premium, if any) or interest when due under Section 5.1(a) or (b) or a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof, in accordance with this Indenture, from the Company or from the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of the series to which the default relates.

Section 6.3 Certain Rights of Trustee.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.1:

(a) the Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(b) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order (other than delivery of any Security to the Trustee for authentication and delivery pursuant to Section 3.3, 3.5 or 3.6 which shall be sufficiently evidenced as provided therein) and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;

(c) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the

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absence of bad faith on its part, request and rely upon an Officers' Certificate, an Opinion of Counsel, or both;

(d) the Trustee may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

(e) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders of Securities of any series pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;

(f) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney;

(g) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;

(h) the Trustee shall not be liable for interest on or the investment of any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree with the Company;

(i) the permissive rights of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty, and the Trustee shall not be answerable for other than its negligence or willful misconduct; and

(j) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, but not limited to, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, whether as agent or otherwise, and to each agent, custodian and other person employed to act hereunder.

Section 6.4 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.

The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee's certificate of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee or any Authenticating Agent assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. The Trustee or any Authenticating Agent shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof.

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Section 6.5 May Hold Securities.

The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections 6.8 and 6.13, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.

Section 6.6 Money Held in Trust.

Money held by the Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. Neither the Trustee nor any Paying Agent shall be under any liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed with the Company.

Section 6.7 Compensation and Reimbursement.

The Company agrees

(a) to pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);

(b) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith; and

(c) to indemnify the Trustee and its directors, officers, employees and agents for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or willful misconduct on their part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of their powers or duties hereunder.

As security for the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Section, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities of any series upon all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds held in trust for the payment of principal of (or premium, if any) or interests on or any Additional Amounts with respect to the Securities.

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Section 6.8 Disqualifications; Conflicting Interests. If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture.

Section 6.9 Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.

There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.

Section 6.10 Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.

(a) No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee under
Section 6.11.

(b) The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by
Section 6.11 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to such series.

(c) The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the Company.

(d) If at any time:

(i) the Trustee shall fail to comply with
Section 6.8 after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder of a Security who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, or

(ii) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under
Section 6.9 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder of a Security, or

(iii) The Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or

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any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,

then, in any such case, (i) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (ii) subject to Section 5.14, any Holder of a Security who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of any series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities of such series and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees. Such courts may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor Trustee with respect to such Securities.

(e) If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Company, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 6.11. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 6.11, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders of Securities and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 6.11, any Holder of a Security who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor Trustee with respect to such Securities.

(f) The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series by mailing written notice of such event by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holders of Securities of such series as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

Section 6.11 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.

(a) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the

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rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.

(b) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust, that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee and that no Trustee shall be responsible for any notice given to, or received by, or any act or failure to act on the part of any other Trustee hereunder, and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein, such retiring Trustee shall with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates have no further responsibility for the exercise of rights and powers or for the performance of the duties and obligations vested in the Trustee under this Indenture other than as hereinafter expressly set forth, and each such successor Trustee without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee, to the extent contemplated by such supplemental indenture, the property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.

(c) Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, as the case may be.

(d) No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.

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Section 6.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.

Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee, by sale or otherwise, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.

Section 6.13 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.

(a) Subject to Subsection (b) of this Section, if the Trustee shall be or shall become a creditor, directly or indirectly, secured or unsecured, of the Company within four months prior to a default, as defined in Subsection (c) of this Section, or subsequent to such a default, then, unless and until such default shall be cured, the Trustee shall set apart and hold in a special account for the benefit of the Trustee individually, the Holders of the Securities and the holders of other indenture securities (as defined in Subsection (c) of this Section):

(i) an amount equal to any and all reductions in the amount due and owing upon any claim as such creditor in respect of principal or interest, effected after the beginning of such four month period and valid as against the Company and its other creditors, except any such reduction resulting from the receipt or disposition of any property described in paragraph (ii) of this Subsection, or from the exercise of any right of set-off which the Trustee could have exercised if a petition in bankruptcy had been filed by or against the Company upon the date of such default; and

(ii) all property received by the Trustee in respect of any claim as such creditor, either as security therefor, or in satisfaction or composition thereof, or otherwise, after the beginning of such four-month period, or an amount equal to the proceeds of any such property, if disposed of, subject, however, to the rights, if any, of the Company and its other creditors in such property or such proceeds.

Nothing herein contained, however, shall affect the right of the Trustee:

(iii) to retain for its own account (i) payments made on account of any such claim by any Person (other than the Company) who is liable thereon, and (ii) the proceeds of the bona fide sale of any such claim by the Trustee to a third person, and (iii) distributions made in cash, securities or other property in respect of claims filed against the Company in bankruptcy or receivership or in proceedings for reorganization pursuant to the Federal Bankruptcy Code or applicable State law;

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(iv) to realize, for its own account, upon any property held by it as security for any such claim, if such property was so held prior to the beginning of such four-month period;

(v) to realize, for its own account, but only to the extent of the claim hereinafter mentioned, upon any property held by it as security for any such claim, if such claim was created after the beginning of such four month period and such property was received as security therefor simultaneously with the creation thereof, and if the Trustee shall sustain the burden of proving that at the time such property was so received the Trustee had no reasonable cause to believe that a default, as defined in Subsection (c) of this Section, would occur within four months; or

(vi) to receive payment on any claim referred to in paragraph (ii) or (iii), against the release of any property held as security for such claim as provided in paragraph (ii) or (iii), as the case may be, to the extent of the fair value of such property.

For the purposes of paragraphs (ii), (iii) and (iv) immediately above, property substituted after the beginning of such four-month period for property held as security at the time of such substitution shall, to the extent of the fair value of the property released, have the same status as the property released, and, to the extent that any claim referred to in any of such paragraphs is created in renewal of or in substitution for or for the purpose of repaying or refunding any pre-existing claim of the Trustee as such creditor, such claim shall have the same status as such pre-existing claim.

If the Trustee shall be required to account, the funds and property held in such special account and the proceeds thereof shall be apportioned between the Trustee, the Holders of Securities and the holders of other indenture securities in such manner that the Trustee, the Holders of Securities and the holders of other indenture securities realize, as a result of payments from such special account and payments of dividends on claims filed against the Company in bankruptcy or receivership or in proceedings for reorganization pursuant to the Federal Bankruptcy Code or applicable State law, the same percentage of their respective claims, figured before crediting to the claim of the Trustee anything on account of the receipt by it from the Company of the funds and property in such special account and before crediting to the respective claims of the Trustee and the Holders of Securities and the holders of other indenture securities dividends on claims filed against the Company in bankruptcy or receivership or in proceedings for reorganization pursuant to the Federal Bankruptcy Code or applicable State law, but after crediting thereon receipts on account of the indebtedness represented by their respective claims from all sources other than from such dividends and from funds and property so held in such special account. As used in this paragraph, with respect to any claim, the term "dividends" shall include any distribution with respect to such claim, in bankruptcy or receivership or proceedings for reorganization pursuant to the Federal Bankruptcy Code or applicable State law, whether such distribution is made in cash, securities or other property, but shall not include any such distribution with respect to the secured portion, if any, of such claim. The court in which such bankruptcy, receivership or proceedings for reorganization is pending shall have jurisdiction (i) to apportion between the Trustee and the Holders of Securities and the holders of other indenture securities, in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph, the funds and property held in such special account and proceeds thereof, or (ii) in lieu of such apportionment, in whole or in

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part, to give to the provisions of this paragraph due consideration in determining the fairness of the distributions to be made to the Trustee and the Holders of Securities and the holders of other indenture securities with respect to their respective claims, in which event it shall not be necessary to liquidate or to appraise the value of any securities or other property held in such special account or as security for any such claim, or to make a specific account or as security for any such claim, or to make a specific allocation of such distributions as between the secured and unsecured portions of such claims, or otherwise to apply the provisions of this paragraph as a mathematical formula.

Any Trustee which has resigned or been removed after the beginning of such four-month period shall be subject to the provisions of this Subsection as though such resignation or removal had not occurred. If any Trustee has resigned or been removed prior to the beginning of such four-month period, it shall be subject to the provisions of this Subsection if and only if the following conditions exist:

(1) the receipt of property or reduction of claim, which would have given rise to the obligation to account, if such Trustee had continued as Trustee, occurred after the beginning of such four month period; and

(2) such receipt of property or reduction of claim occurred within four months after such resignation or removal.

(b) There shall be excluded from the operation of Subsection (a) of this Section a creditor relationship arising from:

(i) the ownership or acquisition of securities issued under any indenture, or any security or securities having a maturity of one year or more at the time of acquisition by the Trustee;

(ii) advances authorized by a receivership or bankruptcy court of competent jurisdiction, or by this Indenture, for the purpose of preserving any property which shall at any time be subject to the lien of this Indenture or of discharging tax liens or other prior liens or encumbrances thereon, if notice of such advances and of the circumstances surrounding the making thereof is given to the Holders of Securities at the time and in the manner provided in this Indenture;

(iii) disbursements made in the ordinary course of business in the capacity of trustee under an indenture, transfer agent, registrar, custodian, paying agent, fiscal agent or depositary, or other similar capacity;

(iv) an indebtedness created as a result of services rendered or premises rented; or an indebtedness created as a result of goods or securities sold in a cash transaction, as defined in Subsection (c) of this Section;

(v) the ownership of stock or of other securities of a corporation organized under the provisions of Section 25(a) of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, which is directly or indirectly a creditor of the Company; or

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(vi) the acquisition, ownership, acceptance or negotiation of any drafts, bills of exchange, acceptances or obligations which fall within the classification of self-liquidating paper as defined in Subsection (c) of this Section.

(c) For the purpose of this Section only:

(i) the term "default" means any failure to make payment in full of the principal of or interest on any of the Securities or upon the other indenture securities when and as such principal or interest becomes due and payable;

(ii) the term "other indenture securities" means securities upon which the Company is an obligor outstanding under any other indenture (i) under which indenture and as to which securities the Trustee is also trustee, (ii) which contains provisions substantially similar to the provisions of this Section, and (iii) under which a default exists at the time of the apportionment of the funds and property held in such special account;

(iii) the term "cash transaction" means any transaction in which full payment for goods or securities sold is made within seven days after delivery of the goods or securities in currency or in checks or other orders drawn upon banks or bankers and payable upon demand;

(iv) the term "self-liquidating paper" means any draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or obligation which is made, drawn, negotiated or incurred by the Company for the purpose of financing the purchase, processing, manufacture, shipment, storage or sale of goods, wares or merchandise and which is secured by documents evidencing title to, possession of, or lien upon, the goods, wares or merchandise or the receivables or proceeds arising from the sale of the goods, wares or merchandise previously constituting the security, provided the security is received by the Trustee simultaneously with the creation of the creditor relationship with the Company arising from the making, drawing, negotiating or incurring of the draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or obligation;

(v) the term "Company" means any obligor upon the Securities; and

(vi) the term "Federal Bankruptcy Code" means the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended, or Title 11 of the United States Code.

Section 6.14 Appointment of Authenticating Agent

The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon original issue or exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 3.6, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee's certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf

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of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.

Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, by sale or otherwise, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.

An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and shall mail written notice of such appointment by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders of Securities, if any, of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.

The Trustee agrees to pay each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section, and the Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed for such payments, subject to the provisions of Section 6.7.

The provisions of Sections 3.8, 6.4 and 6.5 shall be applicable to each Authenticating Agent.

If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee's certificate of authentication, an alternate certificate of authentication in the following form:

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

[NAME OF TRUSTEE]


As Trustee

By_______________________________________
As Authenticating Agent

By______________________________________
Authorized Signatory

If all of the Securities of any series may not be originally issued at one time, and if the Trustee does not have an office capable of authenticating Securities upon original issuance located in a Place of Payment where the Company wishes to have Securities of such series authenticated upon original issuance, the Trustee, if so requested in writing (which writing need not comply with Section 1.2) by the Company, shall appoint in accordance with this Section 6.14 an Authenticating Agent having an office in a Place of Payment designated by the Company with respect to such series of Securities.

ARTICLE 7

HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY

Section 7.1 Company To Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.

The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee:

(a) semi-annually, not later than June 15 and December 15 each year, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Securities of such series as of the June 1 and December 1 preceding such June 15 or December 15, and

(b) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished, provided, however, that, so long as the Trustee is the Security Registrar, no such list shall be required to be furnished.

Section 7.2 Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.

(a) The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders of Securities (i) contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee for each series as provided in Section 7.1, and (ii) received by the Trustee for each series in the capacity of Security Registrar if the Trustee is then acting in such capacity. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 7.1 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

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(b) If three or more Holders of Securities of any series (hereinafter referred to as "applicants") apply in writing to the Trustee, and furnish to the Trustee reasonable proof that each such applicant has owned a Security of such series for a period of at least six months preceding the date of such application, and such application states that the applicants desire to communicate with other Holders of Securities of such series or with the Holders of all Securities with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities and is accompanied by a copy of the form of proxy or other communication which such applicants propose to transmit, then the Trustee shall, within five business days after the receipt of such application, at its election, either

(i) afford such applicants access to the information preserved at the time by the Trustee in accordance with
Section 7.2(a), or

(ii) inform such applicants as to the approximate number of Holders of Securities whose names and addresses appear in the information preserved at the time by the Trustee in accordance with
Section 7.2(a), and as to the approximate cost of mailing to such Holders the form of proxy or other communication, if any, specified in such application.

If the Trustee shall elect not to afford such applicants access to such information, the Trustee shall, upon written request of such applicants, mail to each Holder of Securities whose name and address appears in the information preserved at the time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 7.2(a), a copy of the form of proxy or other communication which is specified in such request, with reasonable promptness after a tender to the Trustee of the material to be mailed and of payment, or provision for the payment, of the reasonable expenses of mailing, unless within five days after such tender the Trustee shall mail to such applicants and file with the Commission, together with a copy of the material to be mailed, a written statement to the effect that, in the opinion of the Trustee, such mailing would be contrary to the best interests of the Holders of Securities or would be in violation of applicable law. Such written statement shall specify the basis of such opinion. If the Commission, after opportunity for a hearing upon the objections specified in the written statement so filed, shall enter an order refusing to sustain any of such objections or if, after the entry of an order sustaining one or more of such objections, the Commission shall find, after notice and opportunity for hearing, that all the objections so sustained have been met and shall enter an order so declaring, the Trustee shall mail copies of such material to all such Holders of Securities with reasonable promptness after the entry of such order and the renewal of such tender; otherwise the Trustee shall be relieved of any obligation or duty to such applicants respecting their application.

(c) Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any Paying Agent nor any Security Registrar shall be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the names and addresses of the Holders of Securities in accordance with Section 7.2(b), regardless of the source from which such information was derived, and that the Trustee shall not be held accountable by reason of mailing any material pursuant to a request made under Section 7.2(b).

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Section 7.3 Reports by Trustee.

(a) Within 60 days after May 15 of each year commencing with the year 2004, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders of Securities, if required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act and as provided in Subsection (c) of this Section, a brief report dated as of such May 15 with respect to:

(i) its eligibility under Section 6.9 and its qualifications under Section 6.8, or in lieu thereof, if to the best of its knowledge it has continued to be eligible and qualified under said Sections, a written statement to such effect;

(ii) the character and amount of any advances (and if the Trustee elects so to state, the circumstances surrounding the making thereof) made by the Trustee (as such) which remain unpaid on the date of such report, and for the reimbursement of which it claims or may claim a lien or charge, prior to that of the Securities, on any property or funds held or collected by it as Trustee, except that the Trustee shall not be required (but may elect) to report such advances if such advances so remaining unpaid aggregate not more than -1/2 of 1% of the principal amount of the Securities Outstanding on the date of such report;

(iii) the amount, interest rate and maturity date of all other indebtedness owing by the Company (or by any other obligor on the Securities) to the Trustee in its individual capacity, on the date of such report, with a brief description of any property held as collateral security therefor, except an indebtedness based upon a creditor relationship arising in any manner described in Section 6.13(b)(ii), (iii), (iv) or (vi);

(iv) the property and funds, if any, physically in the possession of the Trustee as such on the date of such report;

(v) any additional issue of Securities which the Trustee has not previously reported; and

(vi) any action taken by the Trustee in the performance of its duties hereunder which it has not previously reported and which in its opinion materially affects the Securities, except action in respect of a default, notice of which has been or is to be withheld by the Trustee in accordance with Section 6.2, provided however, that if the Trust Indenture Act is amended subsequent to the date hereof to eliminate the requirement of the Trustee's brief report, the report required by this Section need not be transmitted to any Holders.

(b) The Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders of Securities, as provided in subsection (c) to this Section, a brief report with respect to the character and amount of any advances (and if the Trustee elects so to state, the circumstances surrounding the making thereof) made by the Trustee (as such) since the date of the last report transmitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section (or if no such report has yet been so transmitted, since the date of execution of this instrument) for the reimbursement of which it claims or may claim a lien or charge, prior to that of the Securities, on property or funds collected by it as Trustee, and which it has not previously reported pursuant to this subsection, except that the Trustee shall not be required (but

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may elect) to report such advances if such advances remaining unpaid at any time aggregate 10% or less of the principal amount of the Securities Outstanding at such time, such report to be transmitted within 90 days after such time.

(c) Reports pursuant to this Section and Section 6.2 shall be transmitted by mail:

(i) to all Holders of Securities, as the names and addresses of such Holders appear in the Security Register; and

(ii) except in the case of reports pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section, to each Holder of a Security whose name and address is preserved at the time by the Trustee, as provided in
Section 7.2(a).

(d) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders of Securities, be filed by the Trustee with any stock exchange upon which the Securities are listed, with the Commission and with the Company. The Company will notify the Trustee when any Securities are listed on any stock exchange.

Section 7.4 Reports by the Company.

The Company shall:

(a) file with the Trustee, within 30 days after the Company is required to file the same with the Commission, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the Commission may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Company may be required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; or, if the Company is not required to file information, documents or reports pursuant to either of said Sections, then it shall file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such of the supplementary and periodic information, documents and reports which may be required pursuant to
Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in respect of a security listed and registered on a national securities exchange as may be prescribed from time to time in such rules and regulations;

(b) file with the Trustee and Commission, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such additional information, documents and reports with respect to compliance by the Company with the conditions and covenants of this Indenture as may be required from time to time by such rules and regulations; and

(c) transmit within 30 days after the filing thereof with the Trustee, in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 7.3(c) with respect to reports pursuant to Section 7.3(a), such summaries of any information, documents and reports required to be filed by the Company pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission.

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ARTICLE 8

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE, LEASE OR CONVEYANCE

Section 8.1 Consolidations and Mergers of Company and Sales, Leases and Conveyances Permitted Subject to Certain Conditions.

Notwithstanding anything contained herein or in any of the Securities, the Company may consolidate with, or sell, lease or convey all or substantially all of its assets to, or merge with or into any other corporation, provided that in any such case, either the Company shall be the continuing corporation, or the successor corporation shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or a State thereof and such successor corporation shall expressly assume the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any), any interest on, and any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to Section 10.4 with respect to, all the Securities, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Company by supplemental Indenture satisfactory to the Trustee, executed and delivered to the Trustee by such successor corporation.

Section 8.2 Rights and Duties of Successor Corporation.

In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, lease or conveyance and upon any such assumption by the successor corporation, such successor corporation shall succeed to and be substituted for the Company, with the same effect as if it had been named herein as the party of the first part, and the predecessor corporation shall be relieved of any further obligation under this Indenture and the Securities. Such successor corporation thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of the Company, any or all of the Securities issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of such successor corporation, instead of the Company, and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver any Securities which previously shall have been signed and delivered by the officers of the Company to the Trustee for authentication, and any Securities which such successor corporation thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that purpose. All the Securities so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Securities theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Securities had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.

In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, lease or conveyance, such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Securities thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.

Section 8.3 Officers' Certificate and Opinion of Counsel.

The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 6.1 and 6.3, may receive an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, sale, lease or conveyance, and any such assumption and any such

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supplemental indenture, if any, complies with the provisions of this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided relating to such transactions have been complied with.

ARTICLE 9

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Section 9.1 Supplemental Indentures without Consent of Holders.

Without the consent of any Holders of Securities, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:

(a) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company, and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the Securities contained; or

(b) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; or

(c) to change or eliminate any restrictions on the payment of principal (or premium, if any) on Securities or to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form, provided any such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect; or

(d) to change or eliminate any provision of this Indenture, provided that any such change or elimination (i) shall become effective only when there is no Security Outstanding of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture which is entitled to the benefit of such provision or (ii) shall not apply to any Security Outstanding; or

(e) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 2.1 and 3.1; or

(f) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 6.11(b); or

(g) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture which shall not adversely affect the interest of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect; or

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(h) to add to, delete from or revise the conditions, limitations and restrictions on the authorized amount, terms or purposes of issue, authentication and delivery of Securities, as herein set forth; or

(i) to add any additional Events of Default (and if such Events of Default are to be applicable to less than all series of Securities stating that such Events of Default are expressly being included solely to be applicable to such series); or

(j) to add to or change or eliminate any provision of this Indenture as shall be necessary or desirable in accordance with any amendments to the Trust Indenture Act, provided such action shall not adversely affect the interest of the Holders of the Securities of any series in any material respect; or

(k) to secure the Securities pursuant to Section 10.6.

Section 9.2 Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders.

With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture, or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental Indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,

(a) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof, or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or change the obligation of the Company to pay Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 10.4 (except as contemplated by Section 8.1 and permitted by Section 9.1(a)), or reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.2, or change any Place of Payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Security or any premium or the interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date), or

(b) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this Indenture, or

(c) modify any of the provisions of this Section, or
Section 5.13, or Section 10.7, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby, or

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(d) adversely affect the right to repayment, if any, of Securities of any series at the option of the Holders thereof.

A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.

It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders of Securities under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.

Section 9.3 Execution of Supplemental Indentures.

In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trust created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 6.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Section 9.4 Effect of Supplemental Indentures.

Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.

Section 9.5 Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.

Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.

Section 9.6 Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.

Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.

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ARTICLE 10

COVENANTS

Section 10.1 Payment of Principal, Premium, if any, and Interest.

The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders of each series of Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of (and premium, if any), interest on and any Additional Amounts payable in respect of the Securities of that series in accordance with the terms of such series of Securities and this Indenture.

Section 10.2 Maintenance of Office or Agency.

The Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of that series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of that series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.

The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. Unless otherwise set forth in a Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto with respect to a series of Securities, the Company hereby designates as the Place of Payment for each series of Securities the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, and initially appoints the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Offices as the Company's office or agency for each of such purposes in such city.

Section 10.3 Money for Securities Payments To Be Held in Trust.

If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any), or interest on, any of the Securities of that series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Person entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided, and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.

Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it will, on or prior to each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any), or

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interest on, any Securities of that series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or interest so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal, premium or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.

The Company will cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will

(a) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on Securities of that series in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided;

(b) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities of that series) in the making of any payment of principal (and premium, if any) or interest on the Securities of that series; and

(c) at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent.

The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same terms as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.

Except as otherwise provided in the form of Securities of any particular series pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal (and premium, if any) or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on Company Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in an Authorized Newspaper in each Place of Payment or to be mailed to Holders of Securities, or both, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication or mailing, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company. In the absence of a written request from the Company to return unclaimed funds to the Company, the Trustee shall from time to time deliver all unclaimed funds to or as directed by applicable escheat authorities,

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as determined by the Trustee in its sole discretion, in accordance with the customary practices and procedures of the Trustee. Any unclaimed funds held by the Trustee pursuant to this section shall be held uninvested and without any liability for interest.

Section 10.4 Additional Amounts.

If the Securities of a series provide for the payment of Additional Amounts, the Company will pay to the Holder of any Security of any series Additional Amounts as provided therein. Whenever in this Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on, or in respect of, any Security of any series or the net proceeds received on the sale or exchange of any Security of any series, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts provided for in the terms of such Security and this Section to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to the provisions of this Section and express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts (if applicable) in any provisions hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.

If the Securities of a series provide for the payment of Additional Amounts, at least 10 days prior to the first Interest Payment Date with respect to that series of Securities (or if the Securities of that series will not bear interest prior to Maturity, the first day on which a payment of principal (and premium, if any) is made, and at least 10 days prior to each date of payment of principal (and premium, if any) or interest, if there has been any change with respect to the matters set forth in the below-mentioned Officers' Certificate), the Company will furnish the Trustee and the Company's principal Paying Agent or Paying Agents, if other than the Trustee, with an Officers' Certificate instructing the Trustee and such Paying Agent or Paying Agents whether such payment of principal (and premium, if any) or interest on the Securities of that series shall be made to Holders of Securities of that series who are United States Aliens without withholding for or on account of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge described in the Securities of that series. If any such withholding shall be required, then such Officers' Certificate shall specify by country the amount, if any, required to be withheld on such payments to such Holders of Securities and the Company will pay to the Trustee or such Paying Agent the Additional Amounts required by the terms of such Security and the first paragraph of this Section. The Company covenants to indemnify the Trustee and any Paying Agent for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense reasonably incurred without negligence or bad faith on their part arising out of or in connection with actions taken or omitted by any of them in reliance on any Officers' Certificate furnished pursuant to this Section.

Section 10.5 Statement as to Compliance; Notice of Certain Defaults.

(a) The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year (which on the date hereof ends on December 31), a written statement, which need not comply with Section 1.2, signed by the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer or the principal accounting officer of the Company, stating that

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(i) a review of the activities of the Company and its subsidiaries during such year and of performance under this Indenture has been made under his supervision, and

(ii) to the best of his knowledge, based on such review, (a) the Company has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Indenture throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to him and the nature and status thereof, and (b) no event has occurred and is continuing which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default, or, if such event has occurred and is continuing, specifying each such event known to him and the nature and status thereof.

(b) The Company will deliver to the Trustee within five days after the occurrence thereof, written notice of any event which after notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default pursuant to clause (d) of Section 5.1.

Section 10.6 Limitation on Liens

Except as provided below the Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, at any time pledge or otherwise subject to any lien any of its or such Restricted Subsidiary's property, tangible or intangible, real or personal (hereinafter "property"), without thereby expressly securing the Securities (together, if the Company so chooses, with any other securities entitled to the benefit of a similar covenant) equally and ratably with any and all other obligations and indebtedness secured by such pledge or other lien, so long as any such other obligations and indebtedness shall be so secured, and the Company covenants that if and when any such pledge or other lien is created, the Securities will be so secured thereby; provided, that, this restriction shall not apply to any lien or charge on any property existing as of the date of this Indenture or to any of:

(1) Any lien or charge on any property; provided, that the creditor has no recourse against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary except recourse to such property or to the proceeds of any sale or lease of such property or both;

(2) Any lien or charge on any property existing at the time of acquisition of such property (including acquisition through merger or consolidation) or given to secure the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or the cost of construction or improvement thereof or to secure any indebtedness incurred prior thereto, at the time of, or within 180 days (18 months in the case of Transportation Assets and Information Technology Assets) after, the acquisition, construction or improvement thereof for the purpose of financing all or part of the purchase price or the cost of construction or improvement thereof;

(3) Any of the following liens or charges: (a) liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies which are not yet due or are payable without penalty or of which the amount, applicability or validity is being

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contested by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in good faith by appropriate proceedings and the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books reserves which it deems to be adequate with respect thereto (segregated to the extent required by generally accepted accounting principles), (b) undetermined liens or charges incident to construction or to property under construction,
(c) carrier's, workmen's, warehousemen's, landlord's, repairmen's or other like liens arising in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations which are not overdue or which are being contested by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in good faith by appropriate proceedings, or deposits to obtain the release of such liens, or (d) any encumbrances consisting of zoning restrictions, exceptions, encroachments, leases, licenses, easements, covenants and other like restrictions on the use of real property and minor defects and irregularities in the title thereto, which do not materially impair the use of such property by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in the operation of its business or the value of such property for the purpose of such business;

(4) Mortgages and pledges, liens or charges by a Restricted Subsidiary as security for indebtedness owed to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(5) Deposits made with or security given in the ordinary course of business to any governmental agency or other body created or approved by law or governmental regulation in order to enable the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to maintain self-insurance, or to participate in any fund in connection with workmen's compensation, unemployment insurance, old-age pensions, or other social security, or to share in any privileges or other benefits available to corporations participating in any such arrangement, or for any other purpose at any time required by law or regulation promulgated by any governmental agency or office as a condition to the transaction of any business or the exercise of any privilege or license, or deposits of assets of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with any surety company or clerk of any court, or in escrow, as collateral in connection with, or in lieu of, any bond on appeal by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from any judgment or decree against it, or in connection with any other proceedings in actions at law or suits in equity by or against the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary; provided, that, such judgment, decree or other proceedings are being contested in good faith; and provided, further, that the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books reserves which its independent certified accountants shall have deemed to be adequate with respect thereto (segregated to the extent required by generally accepted accounting principles);

(6) Liens or charges incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure performance of letters of credit, bids, tenders, appeal and performance bonds not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money, the obtaining of advances or payment of the deferred price of property;

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(7) A banker's lien or right of offset of the holder of such indebtedness in favor of any lender of moneys or holder of commercial paper of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business on moneys of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary deposited with such lender or holder in the ordinary course of business;

(8) Any inchoate liens arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, to secure any contingent liability of the Company;

(9) Any lien or charge on the Company's interest as sublessor in any sublease, which lien or charge is granted in favor of the person leasing the property subject to the sublease to the Company;

(10) Any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements), in whole or in part, of any mortgage or other lien referred to in the foregoing clauses;

(11) Other liens incidental to the conduct of its business or the ownership of its property and assets which were not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money (including purchase money indebtedness) or the obtaining of advances or credit, and which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of its property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of its business; and

(12) Other liens or charges not permitted by any of subsections (1) through (11) above on any property, now owned or hereafter acquired; provided, that, no such lien or charge shall be incurred pursuant to this subsection (12) if the aggregate amount of indebtedness secured by liens or charges incurred pursuant to this subsection (12) subsequent to the date of this Indenture, including the lien or charge proposed to be incurred, shall exceed 20% of Net Tangible Assets.

Section 10.7 Waiver of Certain Covenants.

The Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in Section 10.6 with respect to the Securities of any series if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.

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ARTICLE 11

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

Section 11.1 Applicability of Article.

Securities of any series which are redeemable at the option of the Company before their Stated Maturity shall be redeemable in accordance with the terms of such Securities and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for Securities of any series) this Article. Securities of any series which are redeemable at the option of the Holder before their Stated Maturity shall be redeemable in accordance with the terms of such Securities and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for Securities of any series) Sections 11.5 and 11.6 of this Article.

Section 11.2 Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee

The election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution. In case of any redemption at the election of the Company of the Securities of any series, the Company shall, at least 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date, the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed and the relevant terms of the Securities to be redeemed. The election of a Holder to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a writing by a Holder sent to the Trustee and the Company at least 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Holder in such notice (unless a shorter notice period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee). Such notice shall notify the Trustee and the Company of such Redemption Date, the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed and any relevant terms of the Securities of such series to be redeemed.

Section 11.3 Selection by Trustee of Securities To Be Redeemed.

If less than all the Securities of any series having the same terms are to be redeemed, the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and which may provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of such series or any integral multiple thereof which is also an authorized denomination) of the principal amount of Securities of such series of a denomination larger than the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of such series.

The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company and the Security Registrar (if other than itself) in writing of the Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Securities selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.

For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.

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Section 11.4 Notice of Redemption.

Notice of redemption shall be given in the manner provided in
Section 1.6, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, unless a shorter period is specified in the Securities to be redeemed (which shorter period shall be acceptable to the Trustee), to the Holders of Securities to be redeemed. Failure to give notice by mailing in the manner herein provided to the Holder of any Securities designated for redemption as a whole or in part, or any defect in the notice to any such Holder, shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Securities or portion thereof. Any notice that is mailed to the Holder of any Securities in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not such Holder receives the notice.

All notices of redemption shall state:

(a) the Redemption Date,

(b) the Redemption Price (or the method of calculating the Redemption Price) and accrued interest, if any,

(c) if less than all Outstanding Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption, the principal amount) of the particular Securities to be redeemed,

(d) in case any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice which relates to such Security shall state that on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Security, the Holder of such Security will receive, without charge, a new Security or Securities of authorized denominations for the principal amount thereof remaining unredeemed,

(e) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed, and, if applicable, that interest thereon shall cease to accrue on and after said date,

(f) the Place or Places of Payment where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, and

(g) that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case.

A notice of redemption published as contemplated by Section 1.6 need not identify particular Securities to be redeemed.

Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company's request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company.

Section 11.5 Deposit of Redemption Price.

On or prior to any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold

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in trust as provided in Section 10.3) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on and any Additional Amounts with respect thereto, all the Securities or portions thereof which are to be redeemed on that date.

Section 11.6 Securities Payable on Redemption Date.

Notice of redemption having been given by the Holder to the Company and Trustee pursuant to Section 11.2 or to the Holder by the Company or the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.4, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest (and any Additional Amounts) to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that installments of interest on Securities whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the Regular Record Dates according to their terms and the provisions of Section 3.7.

If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal (and premium, if any) shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the Security.

Section 11.7 Securities Redeemed in Part.

Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at any office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose pursuant to Section 10.2 (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security, without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series, containing identical terms and provisions, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered.

ARTICLE 12

SINKING FUNDS

Section 12.1 Applicability of Article.

The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series, except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for Securities of such series or as otherwise permitted or required by any form of Security of such series issued pursuant to this Indenture.

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The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as a "mandatory sinking fund payment," and any payment in excess of such series is herein referred to as an "optional sinking fund payment." If provided for by the terms of Securities of any series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 12.2. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of any series as provided for by the terms of Securities of such series.

Section 12.2 Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.

The Company may, in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of a series to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as provided for by the terms of such series, (1) deliver Outstanding Securities of such series (other than any of such Securities previously called for redemption) theretofore purchased or receive credit for Securities (not previously so credited) theretofore purchased by the Company and delivered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to Section 3.9, and (2) apply as a credit Securities of such series which have been redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such series of Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities, provided that such Securities have not been previously so credited. Such Securities shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price specified in such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly. If, as a result of the delivery or credit of Securities of any series in lieu of cash payments pursuant to this Section 12.2, the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed in order to exhaust the aforesaid cash payment shall be less than $100,000, the Trustee need not call Securities of such series for redemption, except upon Company Request, and such cash payment shall be held by the Trustee or a Paying Agent and applied to the next succeeding sinking fund payment, provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent shall at the request of the Company from time to time pay over and deliver to the Company any cash payment so being held by the Trustee or such Paying Agent upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of Securities of that series purchased by the Company having an unpaid principal amount equal to the cash payment requested to be released to the Company.

Section 12.3 Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.

Not less than 60 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series of Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing mandatory sinking fund payment for that series pursuant to the terms of that series, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting of Securities of that series pursuant to Section 12.2, and the optional amount, if any, to be added in cash to the next ensuing mandatory sinking fund payment, and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so credited and not theretofore delivered. If such Officers' Certificate shall specify an optional amount to be added in cash to the next ensuing mandatory sinking fund payment, the Company shall thereupon be obligated to pay the amount therein specified. Not less than 30 days before each such sinking fund payment date the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 11.3 and

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cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 11.4. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 11.6 and 11.7.

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This instrument 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 but one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, and their respective corporate seals to be hereunto affixed and attested, all as of the day and year first above written.

GATX FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                                BY  /s/  William J. Hasek
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                                    Name:   William J. Hasek
                                    Title:     Vice President and Treasurer

[SEAL]

Attest:

/s/   Ronald J. Ciancio
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                                JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Trustee

                                BY  /s/  James Nagy
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                                    Name:   James Nagy
                                    Title:    Assistant Vice President


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EXHIBIT 12

GATX FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

                                                                           YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
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                                                    2003            2002            2001            2000           1999
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                                                                         IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT RATIOS
Earnings available for fixed charges:
 Income from continuing operations before
    cumulative effect of accounting change.....  $      111.7    $       65.0    $       43.4    $       64.9   $      156.6
Add (deduct):
 Income tax provision..........................          53.3            29.0            13.9            37.8          100.3
 Share of affiliates' earnings, net of
    distributions received.....................         (49.0)          (13.1)          (22.5)          (44.0)         (41.7)
 Interest on indebtedness and amortization of
    debt discount and expense..................         178.3           209.0           249.0           244.8          173.3
 Portion of operating lease expense
    representative of interest factor (deemed
    to be one-third)...........................          63.9            61.9            61.4            56.3           50.0
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------   ------------
Total earnings available for fixed charges.....  $      358.2    $      351.8    $      345.2    $      359.8   $      438.5
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------   ------------
Fixed charges:
 Interest on indebtedness and amortization of
    debt discount and expense..................  $      178.3    $      209.0    $      249.0    $      244.8   $      173.3
 Capitalized interest..........................           4.2            15.8            14.4            10.4            4.3
 Portion of operating lease expense
    representative of interest factor (deemed
    to be one-third)...........................          63.9            61.9            61.4            56.3           50.0
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------   ------------
Total fixed charges............................  $      246.4    $      286.7    $      324.8    $      311.5   $      227.6
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------   ------------
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (A).........          1.45x           1.23x           1.06x           1.16x          1.93x

(A) The ratio of earnings to fixed charges represents the number of times "fixed charges" are covered by "earnings." "Fixed charges" consist of interest on outstanding debt and amortization of debt discount and expense, adjusted for capitalized interest and one-third (the proportion deemed representative of the interest factor) of operating lease expense. "Earnings" consist of consolidated net income before income taxes and fixed charges, less share of affiliates' earnings, net of distributions received.


EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following: (i) Registration Statement No. 2-92404 on Form S-8, filed July 26, 1984; (ii) Registration Statement No. 2-96593 on Form S-8, filed March 22, 1985; (iii) Registration Statement No. 33-38790 on Form S-8 filed February 1, 1991; (iv) Registration Statement No. 33-41007 on Form S-8 filed June 7, 1991; (v) Registration Statement No. 33-61183 on Form S-8 filed July 20, 1995; (vi) Registration Statement No. 33-06315 on Form S-8 filed June 19, 1996; (vii) Registration Statement No. 333-78037 on Form S-8 filed May 7, 1999; (viii) Registration Statement No. 333-81173 on Form S-8 filed June 21, 1999, (ix) Registration Statement No. 333-91865 on Form S-8 filed December 1, 1999; (x) Registration Statement No. 333-110451 on Form S-3 filed November 13, 2003, and (xi) Registration Statement No. 333-105196 on Form S-3 filed May 13, 2003 of GATX Financial Corporation, of our report dated January 29, 2004 with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of GATX Financial Corporation included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

ERNST & YOUNG LLP

March 12, 2004
Chicago, Illinois


EXHIBIT 31A

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Ronald H. Zech, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of GATX Financial Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13(a)-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure controls to be designed under our supervision to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within these entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;

b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

March 15, 2004

           /s/ Ronald H. Zech
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             Ronald H. Zech
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer


EXHIBIT 31B

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Brian A. Kenney, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of GATX Financial Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13(a)-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure controls to be designed under our supervision to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within these entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;

b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

March 15, 2004

            /s/ Brian A. Kenney
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               Brian A. Kenney
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT 32

GATX FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of GATX Financial Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each of the undersigned officers of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

March 15, 2004

/s/ Ronald H. Zech                                     /s/ Brian A. Kenney
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Ronald H. Zech                                         Brian A. Kenney
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer        Senior Vice President and
                                                       Chief Financial Officer

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by GATX Financial Corporation for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to GATX Financial Corporation and will be retained by GATX Financial Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.