Exhibit 4(e)

POPULAR, INC.,
Issuer

TO

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
Trustee

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of August 5, 1999

to Indenture dated as of February 15, 1995

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of August 5, 1999 between Popular, Inc. (formerly BanPonce Corporation), a Puerto Rico corporation (the "Company") and THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, a national banking association, as Trustee (the "Trustee").

RECITALS

The Company and the Trustee, as Trustee, are parties to an Indenture, dated as of February 15, 1995 (the "Original Indenture"), which provides for the issuance from time to time of unsecured debt securities of the Company.

Section 901(5) of the Original Indenture provides that without the consent of any Holders, 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 to the Original Indenture, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of the Original Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that any such addition, change or elimination (i) shall neither (A) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor (B) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (ii) shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding.

The Company believes that Section 1011 of the Original Indenture should be amended and restated in its entirety, with effect only as to Securities of any series created after the execution of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

The Board of Directors of the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery by the Company of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
WITNESSETH:

For and in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Trustee mutually agree as follows:

ARTICLE ONE

Definitions and Other Provisions
of General Application

Section 101. Definitions.

Except as otherwise expressly provided or unless context otherwise requires, all terms used in this Second Supplemental Indenture shall have the meanings ascribed to them by the Original Indenture, as amended.

Section 102. Effect of Headings.

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

Section 103. Successors and Assigns.

All covenants and agreements in this Second Supplemental Indenture by the parties hereto shall bind their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

Section 104. Separability Clause.

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

Section 105. Benefits of Instrument.

Nothing in this Second Supplemental Indenture, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Second Supplemental Indenture or the Original Indenture.

Section 106. Governing Law.

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

ARTICLE TWO

Amendment of the Original Indenture

Section 201. Amendment of Section 1011.

Section 1011 of the Original Indenture is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

"The Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in Sections 1006 to 1009, inclusive, 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."

Section 202. Effectiveness of Section 201.

Section 201 of this Second Supplemental Indenture shall neither (i) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of this Second Supplemental Indenture and entitled to the benefit of Section 1011 of the Original Indenture nor (ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to Section 1011 of the Original Indenture.

Section 203. Reaffirmation of Original Indenture.

Each of the Company and the Trustee hereby confirms, reaffirms and agrees to the Original Indenture in every particular, as amended by this Second Supplemental Indenture.

Section 204. Trust Indenture Act.

If any provision of this Second Supplemental Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as it may be amended from time to time, that is required under such Act to be a part of and govern this Second Supplemental Indenture, the latter

provision shall control. If any provision hereof modifies or excludes any provision of such Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Second Supplemental Indenture as so modified or excluded, as the case may be.

* * *

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

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Supplemental 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.

POPULAR, INC.

By:   /s/ Roberto R. Herencia
      -------------------------------
      Name: Roberto R. Herencia
      Title: Executive Vice President

Attest:

/s/ Ramon Lloveras San Miguel
-------------------------------

Assistant Secretary

Affidavit No. ___

Subscribed to before me by Roberto R. Herencia of legal age, married and resident of Glenview, Illinois, as Executive Vice President of Popular, Inc. and ____________________, of legal age, married and resident of _______________________ as _____________________ of Popular, Inc. and who are personally known to me, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 16th day of August, 1999.

                                          /s/ Lucy Aviles
[SEAL]                                  --------------------------------
                                                  Notary Public

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Supplemental 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.

POPULAR, INC.

                                        By:   /s/ Larry B. Kesler
                                              -------------------------------
                                              Name:  Larry B. Kesler
                                              Title: Executive Vice President

Attest:

/s/ Ramon Lloveras San Miguel
--------------------------------
Ramon Lloveras San Miguel,
Assistant Secretary

Affidavit No. 1,187

Subscribed to before me by Larry B. Kesler, of legal age, married and resident of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico as Executive Vice President of Popular, Inc. and who is personally known to me, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 12th day of August, 1999.

                                             /S/ Estela Martinez
[SEAL]                                  -----------------------------
                                                Notary Public

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO

                                        By:     /s/ Michael D. Pinzon
                                           -------------------------------
                                           Name: Michael D. Pinzon
                                           Title: Trust Officer

Attest:


/s/ Steve M. Husbands
---------------------
Steve M. Husbands
Assistant Vice President

STATE OF NEW YORK   )
                    ) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK  )

On the 5 day of August, 1999, before me personally came Michael Pinzon, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he/she is a Trust Officer of The First National Bank of Chicago, one of the corporations described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he/she knows the seal of said national banking association; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by authority of the Board of Directors of said corporation, and that he/she signed his/her name thereto by like authority.

[SEAL]                                          /s/ Mark E. Davis
                                        -------------------------------
                                                  Notary Public

Mark E. Davis
Notary Public, State of New York
Reg. No. 01DA6004466
Qualified in New York County
Commission Expires March 23, 2000

Exhibit 4(h)

POPULAR NORTH AMERICA, INC.,
Issuer

and

POPULAR, INC.,
Guarantor

TO

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
Trustee

THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of August 5, 1999

to Indenture dated as of October 1, 1991

THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of August 5, 1999 among Popular North America, Inc. (formerly BanPonce Financial Corp.), a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Popular, Inc. (formerly BanPonce Corporation), a Puerto Rico corporation (the "Guarantor"), and THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, a national banking association, as Trustee (the "Trustee").

RECITALS

The Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee, as successor Trustee, are parties to an Indenture, dated as of October 1, 1991 (the "Original Indenture"), which provides for the issuance from time to time of unsecured debt securities of the Company, unconditionally guaranteed as to the payment of principal, premium (if any) and interest by the Guarantor, and are parties to a First Supplemental Indenture thereto, dated as of February 28, 1995 and a Second Supplemental Indenture thereto, dated as of May 8, 1997.

Section 901(5) of the Original Indenture provides that without the consent of any Holders, the Company and the Guarantor, when authorized by Board Resolutions, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental to the Original Indenture, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of the Original Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that any such addition, change or elimination (i) shall neither (A) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor (B) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (ii) shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding.

The Company and the Guarantor believe that Section 1013 of the Original Indenture should be amended and restated in its entirety, with effect only as to Securities of any Series created after the execution of this Third Supplemental Indenture.

The respective Boards of Directors of the Company and the Guarantor have duly authorized the execution and delivery by the Company and the Guarantor, respectively, of this Third Supplemental Indenture.

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
WITNESSETH:

For and in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee mutually agree as follows:

ARTICLE ONE

Definitions and Other Provisions
of General Application

Section 101. Definitions.

Except as otherwise expressly provided or unless context otherwise requires, all terms used in this Third Supplemental Indenture shall have the meanings ascribed to them by the Original Indenture.

Section 102. Effect of Headings.

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

Section 103. Successors and Assigns.

All covenants and agreements in this Third Supplemental Indenture by the parties hereto shall bind their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

Section 104. Separability Clause.

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

Section 105. Benefits of Instrument.

Nothing in this Third Supplemental Indenture, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Third Supplemental Indenture or the Original Indenture.

Section 106. Governing Law.

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

ARTICLE TWO

Amendment of the Original Indenture

Section 201. Amendment of Section 1013.

Section 1013 of the Original Indenture is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

"The Company and the Guarantor may omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in Sections 1006, 1007 and 1009 to 1011, inclusive, 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 Guarantor and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect."

Section 202. Effectiveness of Section 201.

Section 201 of this Third Supplemental Indenture shall neither (i) apply to any Security of a series created prior to the execution of this Third Supplemental Indenture and entitled to the benefit of Section 1013 of the Original Indenture nor (ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to Section 1013 of the Original Indenture.

Section 203. Reaffirmation of Original Indenture.

Each of the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee hereby confirms, reaffirms and agrees to the Original Indenture in every particular, as amended by this Third Supplemental Indenture.

Section 204. Trust Indenture Act.

If any provision of this Third Supplemental Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as it may be amended from time to time, that is required under such Act to be a part of and govern this Third Supplemental Indenture, the latter provision shall control. If any provision hereof modifies or excludes any provision of such Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Third Supplemental Indenture as so modified or excluded, as the case may be.

* * *

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

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third Supplemental 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.

POPULAR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

By:   /s/ Roberto R. Herencia
      --------------------------------
      Name: Roberto R. Herencia
      Title: Executive Vice President

Attest:

/s/ Ramon Lloveras San Miguel
------------------------------

Assistant Secretary

Affidavit No. ___

Subscribed to before me by Roberto R. Herencia of legal age, married and resident of Glenview, Illinois, as Executive Vice President of Popular North America, Inc. and ____________, of legal age, married and resident of ___________, Puerto Rico as __________________ of Popular North America, Inc. and who are personally known to me, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 16th day of August, 1999.

                                         /s/ Lucy Aviles
[SEAL]                                  ------------------------------
                                                 Notary Public

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third Supplemental 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.

POPULAR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

                                        By:   /s/ Larry B. Kesler
                                              --------------------------------
                                              Name: Larry B. Kesler
                                              Title: Executive Vice President

Attest:

/s/ Ramon Lloveras San Miguel
------------------------------

Assistant Secretary

Affidavit No. 1190

Subscribed to before me by Larry b. Kesler, of legal age, married and resident of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico as Executive Vice President of Popular North America, Inc. and who is personally known to me, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 12th day of August, 1999.

                                          /s/ Estela Martinez
[SEAL]                                  ------------------------------
                                                 Notary Public

POPULAR, INC.

By:   /s/ Roberto R. Herencia
      ---------------------------------
      Name: Roberto R. Herencia
      Title: Executive Vice President

Attest:

/s/ Ramon Lloveras San Miguel
-----------------------------------
  Assistant Secretary

Affidavit No. ___

Subscribed to before me by Roberto R. Herencia of legal age, married and resident of Glenview, Illinois, as Executive Vice President of Popular, Inc. and _____________, of legal age, married and resident of ______, ____________ as _____________________ of Popular, Inc. and who are personally known to me, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 16th day of August, 1999.

                                             /s/ Lucy Aviles
[SEAL]                                       -------------------------------
                                                       Notary Public

POPULAR, INC.

                                        By:   /s/ Larry B. Kesler
                                              ---------------------------------
                                              Name:  Larry B. Kesler
                                              Title: Executive Vice President

Attest:

/s/ Ramon Lloveras San Miguel
-----------------------------------
  Assistant Secretary

Affidavit No. 1191

Subscribed to before me by Larry B. Kesler, of legal age, married and resident of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico as Executive Vice President of Popular, Inc. and who is personally known to me, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 12th day of August, 1999.

                                                   /s/ Estela Martinez
[SEAL]                                       -------------------------------
                                                       Notary Public

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO

                                        By: /s/ Michael D. Pinzon
                                            ---------------------------
                                            Name:  Michael D. Pinzon
                                            Title: Trust Officer


Attest:

/s/ Steve M. Husbands
------------------------------
Steve M. Husbands
Assistant Vice President

STATE OF NEW YORK   )
                    ) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK  )

On the 5 day of August, 1999, before me personally came Michael Pinzon, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he/she is a Trust Officer of The First National Bank of Chicago, one of the corporations described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he/she knows the seal of said national banking association; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by authority of the Board of Directors of said corporation, and that he/she signed his/her name thereto by like authority.

[SEAL]                                       /s/ Mark E. Davis
                                             ----------------------------
                                                     Notary Public

Mark E. Davis
Notary Public, State of New York
Reg. No. 01DA6004466
Qualified in New York County
Commission Expires March 23, 2000

Exhibit 4(o)

[Form of Fixed Rate Medium-Term Note]

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[IF A GLOBAL SECURITY, INSERT -- THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN

THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.]

[IF DTC IS THE DEPOSITARY, INSERT -- UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED

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

[INSERT ANY LEGEND REQUIRED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE

REGULATIONS THEREUNDER.]

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:                          REGULAR  RECORD DATE:

STATED MATURITY DATE:                      ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT SECURITY:

SPECIFIED CURRENCY:  U.S. dollars
for all payments unless otherwise              -  Total Amount of OID:
specified below:                               -  Yield to Maturity:
                                               -  Initial Accrual Period OID:
  -  payments of principal and any             -  OID Default Amount:
     premium:                                  -  Default Rate:

  -  payments of interest:                 REDEMPTION COMMENCEMENT DATE:

  -  Exchange Rate Agent:                  REPAYMENT DATE(S):

INTEREST RATE: _____% per annum            REDEMPTION OR REPAYMENT PRICE(S):

INTEREST PAYMENT DATE(S):                  OTHER TERMS:

ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE*:

Terms left blank or marked "N/A", "No", "None" or in a similar manner do not apply to this Security except as otherwise may be specified.

Whenever used in this Security, the terms specified above that apply to this Security have the meanings specified above, unless the context requires otherwise. Other terms used in this Security that are not defined herein but that are defined in the Indenture referred to in Section 1 on the reverse of this Security are used herein as defined therein.

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Popular, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (hereinafter called the "Company", which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture), for value received, hereby promises to pay to _____________, or registered assigns, as principal the Principal Amount on the Stated Maturity Date and to pay interest thereon, from the Original Issue Date or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, on the Interest Payment Date(s) in each year, commencing on the first such date that is at least 15 calendar days after the Original Issue Date, and at the Maturity of the principal hereof, at the rate per annum equal to the Interest Rate specified on the face hereof, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, interest on any principal that is overdue shall be payable on demand.

The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the 15th calendar day (whether or not a Business Day, as such term is defined in Section 3 on the reverse hereof) next preceding such Interest Payment Date, unless otherwise provided on the face hereof (a "Regular Record Date"). Any interest so payable, but not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and such Defaulted Interest either may be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to the Holder of this Security not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which this Security may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.

If this Security is issued with an original issue discount, (i) if an Event of Default with respect to the Security of this series shall have occurred and be continuing, the amount of principal of this Security which may be declared due and payable in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture, shall be determined in the manner set forth under "OID Default Amount" on the face hereof, and (ii) in the case of a default of payment in principal upon acceleration,

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redemption, repayment at the option of the Holder or at the Stated Maturity Date hereof, in lieu of any interest otherwise payable, the overdue principal of this Security shall bear interest at a rate of interest per annum equal to the Default Rate stated on the face hereof (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), which shall accrue from the date of such acceleration, redemption, repayment at the option of the Holder or Stated Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the date payment has been made or duly provided for or such default has been waived in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

CURRENCY OF PAYMENT

Payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made in the Specified Currency for such payment, except as provided in this and the next three paragraphs. The Specified Currency for any payment shall be the currency specified as such on the face of this Security unless, at the time of such payment, such currency is not legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in the country issuing such currency on the Original Issue Date, in which case the Specified Currency for such payment shall be such coin or currency as at the time of such payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in such country.

Except as provided in the next paragraph, any payment to be made on this Security in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars will be made in U.S. dollars if the Person entitled to receive such payment transmits a written request for such payment to be made in U.S. dollars to the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention: Securities Processing Division, on or before the fifth Business Day before the payment is to be made. Such written request may be mailed, hand delivered, telecopied or delivered in any other manner approved by the Trustee. Any such request made with respect to any payment on this Security payable to a particular Holder will remain in effect for all later payments on this Security payable to such Holder, unless such request is revoked on or before the fifth Business Day before a payment is to be made, in which case such revocation shall be effective for such and all later payments. In the case of any payment of interest payable on an Interest Payment Date, such written request must be made by the Person who is the registered Holder of this Security on the relevant Regular Record Date.

The U.S. dollar amount of any payment made pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph will be

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determined by the Exchange Rate Agent based upon the highest bid quotation received by the Exchange Rate Agent as of 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding the applicable payment date, from three (or, if three are not available, then two) recognized foreign exchange dealers selected by the Exchange Rate Agent in The City of New York, in each case for the purchase by the quoting dealer, for U.S. dollars and for settlement on such payment date of an amount of the Specified Currency for such payment equal to the aggregate amount of such Specified Currency payable on such payment date to all Holders of Securities of this or any other series who elect to receive U.S. dollar payments on such payment date, and at which the applicable dealer commits to execute a contract. If the Exchange Rate Agent determines that two such bid quotations are not available on such second Business Day, such payment will be made in the Specified Currency for such payment. All currency exchange costs associated with any payment in U.S. dollars on this Security will be borne by the Holder entitled to receive such payment, by deduction from such payment.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any amount payable on this Security is payable on any day (including at Maturity) in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars, and if such Specified Currency is not available to the Company on the two Business Days before such day, due to the imposition of exchange controls, disruption in a currency market or any other circumstances beyond the control of the Company, the Company will be entitled to satisfy its obligation to pay such amount in such Specified Currency by making such payment in U.S. dollars. The amount of such payment in U.S. dollars shall be determined by the Exchange Rate Agent on the basis of the noon buying rate for cable transfers in The City of New York for such Specified Currency (the "Exchange Rate") as of the latest day before the day on which such payment is to be made. Any payment made under such circumstances in U.S. dollars where the required payment is in other than U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default under the Indenture or this Security.

MANNER OF PAYMENT - U.S. DOLLARS

Except as provided in the next paragraph, payment of any amount payable on this Security in U.S. dollars will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York (or at any other office or agency maintained by the Company for that purpose), against surrender of this Security in the case of any payment due at the Maturity of the principal hereof

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(other than any payment of interest that first becomes due on an Interest Payment Date); provided, however, that, at the option of the Company and subject to the next paragraph, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.

Payment of any amount payable on this Security in U.S. dollars will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account maintained by the payee with a bank located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, if
(i) the principal of this Security is at least $10,000,000 and (ii) the Holder entitled to receive such payment transmits a written request for such payment to be made in such manner to the Paying Agent at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention: Securities Processing Division, on or before the Regular Record Date preceding the day on which such payment is to be made; provided that, in the case of any such payment due at the Maturity of the principal hereof (other than any payment of interest that first becomes due on an Interest Payment Date), this Security must be surrendered at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York (or at any other office or agency maintained by the Company for that purpose) in time for the Paying Agent to make such payment in such funds in accordance with its normal procedures. Any such request made with respect to any payment on this Security payable to a particular Holder will remain in effect for all later payments on this Security payable to such Holder, unless such request is revoked on or before the Regular Record Date preceding the day on which such payment is to be made, in which case such revocation shall be effective for such payment and all later payments; provided that in the case of any payment due at Maturity of the principal of this Security to be effective any request for revocation must be made no later than the 15th day prior to the Maturity of the principal of this Security. In the case of any payment of interest payable on an Interest Payment Date, such written request must be made by the Person who is the registered Holder of this Security on the relevant Regular Record Date. The Company will pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with making payments by wire transfer with respect to this Security, but any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed upon any payment will be borne by the Holder of this Security and may be deducted from the payment by the Company or the Paying Agent.

MANNER OF PAYMENT - OTHER SPECIFIED CURRENCIES

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Payment of any amount payable on this Security in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as is maintained in such Specified Currency at a bank or other financial institution acceptable to the Company and the Trustee and as shall have been designated at least five Business Days prior to the applicable payment date by the Person entitled to receive such payment; provided that, in the case of any such payment due at the Maturity of the principal hereof (other than any payment of interest that first becomes due on an Interest Payment Date), this Security must be surrendered at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York (or at any other office or agency maintained by the Company for that purpose) in time for the Paying Agent to make such payment in such funds in accordance with its normal procedures. Such account designation shall be made by transmitting the appropriate information to the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, by mail, hand delivery, telecopier or in any other manner approved by the Trustee. Unless revoked, any such account designation made with respect to this Security by the Holder hereof will remain in effect with respect to any further payments with respect to this Security payable to such Holder. If a payment in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars with respect to this Security cannot be made by wire transfer because the required account designation has not been received by the Trustee on or before the requisite date or for any other reason, the Company will cause a notice to be given to the Holder of this Security at its registered address requesting an account designation pursuant to which such wire transfer can be made and such payment will be made within five Business Days after the Trustee's receipt of such a designation meeting the requirements specified above, with the same force and effect as if made on the due date. The Company will pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with making payments by wire transfer with respect to this Security, but any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed upon any payment will be borne by the Holder of this Security and may be deducted from the payment by the Company or the Paying Agent.

MANNER OF PAYMENT - GLOBAL SECURITIES

Notwithstanding any provision of this Security or the Indenture, if this Security is a Global Security, the Company may make any and all payments of principal, premium and interest on this Security pursuant to the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary for this Security as permitted in the Indenture.

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PAYMENTS DUE ON A BUSINESS DAY

Unless otherwise specified on the face of this Security, the following sentence shall apply to this Security. Notwithstanding any provision of this Security or the Indenture, if any amount of principal, premium or interest would otherwise be due on this Security on a day (the "Specified Day") that is not a Business Day, such amount may be paid or made available for payment on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if such amount were paid on the Specified Day. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply to the Security in lieu of the provisions of Section 113 of the Indenture.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

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

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated:

POPULAR, INC.

By____________________________
Name:
Title:

By____________________________
Name:
Title:

Attest: ______________________

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

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
as Trustee

By_________________________________
Authorized Officer

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1. SECURITIES AND INDENTURE

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the "Securities") issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of February 15, 1995 as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 8, 1997 and the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 5, 1999 (together herein called the "Indenture", which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such instrument), between the Company and The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.

2. SERIES AND DENOMINATIONS

This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, limited to an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed $1,500,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in any other currency or currencies or currency units) less the aggregate initial offering price of "Securities" (as defined in the Prospectus dated August 4, 1999 relating to debt securities and preferred stock of the Company, Popular International Bank, Inc. and Popular North America, Inc.) authenticated and delivered upon initial issuance, other than the Securities of this series, which amount may be increased at the option of the Company if in the future it determines that it may wish to sell additional Securities of this series. References herein to "this series" mean the series of securities designated on the face hereof.

The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in "Authorized Denominations", which term shall have the following meaning. For each Security of this series having a principal amount payable in U.S. dollars, the Authorized Denominations shall be $100,000 and any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. For each Security of this series having a principal amount payable in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars, the Authorized Denominations shall be the amount of such Specified Currency equivalent, at the Exchange Rate on

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the first Business Day next preceding the date on which the Company accepts the offer to purchase such Security, to $100,000 and any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

3. EXCHANGE RATE AGENT AND RELATED TERMS

If the principal of or interest on this Security is payable in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars, the Company has initially appointed the institution named on the face of this Security as Exchange Rate Agent to act as such agent with respect to this Security, but the Company may, in its sole discretion, appoint any other institution (including any Affiliate of the Company) to serve as any such agent from time to time. The Company will give the Trustee prompt written notice of any change in any such appointment. Insofar as this Security provides for any such agent to obtain rates, quotes or other data from a bank, dealer or other institution for use in making any determination hereunder, such agent may do so from any institution or institutions of the kind contemplated hereby notwithstanding that any one or more of such institutions are such agent, Affiliates of such agent, any of the agents named on the cover of the Company's Prospectus Supplement dated August 6, 1999 relating to the Company's Medium-Term Notes, Series 4 or any Affiliate of any such agent or Affiliates of the Company.

All determinations made by the Exchange Rate Agent may be made by such agent in its sole discretion and, absent manifest error, shall be conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Holder of this Security and the Company. The Exchange Rate Agent shall not have any liability therefor.

Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, for all purposes of this Security, the term "Business Day" means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that (i) is not a day on which banking institutions in New York City generally are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close and (ii) if the Specified Currency for any payment on this Security is other than U.S. dollars, is not a day on which banking institutions in the principal financial center of the country issuing such Specified Currency generally are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close. With respect to any particular location, the close of business on any day on which business is not being conducted shall be deemed to mean 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on that day.

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References in this Security to U.S. dollars shall mean, as of any time, the coin or currency that is then legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in the United States of America.

References in this Security to a particular currency other than U.S. dollars shall mean, as of any time, the coin or currency that is then legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in the country issuing such currency on the Original Issue Date.

4. REDEMPTION AT THE COMPANY'S OPTION

Unless a Redemption Commencement Date is specified on the face hereof, except as provided below, this Security shall not be redeemable at the option of the Company before the Stated Maturity Date. If a Redemption Commencement Date is so specified, and unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, this Security is subject to redemption upon not less than 30 days' nor more than 60 days' notice at any time and from time to time on or after the Redemption Commencement Date, in each case as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company and at the applicable Redemption Price specified on the face hereof (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of this Security to be redeemed), together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but interest installments due on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holder of this Security, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant record date, all as provided in the Indenture; provided, however, that the first two paragraphs of Section 1103 of the Indenture shall not apply to this Security, and if less than all of the Securities of this series are to be redeemed, the Company may select, from Securities of this series that are subject to redemption pursuant to the terms thereof, the Security or Securities, or portion or portions thereof, to be redeemed.

In the event that the Company shall be obligated to pay any Additional Amounts due to a change in law, regulation or interpretation, the Company may, at its option, redeem this Security as a whole at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount thereof (or, if this Security is an original issue discount note, 100% of the OID Default Amount) together with accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption.

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5. REPAYMENT AT THE HOLDER'S OPTION

Except as otherwise may be provided on the face hereof, if one or more Repayment Dates are specified on the face hereof, this Security will be repayable in whole or in part in an amount equal to any Authorized Denomination (provided that the remaining principal amount of any Security surrendered for partial repayment shall at least equal an Authorized Denomination), on any such Repayment Date, in each case at the option of the Holder and at the applicable Repayment Price specified on the face hereof (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount to be repaid), together with accrued interest to the applicable Repayment Date (but interest installments due on or prior to such Repayment Date will be payable to the Holder of this Security, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Date as provided in the Indenture). If this Security provides for more than one Repayment Date and the Holder exercises its option to elect repayment, the Holder shall be deemed to have elected repayment on the earliest Repayment Date after all conditions to such exercise have been satisfied, and references herein to the "applicable Repayment Date" shall mean such earliest Repayment Date.

In order for the exercise of such option to be effective and this Security to be repaid, the Company must receive at the applicable address of the Paying Agent set forth below (or at such other place or places of which the Company shall from time to time notify the Holder of this Security), on any Business Day not later than the 30th, and not earlier than the 60th, calendar day prior to the applicable Repayment Date (or, if either such calendar day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), either (i) this Security, with the form below entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" duly com pleted and signed, or (ii) a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter from a member of a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., a commercial bank or a trust company in the United States of America setting forth
(a) the name, address and telephone number of the Holder of this Security, (b) the principal amount of this Security and the amount of this Security to be repaid, (c) a statement that the option to elect repayment is being exercised thereby and (d) a guarantee stating that the Company will receive this Security, with the form below entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" duly completed and signed, not later than five Business Days after the date of such telegram, telex, facsimile trans-

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mission or letter (provided that this Security and form duly completed and signed are received by the Company by such fifth Business Day). Any such election shall be irrevocable. The address to which such deliveries are to be made is The First National Bank of Chicago, Attention: Securities Processing Division, 14 Wall Street, Eighth Floor, New York, New York 10005 (or at such other places as the Company or the Paying Agent shall notify the Holder of this Security). All questions as to the validity, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of any Security for repayment will be determined by the Company, whose determination will be final and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) if this Security is a Global Security, the option of the Holder to elect repayment may be exercised in accordance with the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary for this Security at least 30 calendar days prior to the applicable Repayment Date and (y) whether or not this Security is a Global Security, the option of the Holder to elect repayment may be exercised in any such manner as the Company may approve.

6. TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE

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

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different Authorized Denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

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

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Prior to due presentment of this 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 this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

If this Security is a Global Security, this Security shall be subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to Global Securities, including the limitations in Section 305 thereof on transfers and exchanges of Global Securities.

7. [RESERVED].

8. REMEDIES.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or

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impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

9. MODIFICATION AND WAIVER.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of all series to be affected (considered together as one class for this purpose). The Indenture also contains provisions (i) permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of all series to be affected under the Indenture (considered together as one class for this purpose), on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and (ii) permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of any series to be affected under the Indenture (with each such series considered separately for this purpose), on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

10. GOVERNING LAW.

THIS SECURITY AND THE INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN

ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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REGISTERED NO. FXR __________

CUSIP NO. __________

ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: __________

POPULAR, INC.
MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES 4

OPTION TO ELECT REPAYMENT

TO BE COMPLETED ONLY IF THIS SECURITY IS REPAYABLE
AT THE OPTION OF THE HOLDER AND THE HOLDER
ELECTS TO EXERCISE SUCH RIGHT

The undersigned hereby irrevocably requests and instructs the Company to repay the Security referred to in this notice (or the portion thereof specified below) at the applicable Repayment Price, together with interest to the Repayment Date, all as provided for in such Security, to the undersigned, whose name, address and telephone number are as follows:

If such Security provides for more than one Repayment Date, the undersigned requests repayment on the earliest Repayment Date after the requirements for exercising this option have been satisfied, and references in this notice to the Repayment Date mean such earliest Repayment Date. Terms used in this notice that are defined in such Security are used herein as defined therein.

For such Security to be repaid the Company must receive at the applicable address of the Trustee set forth below or at such other place or places of which the Company or the Trustee shall from time to time notify the Holder of such Security, any Business Day not later than the 30th or earlier than the 60th calendar day prior to the Repayment Date (or, if either such calendar day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), (i) such Security, with this "Option to Elect Repayment" form duly completed and signed, or (ii) a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or

letter from a member of a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., a commercial bank or a trust company in the United States of America setting forth (a) the name, address and telephone number of the Holder of such Security, (b) the principal amount of such Security and the amount of such Security to be repaid, (c) a statement that the option to elect repayment is being exercised thereby and (d) a guarantee stating that such Security to be repaid with the form entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" on the addendum to the Security duly completed and signed will be received by the Company not later than five Business Days after the date of such telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter (provided that such Security and form duly completed and signed are received by the Company by such fifth Business Day). The address to which such deliveries are to be made is:

The First National Bank of Chicago Attention: Securities Processing Division 14 Wall Street - Eighth Floor New York, New York 10005

or at such other place as the Company or the Paying Agent shall notify the holder of such Security.

If less than the entire principal amount of such Security is to be repaid, specify the portion thereof (which shall equal any Authorized Denomination) that the Holder elects to have repaid:

and specify the denomination or denominations (which shall equal any Authorized Denomination) of the Security or Securities to be issued to the Holder in respect of the portion of such Security not being repaid (in the absence of any specification, one Security will be issued in respect of the portion not being repaid):

Date: _______________                        ______________________________
                                             Notice: The signature to this
                                             Option to Elect Repayment must
                                             correspond with the name of the
                                             Holder as written on the face  of
                                             such Security in every particular
                                             without

alteration or enlargement or any other change whatsoever.

JT TEN  - as joint tenants with the right of
          survivorship and not as tenants
          in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - __________ Custodian _________

(Cust) (Minor) under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

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

ASSIGNMENT

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

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

(Please Print or Typewrite Name and Address Including Postal Zip Code of Assignee)

Dated:______________

Signature Guaranteed

_________________________                    _______________________________
NOTICE: Signature must be                    NOTICE: The signature to
guaranteed.                                  this assignment must correspond
                                             with the name of the Holder as
                                             written upon the face of the
                                             attached Security in every
                                             particular, without alteration or
                                             enlargement or any change whatever.

Exhibit 4(p)

[Form of Floating Rate Medium-Term Note]

(FACE OF SECURITY)

[IF A GLOBAL SECURITY, INSERT - THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN

THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.]

[IF DTC IS THE DEPOSITARY, INSERT -- UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED

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

[INSERT ANY LEGEND REQUIRED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE

REGULATIONS THEREUNDER.]

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:                       REPAYMENT DATE(S):

STATED MATURITY DATE:                   REDEMPTION OR REPAYMENT
                                        PRICE(S):

SPECIFIED CURRENCY:  U.S.               BASE RATE:
dollars for all payments                   -  Commercial Paper Rate:
unless otherwise specified
below:                                     -  Prime Rate:

  -  payments of principal and             -  LIBOR:
     any premium:                             -  Telerate LIBOR Page:
  -  payments of interest:                    -  Reuters Screen LIBOR Page:
  -  Exchange Rate Agent:                     -  Index Currency:

*ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE:                      -  Treasury Rate:

                                           -  CMT Rate:

REGULAR RECORD DATE:                          -  Telerate Page 7051:
                                              -  Telerate Page 7052
ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT                           (weekly/monthly):

- CMT Index Maturity:
SECURITY:

- Total Amount of OID: - CD Rate:
- Yield to Maturity: - Federal Funds Rate:
- Initial Accrual Period OID: - 11th District Rate:
- OID Default Amount:
- Default Rate:

REDEMPTION COMMENCEMENT
DATE:

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INDEX MATURITY:                          the third Wednesday of the following:

SPREAD:                                     -  each of the 12 calendar months
                                               in each year

SPREAD MULTIPLIER:                          -  each March, June, September and
                                               December in each year

INITIAL BASE RATE:                          -  each of the following two
                                               calendar months in each year:

MAXIMUM RATE:                               -  the following calendar month in
                                               each year:

MINIMUM RATE:                            subject to the second paragraph under
                                         "Payments Due on a Business Day" below


INTEREST RESET PERIOD:                   INTEREST CALCULATION DATE(S):
                                         as provided in Section 3(n) on the
  -  if semi-annual, reset               reverse of this Security (unless
     will occur in each of               otherwise specified)
     the following two months
     in each year:                       CALCULATION AGENT:

  -  if annual, reset will               OTHER TERMS:
     occur in the following
     month in each year:

  -  otherwise, reset will
     occur daily, weekly,
     monthly or quarterly in
     each year as follows:

INTEREST RESET DATE(S): as
provided in Section 3(a) on the
reverse of this Security (unless
otherwise specified)

INTEREST DETERMINATION DATE(S): as

provided in Sections 3(b) through
3(j), as applicable, on the reverse of this Security (unless otherwise specified)

INTEREST PAYMENT DATE(S): unless
otherwise specified,

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Terms left blank or marked "N/A", "No", "None" or in a similar manner do not apply to this Security except as otherwise may be specified.

Whenever used in this Security, the terms specified above that apply to this Security have the meanings specified above, unless the context requires otherwise. Other terms used in this Security that are not defined herein but that are defined in the Indenture referred to in Section 1 on the reverse of this Security are used herein as defined therein.

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Popular, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (hereinafter called the "Company", which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture), for value received, hereby promises to pay to _____________, or registered assigns, as principal the Principal Amount on the Stated Maturity Date and to pay interest thereon, from the Original Issue Date or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, on the Interest Payment Date(s) in each year, commencing on the first such date that is at least 15 calendar days after the Original Issue Date, and at the Maturity of the principal hereof, at a rate per annum determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of
Section 3 on the reverse hereof, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, interest on any principal that is overdue shall be payable on demand.

The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the 15th calendar day (whether or not a Business Day, as such term is defined in Section 3(n) on the reverse hereof) next preceding such Interest Payment Date, unless otherwise provided on the face hereof (a "Regular Record Date"). Any interest so payable, but not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and such Defaulted Interest either may be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to the Holder of this Security not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which this Security may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.

If this Security is issued with an original issue discount, (i) if an Event of Default with respect to the Security of this series shall have occurred and be continuing, the amount of principal of this Security which may be declared due and payable in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture, shall be determined in the manner set forth under

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"OID Default Amount" on the face hereof, and (ii) in the case of a default of payment in principal upon acceleration, redemption, repayment at the option of the Holder or at the Stated Maturity Date hereof, in lieu of any interest otherwise payable, the overdue principal of this Security shall bear interest at a rate of interest per annum equal to the Default Rate stated on the face hereof (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), which shall accrue from the date of such acceleration, redemption, repayment at the option of the Holder or Stated Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the date payment has been made or duly provided for or such default has been waived in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

CURRENCY OF PAYMENT

Payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made in the Specified Currency for such payment, except as provided in this and the next three paragraphs. The Specified Currency for any payment shall be the currency specified as such on the face of this Security unless, at the time of such payment, such currency is not legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in the country issuing such currency on the Original Issue Date, in which case the Specified Currency for such payment shall be such coin or currency as at the time of such payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in such country.

Except as provided in the next paragraph, any payment to be made on this Security in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars will be made in U.S. dollars if the Person entitled to receive such payment transmits a written request for such payment to be made in U.S. dollars to the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention: Securities Processing Division, on or before the fifth Business Day before the payment is to be made. Such written request may be mailed, hand delivered, telecopied or delivered in any other manner approved by the Trustee. Any such request made with respect to any payment on this Security payable to a particular Holder will remain in effect for all later payments on this Security payable to such Holder, unless such request is revoked on or before the fifth Business Day before a payment is to be made, in which case such revocation shall be effective for such and all later payments. In the case of any payment of interest payable on an Interest Payment Date, such written request

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must be made by the Person who is the registered Holder of this Security on the relevant Regular Record Date.

The U.S. dollar amount of any payment made pursuant to the preceding paragraph will be determined by the Exchange Rate Agent based upon the highest bid quotation received by the Exchange Rate Agent as of 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding the applicable payment date, from three (or, if three are not available, then two) recognized foreign exchange dealers selected by the Exchange Rate Agent in The City of New York, in each case for the purchase by the quoting dealer, for U.S. dollars and for settlement on such payment date of an amount of the Specified Currency for such payment equal to the aggregate amount of such Specified Currency payable on such payment date to all Holders of Securities of this or any other series who elect to receive U.S. dollar payments on such payment date, and at which the applicable dealer commits to execute a contract. If the Exchange Rate Agent determines that two such bid quotations are not available on such second Business Day, such payment will be made in the Specified Currency for such payment. All currency exchange costs associated with any payment in U.S. dollars on this Security will be borne by the Holder entitled to receive such payment, by deduction from such payment.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any amount payable on this Security is payable on any day (including at Maturity) in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars, and if such Specified Currency is not available to the Company on the two Business Days before such day, due to the imposition of exchange controls, disruption in a currency market or any other circumstances beyond the control of the Company, the Company will be entitled to satisfy its obligation to pay such amount in such Specified Currency by making such payment in U.S. dollars. The amount of such payment in U.S. dollars shall be determined by the Exchange Rate Agent on the basis of the noon buying rate for cable transfers in The City of New York for such Specified Currency (the "Exchange Rate") as of the latest day before the day on which such payment is to be made. Any payment made under such circumstances in U.S. dollars where the required payment is in other than U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default under the Indenture or this Security.

MANNER OF PAYMENT - U.S. DOLLARS

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Except as provided in the next paragraph, payment of any amount payable on this Security in U.S. dollars will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York (or at any other office or agency maintained by the Company for that purpose), against surrender of this Security in the case of any payment due at the Maturity of the principal hereof (other than any payment of interest that first becomes due on an Interest Payment Date); provided, however, that, at the option of the Company and subject to the next paragraph, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.

Payment of any amount payable on this Security in U.S. dollars will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account maintained by the payee with a bank located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, if
(i) the principal of this Security is at least $10,000,000 and (ii) the Holder entitled to receive such payment transmits a written request for such payment to be made in such manner to the Paying Agent at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention: Securities Processing Division, on or before the Regular Record Date preceding the day on which such payment is to be made; provided that, in the case of any such payment due at the Maturity of the principal hereof (other than any payment of interest that first becomes due on an Interest Payment Date), this Security must be surrendered at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York (or at any other office or agency maintained by the Company for that purpose) in time for the Paying Agent to make such payment in such funds in accordance with its normal procedures. Any such request made with respect to any payment on this Security payable to a particular Holder will remain in effect for all later payments on this Security payable to such Holder, unless such request is revoked on or before the Regular Record Date preceding the day on which such payment is to be made, in which case such revocation shall be effective for such and all later payments; provided that in the case of any payment due at Maturity of the principal of this Security to be effective any request for revocation must be made no later than the 15th day prior to the Maturity of the principal of this Security. In the case of any payment of interest payable on an Interest Payment Date, such written request must be made by the Person who is the registered Holder of this Security on the relevant Regular Record Date. The Company will pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with making payments by wire

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transfer with respect to this Security, but any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed upon any payment will be borne by the Holder of this Security and may be deducted from the payment by the Company or the Paying Agent.

MANNER OF PAYMENT - OTHER SPECIFIED CURRENCIES

Payment of any amount payable on this Security in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as is maintained in such Specified Currency at a bank or other financial institution acceptable to the Company and the Trustee and as shall have been designated at least five Business Days prior to the applicable payment date by the Person entitled to receive such payment; provided that, in the case of any such payment due at the Maturity of the principal hereof (other than any payment of interest that first becomes due on an Interest Payment Date), this Security must be surrendered at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York (or at any other office or agency maintained by the Company for that purpose) in time for the Paying Agent to make such payment in such funds in accordance with its normal procedures. Such account designation shall be made by transmitting the appropriate information to the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, by mail, hand delivery, telecopier or in any other manner approved by the Trustee. Unless revoked, any such account designation made with respect to this Security by the Holder hereof will remain in effect with respect to any further payments with respect to this Security payable to such Holder. If a payment in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars with respect to this Security cannot be made by wire transfer because the required account designation has not been received by the Trustee on or before the requisite date or for any other reason, the Company will cause a notice to be given to the Holder of this Security at its registered address requesting an account designation pursuant to which such wire transfer can be made and such payment will be made within five Business Days after the Trustee's receipt of such a designation meeting the requirements specified above, with the same force and effect as if made on the due date. The Company will pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with making payments by wire transfer with respect to this Security, but any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed upon any payment will be borne

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by the Holder of this Security and may be deducted from the payment by the Company or the Paying Agent.

MANNER OF PAYMENT - GLOBAL SECURITIES

Notwithstanding any provision of this security or the Indenture, if this Security is a Global Security, the Company may make any and all payments of principal, premium and interest on this Security pursuant to the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary for this Security as permitted in the Indenture.

PAYMENTS DUE ON A BUSINESS DAY

Unless otherwise specified on the face of this Security, the following sentence shall apply to this Security. Notwithstanding any provision of this Security or the Indenture other than the following paragraph, if any amount of principal, premium or interest would otherwise be due on this Security on a day (the "Specified Day") that is not a Business Day, such amount may be paid or made available for payment on the next succeeding Business Day (unless the Base Rate is LIBOR and such next succeeding Business Day falls in the next calendar month, in which case such amount may be paid or made available for payment on the next preceding Business Day) with the same force and effect as if such amount were paid on the Specified Day. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply to this Security in lieu of the provisions of Section 113 of the Indenture.

Unless otherwise specified on the face of this Security, the following sentence shall apply to each Interest Payment Date other than one that falls on the date of Maturity of the principal hereof. If any such Interest Payment Date would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Payment Date shall be deferred to the next succeeding Business Day, provided that, if the Base Rate is LIBOR and the next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, then such Interest Payment Date will be advanced to the next preceding Business Day.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee by manual signature, this

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Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated:

POPULAR, INC.

By____________________________
Name:
Title:

By____________________________
Name:
Title:

Attest:________________________

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

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
CHICAGO, as Trustee

By_________________________________
Authorized Officer

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1. SECURITIES AND INDENTURE

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the "Securities") issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of February 15, 1995, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 8, 1997 and the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 5, 1999 (together herein called the "Indenture", which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such instrument), between the Company and The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.

2. SERIES AND DENOMINATIONS

This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, limited to an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed $1,500,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in any other currency or currencies or currency units) less the aggregate initial offering price of "Securities" (as defined in the Prospectus dated August 4, 1999 relating to debt securities and preferred stock of the Company, Popular International Bank, Inc. and Popular North America, Inc.) authenticated and delivered upon initial issuance, other than the Securities of this series, which amount may be increased at the option of the Company if in the future it determines that it may wish to sell additional Securities of this series. References herein to "this series" mean the series of securities designated on the face hereof.

The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in "Authorized Denominations", which term shall have the following meaning. For each Security of this series having a principal amount payable in U.S. dollars, the Authorized Denominations shall be $100,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. For each Security of this series having a principal amount payable in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars, the Authorized Denominations shall be the amount of such Specified Currency equivalent, at the Exchange Rate on the first Business Day next preceding the

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date on which the Company accepts the offer to purchase such Security, to $100,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

3. INTEREST RATE

(a) INTEREST RATE RESET. The interest rate on this Security will be reset from time to time, as provided in this Section 3, and each date upon which such rate is reset as so provided is hereinafter called an "Interest Reset Date". Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, the Interest Reset Dates with respect to this Security will be as follows:

(i) if the Interest Reset Period is daily, each Business Day;

(ii) if the Interest Reset Period is weekly and the Base Rate is not the Treasury Rate, the Wednesday of each week;

(iii) if the Interest Reset Period is weekly and the Base Rate is the Treasury Rate, except as otherwise provided in the definition of "Treasury Interest Determination Date" in Section 3(n) below, the Tuesday of each week;

(iv) if the Interest Reset Period is monthly, the third Wednesday of each month;

(v) if the Interest Reset Period is quarterly, the third Wednesday of each March, June, September and December;

(vi) if the Interest Reset Period is semi-annual, the third Wednesday of each of two months in each year specified under "Interest Reset Period" on the face hereof; and

(vii) if the Interest Reset Period is annual, the third Wednesday of the month in each year specified under "Interest Reset Period" on the face hereof;

provided, however, that (x) the Base Rate in effect from the Original Issue Date to but excluding the first Interest Reset Date will be the Initial Base Rate and
(y) if the Interest Reset Period is daily or weekly, the Base Rate in effect for each day following the second Business Day immediately prior to an Interest Payment Date to but excluding such Interest Payment Date, and for each day

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following the second Business Day immediately prior to the day of Maturity of the principal hereof to but excluding such day of Maturity, will be the Base Rate in effect on such applicable second Business Day; and provided, further, that, if any Interest Reset Date would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Reset Date shall be the next succeeding day that is a Business Day, except that, unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, if the Base Rate is LIBOR and such next succeeding Business Day falls in the next succeeding calendar month, such Interest Reset Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.

Subject to applicable provisions of law and except as otherwise specified herein, on each Interest Reset Date the interest rate on this Security shall be the rate determined in accordance with such of the following Sections 3(b) through 3(j) as provided for determination of the Base Rate for this Security. The Calculation Agent shall determine the interest rate of this Security in accordance with the applicable Section below.

Unless the Base Rate is LIBOR, the Calculation Agent will determine the interest rate of this Security that takes effect on any Interest Reset Date on a day no later than the Calculation Date (as defined in Section 3(n) below) corresponding to such Interest Reset Date. However, the Calculation Agent need not wait until the Calculation Date to determine such interest rate if the rate information it needs to make such determination in the manner specified in the applicable provisions of Sections 3(b) through 3(j) hereof is available from the relevant sources specified in such applicable provisions.

Upon request of the Holder to the Calculation Agent, the Calculation Agent will provide the interest rate then in effect on this Security and, if determined, the interest rate that will become effective on the next Interest Reset Date.

(b) DETERMINATION OF COMMERCIAL PAPER RATE. If the Base Rate is the Commercial Paper Rate, the Base Rate that takes effect on any Interest Reset Date shall equal the Money Market Yield (as defined in Section 3(n) below) of the rate, for the second Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Reset Date (the "Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date"), for commercial paper having the Index Maturity, as published in H.15(519) (as defined in

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Section 3(n) below) under the heading "Commercial Paper -- Nonfinancial". If the Commercial Paper Rate cannot be determined as described above, the following procedures will apply in determining the Commercial Paper Rate:

(i) If the rate described above is not published in H.15(519) by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Calculation Date (as defined in Section 3(n) below) corresponding to such Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date, then the Commercial Paper Rate will be the rate, for such Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date, for commercial paper having the Index Maturity, as published in H.15 Daily Update (as defined in Section 3(n) below) or any other recognized electronic source used for displaying that rate, under the heading "Commercial Paper -- Nonfinancial".

(ii) If the rate described in clause (i) above does not appear in H.15(519), H.15 Daily Update or another recognized electronic source by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date (unless the calculation is made earlier and the rate is available from one of those sources at that time), the Commercial Paper Rate will be the Money Market Yield of the arithmetic mean of the following offered rates for U.S. dollar commercial paper that has the Index Maturity and is placed for an industrial issuer whose bond rating is "AA", or the equivalent, from a nationally recognized rating agency: the rates offered as of 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on such Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date by three leading U.S. dollar commercial paper dealers in New York City selected by the Calculation Agent.

(iii) If fewer than three dealers selected by the Calculation Agent are quoting as described in clause (ii) above, the Commercial Paper Rate shall be the Commercial Paper Rate in effect on such Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date (or, in the case of the first Interest Reset Date, the Initial Base Rate).

The Base Rate determined in accordance with this Section 3(b) will be adjusted by the addition or subtraction of the Spread, if any, or by multiplying such Base Rate by the Spread Multiplier, if any.

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(c) DETERMINATION OF PRIME RATE. If the Base Rate is the Prime Rate, the Base Rate that takes effect on any Interest Reset Date shall equal the rate, for the second Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Reset Date (the "Prime Interest Determination Date"), published in H.15(519) under the heading "Bank Prime Loan". If the Prime Rate cannot be determined as described above, the following procedures will apply in determining the Prime Rate:

(i) If the rate described above is not published in H.15(519) by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Calculation Date corresponding to such Prime Interest Determination Date, then the Prime Rate will be the rate, for such Prime Interest Determination Date, as published in H.15 Daily Update or another recognized electronic source used for the purpose of displaying that rate, under the heading "Bank Prime Loan".

(ii) If the rate described in clause (i) above is not published in H.15(519), H.15 Daily Update or another recognized electronic source by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date (unless the calculation is made earlier and the rate is available from one of those sources at that time), then the Prime Rate will be the arithmetic mean of the following rates as they appear on the Reuters Screen US PRIME 1 Page (as defined in Section 3(n) below): the rate of interest publicly announced by each bank appearing on that page as that bank's prime rate or base lending rate, as of 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on such Prime Interest Determination Date.

(iii) If fewer than four of the rates referred to in clause (ii) above appear on the Reuters Screen US PRIME 1 Page, the Prime Rate will be the arithmetic mean of the prime rates or base lending rates, as of the close of business on such Prime Interest Determination Date, of three major banks in New York City selected by the Calculation Agent. For this purpose, the Calculation Agent will use rates quoted on the basis of the actual number of days in the year divided by a 360-day year.

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(iv) If fewer than three banks selected by the Calculation Agent are quoting as described in clause (iii) above, the Prime Rate shall be the Prime Rate in effect on such Prime Interest Determination Date (or, in the case of the first Interest Reset Date, the Initial Base Rate).

The Base Rate determined in accordance with this Section 3(c) will be adjusted by the addition or subtraction of the Spread, if any, or by multiplying such Base Rate by the Spread Multiplier, if any.

(d) DETERMINATION OF LIBOR. If the Base Rate is LIBOR, the Base Rate that takes effect on any Interest Reset Date shall be LIBOR on the corresponding LIBOR Interest Determination Date (as defined in Section 3(n) below) and shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions:

LIBOR will be either of the following rates, whichever appears on the face hereof:

(x) the offered rate appearing on the Telerate LIBOR Page (as defined in Section 3(n) below); or

(y) the arithmetic mean of the offered rates appearing on the Reuters Screen LIBOR Page (as defined in Section 3(n) below) unless that page by its terms cites only one rate, in which case that rate;

in either case, as of 11:00 A.M., London time, on such LIBOR Interest Determination Date for deposits of the Index Currency having the Index Maturity beginning on such Interest Reset Date. If no reference page is specified on the face hereof, Telerate LIBOR Page will apply to this Security:

(i) If Telerate LIBOR Page is specified on the face hereof and the rate referenced in clause (x) above does not appear on that page, or if Reuters Screen LIBOR Page is specified on the face hereof and fewer than two of the rates referenced in clause (y) above appear on that page or no rate appears on any page on which only one rate normally appears, then LIBOR will be determined on the basis of the rates, at approximately 11:00
A.M., London time, on such

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LIBOR Interest Determination Date, at which deposits of the following kind are offered to prime banks in the London interbank market by four major banks in that market selected by the Calculation Agent: deposits of the Index Currency having the Index Maturity beginning on such Interest Reset Date and in a Representative Amount (as defined in Section 3(n) below). The Calculation Agent will request the principal London office of each such bank to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least two quotations are provided, LIBOR for such LIBOR Interest Determination Date will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations.

(ii) If fewer than two quotations are provided as described in clause
(i) above, LIBOR for such LIBOR Interest Determination Date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates for loans of the following kind to leading European banks quoted, at approximately 11:00 A.M. in the principal financial center for the country issuing the Index Currency, on such LIBOR Interest Determination Date, by three major banks in that financial center selected by the Calculation Agent: loans of the Index Currency having the Index Maturity beginning on such Interest Reset Date and in a Representative Amount.

(iii) If fewer than three banks selected by the Calculation Agent are quoting as described in clause (ii) above, LIBOR will be the LIBOR in effect on such LIBOR Interest Determination Date (or, in the case of the first Interest Reset Date, the Initial Base Rate).

The Base Rate determined in accordance with this Section 3(d) will be adjusted by the addition or subtraction of the Spread, if any, or by multiplying such Base Rate by the Spread Multiplier, if any. If the Base Rate is LIBOR and no currency is specified on the face hereof as the Index Currency, the Index Currency shall be U.S. dollars.

(e) [RESERVED]

(f) DETERMINATION OF TREASURY RATE. If the Base Rate is the Treasury Rate, the Base Rate that takes effect

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on any Interest Reset Date shall equal the rate for the auction on the corresponding Treasury Interest Determination Date (as defined in Section 3(n) below) of direct obligations of the United States ("Treasury Bills") having the Index Maturity, as that rate appears on Telerate Page 56 or 57 under the heading "Investment Rate". If the Treasury Rate cannot be determined as described above, the following procedures will apply in determining the Treasury Rate:

(i) If the rate described above does not appear on either Telerate Page 56 or 57 at 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Calculation Date corresponding to such Treasury Interest Determination Date (unless the calculation is made earlier and the rate is available from that source at that time), the Treasury Rate will be the Bond Equivalent Yield (as defined in Section 3(n) below) of the rate, for such Treasury Interest Determination Date and for Treasury Bills having the Index Maturity, as published in H.15 Daily Update, or another recognized electronic source used for displaying that rate, under the heading "U.S. Government Securities/Treasury Bills/Auction High".

(ii) If the rate described in clause (i) above does not appear in H.15 Daily Update or another recognized electronic source by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date (unless the calculation is made earlier and the rate is available from one of those sources at that time), the Treasury Rate will be the Bond Equivalent Yield of the auction rate, for such Treasury Interest Determination Date and for Treasury Bills having the Index Maturity, as announced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

(iii) If the auction rate described in clause (ii) above is not so announced by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date, or if no such auction is held for the relevant week, then the Treasury Rate will be the Bond Equivalent Yield of the rate, for such Treasury Interest Determination Date and for Treasury Bills having the Index Maturity, as published in H.15(519) under the heading "U.S. Government Securities/Treasury Bills/Secondary Market".

(iv) If the rate described in clause (iii) above does not appear in H.15(519) by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date, then the Treasury

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Rate will be the rate, for such Treasury Interest Determination Date and for Treasury Bills having the Index Maturity, as published in H.15 Daily Update, or another recognized electronic source used for displaying that rate, under the heading "U.S. Government Securities/ Treasury Bills /Secondary Market".

(v) If the rate described in clause (iv) above does not appear in H.15 Daily Update or another recognized electronic source by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date (unless the calculation is made earlier and the rate is available from one of those sources at that time), the Treasury Rate will be the Bond Equivalent Yield of the arithmetic mean of the following secondary market bid rates for the issue of Treasury Bills with a remaining maturity closest to the Index Maturity: the rates bid as of approximately 3:30 P.M., New York City time, on such Treasury Interest Determination Date, by three primary U.S. government securities dealers in New York City selected by the Calculation Agent.

(vi) If fewer than three dealers selected by the Calculation Agent are quoting as described in clause (v) above, the Treasury Rate shall be the Treasury Rate in effect on such Treasury Interest Determination Date (or, in the case of the first Interest Reset Date, the Initial Base Rate).

The Base Rate determined in accordance with this Section 3(f) will be adjusted by the addition or subtraction of the Spread, if any, or by multiplying such Base Rate by the Spread Multiplier, if any, specified on the face hereof.

(g) DETERMINATION OF CMT RATE. If the Base Rate is the CMT Rate, the Base Rate that takes effect on any Interest Reset Date shall equal the CMT Rate on the second Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Reset Date (the "CMT Interest Determination Date"). "CMT Rate" means the following rate displayed on the Designated CMT Telerate Page (as defined in Section 3(n) below) under the heading " . . . Treasury Constant Maturities . . . Federal Reserve Board Release H.15 . . . Mondays Approximately 3:45 P.M.", under the column for the Designated CMT Index Maturity (as defined in Section 3(n) below):

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(x) if the Designated CMT Telerate Page is Telerate Page 7051, the rate for such CMT Interest Determination Date; or

(y) if the Designated CMT Telerate Page is Telerate Page 7052, the weekly or monthly average, as specified on the face hereof, for the week that ends immediately before the week in which such CMT Interest Determination Date falls, or for the month that ends immediately before the month in which such CMT Interest Determination Date falls, as applicable.

If the CMT Rate cannot be determined as described above, the following procedures will apply in determining the CMT Rate:

(i) If the applicable rate described above is not displayed on the relevant Designated CMT Telerate Page at 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Calculation Date corresponding to such CMT Interest Determination Date (unless the calculation is made earlier and the rate is available from that source at that time), then the CMT Rate will be the applicable Treasury constant maturity rate described above -- i.e., for the Designated CMT Index Maturity and for either such CMT Interest Determination Date or the weekly or monthly average, as applicable -- as published in H.15(519).

(ii) If the applicable rate described in clause (i) above is not published in H.15(519) by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date, then the CMT Rate will be the Treasury constant maturity rate, or other U.S. Treasury rate, for the Designated CMT Index Maturity and with reference to such CMT Interest Determination Date, that:

(a) is published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and

(b) is determined by the Calculation Agent to be comparable to the applicable rate formerly displayed on the Designated CMT Telerate Page and published in H.15(519).

(iii) If the rate described in clause (ii) above is not published by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date, then the CMT Rate will be the

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yield to maturity of the arithmetic mean of the following secondary market offered rates for the most recently issued Treasury Notes (as defined in
Section 3(n) below) having an original maturity of approximately the Designated CMT Index Maturity, having a remaining term to maturity of not less than the Designated CMT Index Maturity minus one year and in a Representative Amount: the offered rates, as of approximately 3:30 P.M., New York City time, on such CMT Interest Determination Date, of three primary U.S. government securities dealers in New York City selected by the Calculation Agent. In selecting such offered rates, the Calculation Agent will request quotations from five such primary dealers and will disregard the highest quotation -- or, if there is equality, one of the highest -- and the lowest quotation -- or, if there is equality, one of the lowest.

(iv) If the Calculation Agent is unable to obtain three quotations of the kind described in clause (iii) above, the CMT Rate will be the yield to maturity of the arithmetic mean of the following secondary market offered rates for Treasury Notes having an original maturity longer than the Designated CMT Index Maturity, having a remaining term to maturity closest to the Designated CMT Index Maturity and in a Representative Amount: the offered rates, as of approximately 3:30 P.M., New York City time, on such CMT Interest Determination Date, of three primary U.S. government securities dealers in New York City selected by the Calculation Agent. In selecting such offered rates, the Calculation Agent will request quotations from five such primary dealers and will disregard the highest quotation -- or, if there is equality, one of the highest -- and the lowest quotation -- or, if there is equality, one of the lowest. If two Treasury Notes with an original maturity longer than the Designated CMT Index Maturity have remaining terms to maturity that are equally close to the Designated CMT Index Maturity, the Calculation Agent will obtain quotations for the Treasury Note with the shorter remaining term to maturity.

(v) If fewer than five but more than two such primary dealers are quoting as described in clause (iv) above, then the CMT Rate for such CMT Interest Determination Date will be based on the arithmetic mean

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of the offered rates so obtained, and neither the highest nor the lowest of such quotations will be disregarded.

(vi) If two or fewer primary dealers selected by the Calculation Agent are quoting as described in clause (v) above, the CMT Rate shall be the CMT Rate in effect on such CMT Interest Determination Date (or, in the case of the first Interest Reset Date, the Initial Base Rate).

The Base Rate determined in accordance with this Section 3(g) will be adjusted by the addition or subtraction of the Spread, if any, or by multiplying such Base Rate by the Spread Multiplier, if any.

(h) DETERMINATION OF CD RATE. If the Base Rate is the CD Rate, the Base Rate that takes effect on any Interest Reset Date shall equal the rate, on the second Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Reset Date (the "CD Interest Determination Date"), for negotiable U.S. dollar certificates of deposit having the Index Maturity as published in H.15(519) under the heading "CDs (Secondary Market)". If the CD Rate cannot be determined as described above, the following procedures will apply in determining the CD Rate:

(i) If the rate described above is not published in H.15(519) by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Calculation Date corresponding to such CD Interest Determination Date, then the CD Rate shall be the rate described above as published in H.15 Daily Update, or another recognized electronic source used for displaying that rate, under the heading "CDs (Secondary Market)".

(ii) If the rate described in clause (i) above is not published in H.15(519), H.15 Daily Update or another recognized electronic source by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date (unless the calculation is made earlier and the rate is available from one of those sources at that time), the CD Rate shall be the arithmetic mean of the following secondary market offered rates for negotiable U.S. dollar certificates of deposit of major U.S. money center banks having a remaining maturity closest to the Index Maturity and in a Representative Amount: the rates

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offered as of 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on such CD Interest Determination Date, by three leading nonbank dealers in negotiable U.S. dollar certificates of deposit in New York City, as selected by the Calculation Agent.

(iii) If fewer than three dealers selected by the Calculation Agent are quoting as described in clause (ii) above, the CD Rate will be the CD Rate in effect on such CD Interest Determination Date (or, in the case of the first Base Reset Date, the Initial Base Rate).

The Base Rate determined in accordance with this Section 3(h) will be adjusted by the addition or subtraction of the Spread, if any, or by multiplying such Base Rate by the Spread Multiplier, if any.

(i) DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS RATE. If the Base Rate is the Federal Funds Rate, the Base Rate that takes effect on any Interest Reset Date shall equal the rate, on the second Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Reset Date (the "Federal Funds Interest Determination Date"), for U.S. dollar Federal Funds as published in H.15(519) under the heading "Federal Funds (Effective)", as that rate is displayed on Telerate Page 120. If the Federal Funds Rate cannot be determined as described above, the following procedures will apply in determining the Federal Funds Rate:

(i) If the rate described above is not displayed on Telerate Page 120 at 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Calculation Date corresponding to such Federal Funds Interest Determination Date (unless the calculation is made earlier and the rate is available from that source at that time), then the Federal Funds Rate will be the rate described above, on such Federal Funds Interest Determination Date, as published in H.15 Daily Update, or another recognized electronic source used for displaying that rate, under the heading "Federal Funds (Effective)".

(ii) If the rate described in clause (i) above is not displayed on Telerate Page 120 and is not published in H.15 (519), H.15 Daily Update or another recognized electronic source by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date (unless the calculation is made earlier and the rate is available from one of those

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sources at that time), the Federal Funds Rate will be the arithmetic mean of the rates for the last transaction in overnight, U.S. dollar federal funds arranged, before 9:00 A.M., New York City time, on such Federal Funds Interest Determination Date, by three leading brokers of U.S. dollar federal funds transactions in New York City selected by the Calculation Agent.

(iii) If fewer than three brokers selected by the Calculation Agent are quoting as described in clause (ii) above, the Federal Funds Rate will be the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such Federal Funds Interest Determination Date (or, in the case of the first Interest Reset Date, the Initial Base Rate).

The interest rate determined in accordance with this Section 3(i) will be adjusted by the addition or subtraction of the Spread, if any, or by multiplying such Base Rate by the Spread Multiplier, if any.

(j) DETERMINATION OF 11TH DISTRICT RATE. If the Base Rate is the 11th District Rate, the Base Rate that takes effect on any Interest Reset Date shall equal the 11th District Rate on the 11th District Interest Determination Date (as defined in Section 3(n) below) corresponding to such Interest Reset Date. The 11th District Rate on any 11th District Interest Determination Date shall be the rate equal to the monthly weighted average cost of funds for the calendar month immediately before such date, as displayed on Telerate Page 7058 under the heading "11th District" as of 11:00 A.M., San Francisco time, on such date. If the 11th District Rate cannot be determined as described above, the following procedures will apply in determining the 11th District Rate:

(i) If the rate described above does not appear on Telerate Page 7058 on such 11th District Interest Determination Date, then the 11th District Rate on such date will be the monthly weighted average cost of funds paid by institutions that are members of the Eleventh Federal Home Loan Bank District for the calendar month immediately preceding such date, as most recently announced by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco as such monthly weighted average cost of funds.

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(ii) If the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco fails to announce the cost of funds described in clause (i) above on or before such 11th District Interest Determination Date, the 11th District Rate that takes effect on such Interest Reset Date will be the 11th District Rate in effect on such 11th District Interest Determination Date (or, in the case of the first Interest Reset Date, the Initial Base Rate).

The interest rate determined in accordance with this Section 3(j) will be adjusted by the addition or subtraction of the Spread, if any, or by multiplying such Base Rate by the Spread Multiplier, if any.

(k) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM LIMITS. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rate at which interest accrues on this Security (i) shall not at any time be higher than the Maximum Rate, if any, or less than the Minimum Rate, if any, specified on the face hereof, in each case on an accrual basis, and (ii) shall not at any time be higher than the maximum rate permitted by New York law, as the same may be modified by United States law of general application.

(l) CALCULATION OF INTEREST. Payments of interest hereon with respect to any Interest Payment Date or at the Maturity of the principal hereof will include interest accrued to but excluding such Interest Payment Date or the date of such Maturity, as the case may be. Accrued interest from the date of issue or from the last date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for shall be calculated by the Calculation Agent by multiplying the Principal Amount by an accrued interest factor. Such accrued interest factor shall be computed by adding the interest factors calculated for each day from and including the Original Issue Date or from and including the last date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, to but excluding the date for which accrued interest is being calculated. The interest factor for each such day shall be expressed as a decimal and computed by dividing the interest rate (also expressed as a decimal) in effect on such day by 360, if the Base Rate is the Commercial Paper Rate, Prime Rate, LIBOR, CD Rate, Federal Funds Rate or 11th District Rate, or by the actual number of days in the year, if the Base Rate is the Treasury Rate or CMT Rate.

All percentages resulting from any calculation with respect to this Security will be rounded upward or

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downward, as appropriate, to the next higher or lower one hundred-thousandth of a percentage point (e.g., 9.876541% (or .09876541) being rounded down to 9.87654% (or .0987654) and 9.876545% (or .09876545) being rounded up to 9.87655% (or .0987655) ). All amounts used in or resulting from any calculation with respect to this Security will be rounded upward or downward, as appropriate, to the nearest cent, in the case of U.S. dollars, or to the nearest corresponding hundredth of a unit, in the case of a currency other than U.S. dollars, with one-half cent or one-half of a corresponding hundredth of a unit or more being rounded upward.

(m) CALCULATION AGENT AND EXCHANGE RATE AGENT. The Company has initially appointed the institutions named on the face of this Security as Calculation Agent and Exchange Rate Agent, respectively, to act as such agents with respect to this Security, but the Company may, in its sole discretion, appoint any other institution (including any Affiliate of the Company) to serve as any such agent from time to time. The Company will give the Trustee prompt written notice of any change in any such appointment. Insofar as this Security provides for any such agent to obtain rates, quotes or other data from a bank, dealer or other institution for use in making any determination hereunder, such agent may do so from any institution or institutions of the kind contemplated hereby notwithstanding that any one or more of such institutions are any such agent, Affiliates of any such agent, any of the agents named on the cover of the Company's Prospectus Supplement dated August 6, 1999 relating to the Company's Medium-Term Notes, Series 4 or any Affiliate of any such agent or Affiliates of the Company.

All determinations made by the Calculation Agent or the Exchange Rate Agent may be made by such agent in its sole discretion and, absent manifest error, shall be conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Holder of this Security and the Company. Neither the Calculation Agent nor the Exchange Rate Agent shall have any liability therefor.

(n) DEFINITIONS OF CALCULATION TERMS. As used in this Security, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

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"Bond Equivalent Yield" means a yield expressed as a percentage and calculated in accordance with the following formula:

Bond Equivalent Yield =     D x N
                        ------------- x  100,
                        360 - (D x M)

where

- "D" equals the annual rate for Treasury Bills quoted on a bank discount basis and expressed as a decimal;

- "N" equals 365 or 366, as the case may be; and

- "M" equals the actual number of days in the period from and including the relevant Interest Reset Date to but excluding the next succeeding Interest Reset Date.

"Business Day" means, for this Security, a day that meets the requirements set forth in each of clauses (i) through (iii) below, in each case to the extent such requirements apply to this Security as specified below:

(i) is a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in New York City generally are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close;

(ii) if the Base Rate is LIBOR, is also a London Business Day; and

(iii) if the Specified Currency for payment of principal of or interest on this Security is other than U.S. dollars, is also a day on which banking institutions are not authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close in the principal financial center of the country issuing such Specified Currency.

Solely when used in the third paragraph under the heading "Currency of Payment" on the face of this Security, the meaning of the term "Business Day" shall be determined as if the Base Rate for this Security is not LIBOR. With respect to any particular location, the close of business on any day

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on which business is not being conducted at that location shall be deemed to mean 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on that day.

The "Calculation Date" corresponding to any Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date, Prime Interest Determination Date, LIBOR Interest Determination Date, Treasury Interest Determination Date, CMT Interest Determination Date, CD Interest Determination Date, Federal Funds Interest Determination Date or 11th District Interest Determination Date, as the case may be, means the earlier of:

(i) the tenth day after such interest determination date or, if any such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day; and

(ii) the Business Day immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date or the date of Maturity of the principal hereof, whichever is the day on which the next payment of interest will be due.

The Calculation Date corresponding to any Interest Reset Date means the Calculation Date corresponding to the relevant interest determination date immediately preceding such Interest Reset Date.

"Designated CMT Index Maturity" means, if the Base Rate is the CMT Rate, the Index Maturity for this Security and will be the original period to maturity of a U.S. Treasury security -- either 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 20 or 30 years -- specified on the face hereof, provided that, if no such original maturity period is so specified, the Designated CMT Index Maturity will be 2 years.

"Designated CMT Telerate Page" means, if the Base Rate is the CMT Rate, the Telerate Page specified on the face hereof that displays Treasury constant maturities as reported in H.15(519), provided that, if no Telerate Page is so specified, then the applicable page will be Telerate Page 7052 and provided, further, that if Telerate Page 7052 applies but it is not specified on the face hereof whether the weekly or monthly average applies, the weekly average will apply.

The "11th District Interest Determination Date" corresponding to a particular Interest Reset Date will be

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the last working day in San Francisco, in the first calendar month preceding such Interest Reset Date, on which the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco publishes the monthly average cost of funds paid by member institutions of the Eleventh Federal Home Loan Bank District for the second calendar month preceding such Interest Reset Date.

"H.15(519)" means the weekly statistical release entitled "Statistical Release H.15 (519)", or any successor publication, published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

"H.15 Daily Update" means the daily update of H.15 (519) available through the worldwide-web site of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at http://www.bog.frb.fed.us/releases/h15/update, or any successor site or publication.

The "LIBOR Interest Determination Date" corresponding to any Interest Reset Date means the second London Business Day preceding such Interest Reset Date, unless the Index Currency is pounds sterling, in which case the LIBOR Interest Determination Date will be the Interest Reset Date.

"London Business Day" means any day on which dealings in the Index Currency are transacted in the London interbank market.

"Money Market Yield" means a yield expressed as a percentage and calculated in accordance with the following formula:

Money Market Yield =      D x 360
                     --------------- x 100,
                       360 - (D x M)

where

- "D" equals the per annum rate for commercial paper quoted on a bank discount basis and expressed as a decimal; and

- "M" equals the actual number of days in the period from and including the relevant Interest Reset Date to but excluding the next succeeding Interest Reset Date.

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"Representative Amount" means an amount that, in the Calculation Agent's judgment, is representative of a single transaction in the relevant market at the relevant time.

"Reuters Screen LIBOR Page" means the display on the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service, or any successor service, on the page designated as "LIBO" or any replacement page or pages on which London interbank rates of major banks for the Index Currency are displayed.

"Reuters Screen US PRIME 1 Page" means the display on the "US PRIME 1" page on the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service, or any successor service, or any replacement page or pages on that service, for the purpose of displaying prime rates or base lending rates of major U.S. banks.

"Telerate LIBOR Page" means Telerate Page 3750 or any replacement page or pages on which London interbank rates of major banks for the Index Currency are displayed.

"Telerate Page" means the display on Bridge Telerate, Inc., or any successor service, on the page or pages specified on the face hereof, or any replacement page or pages on that service.

The "Treasury Interest Determination Date" corresponding to any Interest Reset Date means the day of the week in which such Interest Reset Date falls on which Treasury bills would normally be auctioned. If, as the result of a legal holiday, an auction is so held on the Friday in the week immediately preceding the week in which such Interest Reset Day falls, such Friday will be the corresponding Treasury Interest Determination Date. If an auction date shall fall on a day that would otherwise be an Interest Reset Date, then such Interest Reset Date shall instead be the first Business Day immediately following such auction date.

"Treasury Notes" means direct, noncallable, fixed rate obligations of the U.S. government.

References in this Security to U.S. dollars shall mean, as of any time, the coin or currency that is then legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in the United States of America.

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References in this Security to a particular currency other than U.S. dollars shall mean, as of any time, the coin or currency that is then legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in the country issuing such currency on the Original Issue Date.

References in this Security to a particular heading or headings on any of Designated CMT Telerate Page, H.15(519), H.15 Daily Update, Reuters Screen LIBOR Page, Reuters Screen US Prime 1 Page, Telerate LIBOR Page or Telerate Page include any successor or replacement heading or headings as determined by the Calculation Agent.

4. REDEMPTION AT THE COMPANY'S OPTION

Unless a Redemption Commencement Date is specified on the face hereof, except as provided below, this Security shall not be redeemable at the option of the Company before the Stated Maturity Date. If a Redemption Commencement Date is so specified, and unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, this Security is subject to redemption upon not less than 30 days' nor more than 60 days' notice at any time and from time to time on or after the Redemption Commencement Date, in each case as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company and at the applicable Redemption Price specified on the face hereof (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of this Security to be redeemed), together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but interest installments due on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holder of this Security, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant record date, all as provided in the Indenture; provided, however, that the first two paragraphs of Section 1103 of the Indenture shall not apply to this Security, and if less than all of the Securities of this series are to be redeemed, the Company may select, from Securities of this series that are subject to redemption pursuant to the terms thereof, the Security or Securities, or portion or portions thereof, to be redeemed.

In the event that the Company shall be obligated to pay any Additional Amounts due to a change in law, regulation or interpretation, the Company may, at its option, redeem this Security as a whole at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount thereof (or, if this Security is an original issue discount note, 100% of the OID

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Default Amount) together with accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption.

5. REPAYMENT AT THE HOLDER'S OPTION

Except as otherwise may be provided on the face hereof, if one or more Repayment Dates are specified on the face hereof, this Security will be repayable in whole or in part in increments of $1,000 (provided that the remaining principal amount of any Security surrendered for partial repayment shall at least equal an Authorized Denomination), on any such Repayment Date, in each case at the option of the Holder and at the applicable Repayment Price specified on the face hereof (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount to be repaid), together with accrued interest to the applicable Repayment Date (but interest installments due on or prior to such Repayment Date will be payable to the Holder of this Security, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Date as provided in the Indenture). If this security provides for more than one Repayment Date, and the Holder exercises its option to elect repayment, the Holder shall be deemed to have elected repayment on the earliest repayment date after all conditions to such exercise have been satisfied, and references herein to the applicable Repayment Date shall mean such earliest Repayment Date.

In order for the exercise of such option to be effective and this Security to be repaid, the Company must receive at the applicable address of the Paying Agent set forth below (or at such other place or places of which the Company shall from time to time notify the Holder of this Security), on any Business Day not later than the 30th, and not earlier than the 60th, calendar day prior to the applicable Repayment Date (or, if either such calendar day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), either (i) this Security, with the form below entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" duly completed and signed, or (ii) a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter from a member of a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., a commercial bank or a trust company in the United States of America setting forth
(a) the name, address and telephone number of the Holder of this Security, (b) the principal amount of this Security and the amount of this Security to be repaid, (c) a statement that the option to elect

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repayment is being exercised thereby and (d) a guarantee stating that the Company will receive this Security, with the form below entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" duly completed and signed, not later than five Business Days after the date of such telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter (provided that this Security and form duly completed and signed are received by the Company by such fifth Business Day). Any such election shall be irrevocable. The address to which such deliveries are to be made is The First National Bank of Chicago, Attention: Securities Processing Division, 14 Wall Street, Eighth Floor, New York, New York 10005 (or at such other places as the Company or the Paying Agent shall notify the Holder of this Security). All questions as to the validity, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of any Security for repayment will be determined by the Company, whose determination will be final and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) if this Security is a Global Security, the option of the Holder to elect repayment may be exercised in accordance with the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary for this Security at least 15 calendar days prior to the applicable Repayment Date and (y) whether or not this Security is a Global Security, the option of the Holder to elect repayment may be exercised in any such manner as the Company may approve.

6. TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE

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

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a

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different Authorized Denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

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

Prior to due presentment of this 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 this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

If this Security is a Global Security, this Security shall be subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to Global Securities, including the limitations in Section 305 thereof on transfers and exchanges of Global Securities.

7. [RESERVED.]

8. REMEDIES.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding

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a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

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

9. MODIFICATION AND WAIVER.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of all series to be affected (considered together as one class for this purpose). The Indenture also contains provisions (i) permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of all series to be affected under the Indenture (considered together as one class for this purpose), on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and (ii) permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of any series to be affected under the Indenture (with each such series considered separately for this purpose), on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

10. GOVERNING LAW.

THIS SECURITY AND THE INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN

ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

CUSIP NO. __________

ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: __________

POPULAR, INC.
MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES 4

OPTION TO ELECT REPAYMENT

TO BE COMPLETED ONLY IF THIS SECURITY IS REPAYABLE
AT THE OPTION OF THE HOLDER AND THE HOLDER
ELECTS TO EXERCISE SUCH RIGHT

The undersigned hereby irrevocably requests and instructs the Company to repay the Security referred to in this notice (or the portion thereof specified below) at the applicable Repayment Price, together with interest to the Repayment Date, all as provided for in such Security, to the undersigned, whose name, address and telephone number are as follows:

If such Security provides for more than one Repayment Date, the undersigned requests repayment on the earliest Repayment Date after the requirements for exercising this option have been satisfied, and references in this notice to the Repayment Date mean such earliest Repayment Date. Terms used in this notice that are defined in such Security are used herein as defined therein.

For such Security to be repaid the Company must receive at the applicable address of the Paying Agent set forth below or at such other place or places of which the Company shall from time to time notify the Holder of such Security, any Business Day not later than the 30th or earlier than the 60th calendar day prior to the Repayment Date (or, if either such calendar day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), (i) such Security, with

this "Option to Elect Repayment" form duly completed and signed, or (ii) a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter from a member of a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., a commercial bank or a trust company in the United States of America setting forth
(a) the name, address and telephone number of the Holder of such Security, (b) the principal amount of such Security and the amount of such Security to be repaid, (c) a statement that the option to elect repayment is being exercised thereby and (d) a guarantee stating that such Security to be repaid with the form entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" on the addendum to the Security duly completed and signed will be received by the Company not later than five Business Days after the date of such telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter (provided that such Security and form duly completed and signed are received by the Company by such fifth Business Day). The address to which such deliveries are to be made is:

The First National Bank of Chicago Attention: Securities Processing Division 14 Wall Street - Eighth Floor New York, New York 10005

or at such other place as the Company or the Paying Agent shall notify the holder of such Security.

If less than the entire principal amount of such Security is to be repaid, specify the portion thereof (which shall equal any Authorized Denomination) that the Holder elects to have repaid:

and specify the denomination or denominations (which shall equal any Authorized Denomination) of the Security or Securities to be issued to the Holder in respect of the portion of such Security not being repaid (in the absence of any specification, one Security will be issued in respect of the portion not being repaid):

Date: _______________                      ______________________________
                                           Notice: The signature to this
                                           Option to Elect Repayment must
                                           correspond with the name of the
                                           Holder as written on the face of
                                           such Security in every particular
                                           without alteration or enlargement
                                           or any other change whatsoever.

ABBREVIATIONS

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

TEN COM - as tenants in common

TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties

JT TEN - as joint tenants with the right of survivorship and not as tenants in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - __________ Custodian _________

(Cust) (Minor) under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

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

ASSIGNMENT

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

(Please Print or Typewrite Name and Address Including Postal Zip Code of Assignee)

Dated:______________

Signature Guaranteed

_________________________                   ________________________________
NOTICE: Signature must be                   NOTICE:  The signature to
guaranteed.                                 this assignment must correspond
                                            with the name of the Holder as
                                            written upon the face of the
                                            attached Security in every
                                            particular, without alteration or
                                            enlargement or any change whatever.

Exhibit 4(q)

[Form of Fixed Rate Medium-Term Note]

(FACE OF SECURITY)

[IF A GLOBAL SECURITY, INSERT -- THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN

THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.]

[IF DTC IS THE DEPOSITARY, INSERT -- UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED

BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA, INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]

[INSERT ANY LEGEND REQUIRED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE

REGULATIONS THEREUNDER.]

CUSIP NO. _______

REGISTERED NO. FXR ______

POPULAR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES E
(Fixed Rate)

Payment of Principal, Premium, if any,
and Interest Guaranteed by

POPULAR, INC.

The following terms apply to this Security, as and to the extent shown below:

SPECIFIED CURRENCY:  U.S.                      -  Total Amount of OID:
dollars for all payments                       -  Yield to Maturity:
unless otherwise specified                     -  Initial Accrual Period OID:
below:                                         -  OID Default Amount:
                                               -  Default Rate:
 -  payments of principal and any

premium:

REDEMPTION COMMENCEMENT DATE:

- payments of interest:

REPAYMENT DATE(S):

- Exchange Rate Agent:

REDEMPTION OR REPAYMENT PRICE(S):

INTEREST RATE: _____% per annum
OTHER TERMS:
INTEREST PAYMENT DATE(S):

ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE*:

Terms left blank or marked "N/A", "No", "None" or in a similar manner do not apply to this Security except as otherwise may be specified.

Whenever used in this Security, the terms specified above that apply to this Security have the meanings specified above, unless the context requires otherwise. Other terms used in this Security that are not defined herein but that are

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defined in the Indenture referred to in Section 1 on the reverse of this Security are used herein as defined therein.

Popular North America, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter called the "Company", which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture), for value received, hereby promises to pay to _____________, or registered assigns, as principal the Principal Amount on the Stated Maturity Date and to pay interest thereon, from the Original Issue Date or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, on the Interest Payment Date(s) in each year, commencing on the first such date that is at least 15 calendar days after the Original Issue Date, and at the Maturity of the principal hereof, at the rate per annum equal to the Interest Rate specified on the face hereof, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, interest on any principal that is overdue shall be payable on demand.

The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the 15th calendar day (whether or not a Business Day, as such term is defined in Section 3 on the reverse hereof) next preceding such Interest Payment Date, unless otherwise provided on the face hereof (a "Regular Record Date"). Any interest so payable, but not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and such Defaulted Interest either may be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to the Holder of this Security not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which this Security may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.

If this Security is issued with an original issue discount, (i) if an Event of Default with respect to the Security of this series shall have occurred and be continuing, the amount of principal of this Security which may be declared due and payable in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the

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Indenture, shall be determined in the manner set forth under "OID Default Amount" on the face hereof, and (ii) in the case of a default of payment in principal upon acceleration, redemption, repayment at the option of the Holder or at the Stated Maturity Date hereof, in lieu of any interest otherwise payable, the overdue principal of this Security shall bear interest at a rate of interest per annum equal to the Default Rate stated on the face hereof (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), which shall accrue from the date of such acceleration, redemption, repayment at the option of the Holder or Stated Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the date payment has been made or duly provided for or such default has been waived in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

CURRENCY OF PAYMENT

Payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made in the Specified Currency for such payment, except as provided in this and the next three paragraphs. The Specified Currency for any payment shall be the currency specified as such on the face of this Security unless, at the time of such payment, such currency is not legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in the country issuing such currency on the Original Issue Date, in which case the Specified Currency for such payment shall be such coin or currency as at the time of such payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in such country.

Except as provided in the next paragraph, any payment to be made on this Security in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars will be made in U.S. dollars if the Person entitled to receive such payment transmits a written request for such payment to be made in U.S. dollars to the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention: Securities Processing Division, on or before the fifth Business Day before the payment is to be made. Such written request may be mailed, hand delivered, telecopied or delivered in any other manner approved by the Trustee. Any such request made with respect to any payment on this Security payable to a particular Holder will remain in effect for all later payments on this Security payable to such Holder, unless such request is revoked on or before the fifth Business Day before a payment is to be made, in which case such revocation shall be effective for such and all later payments. In the case of any payment of interest payable on an Interest Payment Date, such written request must be made by the Person who is the registered Holder of this Security on the relevant Regular Record Date.

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The U.S. dollar amount of any payment made pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph will be determined by the Exchange Rate Agent based upon the highest bid quotation received by the Exchange Rate Agent as of 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding the applicable payment date, from three (or, if three are not available, then two) recognized foreign exchange dealers selected by the Exchange Rate Agent in The City of New York, in each case for the purchase by the quoting dealer, for U.S. dollars and for settlement on such payment date of an amount of the Specified Currency for such payment equal to the aggregate amount of such Specified Currency payable on such payment date to all Holders of Securities of this or any other series who elect to receive U.S. dollar payments on such payment date, and at which the applicable dealer commits to execute a contract. If the Exchange Rate Agent determines that two such bid quotations are not available on such second Business Day, such payment will be made in the Specified Currency for such payment. All currency exchange costs associated with any payment in U.S. dollars on this Security will be borne by the Holder entitled to receive such payment, by deduction from such payment.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any amount payable on this Security is payable on any day (including at Maturity) in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars, and if such Specified Currency is not available to the Company on the two Business Days before such day, due to the imposition of exchange controls, disruption in a currency market or any other circumstances beyond the control of the Company, the Company will be entitled to satisfy its obligation to pay such amount in such Specified Currency by making such payment in U.S. dollars. The amount of such payment in U.S. dollars shall be determined by the Exchange Rate Agent on the basis of the noon buying rate for cable transfers in The City of New York for such Specified Currency (the "Exchange Rate") as of the latest day before the day on which such payment is to be made. Any payment made under such circumstances in U.S. dollars where the required payment is in other than U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default under the Indenture or this Security.

MANNER OF PAYMENT - U.S. DOLLARS

Except as provided in the next paragraph, payment of any amount payable on this Security in U.S. dollars will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York (or at any other office or agency maintained by the Company for that

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purpose), against surrender of this Security in the case of any payment due at the Maturity of the principal hereof (other than any payment of interest that first becomes due on an Interest Payment Date); provided, however, that, at the option of the Company and subject to the next paragraph, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.

Payment of any amount payable on this Security in U.S. dollars will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account maintained by the payee with a bank located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, if
(i) the principal of this Security is at least $10,000,000 and (ii) the Holder entitled to receive such payment transmits a written request for such payment to be made in such manner to the Paying Agent at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention: Securities Processing Division, on or before the Regular Record Date preceding the day on which such payment is to be made; provided that, in the case of any such payment due at the Maturity of the principal hereof (other than any payment of interest that first becomes due on an Interest Payment Date), this Security must be surrendered at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York (or at any other office or agency maintained by the Company for that purpose) in time for the Paying Agent to make such payment in such funds in accordance with its normal procedures. Any such request made with respect to any payment on this Security payable to a particular Holder will remain in effect for all later payments on this Security payable to such Holder, unless such request is revoked on or before the Regular Record Date preceding the day on which such payment is to be made, in which case such revocation shall be effective for such payment and all later payments; provided that in the case of any payment due at Maturity of the principal of this Security to be effective any request for revocation must be made no later than the 15th day prior to the Maturity of the principal of this Security. In the case of any payment of interest payable on an Interest Payment Date, such written request must be made by the Person who is the registered Holder of this Security on the relevant Regular Record Date. The Company will pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with making payments by wire transfer with respect to this Security, but any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed upon any payment will be borne by the Holder of this Security and may be deducted from the payment by the Company or the Paying Agent.

MANNER OF PAYMENT - OTHER SPECIFIED CURRENCIES

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Payment of any amount payable on this Security in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as is maintained in such Specified Currency at a bank or other financial institution acceptable to the Company and the Trustee and as shall have been designated at least five Business Days prior to the applicable payment date by the Person entitled to receive such payment; provided that, in the case of any such payment due at the Maturity of the principal hereof (other than any payment of interest that first becomes due on an Interest Payment Date), this Security must be surrendered at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York (or at any other office or agency maintained by the Company for that purpose) in time for the Paying Agent to make such payment in such funds in accordance with its normal procedures. Such account designation shall be made by transmitting the appropriate information to the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, by mail, hand delivery, telecopier or in any other manner approved by the Trustee. Unless revoked, any such account designation made with respect to this Security by the Holder hereof will remain in effect with respect to any further payments with respect to this Security payable to such Holder. If a payment in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars with respect to this Security cannot be made by wire transfer because the required account designation has not been received by the Trustee on or before the requisite date or for any other reason, the Company will cause a notice to be given to the Holder of this Security at its registered address requesting an account designation pursuant to which such wire transfer can be made and such payment will be made within five Business Days after the Trustee's receipt of such a designation meeting the requirements specified above, with the same force and effect as if made on the due date. The Company will pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with making payments by wire transfer with respect to this Security, but any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed upon any payment will be borne by the Holder of this Security and may be deducted from the payment by the Company or the Paying Agent.

MANNER OF PAYMENT - GLOBAL SECURITIES

Notwithstanding any provision of this Security or the Indenture, if this Security is a Global Security, the Company may make any and all payments of principal, premium and interest on this Security pursuant to the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary for this Security as permitted in the Indenture.

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PAYMENTS DUE ON A BUSINESS DAY

Unless otherwise specified on the face of this Security, the following sentence shall apply to this Security. Notwithstanding any provision of this Security or the Indenture, if any amount of principal, premium or interest would otherwise be due on this Security on a day (the "Specified Day") that is not a Business Day, such amount may be paid or made available for payment on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if such amount were paid on the Specified Day. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply to the Security in lieu of the provisions of Section 113 of the Indenture.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

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

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated:

POPULAR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

By____________________________
Name:
Title:

By____________________________
Name:
Title:

Attest:______________________

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

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
as Trustee

By_________________________________
Authorized Officer

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1. SECURITIES AND INDENTURE

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the "Securities"), all unconditionally guaranteed by Popular, Inc. (hereinafter called the "Guarantor") and issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of October 1, 1991, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 28, 1995, the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 8, 1997 and the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 5, 1999 (together herein called the "Indenture", which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such instrument), duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantor to The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture) and as Successor Trustee to Citibank, N.A., and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.

2. SERIES AND DENOMINATIONS

This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, limited to an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed $1,500,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in any other currency or currencies or currency units) less the aggregate initial offering price of "Securities" (as defined in the Prospectus dated August 4, 1999 relating to debt securities and preferred stock of the Company, Popular International Bank, Inc. and the Guarantor) authenticated and delivered upon initial issuance, other than the Securities of this series, which amount may be increased at the option of the Company if in the future it determines that it may wish to sell additional Securities of this series. References herein to "this series" mean the series of securities designated on the face hereof.

The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in "Authorized Denominations", which term shall have the following meaning. For each Security of this series having a principal amount payable in U.S. dollars, the Authorized Denominations shall be $100,000 and any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess

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thereof. For each Security of this series having a principal amount payable in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars, the Authorized Denominations shall be the amount of such Specified Currency equivalent, at the Exchange Rate on the first Business Day next preceding the date on which the Company accepts the offer to purchase such Security, to $100,000 and any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

3. EXCHANGE RATE AGENT AND RELATED TERMS

If the principal of or interest on this Security is payable in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars, the Company has initially appointed the institution named on the face of this Security as Exchange Rate Agent to act as such agent with respect to this Security, but the Company may, in its sole discretion, appoint any other institution (including any Affiliate of the Company) to serve as any such agent from time to time. The Company will give the Trustee prompt written notice of any change in any such appointment. Insofar as this Security provides for any such agent to obtain rates, quotes or other data from a bank, dealer or other institution for use in making any determination hereunder, such agent may do so from any institution or institutions of the kind contemplated hereby notwithstanding that any one or more of such institutions are such agent, Affiliates of such agent, any of the agents named on the cover of the Company's Prospectus Supplement dated August 6, 1999 relating to the Company's Medium-Term Notes, Series E or any Affiliate of any such agent or Affiliates of the Company.

All determinations made by the Exchange Rate Agent may be made by such agent in its sole discretion and, absent manifest error, shall be conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Holder of this Security and the Company. The Exchange Rate Agent shall not have any liability therefor.

Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, for all purposes of this Security, the term "Business Day" means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that (i) is not a day on which banking institutions in New York City generally are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close and (ii) if the Specified Currency for any payment on this Security is other than U.S. dollars, is not a day on which banking institutions in the principal financial center of the country issuing such Specified Currency generally are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to

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close. With respect to any particular location, the close of business on any day on which business is not being conducted shall be deemed to mean 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on that day.

References in this Security to U.S. dollars shall mean, as of any time, the coin or currency that is then legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in the United States of America.

References in this Security to a particular currency other than U.S. dollars shall mean, as of any time, the coin or currency that is then legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in the country issuing such currency on the Original Issue Date.

4. REDEMPTION AT THE COMPANY'S OPTION

Unless a Redemption Commencement Date is specified on the face hereof, except as provided below, this Security shall not be redeemable at the option of the Company before the Stated Maturity Date. If a Redemption Commencement Date is so specified, and unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, this Security is subject to redemption upon not less than 30 days' nor more than 60 days' notice at any time and from time to time on or after the Redemption Commencement Date, in each case as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company and at the applicable Redemption Price specified on the face hereof (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of this Security to be redeemed), together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but interest installments due on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holder of this Security, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant record date, all as provided in the Indenture; provided, however, that the first two paragraphs of Section 1103 of the Indenture shall not apply to this Security, and if less than all of the Securities of this series are to be redeemed, the Company may select, from Securities of this series that are subject to redemption pursuant to the terms thereof, the Security or Securities, or portion or portions thereof, to be redeemed.

In the event that the Guarantor shall be obligated to pay any Additional Amounts due to a change in law, regulation or interpretation, the Company may, at its option, redeem this Security as a whole at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount thereof (or, if this Security is an original issue discount note, 100% of the OID

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Default Amount) together with accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption.

5. REPAYMENT AT THE HOLDER'S OPTION

Except as otherwise may be provided on the face hereof, if one or more Repayment Dates are specified on the face hereof, this Security will be repayable in whole or in part in an amount equal to any Authorized Denomination (provided that the remaining principal amount of any Security surrendered for partial repayment shall at least equal an Authorized Denomination), on any such Repayment Date, in each case at the option of the Holder and at the applicable Repayment Price specified on the face hereof (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount to be repaid), together with accrued interest to the applicable Repayment Date (but interest installments due on or prior to such Repayment Date will be payable to the Holder of this Security, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Date as provided in the Indenture). If this Security provides for more than one Repayment Date and the Holder exercises its option to elect repayment, the Holder shall be deemed to have elected repayment on the earliest Repayment Date after all conditions to such exercise have been satisfied, and references herein to the "applicable Repayment Date" shall mean such earliest Repayment Date.

In order for the exercise of such option to be effective and this Security to be repaid, the Company must receive at the applicable address of the Paying Agent set forth below (or at such other place or places of which the Company shall from time to time notify the Holder of this Security), on any Business Day not later than the 30th, and not earlier than the 60th, calendar day prior to the applicable Repayment Date (or, if either such calendar day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), either (i) this Security, with the form below entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" duly com pleted and signed, or (ii) a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter from a member of a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., a commercial bank or a trust company in the United States of America setting forth
(a) the name, address and telephone number of the Holder of this Security, (b) the principal amount of this Security and the amount of this Security to be repaid, (c) a statement that the option to elect repayment is being exercised thereby and (d) a guarantee stating that the Company will receive this Security, with

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the form below entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" duly completed and signed, not later than five Business Days after the date of such telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter (provided that this Security and form duly completed and signed are received by the Company by such fifth Business Day). Any such election shall be irrevocable. The address to which such deliveries are to be made is The First National Bank of Chicago, Attention: Securities Processing Division, 14 Wall Street, Eighth Floor, New York, New York 10005 (or at such other places as the Company or the Paying Agent shall notify the Holder of this Security). All questions as to the validity, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of any Security for repayment will be determined by the Company, whose determination will be final and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) if this Security is a Global Security, the option of the Holder to elect repayment may be exercised in accordance with the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary for this Security at least 30 calendar days prior to the applicable Repayment Date and (y) whether or not this Security is a Global Security, the option of the Holder to elect repayment may be exercised in any such manner as the Company may approve.

6. TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE

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

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different Authorized Denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

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

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

If this Security is a Global Security, this Security shall be subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to Global Securities, including the limitations in Section 305 thereof on transfers and exchanges of Global Securities.

7. [RESERVED].

8. REMEDIES.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this

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Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

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

9. MODIFICATION AND WAIVER.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the Guarantor and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of all series to be affected (considered together as one class for this purpose). The Indenture also contains provisions (i) permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of all series to be affected under the Indenture (considered together as one class for this purpose), on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company and the Guarantor with certain provisions of the Indenture and (ii) permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of any series to be affected under the Indenture (with each such series considered separately for this purpose), on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

10. GOVERNING LAW.

THIS SECURITY AND THE INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN

ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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GUARANTEE
OF
POPULAR, INC.

Popular, Inc. (the "Guarantor") hereby unconditionally guarantees to the Holder of this Security duly authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal, and premium, if any, of (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), and interest, if any (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), on this Security and the due and punctual payment of the sinking fund payments, if any, and analogous obligations, if any, provided for pursuant to the terms of this Security, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at Stated Maturity or upon redemption, repayment or upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise according to the terms of this Security and of the Indenture. In case of default by the Company in the payment of any such principal (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), any premium or interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), sinking fund payment, or analogous obligation, the Guarantor agrees duly and punctually to pay the same. The Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be as principal and not merely as surety, and shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of any extension of the time for payment of this Security, any modification of this Security, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of this Security or the Indenture, any failure to enforce the same or any waiver, modification, consent or indulgence granted to the Company with respect thereto by the Holder of this Security or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor. The Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a demand or proceeding first against the Company, protest or notice with respect to this Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this guarantee will not be discharged as to this Security except by payment in full of the principal of (including any amount payable in respect of original issue discount), and any premium or interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), thereon.

The Guarantor irrevocably waives any and all rights to which it may be entitled, by operation of law or otherwise, upon making any payment hereunder
(i) to be subrogated to the rights of a Holder against the Company

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with respect to such payment or otherwise to be reimbursed, indemnified or exonerated by the Company in respect thereof or (ii) to receive any payment, in the nature of contribution or for any other reason, from any other obligor with respect to such payment.

This guarantee shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to this Security until the certificate of authentication on this Security shall have been signed by the Trustee.

This guarantee is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Popular, Inc. has caused this guarantee to be signed by facsimile by its duly authorized officers and has caused a facsimile of its corporate seal to be affixed hereunto or imprinted hereon.

POPULAR, INC.

By: ________________________

By: ________________________

Attested: ________________________

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REGISTERED NO. FXR __________

CUSIP NO. __________

ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: __________

POPULAR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES E

OPTION TO ELECT REPAYMENT

TO BE COMPLETED ONLY IF THIS SECURITY IS REPAYABLE
AT THE OPTION OF THE HOLDER AND THE HOLDER
ELECTS TO EXERCISE SUCH RIGHT

The undersigned hereby irrevocably requests and instructs the Company to repay the Security referred to in this notice (or the portion thereof specified below) at the applicable Repayment Price, together with interest to the Repayment Date, all as provided for in such Security, to the undersigned, whose name, address and telephone number are as follows:

If such Security provides for more than one Repayment Date, the undersigned requests repayment on the earliest Repayment Date after the requirements for exercising this option have been satisfied, and references in this notice to the Repayment Date mean such earliest Repayment Date. Terms used in this notice that are defined in such Security are used herein as defined therein.

For such Security to be repaid the Company must receive at the applicable address of the Trustee set forth below or at such other place or places of which the Company or the Trustee shall from time to time notify the Holder of such Security, any Business Day not later than the 30th or earlier than the 60th calendar day prior to the Repayment Date (or, if either such calendar day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), (i) such Security, with this "Option to Elect Repayment" form duly completed and signed, or (ii) a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or

letter from a member of a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., a commercial bank or a trust company in the United States of America setting forth (a) the name, address and telephone number of the Holder of such Security, (b) the principal amount of such Security and the amount of such Security to be repaid, (c) a statement that the option to elect repayment is being exercised thereby and (d) a guarantee stating that such Security to be repaid with the form entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" on the addendum to the Security duly completed and signed will be received by the Company not later than five Business Days after the date of such telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter (provided that such Security and form duly completed and signed are received by the Company by such fifth Business Day). The address to which such deliveries are to be made is:

The First National Bank of Chicago Attention: Securities Processing Division 14 Wall Street - Eighth Floor New York, New York 10005

or at such other place as the Company or the Paying Agent shall notify the holder of such Security.

If less than the entire principal amount of such Security is to be repaid, specify the portion thereof (which shall equal any Authorized Denomination) that the Holder elects to have repaid:

and specify the denomination or denominations (which shall equal any Authorized Denomination) of the Security or Securities to be issued to the Holder in respect of the portion of such Security not being repaid (in the absence of any specification, one Security will be issued in respect of the portion not being repaid):

Date: _______________                        ______________________________
                                             Notice: The signature to this
                                             Option to Elect Repayment must
                                             correspond with the name of the
                                             Holder as written on the face of
                                             such Security in every particular
                                             without

alteration or enlargement or any other change whatsoever.

JT TEN -  as joint tenants with the right of
          survivorship and not as tenants
          in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - __________ Custodian _________

(Cust) (Minor) under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

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

ASSIGNMENT

to transfer said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:______________

Signature Guaranteed

_________________________                   _______________________________
NOTICE: Signature must be                   NOTICE:  The signature to
guaranteed.                                 this assignment must correspond
                                            with the name of the Holder as
                                            written upon the face of the
                                            attached Security in every
                                            particular, without alteration or
                                            enlargement or any change whatever.

Exhibit 4(r)

[Form of Floating Rate Medium-Term Note]

(FACE OF SECURITY)

[IF A GLOBAL SECURITY, INSERT - THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY

WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.]

[IF DTC IS THE DEPOSITARY, INSERT -- UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS

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

[INSERT ANY LEGEND REQUIRED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE

REGULATIONS THEREUNDER.]

REGISTERED No. FLR___ CUSIP No. _______

POPULAR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES E
(Floating Rate)

Payment of Principal, Premium, if any,
and Interest Guaranteed by

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:                                     REPAYMENT DATE(S):

STATED MATURITY DATE:                                 REDEMPTION OR REPAYMENT
                                                      PRICE(S):
SPECIFIED CURRENCY:  U.S.
dollars for all payments                              BASE RATE:
unless otherwise specified                              - Commercial Paper Rate:
below:
                                                        - Prime Rate:
    - payments of principal
      and any premium:                                  - LIBOR:
                                                          - Telerate LIBOR Page:
    - payments of interest:                               - Reuters Screen
                                                            LIBOR Page:
    - Exchange Rate Agent:                                - Index Currency


ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE*:                                   - Treasury Rate:

REGULAR RECORD DATE:                                    - CMT Rate:

ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT
SECURITY:                                                 - Telerate Page 7051:
                                                          - Telerate Page 7052
    - Total Amount of OID:                                  (weekly/monthly):
    - Yield to Maturity:                                  - CMT Index Maturity:
    - Initial Accrual Period                            - CD Rate:
      OID:
    - OID Default Amount:                               - Federal Funds Rate:
    - Default Rate:
                                                        - 11th District Rate:
REDEMPTION COMMENCEMENT
DATE:

* This date shall be the issue date of this Security, unless there is a Predecessor Security, in which case this date shall be the issue date of the first Predecessor Security.
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INDEX MATURITY:                                       the third Wednesday of the
                                                      following:

SPREAD:                                                   - each of the 12 calendar
                                                            months in each year

SPREAD MULTIPLIER:                                        - each March, June,
                                                            September and December
                                                            in each year
INITIAL BASE RATE:
                                                          - each of the following
                                                            two calendar months in
MAXIMUM RATE:                                               each year:

                                                          - the following calendar
MINIMUM RATE:                                               month in each year:

                                                      subject to the second
INTEREST RESET PERIOD:                                paragraph under "Payments
                                                      Due on a Business Day" below
    -   if semi-annual, reset
        will occur in each of                         INTEREST CALCULATION
        the following two months                      DATE(S): as provided in
        in each year:                                 Section 3(n) on the reverse
                                                      of this Security (unless
    -   if annual, reset will                         otherwise specified)
        occur in the following
        month in each year:
                                                      CALCULATION AGENT:
    -   otherwise, reset will
        occur daily, weekly,                          OTHER TERMS:
        monthly or quarterly in
        each year as follows:

INTEREST RESET DATE(S): as
provided in Section 3(a) on
the reverse of this Security
(unless otherwise specified)

INTEREST DETERMINATION
DATE(S): as provided in
Sections 3(b) through 3(j),
as applicable, on the
reverse of this Security
(unless otherwise specified)

INTEREST PAYMENT DATE(S):
unless otherwise specified,

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Terms left blank or marked "N/A", "No", "None" or in a similar manner do not apply to this Security except as otherwise may be specified.

Whenever used in this Security, the terms specified above that apply to this Security have the meanings specified above, unless the context requires otherwise. Other terms used in this Security that are not defined herein but that are defined in the Indenture referred to in Section 1 on the reverse of this Security are used herein as defined therein.

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Popular North America, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter called the "Company", which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture), for value received, hereby promises to pay to _____________, or registered assigns, as principal the Principal Amount on the Stated Maturity Date and to pay interest thereon, from the Original Issue Date or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, on the Interest Payment Date(s) in each year, commencing on the first such date that is at least 15 calendar days after the Original Issue Date, and at the Maturity of the principal hereof, at a rate per annum determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 3 on the reverse hereof, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, interest on any principal that is overdue shall be payable on demand.

The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the 15th calendar day (whether or not a Business Day, as such term is defined in Section 3(n) on the reverse hereof) next preceding such Interest Payment Date, unless otherwise provided on the face hereof (a "Regular Record Date"). Any interest so payable, but not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and such Defaulted Interest either may be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to the Holder of this Security not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which this Security may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.

If this Security is issued with an original issue discount, (i) if an Event of Default with respect to the Security of this series shall have occurred and be continuing, the amount of principal of this Security which may be declared due and payable in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture, shall be determined in the manner set forth under

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"OID Default Amount" on the face hereof, and (ii) in the case of a default of payment in principal upon acceleration, redemption, repayment at the option of the Holder or at the Stated Maturity Date hereof, in lieu of any interest otherwise payable, the overdue principal of this Security shall bear interest at a rate of interest per annum equal to the Default Rate stated on the face hereof (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), which shall accrue from the date of such acceleration, redemption, repayment at the option of the Holder or Stated Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the date payment has been made or duly provided for or such default has been waived in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

CURRENCY OF PAYMENT

Payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made in the Specified Currency for such payment, except as provided in this and the next three paragraphs. The Specified Currency for any payment shall be the currency specified as such on the face of this Security unless, at the time of such payment, such currency is not legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in the country issuing such currency on the Original Issue Date, in which case the Specified Currency for such payment shall be such coin or currency as at the time of such payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in such country.

Except as provided in the next paragraph, any payment to be made on this Security in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars will be made in U.S. dollars if the Person entitled to receive such payment transmits a written request for such payment to be made in U.S. dollars to the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention: Securities Processing Division, on or before the fifth Business Day before the payment is to be made. Such written request may be mailed, hand delivered, telecopied or delivered in any other manner approved by the Trustee. Any such request made with respect to any payment on this Security payable to a particular Holder will remain in effect for all later payments on this Security payable to such Holder, unless such request is revoked on or before the fifth Business Day before a payment is to be made, in which case such revocation shall be effective for such and all later payments. In the case of any payment of interest payable on an Interest Payment Date, such written request must be made by the Person who is the registered Holder of this Security on the relevant Regular Record Date.

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The U.S. dollar amount of any payment made pursuant to the preceding paragraph will be determined by the Exchange Rate Agent based upon the highest bid quotation received by the Exchange Rate Agent as of 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding the applicable payment date, from three (or, if three are not available, then two) recognized foreign exchange dealers selected by the Exchange Rate Agent in The City of New York, in each case for the purchase by the quoting dealer, for U.S. dollars and for settlement on such payment date of an amount of the Specified Currency for such payment equal to the aggregate amount of such Specified Currency payable on such payment date to all Holders of Securities of this or any other series who elect to receive U.S. dollar payments on such payment date, and at which the applicable dealer commits to execute a contract. If the Exchange Rate Agent determines that two such bid quotations are not available on such second Business Day, such payment will be made in the Specified Currency for such payment. All currency exchange costs associated with any payment in U.S. dollars on this Security will be borne by the Holder entitled to receive such payment, by deduction from such payment.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any amount payable on this Security is payable on any day (including at Maturity) in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars, and if such Specified Currency is not available to the Company on the two Business Days before such day, due to the imposition of exchange controls, disruption in a currency market or any other circumstances beyond the control of the Company, the Company will be entitled to satisfy its obligation to pay such amount in such Specified Currency by making such payment in U.S. dollars. The amount of such payment in U.S. dollars shall be determined by the Exchange Rate Agent on the basis of the noon buying rate for cable transfers in The City of New York for such Specified Currency (the "Exchange Rate") as of the latest day before the day on which such payment is to be made. Any payment made under such circumstances in U.S. dollars where the required payment is in other than U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default under the Indenture or this Security.

MANNER OF PAYMENT - U.S. DOLLARS

Except as provided in the next paragraph, payment of any amount payable on this Security in U.S. dollars will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York (or at any other office or agency maintained by the Company for that

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purpose), against surrender of this Security in the case of any payment due at the Maturity of the principal hereof (other than any payment of interest that first becomes due on an Interest Payment Date); provided, however, that, at the option of the Company and subject to the next paragraph, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.

Payment of any amount payable on this Security in U.S. dollars will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account maintained by the payee with a bank located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, if (i) the principal of this Security is at least $10,000,000 and (ii) the Holder entitled to receive such payment transmits a written request for such payment to be made in such manner to the Paying Agent at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention: Securities Processing Division, on or before the Regular Record Date preceding the day on which such payment is to be made; provided that, in the case of any such payment due at the Maturity of the principal hereof (other than any payment of interest that first becomes due on an Interest Payment Date), this Security must be surrendered at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York (or at any other office or agency maintained by the Company for that purpose) in time for the Paying Agent to make such payment in such funds in accordance with its normal procedures. Any such request made with respect to any payment on this Security payable to a particular Holder will remain in effect for all later payments on this Security payable to such Holder, unless such request is revoked on or before the Regular Record Date preceding the day on which such payment is to be made, in which case such revocation shall be effective for such and all later payments; provided that in the case of any payment due at Maturity of the principal of this Security to be effective any request for revocation must be made no later than the 15th day prior to the Maturity of the principal of this Security. In the case of any payment of interest payable on an Interest Payment Date, such written request must be made by the Person who is the registered Holder of this Security on the relevant Regular Record Date. The Company will pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with making payments by wire transfer with respect to this Security, but any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed upon any payment will be borne by the Holder of this Security and may be deducted from the payment by the Company or the Paying Agent.

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MANNER OF PAYMENT - OTHER SPECIFIED CURRENCIES

Payment of any amount payable on this Security in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as is maintained in such Specified Currency at a bank or other financial institution acceptable to the Company and the Trustee and as shall have been designated at least five Business Days prior to the applicable payment date by the Person entitled to receive such payment; provided that, in the case of any such payment due at the Maturity of the principal hereof (other than any payment of interest that first becomes due on an Interest Payment Date), this Security must be surrendered at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York (or at any other office or agency maintained by the Company for that purpose) in time for the Paying Agent to make such payment in such funds in accordance with its normal procedures. Such account designation shall be made by transmitting the appropriate information to the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, by mail, hand delivery, telecopier or in any other manner approved by the Trustee. Unless revoked, any such account designation made with respect to this Security by the Holder hereof will remain in effect with respect to any further payments with respect to this Security payable to such Holder. If a payment in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars with respect to this Security cannot be made by wire transfer because the required account designation has not been received by the Trustee on or before the requisite date or for any other reason, the Company will cause a notice to be given to the Holder of this Security at its registered address requesting an account designation pursuant to which such wire transfer can be made and such payment will be made within five Business Days after the Trustee's receipt of such a designation meeting the requirements specified above, with the same force and effect as if made on the due date. The Company will pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with making payments by wire transfer with respect to this Security, but any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed upon any payment will be borne by the Holder of this Security and may be deducted from the payment by the Company or the Paying Agent.

MANNER OF PAYMENT - GLOBAL SECURITIES

Notwithstanding any provision of this security or the Indenture, if this Security is a Global Security, the Company may make any and all payments of principal, premium

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and interest on this Security pursuant to the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary for this Security as permitted in the Indenture.

PAYMENTS DUE ON A BUSINESS DAY

Unless otherwise specified on the face of this Security, the following sentence shall apply to this Security. Notwithstanding any provision of this Security or the Indenture other than the following paragraph, if any amount of principal, premium or interest would otherwise be due on this Security on a day (the "Specified Day") that is not a Business Day, such amount may be paid or made available for payment on the next succeeding Business Day (unless the Base Rate is LIBOR and such next succeeding Business Day falls in the next calendar month, in which case such amount may be paid or made available for payment on the next preceding Business Day) with the same force and effect as if such amount were paid on the Specified Day. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply to this Security in lieu of the provisions of Section 113 of the Indenture.

Unless otherwise specified on the face of this Security, the following sentence shall apply to each Interest Payment Date other than one that falls on the date of Maturity of the principal hereof. If any such Interest Payment Date would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Payment Date shall be deferred to the next succeeding Business Day, provided that, if the Base Rate is LIBOR and the next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, then such Interest Payment Date will be advanced to the next preceding Business Day.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

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

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated:

POPULAR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Title:

Title:

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

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
CHICAGO, as Trustee

(Reverse of Security)

1. SECURITIES AND INDENTURE

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the "Securities"), all unconditionally guaranteed by Popular, Inc. (hereinafter called the "Guarantor") and issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of October 1, 1991, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 28, 1995, the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 8, 1997 and the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 5, 1999 (together herein called the "Indenture", which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such instrument), duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantor to The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture) and as Successor Trustee to Citibank, N.A., and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.

2. SERIES AND DENOMINATIONS

This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, limited to an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed $1,500,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in any other currency or currencies or currency units) less the aggregate initial offering price of "Securities" (as defined in the Prospectus dated August 4, 1999 relating to debt securities and preferred stock of the Company, Popular International Bank, Inc. and the Guarantor) authenticated and delivered upon initial issuance, other than the Securities of this series, which amount may be increased at the option of the Company if in the future it determines that it may wish to sell additional Securities of this series. References herein to "this series" mean the series of securities designated on the face hereof.

The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in "Authorized Denominations", which term shall have the following meaning. For each Security of this series having a principal amount payable in U.S. dollars, the Authorized Denominations shall be $100,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. For each Security of this series having a principal amount payable in a Specified Currency other than

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U.S. dollars, the Authorized Denominations shall be the amount of such Specified Currency equivalent, at the Exchange Rate on the first Business Day next preceding the date on which the Company accepts the offer to purchase such Security, to $100,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

3. INTEREST RATE

(a) INTEREST RATE RESET. The interest rate on this Security will be reset from time to time, as provided in this Section 3, and each date upon which such rate is reset as so provided is hereinafter called an "Interest Reset Date". Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, the Interest Reset Dates with respect to this Security will be as follows:

(i) if the Interest Reset Period is daily, each Business Day;

(ii) if the Interest Reset Period is weekly and the Base Rate is not the Treasury Rate, the Wednesday of each week;

(iii) if the Interest Reset Period is weekly and the Base Rate is the Treasury Rate, except as otherwise provided in the definition of "Treasury Interest Determination Date" in Section 3(n) below, the Tuesday of each week;

(iv) if the Interest Reset Period is monthly, the third Wednesday of each month;

(v) if the Interest Reset Period is quarterly, the third Wednesday of each March, June, September and December;

(vi) if the Interest Reset Period is semi-annual, the third Wednesday of each of two months in each year specified under "Interest Reset Period" on the face hereof; and

(vii) if the Interest Reset Period is annual, the third Wednesday of the month in each year specified under "Interest Reset Period" on the face hereof;

provided, however, that (x) the Base Rate in effect from the Original Issue Date to but excluding the first Interest Reset Date will be the Initial Base Rate and (y) if the Interest Reset Period is daily or weekly, the Base Rate in effect for each day following the second Business Day

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immediately prior to an Interest Payment Date to but excluding such Interest Payment Date, and for each day following the second Business Day immediately prior to the day of Maturity of the principal hereof to but excluding such day of Maturity, will be the Base Rate in effect on such applicable second Business Day; and provided, further, that, if any Interest Reset Date would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Reset Date shall be the next succeeding day that is a Business Day, except that, unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, if the Base Rate is LIBOR and such next succeeding Business Day falls in the next succeeding calendar month, such Interest Reset Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.

Subject to applicable provisions of law and except as otherwise specified herein, on each Interest Reset Date the interest rate on this Security shall be the rate determined in accordance with such of the following Sections 3(b) through 3(j) as provided for determination of the Base Rate for this Security. The Calculation Agent shall determine the interest rate of this Security in accordance with the applicable Section below.

Unless the Base Rate is LIBOR, the Calculation Agent will determine the interest rate of this Security that takes effect on any Interest Reset Date on a day no later than the Calculation Date (as defined in Section 3(n) below) corresponding to such Interest Reset Date. However, the Calculation Agent need not wait until the Calculation Date to determine such interest rate if the rate information it needs to make such determination in the manner specified in the applicable provisions of Sections 3(b) through 3(j) hereof is available from the relevant sources specified in such applicable provisions.

Upon request of the Holder to the Calculation Agent, the Calculation Agent will provide the interest rate then in effect on this Security and, if determined, the interest rate that will become effective on the next Interest Reset Date.

(b) DETERMINATION OF COMMERCIAL PAPER RATE. If the Base Rate is the Commercial Paper Rate, the Base Rate that takes effect on any Interest Reset Date shall equal the Money Market Yield (as defined in Section 3(n) below) of the rate, for the second Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Reset Date (the "Commercial Paper Interest

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Determination Date"), for commercial paper having the Index Maturity, as published in H.15(519) (as defined in Section 3(n) below) under the heading "Commercial Paper -- Nonfinancial". If the Commercial Paper Rate cannot be determined as described above, the following procedures will apply in determining the Commercial Paper Rate:

(i) If the rate described above is not published in H.15(519) by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Calculation Date (as defined in
Section 3(n) below) corresponding to such Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date, then the Commercial Paper Rate will be the rate, for such Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date, for commercial paper having the Index Maturity, as published in H.15 Daily Update (as defined in Section 3(n) below) or any other recognized electronic source used for displaying that rate, under the heading "Commercial Paper -- Nonfinancial".

(ii) If the rate described in clause (i) above does not appear in H.15(519), H.15 Daily Update or another recognized electronic source by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date (unless the calculation is made earlier and the rate is available from one of those sources at that time), the Commercial Paper Rate will be the Money Market Yield of the arithmetic mean of the following offered rates for U.S. dollar commercial paper that has the Index Maturity and is placed for an industrial issuer whose bond rating is "AA", or the equivalent, from a nationally recognized rating agency: the rates offered as of 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on such Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date by three leading U.S. dollar commercial paper dealers in New York City selected by the Calculation Agent.

(iii) If fewer than three dealers selected by the Calculation Agent are quoting as described in clause (ii) above, the Commercial Paper Rate shall be the Commercial Paper Rate in effect on such Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date (or, in the case of the first Interest Reset Date, the Initial Base Rate).

The Base Rate determined in accordance with this Section 3(b) will be adjusted by the addition or subtraction of the Spread, if any, or by multiplying such Base Rate by the Spread Multiplier, if any.

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(c) DETERMINATION OF PRIME RATE. If the Base Rate is the Prime Rate, the Base Rate that takes effect on any Interest Reset Date shall equal the rate, for the second Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Reset Date (the "Prime Interest Determination Date"), published in H.15(519) under the heading "Bank Prime Loan". If the Prime Rate cannot be determined as described above, the following procedures will apply in determining the Prime Rate:

(i) If the rate described above is not published in H.15(519) by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Calculation Date corresponding to such Prime Interest Determination Date, then the Prime Rate will be the rate, for such Prime Interest Determination Date, as published in H.15 Daily Update or another recognized electronic source used for the purpose of displaying that rate, under the heading "Bank Prime Loan".

(ii) If the rate described in clause (i) above is not published in H.15(519), H.15 Daily Update or another recognized electronic source by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date (unless the calculation is made earlier and the rate is available from one of those sources at that time), then the Prime Rate will be the arithmetic mean of the following rates as they appear on the Reuters Screen US PRIME 1 Page (as defined in Section 3(n) below): the rate of interest publicly announced by each bank appearing on that page as that bank's prime rate or base lending rate, as of 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on such Prime Interest Determination Date.

(iii) If fewer than four of the rates referred to in clause (ii) above appear on the Reuters Screen US PRIME 1 Page, the Prime Rate will be the arithmetic mean of the prime rates or base lending rates, as of the close of business on such Prime Interest Determination Date, of three major banks in New York City selected by the Calculation Agent. For this purpose, the Calculation Agent will use rates quoted on the basis of the actual number of days in the year divided by a 360-day year.

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(iv) If fewer than three banks selected by the Calculation Agent are quoting as described in clause (iii) above, the Prime Rate shall be the Prime Rate in effect on such Prime Interest Determination Date (or, in the case of the first Interest Reset Date, the Initial Base Rate).

The Base Rate determined in accordance with this Section 3(c) will be adjusted by the addition or subtraction of the Spread, if any, or by multiplying such Base Rate by the Spread Multiplier, if any.

(d) DETERMINATION OF LIBOR. If the Base Rate is LIBOR, the Base Rate that takes effect on any Interest Reset Date shall be LIBOR on the corresponding LIBOR Interest Determination Date (as defined in Section 3(n) below) and shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions:

LIBOR will be either of the following rates, whichever appears on the face hereof:

(x) the offered rate appearing on the Telerate LIBOR Page (as defined in Section 3(n) below); or

(y) the arithmetic mean of the offered rates appearing on the Reuters Screen LIBOR Page (as defined in Section 3(n) below) unless that page by its terms cites only one rate, in which case that rate;

in either case, as of 11:00 A.M., London time, on such LIBOR Interest Determination Date for deposits of the Index Currency having the Index Maturity beginning on such Interest Reset Date. If no reference page is specified on the face hereof, Telerate LIBOR Page will apply to this Security:

(i) If Telerate LIBOR Page is specified on the face hereof and the rate referenced in clause (x) above does not appear on that page, or if Reuters Screen LIBOR Page is specified on the face hereof and fewer than two of the rates referenced in clause (y) above appear on that page or no rate appears on any page on which only one rate normally appears, then LIBOR will be determined on the basis of the rates, at approximately 11:00
A.M., London time, on such

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LIBOR Interest Determination Date, at which deposits of the following kind are offered to prime banks in the London interbank market by four major banks in that market selected by the Calculation Agent: deposits of the Index Currency having the Index Maturity beginning on such Interest Reset Date and in a Representative Amount (as defined in Section 3(n) below). The Calculation Agent will request the principal London office of each such bank to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least two quotations are provided, LIBOR for such LIBOR Interest Determination Date will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations.

(ii) If fewer than two quotations are provided as described in clause (i) above, LIBOR for such LIBOR Interest Determination Date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates for loans of the following kind to leading European banks quoted, at approximately 11:00 A.M. in the principal financial center for the country issuing the Index Currency, on such LIBOR Interest Determination Date, by three major banks in that financial center selected by the Calculation Agent: loans of the Index Currency having the Index Maturity beginning on such Interest Reset Date and in a Representative Amount.

(iii) If fewer than three banks selected by the Calculation Agent are quoting as described in clause (ii) above, LIBOR will be the LIBOR in effect on such LIBOR Interest Determination Date (or, in the case of the first Interest Reset Date, the Initial Base Rate).

The Base Rate determined in accordance with this Section 3(d) will be adjusted by the addition or subtraction of the Spread, if any, or by multiplying such Base Rate by the Spread Multiplier, if any. If the Base Rate is LIBOR and no currency is specified on the face hereof as the Index Currency, the Index Currency shall be U.S. dollars.

(e) [RESERVED]

(f) DETERMINATION OF TREASURY RATE. If the Base Rate is the Treasury Rate, the Base Rate that takes effect

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on any Interest Reset Date shall equal the rate for the auction on the corresponding Treasury Interest Determination Date (as defined in Section 3(n) below) of direct obligations of the United States ("Treasury Bills") having the Index Maturity, as that rate appears on Telerate Page 56 or 57 under the heading "Investment Rate". If the Treasury Rate cannot be determined as described above, the following procedures will apply in determining the Treasury Rate:

(i) If the rate described above does not appear on either Telerate Page 56 or 57 at 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Calculation Date corresponding to such Treasury Interest Determination Date (unless the calculation is made earlier and the rate is available from that source at that time), the Treasury Rate will be the Bond Equivalent Yield (as defined in Section 3(n) below) of the rate, for such Treasury Interest Determination Date and for Treasury Bills having the Index Maturity, as published in H.15 Daily Update, or another recognized electronic source used for displaying that rate, under the heading "U.S. Government Securities/Treasury Bills/Auction High".

(ii) If the rate described in clause (i) above does not appear in H.15 Daily Update or another recognized electronic source by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date (unless the calculation is made earlier and the rate is available from one of those sources at that time), the Treasury Rate will be the Bond Equivalent Yield of the auction rate, for such Treasury Interest Determination Date and for Treasury Bills having the Index Maturity, as announced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

(iii) If the auction rate described in clause (ii) above is not so announced by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date, or if no such auction is held for the relevant week, then the Treasury Rate will be the Bond Equivalent Yield of the rate, for such Treasury Interest Determination Date and for Treasury Bills having the Index Maturity, as published in H.15(519) under the heading "U.S. Government Securities/Treasury Bills/Secondary Market".

(iv) If the rate described in clause (iii) above does not appear in H.15(519) by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date, then the Treasury

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Rate will be the rate, for such Treasury Interest Determination Date and for Treasury Bills having the Index Maturity, as published in H.15 Daily Update, or another recognized electronic source used for displaying that rate, under the heading "U.S. Government Securities/ Treasury Bills /Secondary Market".

(v) If the rate described in clause (iv) above does not appear in H.15 Daily Update or another recognized electronic source by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date (unless the calculation is made earlier and the rate is available from one of those sources at that time), the Treasury Rate will be the Bond Equivalent Yield of the arithmetic mean of the following secondary market bid rates for the issue of Treasury Bills with a remaining maturity closest to the Index Maturity:
the rates bid as of approximately 3:30 P.M., New York City time, on such Treasury Interest Determination Date, by three primary U.S. government securities dealers in New York City selected by the Calculation Agent.

(vi) If fewer than three dealers selected by the Calculation Agent are quoting as described in clause (v) above, the Treasury Rate shall be the Treasury Rate in effect on such Treasury Interest Determination Date (or, in the case of the first Interest Reset Date, the Initial Base Rate).

The Base Rate determined in accordance with this Section 3(f) will be adjusted by the addition or subtraction of the Spread, if any, or by multiplying such Base Rate by the Spread Multiplier, if any, specified on the face hereof.

(g) DETERMINATION OF CMT RATE. If the Base Rate is the CMT Rate, the Base Rate that takes effect on any Interest Reset Date shall equal the CMT Rate on the second Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Reset Date (the "CMT Interest Determination Date"). "CMT Rate" means the following rate displayed on the Designated CMT Telerate Page (as defined in Section 3(n) below) under the heading " . . . Treasury Constant Maturities . . . Federal Reserve Board Release H.15 . . . Mondays Approximately 3:45 P.M.", under the column for the Designated CMT Index Maturity (as defined in Section 3(n) below):

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(x) if the Designated CMT Telerate Page is Telerate Page 7051, the rate for such CMT Interest Determination Date; or

(y) if the Designated CMT Telerate Page is Telerate Page 7052, the weekly or monthly average, as specified on the face hereof, for the week that ends immediately before the week in which such CMT Interest Determination Date falls, or for the month that ends immediately before the month in which such CMT Interest Determination Date falls, as applicable.

If the CMT Rate cannot be determined as described above, the following procedures will apply in determining the CMT Rate:

(i) If the applicable rate described above is not displayed on the relevant Designated CMT Telerate Page at 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Calculation Date corresponding to such CMT Interest Determination Date (unless the calculation is made earlier and the rate is available from that source at that time), then the CMT Rate will be the applicable Treasury constant maturity rate described above -- i.e., for the Designated CMT Index Maturity and for either such CMT Interest Determination Date or the weekly or monthly average, as applicable -- as published in H.15(519).

(ii) If the applicable rate described in clause (i) above is not published in H.15(519) by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date, then the CMT Rate will be the Treasury constant maturity rate, or other U.S. Treasury rate, for the Designated CMT Index Maturity and with reference to such CMT Interest Determination Date, that:

(a) is published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and

(b) is determined by the Calculation Agent to be comparable to the applicable rate formerly displayed on the Designated CMT Telerate Page and published in H.15(519).

(iii) If the rate described in clause (ii) above is not published by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date, then the CMT Rate will be the

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yield to maturity of the arithmetic mean of the following secondary market offered rates for the most recently issued Treasury Notes (as defined in
Section 3(n) below) having an original maturity of approximately the Designated CMT Index Maturity, having a remaining term to maturity of not less than the Designated CMT Index Maturity minus one year and in a Representative Amount: the offered rates, as of approximately 3:30 P.M., New York City time, on such CMT Interest Determination Date, of three primary U.S. government securities dealers in New York City selected by the Calculation Agent. In selecting such offered rates, the Calculation Agent will request quotations from five such primary dealers and will disregard the highest quotation -- or, if there is equality, one of the highest -- and the lowest quotation -- or, if there is equality, one of the lowest.

(iv) If the Calculation Agent is unable to obtain three quotations of the kind described in clause (iii) above, the CMT Rate will be the yield to maturity of the arithmetic mean of the following secondary market offered rates for Treasury Notes having an original maturity longer than the Designated CMT Index Maturity, having a remaining term to maturity closest to the Designated CMT Index Maturity and in a Representative Amount: the offered rates, as of approximately 3:30 P.M., New York City time, on such CMT Interest Determination Date, of three primary U.S. government securities dealers in New York City selected by the Calculation Agent. In selecting such offered rates, the Calculation Agent will request quotations from five such primary dealers and will disregard the highest quotation -- or, if there is equality, one of the highest -- and the lowest quotation -- or, if there is equality, one of the lowest. If two Treasury Notes with an original maturity longer than the Designated CMT Index Maturity have remaining terms to maturity that are equally close to the Designated CMT Index Maturity, the Calculation Agent will obtain quotations for the Treasury Note with the shorter remaining term to maturity.

(v) If fewer than five but more than two such primary dealers are quoting as described in clause (iv) above, then the CMT Rate for such CMT Interest Determination Date will be based on the arithmetic mean

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of the offered rates so obtained, and neither the highest nor the lowest of such quotations will be disregarded.

(vi) If two or fewer primary dealers selected by the Calculation Agent are quoting as described in clause (v) above, the CMT Rate shall be the CMT Rate in effect on such CMT Interest Determination Date (or, in the case of the first Interest Reset Date, the Initial Base Rate).

The Base Rate determined in accordance with this Section 3(g) will be adjusted by the addition or subtraction of the Spread, if any, or by multiplying such Base Rate by the Spread Multiplier, if any.

(h) DETERMINATION OF CD RATE. If the Base Rate is the CD Rate, the Base Rate that takes effect on any Interest Reset Date shall equal the rate, on the second Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Reset Date (the "CD Interest Determination Date"), for negotiable U.S. dollar certificates of deposit having the Index Maturity as published in H.15(519) under the heading "CDs (Secondary Market)". If the CD Rate cannot be determined as described above, the following procedures will apply in determining the CD Rate:

(i) If the rate described above is not published in H.15(519) by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Calculation Date corresponding to such CD Interest Determination Date, then the CD Rate shall be the rate described above as published in H.15 Daily Update, or another recognized electronic source used for displaying that rate, under the heading "CDs (Secondary Market)".

(ii) If the rate described in clause (i) above is not published in H.15(519), H.15 Daily Update or another recognized electronic source by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date (unless the calculation is made earlier and the rate is available from one of those sources at that time), the CD Rate shall be the arithmetic mean of the following secondary market offered rates for negotiable U.S. dollar certificates of deposit of major U.S. money center banks having a remaining maturity closest to the Index Maturity and in a Representative Amount: the rates

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offered as of 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on such CD Interest Determination Date, by three leading nonbank dealers in negotiable U.S. dollar certificates of deposit in New York City, as selected by the Calculation Agent.

(iii) If fewer than three dealers selected by the Calculation Agent are quoting as described in clause (ii) above, the CD Rate will be the CD Rate in effect on such CD Interest Determination Date (or, in the case of the first Base Reset Date, the Initial Base Rate).

The Base Rate determined in accordance with this Section 3(h) will be adjusted by the addition or subtraction of the Spread, if any, or by multiplying such Base Rate by the Spread Multiplier, if any.

(i) DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS RATE. If the Base Rate is the Federal Funds Rate, the Base Rate that takes effect on any Interest Reset Date shall equal the rate, on the second Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Reset Date (the "Federal Funds Interest Determination Date"), for U.S. dollar Federal Funds as published in H.15(519) under the heading "Federal Funds (Effective)", as that rate is displayed on Telerate Page 120. If the Federal Funds Rate cannot be determined as described above, the following procedures will apply in determining the Federal Funds Rate:

(i) If the rate described above is not displayed on Telerate Page 120 at 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Calculation Date corresponding to such Federal Funds Interest Determination Date (unless the calculation is made earlier and the rate is available from that source at that time), then the Federal Funds Rate will be the rate described above, on such Federal Funds Interest Determination Date, as published in H.15 Daily Update, or another recognized electronic source used for displaying that rate, under the heading "Federal Funds (Effective)".

(ii) If the rate described in clause (i) above is not displayed on Telerate Page 120 and is not published in H.15 (519), H.15 Daily Update or another recognized electronic source by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date (unless the calculation is made earlier and the rate is available from one of those

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sources at that time), the Federal Funds Rate will be the arithmetic mean of the rates for the last transaction in overnight, U.S. dollar federal funds arranged, before 9:00 A.M., New York City time, on such Federal Funds Interest Determination Date, by three leading brokers of U.S. dollar federal funds transactions in New York City selected by the Calculation Agent.

(iii) If fewer than three brokers selected by the Calculation Agent are quoting as described in clause (ii) above, the Federal Funds Rate will be the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such Federal Funds Interest Determination Date (or, in the case of the first Interest Reset Date, the Initial Base Rate).

The interest rate determined in accordance with this Section 3(i) will be adjusted by the addition or subtraction of the Spread, if any, or by multiplying such Base Rate by the Spread Multiplier, if any.

(j) DETERMINATION OF 11TH DISTRICT RATE. If the Base Rate is the 11th District Rate, the Base Rate that takes effect on any Interest Reset Date shall equal the 11th District Rate on the 11th District Interest Determination Date (as defined in Section 3(n) below) corresponding to such Interest Reset Date. The 11th District Rate on any 11th District Interest Determination Date shall be the rate equal to the monthly weighted average cost of funds for the calendar month immediately before such date, as displayed on Telerate Page 7058 under the heading "11th District" as of 11:00 A.M., San Francisco time, on such date. If the 11th District Rate cannot be determined as described above, the following procedures will apply in determining the 11th District Rate:

(i) If the rate described above does not appear on Telerate Page 7058 on such 11th District Interest Determination Date, then the 11th District Rate on such date will be the monthly weighted average cost of funds paid by institutions that are members of the Eleventh Federal Home Loan Bank District for the calendar month immediately preceding such date, as most recently announced by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco as such monthly weighted average cost of funds.

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(ii) If the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco fails to announce the cost of funds described in clause (i) above on or before such 11th District Interest Determination Date, the 11th District Rate that takes effect on such Interest Reset Date will be the 11th District Rate in effect on such 11th District Interest Determination Date (or, in the case of the first Interest Reset Date, the Initial Base Rate).

The interest rate determined in accordance with this Section 3(j) will be adjusted by the addition or subtraction of the Spread, if any, or by multiplying such Base Rate by the Spread Multiplier, if any.

(k) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM LIMITS. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rate at which interest accrues on this Security (i) shall not at any time be higher than the Maximum Rate, if any, or less than the Minimum Rate, if any, specified on the face hereof, in each case on an accrual basis, and (ii) shall not at any time be higher than the maximum rate permitted by New York law, as the same may be modified by United States law of general application.

(l) CALCULATION OF INTEREST. Payments of interest hereon with respect to any Interest Payment Date or at the Maturity of the principal hereof will include interest accrued to but excluding such Interest Payment Date or the date of such Maturity, as the case may be. Accrued interest from the date of issue or from the last date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for shall be calculated by the Calculation Agent by multiplying the Principal Amount by an accrued interest factor. Such accrued interest factor shall be computed by adding the interest factors calculated for each day from and including the Original Issue Date or from and including the last date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, to but excluding the date for which accrued interest is being calculated. The interest factor for each such day shall be expressed as a decimal and computed by dividing the interest rate (also expressed as a decimal) in effect on such day by 360, if the Base Rate is the Commercial Paper Rate, Prime Rate, LIBOR, CD Rate, Federal Funds Rate or 11th District Rate, or by the actual number of days in the year, if the Base Rate is the Treasury Rate or CMT Rate.

All percentages resulting from any calculation with respect to this Security will be rounded upward or

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downward, as appropriate, to the next higher or lower one hundred-thousandth of a percentage point (e.g., 9.876541% (or .09876541) being rounded down to 9.87654% (or .0987654) and 9.876545% (or .09876545) being rounded up to 9.87655% (or .0987655)). All amounts used in or resulting from any calculation with respect to this Security will be rounded upward or downward, as appropriate, to the nearest cent, in the case of U.S. dollars, or to the nearest corresponding hundredth of a unit, in the case of a currency other than U.S. dollars, with one-half cent or one-half of a corresponding hundredth of a unit or more being rounded upward.

(m) CALCULATION AGENT AND EXCHANGE RATE AGENT. The Company has initially appointed the institutions named on the face of this Security as Calculation Agent and Exchange Rate Agent, respectively, to act as such agents with respect to this Security, but the Company may, in its sole discretion, appoint any other institution (including any Affiliate of the Company) to serve as any such agent from time to time. The Company will give the Trustee prompt written notice of any change in any such appointment. Insofar as this Security provides for any such agent to obtain rates, quotes or other data from a bank, dealer or other institution for use in making any determination hereunder, such agent may do so from any institution or institutions of the kind contemplated hereby notwithstanding that any one or more of such institutions are any such agent, Affiliates of any such agent, any of the agents named on the cover of the Company's Prospectus Supplement dated August 6, 1999 relating to the Company's Medium-Term Notes, Series E or any Affiliate of any such agent or Affiliates of the Company.

All determinations made by the Calculation Agent or the Exchange Rate Agent may be made by such agent in its sole discretion and, absent manifest error, shall be conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Holder of this Security and the Company. Neither the Calculation Agent nor the Exchange Rate Agent shall have any liability therefor.

(n) DEFINITIONS OF CALCULATION TERMS. As used in this Security, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

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"Bond Equivalent Yield" means a yield expressed as a percentage and calculated in accordance with the following formula:

where

- "D" equals the annual rate for Treasury Bills quoted on a bank discount basis and expressed as a decimal;
- "N" equals 365 or 366, as the case may be; and
- "M" equals the actual number of days in the period from and including the relevant Interest Reset Date to but excluding the next succeeding Interest Reset Date.

"Business Day" means, for this Security, a day that meets the requirements set forth in each of clauses (i) through (iii) below, in each case to the extent such requirements apply to this Security as specified below:

(i) is a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in New York City generally are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close;

(ii) if the Base Rate is LIBOR, is also a London Business Day; and

(iii) if the Specified Currency for payment of principal of or interest on this Security is other than U.S. dollars, is also a day on which banking institutions are not authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close in the principal financial center of the country issuing such Specified Currency.

Solely when used in the third paragraph under the heading "Currency of Payment" on the face of this Security, the meaning of the term "Business Day" shall be determined as if the Base Rate for this Security is not LIBOR. With respect to any particular location, the close of business on any day

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on which business is not being conducted at that location shall be deemed to mean 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on that day.

The "Calculation Date" corresponding to any Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date, Prime Interest Determination Date, LIBOR Interest Determination Date, Treasury Interest Determination Date, CMT Interest Determination Date, CD Interest Determination Date, Federal Funds Interest Determination Date or 11th District Interest Determination Date, as the case may be, means the earlier of:

(i) the tenth day after such interest determination date or, if any such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day; and

(ii) the Business Day immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date or the date of Maturity of the principal hereof, whichever is the day on which the next payment of interest will be due.

The Calculation Date corresponding to any Interest Reset Date means the Calculation Date corresponding to the relevant interest determination date immediately preceding such Interest Reset Date.

"Designated CMT Index Maturity" means, if the Base Rate is the CMT Rate, the Index Maturity for this Security and will be the original period to maturity of a U.S. Treasury security -- either 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 20 or 30 years -- specified on the face hereof, provided that, if no such original maturity period is so specified, the Designated CMT Index Maturity will be 2 years.

"Designated CMT Telerate Page" means, if the Base Rate is the CMT Rate, the Telerate Page specified on the face hereof that displays Treasury constant maturities as reported in H.15(519), provided that, if no Telerate Page is so specified, then the applicable page will be Telerate Page 7052 and provided, further, that if Telerate Page 7052 applies but it is not specified on the face hereof whether the weekly or monthly average applies, the weekly average will apply.

The "11th District Interest Determination Date" corresponding to a particular Interest Reset Date will be

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the last working day in San Francisco, in the first calendar month preceding such Interest Reset Date, on which the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco publishes the monthly average cost of funds paid by member institutions of the Eleventh Federal Home Loan Bank District for the second calendar month preceding such Interest Reset Date.

"H.15(519)" means the weekly statistical release entitled "Statistical Release H.15 (519)", or any successor publication, published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

"H.15 Daily Update" means the daily update of H.15 (519) available through the worldwide-web site of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at http://www. bog.frb.fed.us/releases/h15/update, or any successor site or publication.

The "LIBOR Interest Determination Date" corresponding to any Interest Reset Date means the second London Business Day preceding such Interest Reset Date, unless the Index Currency is pounds sterling, in which case the LIBOR Interest Determination Date will be the Interest Reset Date.

"London Business Day" means any day on which dealings in the Index Currency are transacted in the London interbank market.

"Money Market Yield" means a yield expressed as a percentage and calculated in accordance with the following formula:

Money Market Yield =           D x 360        x 100,
                          --------------
                           360 - (D x M)

where

- "D" equals the per annum rate for commercial paper quoted on a bank discount basis and expressed as a decimal; and

- "M" equals the actual number of days in the period from and including the relevant Interest Reset Date to but excluding the next succeeding Interest Reset Date.

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"Representative Amount" means an amount that, in the Calculation Agent's judgment, is representative of a single transaction in the relevant market at the relevant time.

"Reuters Screen LIBOR Page" means the display on the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service, or any successor service, on the page designated as "LIBO" or any replacement page or pages on which London interbank rates of major banks for the Index Currency are displayed.

"Reuters Screen US PRIME 1 Page" means the display on the "US PRIME 1" page on the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service, or any successor service, or any replacement page or pages on that service, for the purpose of displaying prime rates or base lending rates of major U.S. banks.

"Telerate LIBOR Page" means Telerate Page 3750 or any replacement page or pages on which London interbank rates of major banks for the Index Currency are displayed.

"Telerate Page" means the display on Bridge Telerate, Inc., or any successor service, on the page or pages specified on the face hereof, or any replacement page or pages on that service.

The "Treasury Interest Determination Date" corresponding to any Interest Reset Date means the day of the week in which such Interest Reset Date falls on which Treasury bills would normally be auctioned. If, as the result of a legal holiday, an auction is so held on the Friday in the week immediately preceding the week in which such Interest Reset Day falls, such Friday will be the corresponding Treasury Interest Determination Date. If an auction date shall fall on a day that would otherwise be an Interest Reset Date, then such Interest Reset Date shall instead be the first Business Day immediately following such auction date.

"Treasury Notes" means direct, noncallable, fixed rate obligations of the U.S. government.

References in this Security to U.S. dollars shall mean, as of any time, the coin or currency that is then legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in the United States of America.

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References in this Security to a particular currency other than U.S. dollars shall mean, as of any time, the coin or currency that is then legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in the country issuing such currency on the Original Issue Date.

References in this Security to a particular heading or headings on any of Designated CMT Telerate Page, H.15(519), H.15 Daily Update, Reuters Screen LIBOR Page, Reuters Screen US Prime 1 Page, Telerate LIBOR Page or Telerate Page include any successor or replacement heading or headings as determined by the Calculation Agent.

4. REDEMPTION AT THE COMPANY'S OPTION

Unless a Redemption Commencement Date is specified on the face hereof, except as provided below, this Security shall not be redeemable at the option of the Company before the Stated Maturity Date. If a Redemption Commencement Date is so specified, and unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, this Security is subject to redemption upon not less than 30 days' nor more than 60 days' notice at any time and from time to time on or after the Redemption Commencement Date, in each case as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company and at the applicable Redemption Price specified on the face hereof (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of this Security to be redeemed), together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but interest installments due on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holder of this Security, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant record date, all as provided in the Indenture; provided, however, that the first two paragraphs of Section 1103 of the Indenture shall not apply to this Security, and if less than all of the Securities of this series are to be redeemed, the Company may select, from Securities of this series that are subject to redemption pursuant to the terms thereof, the Security or Securities, or portion or portions thereof, to be redeemed.

In the event that the Guarantor shall be obligated to pay any Additional Amounts due to a change in law, regulation or interpretation, the Company may, at its option, redeem this Security as a whole at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount thereof (or, if this Security is an original issue discount note, 100% of the OID

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Default Amount) together with accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption.

5. REPAYMENT AT THE HOLDER'S OPTION

Except as otherwise may be provided on the face hereof, if one or more Repayment Dates are specified on the face hereof, this Security will be repayable in whole or in part in increments of $1,000 (provided that the remaining principal amount of any Security surrendered for partial repayment shall at least equal an Authorized Denomination), on any such Repayment Date, in each case at the option of the Holder and at the applicable Repayment Price specified on the face hereof (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount to be repaid), together with accrued interest to the applicable Repayment Date (but interest installments due on or prior to such Repayment Date will be payable to the Holder of this Security, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Date as provided in the Indenture). If this security provides for more than one Repayment Date, and the Holder exercises its option to elect repayment, the Holder shall be deemed to have elected repayment on the earliest repayment date after all conditions to such exercise have been satisfied, and references herein to the applicable Repayment Date shall mean such earliest Repayment Date.

In order for the exercise of such option to be effective and this Security to be repaid, the Company must receive at the applicable address of the Paying Agent set forth below (or at such other place or places of which the Company shall from time to time notify the Holder of this Security), on any Business Day not later than the 30th, and not earlier than the 60th, calendar day prior to the applicable Repayment Date (or, if either such calendar day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), either (i) this Security, with the form below entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" duly completed and signed, or (ii) a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter from a member of a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., a commercial bank or a trust company in the United States of America setting forth (a) the name, address and telephone number of the Holder of this Security, (b) the principal amount of this Security and the amount of this Security to be repaid, (c) a statement that the option to elect

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repayment is being exercised thereby and (d) a guarantee stating that the Company will receive this Security, with the form below entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" duly completed and signed, not later than five Business Days after the date of such telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter (provided that this Security and form duly completed and signed are received by the Company by such fifth Business Day). Any such election shall be irrevocable. The address to which such deliveries are to be made is The First National Bank of Chicago, Attention: Securities Processing Division, 14 Wall Street, Eighth Floor, New York, New York 10005 (or at such other places as the Company or the Paying Agent shall notify the Holder of this Security). All questions as to the validity, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of any Security for repayment will be determined by the Company, whose determination will be final and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
(x) if this Security is a Global Security, the option of the Holder to elect repayment may be exercised in accordance with the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary for this Security at least 15 calendar days prior to the applicable Repayment Date and (y) whether or not this Security is a Global Security, the option of the Holder to elect repayment may be exercised in any such manner as the Company may approve.

6. TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE

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

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a

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different Authorized Denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

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

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

If this Security is a Global Security, this Security shall be subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to Global Securities, including the limitations in Section 305 thereof on transfers and exchanges of Global Securities.

7. [RESERVED.]

8. REMEDIES.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal

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amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

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

9. MODIFICATION AND WAIVER.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the Guarantor and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of all series to be affected (considered together as one class for this purpose). The Indenture also contains provisions (i) permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of all series to be affected under the Indenture (considered together as one class for this purpose), on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company and the Guarantor with certain provisions of the Indenture and (ii) permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of any series to be affected under the Indenture (with each such series considered separately for this purpose), on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

10. GOVERNING LAW.

THIS SECURITY AND THE INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN

ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

GUARANTEE
OF
POPULAR, INC.

Popular, Inc. (the "Guarantor") hereby unconditionally guarantees to the Holder of this Security duly authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal, and premium, if any, of (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), and interest, if any (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), on this Security and the due and punctual payment of the sinking fund payments, if any, and analogous obligations, if any, provided for pursuant to the terms of this Security, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at Stated Maturity or upon redemption, repayment or upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise according to the terms of this Security and of the Indenture. In case of default by the Company in the payment of any such principal (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), any premium or interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), sinking fund payment, or analogous obligation, the Guarantor agrees duly and punctually to pay the same. The Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be as principal and not merely as surety, and shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of any extension of the time for payment of this Security, any modification of this Security, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of this Security or the Indenture, any failure to enforce the same or any waiver, modification, consent or indulgence granted to the Company with respect thereto by the Holder of this Security or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor. The Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a demand or proceeding first against the Company, protest or notice with respect to this Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this guarantee will not be discharged as to this Security except by payment in full of the principal of (including any amount payable in respect of original issue discount), and any premium or interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), thereon.

The Guarantor irrevocably waives any and all rights to which it may be entitled, by operation of law or

otherwise, upon making any payment hereunder (i) to be subrogated to the rights of a Holder against the Company with respect to such payment or otherwise to be reimbursed, indemnified or exonerated by the Company in respect thereof or (ii) to receive any payment, in the nature of contribution or for any other reason, from any other obligor with respect to such payment.

This guarantee shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to this Security until the certificate of authentication on this Security shall have been signed by the Trustee.

This guarantee is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Popular, Inc. has caused this guarantee to be signed by facsimile by its duly authorized officers and has caused a facsimile of its corporate seal to be affixed hereunto or imprinted hereon.

POPULAR, INC.

CUSIP NO. __________

ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: __________

POPULAR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES E

OPTION TO ELECT REPAYMENT

TO BE COMPLETED ONLY IF THIS SECURITY IS REPAYABLE
AT THE OPTION OF THE HOLDER AND THE HOLDER
ELECTS TO EXERCISE SUCH RIGHT

The undersigned hereby irrevocably requests and instructs the Company to repay the Security referred to in this notice (or the portion thereof specified below) at the applicable Repayment Price, together with interest to the Repayment Date, all as provided for in such Security, to the undersigned, whose name, address and telephone number are as follows:

If such Security provides for more than one Repayment Date, the undersigned requests repayment on the earliest Repayment Date after the requirements for exercising this option have been satisfied, and references in this notice to the Repayment Date mean such earliest Repayment Date. Terms used in this notice that are defined in such Security are used herein as defined therein.

For such Security to be repaid the Company must receive at the applicable address of the Paying Agent set forth below or at such other place or places of which the Company shall from time to time notify the Holder of such Security, any Business Day not later than the 30th or earlier than the 60th calendar day prior to the Repayment Date (or, if either such calendar day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), (i) such Security, with

this "Option to Elect Repayment" form duly completed and signed, or (ii) a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter from a member of a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., a commercial bank or a trust company in the United States of America setting forth (a) the name, address and telephone number of the Holder of such Security, (b) the principal amount of such Security and the amount of such Security to be repaid, (c) a statement that the option to elect repayment is being exercised thereby and (d) a guarantee stating that such Security to be repaid with the form entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" on the addendum to the Security duly completed and signed will be received by the Company not later than five Business Days after the date of such telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter (provided that such Security and form duly completed and signed are received by the Company by such fifth Business Day). The address to which such deliveries are to be made is:

The First National Bank of Chicago Attention: Securities Processing Division 14 Wall Street - Eighth Floor
New York, New York 10005

or at such other place as the Company or the Paying Agent shall notify the holder of such Security.

If less than the entire principal amount of such Security is to be repaid, specify the portion thereof (which shall equal any Authorized Denomination) that the Holder elects to have repaid:

and specify the denomination or denominations (which shall equal any Authorized Denomination) of the Security or Securities to be issued to the Holder in respect of the portion of such Security not being repaid (in the absence of any specification, one Security will be issued in respect of the portion not being repaid):

Date:
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                                              Notice: The signature to this
                                              Option to Elect Repayment must
                                              correspond with the name of
                                              the Holder as written on the
                                              face  of such Security in
                                              every particular without
                                              alteration or enlargement or
                                              any other change whatsoever.

ABBREVIATIONS

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

TEN COM - as tenants in common

TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties

JT TEN - as joint tenants with the right of survivorship and not as tenants in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - __________ Custodian _________

(Cust) (Minor) under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

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

ASSIGNMENT

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

transfer(s) unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

(Please Print or Typewrite Name and Address Including Postal Zip Code of Assignee)

the attached Security and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably

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

substitution in the premises.

Signature Guaranteed

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NOTICE: Signature must be                       NOTICE:  The signature to
guaranteed.                                     this assignment must
                                                correspond with the name
                                                of the Holder as written
                                                upon the face of the
                                                attached Security in every
                                                particular, without
                                                alteration or enlargement
                                                or any change whatever.