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                                                            Exhibit 10(j)(j)(j)

(MULTICURRENCY-CROSS BORDER)
                                    ISDA (R)

                  International Swap Dealers Association, Inc.

                                MASTER AGREEMENT

                           dated as of October 7, 2002


               SUNTRUST BANK      and     ROANOKE GAS COMPANY
                 Party A                         Party B

have entered and/or anticipate entering into one or more transactions (each a
"Transaction") that are or will be governed by this Master Agreement, which
includes the schedule (the "Schedule"), and the documents and other confirming
evidence (each a "Confirmation") exchanged between the parties confirming those
Transactions.

Accordingly, the parties agree as follows:

1.       INTERPRETATION

(a)   DEFINITIONS. The terms defined in Section 14 and in the Schedule will have
the meanings therein specified for the purpose of this Master Agreement.

(b)   INCONSISTENCY. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions
of the Schedule and the other provisions of this Master Agreement, the Schedule
will prevail. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of any
Confirmation and this Master Agreement (including the Schedule), such
Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the relevant Transaction.

(c)   SINGLE AGREEMENT.   All Transactions are entered into in reliance on the
fact that this Master Agreement and all Confirmations form a single agreement
between the parties (collectively referred to as this "Agreement"), and the
parties would not otherwise enter into any Transactions.

2.       OBLIGATIONS

(a)      GENERAL CONDITIONS.

         (i)  Each party will make each payment or delivery specified in each
         Confirmation to be made by it, subject to the other provisions of this
         Agreement.

         (ii)  Payments under this Agreement will be made on the due date for
         value on that date in the place of the account specified in the
         relevant Confirmation or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, in
         freely transferable funds and in the manner customary for payments in
         the required currency. Where settlement is by delivery (that is, other
         than by payment), such delivery will be made for receipt on the due
         date in the manner customary for the relevant obligation unless
         otherwise specified in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this
         Agreement.

         (iii)  Each obligation of each party under Section 2(a)(i) is subject
         to (1) the condition precedent that no Event of Default or Potential
         Event of Default with respect to the other party has occurred and is
         continuing, (2) the condition precedent that no Early Termination Date
         in respect of the relevant Transaction has occurred or been
         effectively designated and (3) each other applicable condition
         precedent specified in this Agreement.

        Copyright(C)1992 by International Swap Dealers Association, Inc.


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(b)     CHANGE OF ACCOUNT.  Either party may change its account for receiving a
payment or delivery by giving notice to the other party at least five Local
Business Days prior to the scheduled date for the payment or delivery to which
such change applies unless such other party gives timely notice of a reasonable
objection to such change.

(c)      NETTING.  If on any date amounts would otherwise be payable:

         (i)  in the same currency; and

         (ii)  in respect of the same Transaction,

by each party to the other, then, on such date, each party's obligation to make
payment of any such amount will be automatically satisfied and discharged and,
if the aggregate amount that would otherwise have been payable by one party
exceeds the aggregate amount that would otherwise have been payable by the other
party, replaced by an obligation upon the party by whom the larger aggregate
amount would have been payable to pay to the other party the excess of the
larger aggregate amount over the smaller aggregate amount.

The parties may elect in respect of two or more Transactions that a net amount
will be determined in respect of all amounts payable on the same date in the
same currency in respect of such Transactions, regardless of whether such
amounts are payable in respect of the same Transaction. The election may be made
in the Schedule or a Confirmation by specifying that subparagraph (ii) above
will not apply to the Transactions identified as being subject to the election,
together with the starting date (in which case subparagraph (ii) above will not,
or will cease to, apply to such Transactions from such date). This election may
be made separately for different groups of Transactions and will apply
separately to each pairing of Offices through which the parties make and receive
payments or deliveries.

(d)      DEDUCTION OR WITHHOLDING FOR TAX.

         (i)      GROSS-UP.  All payments under this Agreement will be made
         without any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax
         unless such deduction or withholding is required by any applicable
         law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue
         authority, then in effect. If a party is so required to deduct or
         withhold, then that party ("X") will:

               (1) promptly notify the other party ("Y") of such requirement;

               (2) pay to the relevant authorities the full amount required to
               be deducted or withheld (including the full amount required to be
               deducted or withheld from any additional amount paid by X to Y
               under this Section 2(d)) promptly upon the earlier of determining
               that such deduction or withholding is required or receiving
               notice that such amount has been assessed against Y;

               (3) promptly forward to Y an official receipt (or a certified
               copy), or other documentation reasonably acceptable to Y,
               evidencing such payment to such authorities; and

               (4) if such Tax is an Indemnifiable Tax, pay to Y, in addition to
               the payment to which Y is otherwise entitled under this
               Agreement, such additional amount as is necessary to ensure that
               the net amount actually received by Y (free and clear of
               Indemnifiable Taxes, whether assessed against X or Y) will equal
               the full amount Y would have received had no such deduction or
               withholding been required. However, X will not be required to pay
               any additional amount to Y to the extent that it would not be
               required to be paid but for:

                    (A) the failure by Y to comply with or perform any agreement
                    contained in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d); or

                    (B) the failure of a representation made by Y pursuant to
                    Section 3(f) to be accurate and true unless such failure
                    would not have occurred but for (I) any action taken by a
                    taxing authority, or brought in a court of competent
                    jurisdiction, on or after the date on which a Transaction is
                    entered into (regardless of whether such action is taken or
                    brought with respect to a party to this Agreement) or (II) a
                    Change in Tax Law.

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         (ii)  LIABILITY.  If:

               (1) X is required by any applicable law, as modified by the
               practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, to make
               any deduction or withholding in respect of which X would not be
               required to pay an additional amount to Y under Section
               2(d)(i)(4);

               (2) X does not so deduct or withhold; and

               (3) a liability resulting from such Tax is assessed directly
               against X,

          then, except to the extent Y has satisfied or then satisfies the
          liability resulting from such Tax, Y will promptly pay to X the amount
          of such liability (including any related liability for interest, but
          including any related liability for penalties only if Y has failed to
          comply with or perform any agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i),
          4(a)(iii) or 4(d)).

(e)      DEFAULT INTEREST; OTHER AMOUNTS.  Prior to the occurrence or effective
designation of an Early Termination Date in respect of the relevant Transaction,
a party that defaults in the performance of any payment obligation will, to the
extent permitted by law and subject to Section 6(c), be required to pay interest
(before as well as after judgment) on the overdue amount to the other party on
demand in the same currency as such overdue amount, for the period from (and
including) the original due date for payment to (but excluding) the date of
actual payment, at the Default Rate. Such interest will be calculated on the
basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days elapsed. If, prior to
the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date in respect
of the relevant Transaction, a party defaults in the performance of any
obligation required to be settled by delivery, it will compensate the other
party on demand if and to the extent provided for in the relevant Confirmation
or elsewhere in this Agreement.

3.       REPRESENTATIONS

Each party represents to the other party (which representations will be
deemed to be repeated by each party on each date on which a Transaction is
entered into and, in the case of the representations in Section 3(f), at all
times until the termination of this Agreement) that:

(a)      BASIC REPRESENTATIONS.

     (i) STATUS. It is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the
     jurisdiction of its organisation or incorporation and, if relevant under
     such laws, in good standing;

     (ii) POWERS. It has the power to execute this Agreement and any other
     documentation relating to this Agreement to which it is a party, to deliver
     this Agreement and any other documentation relating to this Agreement that
     it is required by this Agreement to deliver and to perform its obligations
     under this Agreement and any obligations it has under any Credit Support
     Document to which it is a party and has taken all necessary action to
     authorise such execution, delivery and performance;

     (iii) NO VIOLATION OR CONFLICT. Such execution, delivery and performance do
     not violate or conflict with any law applicable to it, any provision of its
     constitutional documents, any order or judgment of any court or other
     agency of government applicable to it or any of its assets or any
     contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets;

     (iv) CONSENTS. All governmental and other consents that are required to
     have been obtained by it with respect to this Agreement or any Credit
     Support Document to which it is a party have been obtained and are in full
     force and effect and all conditions of any such consents have been complied
     with; and

     (v) OBLIGATIONS BINDING. Its obligations under this Agreement and any
     Credit Support Document to which it is a party constitute its legal, valid
     and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their respective
     terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganisation, insolvency,
     moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and
     subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general
     application (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in
     equity or at law)).

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(b)      ABSENCE OF CERTAIN EVENTS.  No Event of Default or Potential Event of
Default or, to its knowledge, Termination Event with respect to it has occurred
and is continuing and no such event or circumstance would occur as a result of
its entering into or performing its obligations under this Agreement or any
Credit Support Document to which it is a party.

(c)      ABSENCE OF LITIGATION.  There is not pending or, to its knowledge,
threatened against it or any of its Affiliates any action, suit or proceeding at
law or in equity or before any court, tribunal, governmental body, agency or
official or any arbitrator that is likely to affect the legality, validity or
enforceability against it of this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to
which it is a party or its ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or such Credit Support Document.

(d)      ACCURACY OF SPECIFIED INFORMATION.  All applicable information that is
furnished in writing by or on behalf of it to the other party and is identified
for the purpose of this Section 3(d) in the Schedule is, as of the date of the
information, true, accurate and complete in every material respect.

(e)      PAYER TAX REPRESENTATION.  Each representation specified in the
Schedule as being made by it for the purpose of this Section 3(e) is accurate
and true.

(f)      PAYEE TAX REPRESENTATIONS.  Each representation specified in the
Schedule as being made by it for the purpose of this Section 3(f) is accurate
and true.

4.       AGREEMENTS
Each party agrees with the other that, so long as either party has or may
have any obligation under this Agreement or under any Credit Support Document to
which it is a party:

(a)     FURNISH SPECIFIED INFORMATION. It will deliver to the other party or, in
certain cases under subparagraph (iii) below, to such government or taxing
authority as the other party reasonably directs:

     (i) any forms, documents or certificates relating to taxation specified in
     the Schedule or any Confirmation;

     (ii) any other documents specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation; and

     (iii) upon reasonable demand by such other party, any form or document that
     may be required or reasonably requested in writing in order to allow such
     other party or its Credit Support Provider to make a payment under this
     Agreement or any applicable Credit Support Document without any deduction
     or withholding for or on account of any Tax or with such deduction or
     withholding at a reduced rate (so long as the completion, execution or
     submission of such form or document would not materially prejudice the
     legal or commercial position of the party in receipt of such demand), with
     any such form or document to be accurate and completed in a manner
     reasonably satisfactory to such other party and to be executed and to be
     delivered with any reasonably required certification,

in each case by the date specified in the Schedule or such Confirmation or, if
none is specified, as soon as reasonably practicable.

(b)      MAINTAIN AUTHORISATIONS.  It will use all reasonable efforts to
maintain in full force and effect all consents of any governmental or other
authority that are required to be obtained by it with respect to this Agreement
or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party and will use all
reasonable efforts to obtain any that may become necessary in the future.

(c)      COMPLY WITH LAWS.  It will comply in all material respects with all
applicable laws and orders to which it may be subject if failure so to comply
would materially impair its ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party.

(d)      TAX AGREEMENT.  It will give notice of any failure of a representation
made by it under Section 3(f) to be accurate and true promptly upon learning of
such failure.

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(e)      PAYMENT OF STAMP TAX.  Subject to Section 11, it will pay any Stamp
Tax levied or imposed upon it or in respect of its execution or performance of
this Agreement by a jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, organized, managed
and controlled, or considered to have its seat, or in which a branch or office
through which it is acting for the purpose of this Agreement is located ("Stamp
Tax Jurisdiction") and will indemnify the other party against any Stamp Tax
levied or imposed upon the other party or in respect of the other party's
execution or performance of this Agreement by any such Stamp Tax Jurisdiction
which is not also a Stamp Tax Jurisdiction with respect to the other party.

5.       EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND TERMINATION EVENTS

(a)      EVENTS OF DEFAULT.  The occurrence at any time with respect to a party
or, if applicable, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified
Entity of such party of any of the following events constitutes an event of
default (an "Event of Default") with respect to such party:

     (i) FAILURE TO PAY OR DELIVER. Failure by the party to make, when due, any
     payment under this Agreement or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e)
     required to be made by it if such failure is not remedied on or before the
     third Local Business Day after notice of such failure is given to the
     party;

     (ii) BREACH OF AGREEMENT. Failure by the party to comply with or perform
     any agreement or obligation (other than an obligation to make any payment
     under this Agreement or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) or to give
     notice of a Termination Event or any agreement or obligation under Section
     4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)) to be complied with or performed by the party
     in accordance with this Agreement if such failure is not remedied on or
     before the thirtieth day after notice of such failure is given to the
     party;

     (iii) CREDIT SUPPORT DEFAULT.

          (1) Failure by the party or any Credit Support Provider of such party
          to comply with or perform any agreement or obligation to be complied
          with or performed by it in accordance with any Credit Support Document
          if such failure is continuing after any applicable grace period has
          elapsed;

          (2) the expiration or termination of such Credit Support Document or
          the failing or ceasing of such Credit Support Document to be in full
          force and effect for the purpose of this Agreement (in either case
          other than in accordance with its terms) prior to the satisfaction of
          all obligations of such party under each Transaction to which such
          Credit Support Document relates without the written consent of the
          other party; or

          (3) the party or such Credit Support Provider disaffirms, disclaims,
          repudiates or rejects, in whole or in part, or challenges the validity
          of, such Credit Support Document;

     (iv) MISREPRESENTATION. A representation (other than a representation under
     Section 3(e) or (f)) made or repeated or deemed to have been made or
     repeated by the party or any Credit Support Provider of such party in this
     Agreement or any Credit Support Document proves to have been incorrect or
     misleading in any material respect when made or repeated or deemed to have
     been made or repeated;

     (v) DEFAULT UNDER SPECIFIED TRANSACTION. The party, any Credit Support
     Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party (1)
     defaults under a Specified Transaction and, after giving effect to any
     applicable notice requirement or grace period, there occurs a liquidation
     of, an acceleration of obligations under, or an early termination of, that
     Specified Transaction, (2) defaults, after giving effect to any applicable
     notice requirement or grace period, in making any payment or delivery due
     on the last payment, delivery or exchange date of, or any payment on early
     termination of, a Specified Transaction (or such default continues for at
     least three Local Business Days if there is no applicable notice
     requirement or grace period) or (3) disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or
     rejects in whole or in part, a Specified Transaction (or such action is
     taken by any person or entity appointed or empowered to operate it or act
     on its behalf);

     (vi) CROSS DEFAULT. If "Cross Default" is specified in the Schedule as
     applying to the party, the occurrence or existence of (1) a default, event
     of default or other similar condition or event (however

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     described) in respect of such party, any Credit Support Provider of such
     party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party under one or more
     agreements or instruments relating to Specified Indebtedness of any of them
     (individually or collectively) in an aggregate amount of not less than the
     applicable Threshold Amount (as specified in the Schedule) which has
     resulted in such Specified Indebtedness becoming, or becoming capable at
     such time of being declared, due and payable under such agreements or
     instruments, before it would otherwise have been due and payable or (2) a
     default by such party, such Credit Support Provider or such Specified
     Entity (individually or collectively) in making one or more payments on the
     due date thereof in an aggregate amount of not less than the applicable
     Threshold Amount under such agreements or instruments (after giving effect
     to any applicable notice requirement or grace period);

     (vii) BANKRUPTCY. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or
     any applicable Specified Entity of such party:

          (1) is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation
          or merger); (2) becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or
          fails or admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts as
          they become due; (3) makes a general assignment, arrangement or
          composition with or for the benefit of its creditors; (4) institutes
          or has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of
          insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or
          insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors' rights, or a
          petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation, and, in the
          case of any such proceeding or petition instituted or presented
          against it, such proceeding or petition (A) results in a judgment of
          insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the
          making of an order for its winding-up or liquidation or (B) is not
          dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within 30
          days of the institution or presentation thereof; (5) has a resolution
          passed for its winding-up, official management or liquidation (other
          than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (6) seeks
          or becomes subject to the appointment of an administrator, provisional
          liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar
          official for it or for all or substantially all its assets; (7) has a
          secured party take possession of all or substantially all its assets
          or has a distress, execution, attachment, sequestration or other legal
          process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or substantially
          all its assets and such secured party maintains possession, or any
          such process is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained, in
          each case within 30 days thereafter: (8) causes or is subject to any
          event with respect to it which, under the applicable laws of any
          jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any of the events specified
          in clauses (1) to (7) (inclusive); or (9) takes any action in
          furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or
          acquiescence in, any of the foregoing acts; or

     (viii) MERGER WITHOUT ASSUMPTION. The party or any Credit Support Provider
     of such party consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or
     transfers all or substantially all its assets to, another entity and, at
     the time of such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer:

          (1) the resulting, surviving or transferee entity fails to assume all
          the obligations of such party or such Credit Support Provider under
          this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it or its
          predecessor was a party by operation of law or pursuant to an
          agreement reasonably satisfactory to the other party to this
          Agreement; or

          (2) the benefits of any Credit Support Document fail to extend
          (without the consent of the other party) to the performance by such
          resulting, surviving or transferee entity of its obligations under
          this Agreement.

(b)      TERMINATION EVENTS.  The occurrence at any time with respect to a
party or, if applicable, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any
Specified Entity of such party of any event specified below constitutes an
Illegality if the event is specified in (i) below, a Tax Event if the event is
specified in (ii) below or a Tax Event Upon Merger if the event is specified in
(iii) below, and, if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger


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if the event is specified pursuant to (iv) below or an Additional Termination
Event if the event is specified pursuant to (v) below:

     (i) ILLEGALITY. Due to the adoption of, or any change in, any applicable
     law after the date on which a Transaction is entered into, or due to the
     promulgation of, or any change in, the interpretation by any court,
     tribunal or regulatory authority with competent jurisdiction of any
     applicable law after such date, it becomes unlawful (other than as a result
     of a breach by the party of Section 4(b)) for such party (which will be the
     Affected Party):

          (1) to perform any absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment
          or delivery or to receive a payment or delivery in respect of such
          Transaction or to comply with any other material provision of this
          Agreement relating to such Transaction; or

          (2) to perform, or for any Credit Support Provider of such party to
          perform, any contingent or other obligation which the party (or such
          Credit Support Provider) has under any Credit Support Document
          relating to such Transaction;

     (ii) TAX EVENT. Due to (x) any action taken by a taxing authority, or
     brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, on or after the date on which
     a Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such action is taken
     or brought with respect to a party to this Agreement) or (y) a Change in
     Tax Law, the party (which will be the Affected Party) will, or there is a
     substantial likelihood that it will, on the next succeeding Scheduled
     Payment Date (1) be required to pay to the other party an additional amount
     in respect of an Indemnifiable Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in
     respect of interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) or (2) receive a
     payment from which an amount is required to be deducted or withheld for or
     on account of a Tax (except in respect of interest under Section 2(e),
     6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) and no additional amount is required to be paid in
     respect of such Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (other than by reason of
     Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B));

     (iii) TAX EVENT UPON MERGER. The party (the "Burdened Party") on the next
     succeeding Scheduled Payment Date will either (1) be required to pay an
     additional amount in respect of an Indemnifiable Tax under Section
     2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or
     6(e)) or (2) receive a payment from which an amount has been deducted or
     withheld for or on account of any Indemnifiable Tax in respect of which the
     other party is not required to pay an additional amount (other than by
     reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B)), in either case as a result of a
     party consolidating or amalgamating with, or merging with or into, or
     transferring all or substantially all its assets to, another entity (which
     will be the Affected Party) where such action does not constitute an event
     described in Section 5(a)(viii);

     (iv) CREDIT EVENT UPON MERGER. If "Credit Event Upon Merger" is specified
     in the Schedule as applying to the party, such party ("X"), any Credit
     Support Provider of X or any applicable Specified Entity of X consolidates
     or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all or
     substantially all its assets to, another entity and such action does not
     constitute an event described in Section 5(a)(viii) but the
     creditworthiness of the resulting, surviving or transferee entity is
     materially weaker than that of X, such Credit Support Provider or such
     Specified Entity, as the case may be, immediately prior to such action
     (and, in such event, X or its successor or transferee, as appropriate, will
     be the Affected Party); or

     (v) ADDITIONAL TERMINATION EVENT. If any "Additional Termination Event" is
     specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation as applying, the occurrence
     of such event (and, in such event, the Affected Party or Affected Parties
     shall be as specified for such Additional Termination Event in the Schedule
     or such Confirmation).

(c)      EVENT OF DEFAULT AND ILLEGALITY.  If an event or circumstance which
would otherwise constitute or give rise to an Event of Default also constitutes
an Illegality, it will be treated as an Illegality and will not constitute an
Event of Default.

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6.       EARLY TERMINATION

(a)      RIGHT TO TERMINATE FOLLOWING EVENT OF DEFAULT.  If at any time an Event
of Default with respect to a party (the "Defaulting Party") has occurred and is
then continuing, the other party (the "Non-defaulting Party") may, by not more
than 20 days notice to the Defaulting Party specifying the relevant Event of
Default, designate a day not earlier than the day such notice is effective as an
Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding Transactions. If, however,
"Automatic Early Termination" is specified in the Schedule as applying to a
party, then an Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding Transactions
will occur immediately upon the occurrence with respect to such party of an
Event of Default specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(l), (3), (5), (6) or, to the
extent analogous thereto, (8), and as of the time immediately preceding the
institution of the relevant proceeding or the presentation of the relevant
petition upon the occurrence with respect to such party of an Event of Default
specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(4) or, to the extent analogous thereto, (8).

(b)      RIGHT TO TERMINATE FOLLOWING TERMINATION EVENT.

     (i) NOTICE. If a Termination Event occurs, an Affected Party will, promptly
     upon becoming aware of it, notify the other party, specifying the nature of
     that Termination Event and each Affected Transaction and will also give
     such other information about that Termination Event as the other party may
     reasonably require.

     (ii) TRANSFER TO AVOID TERMINATION EVENT. If either an Illegality under
     Section 5(b)(i)(1) or a Tax Event occurs and there is only one Affected
     Party, or if a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened Party is the
     Affected Party, the Affected Party will, as a condition to its right to
     designate an Early Termination Date under Section 6(b)(iv), use all
     reasonable efforts (which will not require such party to incur a loss,
     excluding immaterial, incidental expenses) to transfer within 20 days after
     it gives notice under Section 6(b)(i) all its rights and obligations under
     this Agreement in respect of the Affected Transactions to another of its
     Offices or Affiliates so that such Termination Event ceases to exist.

     If the Affected Party is not able to make such a transfer it will give
     notice to the other party to that effect within such 20 day period,
     whereupon the other party may effect such a transfer within 30 days after
     the notice is given under Section 6(b)(i).

     Any such transfer by a party under this Section 6(b)(ii) will be subject to
     and conditional upon the prior written consent of the other party, which
     consent will not be withheld if such other party's policies in effect at
     such time would permit it to enter into transactions with the transferee on
     the terms proposed.

     (iii) TWO AFFECTED PARTIES. If an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(1) or a
     Tax Event occurs and there are two Affected Parties, each party will use
     all reasonable efforts to reach agreement within 30 days after notice
     thereof is given under Section 6(b)(i) on action to avoid that Termination
     Event.

     (iv) RIGHT TO TERMINATE. If:

          (1) a transfer under Section 6(b)(ii) or an agreement under Section
          6(b)(iii), as the case may be, has not been effected with respect to
          all Affected Transactions within 30 days after an Affected Party gives
          notice under Section 6(b)(i); or

          (2) an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(2), a Credit Event Upon Merger
          or an Additional Termination Event occurs, or a Tax Event Upon Merger
          occurs and the Burdened Party is not the Affected Party,

     either party in the case of an Illegality, the Burdened Party in the case
     of a Tax Event Upon Merger, any Affected Party in the case of a Tax Event
     or an Additional Termination Event if there is more than one Affected
     Party, or the party which is not the Affected Party in the case of a Credit
     Event Upon Merger or

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     an Additional Termination Event if there is only one Affected Party may, by
     not more than 20 days notice to the other party and provided that the
     relevant Termination Event is then continuing, designate a day not earlier
     than the day such notice is effective as an Early Termination Date in
     respect of all Affected Transactions.

(c)      EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.

     (i) If notice designating an Early Termination Date is given under Section
     6(a) or (b), the Early Termination Date will occur on the date so
     designated, whether or not the relevant Event of Default or Termination
     Event is then continuing.

     (ii) Upon the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination
     Date, no further payments or deliveries under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) in
     respect of the Terminated Transactions will be required to be made, but
     without prejudice to the other provisions of this Agreement. The amount, if
     any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date shall be determined
     pursuant to Section 6(e).

(d)      CALCULATIONS.

     (i) STATEMENT. On or as soon as reasonably practicable following the
     occurrence of an Early Termination Date, each party will make the
     calculations on its part, if any, contemplated by Section 6(e) and will
     provide to the other party a statement (1) showing, in reasonable detail,
     such calculations (including all relevant quotations and specifying any
     amount payable under Section 6(e)) and (2) giving details of the relevant
     account to which any amount payable to it is to be paid. In the absence of
     written confirmation from the source of a quotation obtained in determining
     a Market Quotation, the records of the party obtaining such quotation will
     be conclusive evidence of the existence and accuracy of such quotation.

     (ii) PAYMENT DATE. An amount calculated as being due in respect of any
     Early Termination Date under Section 6(e) will be payable on the day that
     notice of the amount payable is effective (in the case of an Early
     Termination Date which is designated or occurs as a result of an Event of
     Default) and on the day which is two Local Business Days after the day on
     which notice of the amount payable is effective (in the case of an Early
     Termination Date which is designated as a result of a Termination Event).
     Such amount will be paid together with (to the extent permitted under
     applicable law) interest thereon (before as well as after judgment) in the
     Termination Currency, from (and including) the relevant Early Termination
     Date to (but excluding) the date such amount is paid, at the Applicable
     Rate. Such interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding
     and the actual number of days elapsed.

(e)  PAYMENTS ON EARLY TERMINATION.  If an Early Termination Date occurs, the
following provisions shall apply based on the parties' election in the Schedule
of a payment measure, either "Market Quotation" or "Loss", and a payment method,
either the "First Method" or the "Second Method". If the parties fail to
designate a payment measure or payment method in the Schedule, it will be deemed
that "Market Quotation" or the "Second Method", as the case may be, shall apply.
The amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date and
determined pursuant to this Section will be subject to any Set-off.

     (i) EVENTS OF DEFAULT. If the Early Termination Date results from an Event
     of Default:

          (1) FIRST METHOD AND MARKET QUOTATION. If the First Method and Market
          Quotation apply, the Defaulting Party will pay to the Non-defaulting
          Party the excess, if a positive number, of (A) the sum of the
          Settlement Amount (determined by the Non-defaulting Party) in respect
          of the Terminated Transactions and the Termination Currency Equivalent
          of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Non-defaulting Party over (B) the
          Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the
          Defaulting Party.

          (2) FIRST METHOD AND LOSS. If the First Method and Loss apply, the
          Defaulting Party will pay to the Non-defaulting Party, if a positive
          number, the Non-defaulting Party's Loss in respect of this Agreement.


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          (3) SECOND METHOD AND MARKET QUOTATION. If the Second Method and
          Market Quotation apply, an amount will be payable equal to (A) the sum
          of the Settlement Amount (determined by the Non-defaulting Party) in
          respect of the Terminated Transactions and the Termination Currency
          Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Non-defaulting Party
          less (B) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts
          owing to the Defaulting Party. If that amount is a positive number,
          the Defaulting Party will pay it to the Non-defaulting Party; if it is
          a negative number, the Non-defaulting Party will pay the absolute
          value of that amount to the Defaulting Party.

          (4) SECOND METHOD AND LOSS. If the Second Method and Loss apply, an
          amount will be payable equal to the Non-defaulting Party's Loss in
          respect of this Agreement. If that amount is a positive number, the
          Defaulting Party will pay it to the Non-defaulting Party; if it is a
          negative number, the Non-defaulting Party will pay the absolute value
          of that amount to the Defaulting Party.

     (ii) TERMINATION EVENTS. If the Early Termination Date results from a
     Termination Event:

          (1) ONE AFFECTED PARTY. If there is one Affected Party, the amount
          payable will be determined in accordance with Section 6(e)(i)(3), if
          Market Quotation applies, or Section 6(e)(i)(4), if Loss applies,
          except that, in either case, references to the Defaulting Party and to
          the Non-defaulting Party will be deemed to be references to the
          Affected Party and the party which is not the Affected Party,
          respectively, and, if Loss applies and fewer than all the Transactions
          are being terminated, Loss shall be calculated in respect of all
          Terminated Transactions.

          (2) TWO AFFECTED PARTIES. If there are two Affected Parties:

               (A) if Market Quotation applies, each party will determine a
               Settlement Amount in respect of the Terminated Transactions, and
               an amount will be payable equal to (I) the sum of (a) one-half of
               the difference between the Settlement Amount of the party with
               the higher Settlement Amount ("X") and the Settlement Amount of
               the party with the lower Settlement Amount ("Y") and (b) the
               Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to X
               less (II) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid
               Amounts owing to Y; and

               (B) if Loss applies, each party will determine its Loss in
               respect of this Agreement (or, if fewer than all the Transactions
               are being terminated, in respect of all Terminated Transactions)
               and an amount will be payable equal to one-half of the difference
               between the Loss of the party with the higher Loss ("X") and the
               Loss of the party with the lower Loss ("Y").

          If the amount payable is a positive number, Y will pay it to X; if it
          is a negative number, X will pay the absolute value of that amount to
          Y.

          (iii) ADJUSTMENT FOR BANKRUPTCY. In circumstances where an Early
          Termination Date occurs because "Automatic Early Termination" applies
          in respect of a party, the amount determined under this Section 6(e)
          will be subject to such adjustments as are appropriate and permitted
          by law to reflect any payments or deliveries made by one party to the
          other under this Agreement (and retained by such other party) during
          the period from the relevant Early Termination Date to the date for
          payment determined under Section 6(d)(ii).

          (iv) PRE-ESTIMATE. The parties agree that if Market Quotation applies
          an amount recoverable under this Section 6(e) is a reasonable
          pre-estimate of loss and not a penalty. Such amount is payable for the
          loss of bargain and the loss of protection against future risks and
          except as otherwise provided in this Agreement neither party will be
          entitled to recover any additional damages as a consequence of such
          losses.

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7.       TRANSFER

Subject to Section 6(b)(ii), neither this Agreement nor any interest or
obligation in or under this Agreement may be transferred (whether by way of
security or otherwise) by either party without the prior written consent of the
other party, except that:

(a) a party may make such a transfer of this Agreement pursuant to a
consolidation or amalgamation with, or merger with or into, or transfer of all
or substantially all its assets to, another entity (but without prejudice to any
other right or remedy under this Agreement); and

(b) a party may make such a transfer of all or any part of its interest in any
amount payable to it from a Defaulting Party under Section 6(e).

Any purported transfer that is not in compliance with this Section will be void.

8.       CONTRACTUAL CURRENCY

(a) PAYMENT IN THE CONTRACTUAL CURRENCY. Each payment under this Agreement will
be made in the relevant currency specified in this Agreement for that payment
(the "Contractual Currency"). To the extent permitted by applicable law, any
obligation to make payments under this Agreement in the Contractual Currency
will not be discharged or satisfied by any tender in any currency other than the
Contractual Currency, except to the extent such tender results in the actual
receipt by the party to which payment is owed, acting in a reasonable manner and
in good faith in converting the currency so tendered into the Contractual
Currency, of the full amount in the Contractual Currency of all amounts payable
in respect of this Agreement. If for any reason the amount in the Contractual
Currency so received falls short of the amount in the Contractual Currency
payable in respect of this Agreement, the party required to make the payment
will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, immediately pay such additional
amount in the Contractual Currency as may be necessary to compensate for the
shortfall. If for any reason the amount in the Contractual Currency so received
exceeds the amount in the Contractual Currency payable in respect of this
Agreement, the party receiving the payment will refund promptly the amount of
such excess.

(b) JUDGMENTS. To the extent permitted by applicable law, if any judgment or
order expressed in a currency other than the Contractual Currency is rendered
(i) for the payment of any amount owing in respect of this Agreement, (ii) for
the payment of any amount relating to any early termination in respect of this
Agreement or (iii) in respect of a judgment or order of another court for the
payment of any amount described in (i) or (ii) above, the party seeking
recovery, after recovery in full of the aggregate amount to which such party is
entitled pursuant to the judgment or order, will be entitled to receive
immediately from the other party the amount of any shortfall of the Contractual
Currency received by such party as a consequence of sums paid in such other
currency and will refund promptly to the other party any excess of the
Contractual Currency received by such party as a consequence of sums paid in
such other currency if such shortfall or such excess arises or results from any
variation between the rate of exchange at which the Contractual Currency is
converted into the currency of the judgment or order for the purposes of such
judgment or order and the rate of exchange at which such party is able, acting
in a reasonable manner and in good faith in converting the currency received
into the Contractual Currency, to purchase the Contractual Currency with the
amount of the currency of the judgment or order actually received by such party.
The term "rate of exchange" includes, without limitation, any premiums and costs
of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of or conversion into the
Contractual Currency.

(c) SEPARATE INDEMNITIES. To the extent permitted by applicable law, these
indemnities constitute separate and independent obligations from the other
obligations in this Agreement, will be enforceable as separate and independent
causes of action, will apply notwithstanding any indulgence granted by the party
to which any payment is owed and will not be affected by judgment being obtained
or claim or proof being made for any other sums payable in respect of this
Agreement.

(d) EVIDENCE OF LOSS. For the purpose of this Section 8, it will be sufficient
for a party to demonstrate that it would have suffered a loss had an actual
exchange or purchase been made.

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9.       MISCELLANEOUS

(a) ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and
understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes
all oral communication and prior writings with respect thereto.

(b) AMENDMENTS. No amendment, modification or waiver in respect of this
Agreement will be effective unless in writing (including a writing evidenced by
a facsimile transmission) and executed by each of the parties or confirmed by an
exchange of telexes or electronic messages on an electronic messaging system.

(c) SURVIVAL OF OBLIGATIONS. Without prejudice to Sections 2(a)(iii) and
6(c)(ii), the obligations of the parties under this Agreement will survive the
termination of any Transaction.

(d) REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. Except as provided in this Agreement, the rights,
powers, remedies and privileges provided in this Agreement are cumulative and
not exclusive of any rights, powers, remedies and privileges provided by law.

(e) COUNTERPARTS AND CONFIRMATIONS.

     (i) This Agreement (and each amendment, modification and waiver in respect
     of it) may be executed and delivered in counterparts (including by
     facsimile transmission), each of which will be deemed an original.

     (ii) The parties intend that they are legally bound by the terms of each
     Transaction from the moment they agree to those terms (whether orally or
     otherwise). A Confirmation shall be entered into as soon as practicable and
     may be executed and delivered in counterparts (including by facsimile
     transmission) or be created by an exchange of telexes or by an exchange of
     electronic messages on an electronic messaging system, which in each case
     will be sufficient for all purposes to evidence a binding supplement to
     this Agreement. The parties will specify therein or through another
     effective means that any such counterpart, telex or electronic message
     constitutes a Confirmation.

(f) NO WAIVER OF RIGHTS. A failure or delay in exercising any right, power or
privilege in respect of this Agreement will not be presumed to operate as a
waiver, and a single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege will
not be presumed to preclude any subsequent or further exercise, of that right,
power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

(g) HEADINGS. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and are not to affect the construction of or to be taken into
consideration in interpreting this Agreement.

10.      OFFICES; MULTIBRANCH PARTIES

(a) If Section 10(a) is specified in the Schedule as applying, each party that
enters into a Transaction through an Office other than its head or home office
represents to the other party that, notwithstanding the place of booking office
or jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation of such party, the obligations
of such party are the same as if it had entered into the Transaction through its
head or home office. This representation will be deemed to be repeated by such
party on each date on which a Transaction is entered into.

(b) Neither party may change the Office through which it makes and receives
payments or deliveries for the purpose of a Transaction without the prior
written consent of the other party.

(c) If a party is specified as a Multibranch Party in the Schedule, such
Multibranch Party may make and receive payments or deliveries under any
Transaction through any Office listed in the Schedule, and the Office through
which it makes and receives payments or deliveries with respect to a Transaction
will be specified in the relevant Confirmation.

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11.      EXPENSES

A Defaulting Party will, on demand, indemnify and hold harmless the other party
for and against all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including legal fees and
Stamp Tax, incurred by such other party by reason of the enforcement and
protection of its rights under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to
which the Defaulting Party is a party or by reason of the early termination of
any Transaction, including, but not limited to, costs of collection.

12.      NOTICES

(a) EFFECTIVENESS. Any notice or other communication in respect of this
Agreement may be given in any manner set forth below (except that a notice or
other communication under Section 5 or 6 may not be given by facsimile
transmission or electronic messaging system) to the address or number or in
accordance with the electronic messaging system details provided (see the
Schedule) and will be deemed effective as indicated:

     (i) if in writing and delivered in person or by courier, on the date it is
     delivered;

     (ii) if sent by telex, on the date the recipient's answerback is received;

     (iii) if sent by facsimile transmission, on the date that transmission is
     received by a responsible employee of the recipient in legible form (it
     being agreed that the burden of proving receipt will be on the sender and
     will not be met by a transmission report generated by the sender's
     facsimile machine);

     (iv) if sent by certified or registered mail (airmail, if overseas) or the
     equivalent (return receipt requested), on the date that mail is delivered
     or its delivery is attempted; or

     (v) if sent by electronic messaging system, on the date that electronic
     message is received,

unless the date of that delivery (or attempted delivery) or that receipt, as
applicable, is not a Local Business Day or that communication is delivered (or
attempted) or received, as applicable, after the close of business on a Local
Business Day, in which case that communication shall be deemed given and
effective on the first following day that is a Local Business Day.

(b) CHANGE OF ADDRESSES. Either party may by notice to the other change the
address, telex or facsimile number or electronic messaging system details at
which notices or other communications are to be given to it.

13.      GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

(a) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the law specified in the Schedule.

(b) JURISDICTION. With respect to any suit, action or proceedings relating to
this Agreement ("Proceedings"), each party irrevocably:

     (i) submits to the jurisdiction of the English courts, if this Agreement is
     expressed to be governed by English law, or to the nonexclusive
     jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the United States
     District Court located in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, if
     this Agreement is expressed to be governed by the laws of the State of New
     York; and

     (ii) waives any objection which it may have at any time to the laying of
     venue of any Proceedings brought in any such court, waives any claim that
     such Proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum and further
     waives the right to object, with respect to such Proceedings, that such
     court does not have any jurisdiction over such party.

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Nothing in this Agreement precludes either party from bringing Proceedings in
any other jurisdiction (outside, if this Agreement is expressed to be governed
by English law, the Contracting States, as defined in Section 1(3) of the Civil
Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 or any modification, extension or
re-enactment thereof for the time being in force) nor will the bringing of
Proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the bringing of
Proceedings in any other jurisdiction.

(c) SERVICE OF PROCESS. Each party irrevocably appoints the Process Agent (if
any) specified opposite its name in the Schedule to receive, for it and on its
behalf, service of process in any Proceedings. If for any reason any party's
Process Agent is unable to act as such, such party will promptly notify the
other party and within 30 days appoint a substitute process agent acceptable to
the other party. The parties irrevocably consent to service of process given in
the manner provided for notices in Section 12. Nothing in this Agreement will
affect the right of either party to serve process in any other manner permitted
by law.

(d) WAIVER OF IMMUNITIES. Each party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, with respect to itself and its revenues and assets
(irrespective of their use or intended use), all immunity on the grounds of
sovereignty or other similar grounds from (i) suit, (ii) jurisdiction of any
court, (iii) relief by way of injunction, order for specific performance or for
recovery of property, (iv) attachment of its assets (whether before or after
judgment) and (v) execution or enforcement of any judgment to which it or its
revenues or assets might otherwise be entitled in any Proceedings in the courts
of any jurisdiction and irrevocably agrees, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, that it will not claim any such immunity in any Proceedings.

14.      DEFINITIONS

As used in this Agreement:

"ADDITIONAL TERMINATION EVENT" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).

"AFFECTED PARTY" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).

"AFFECTED TRANSACTIONS" means (a) with respect to any Termination Event
consisting of an Illegality, Tax Event or Tax Event Upon Merger, all
Transactions affected by the occurrence of such Termination Event and (b) with
respect to any other Termination Event, all Transactions.

"AFFILIATE" means, subject to the Schedule, in relation to any person, any
entity controlled, directly or indirectly, by the person, any entity that
controls, directly or indirectly, the person or any entity directly or
indirectly under common control with the person. For this purpose, "control" of
any entity or person means ownership of a majority of the voting power of the
entity or person.

"APPLICABLE RATE" means:

(a) in respect of obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have been
but for Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Defaulting Party, the Default Rate;

(b) in respect of an obligation to pay an amount under Section 6(e) of either
party from and after the date (determined in accordance with Section 6(d)(ii))
on which that amount is payable, the Default Rate;

(c) in respect of all other obligations payable or deliverable (or which would
have been but for Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Non-defaulting Party, the Non-default
Rate; and

(d)  in all other cases, the Termination Rate.

"BURDENED PARTY" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).

"CHANGE IN TAX LAW" means the enactment, promulgation, execution or ratification
of, or any change in or amendment to, any law (or in the application or official
interpretation of any law) that occurs on or after the date on which the
relevant Transaction is entered into.

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"CONSENT" includes a consent, approval, action, authorisation, exemption,
notice, filing, registration or exchange control consent.

"CREDIT EVENT UPON MERGER" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).

"CREDIT SUPPORT DOCUMENT" means any agreement or instrument that is specified as
such in this Agreement.

"CREDIT SUPPORT PROVIDER" has the meaning specified in the Schedule.

"DEFAULT RATE" means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or
evidence of any actual cost) to the relevant payee (as certified by it) if it
were to fund or of funding the relevant amount plus 1% per annum.

"DEFAULTING PARTY" has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).

"EARLY TERMINATION DATE" means the date determined in accordance with Section
6(a) or 6(b)(iv).

"EVENT OF DEFAULT" has the meaning specified in Section 5(a) and, if applicable,
in the Schedule.

"ILLEGALITY" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).

"INDEMNIFIABLE TAX" means any Tax other than a Tax that would not be imposed in
respect of a payment under this Agreement but for a present or former connection
between the jurisdiction of the government or taxation authority imposing such
Tax and the recipient of such payment or a person related to such recipient
(including, without limitation, a connection arising from such recipient or
related person being or having been a citizen or resident of such jurisdiction,
or being or having been organized, present or engaged in a trade or business in
such jurisdiction, or having or having had a permanent establishment or fixed
place of business in such jurisdiction, but excluding a connection arising
solely from such recipient or related person having executed, delivered,
performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this
Agreement or a Credit Support Document).

"LAW" includes any treaty, law, rule or regulation (as modified, in the case of
tax matters, by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority) and
"LAWFUL" and "UNLAWFUL" will be construed accordingly.

"LOCAL BUSINESS DAY" means, subject to the Schedule, a day on which commercial
banks are open for business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign
currency deposits) (a) in relation to any obligation under Section 2(a)(i), in
the place(s) specified in the relevant Confirmation or, if not so specified, as
otherwise agreed by the parties in writing or determined pursuant to provisions
contained, or incorporated by reference, in this Agreement, (b) in relation to
any other payment, in the place where the relevant account is located and, if
different, in the principal financial centre, if any, of the currency of such
payment, (c) in relation to any notice or other communication, including notice
contemplated under Section 5(a)(i), in the city specified in the address for
notice provided by the recipient and, in the case of a notice contemplated by
Section 2(b), in the place where the relevant new account is to be located and
(d) in relation to Section 5(a)(v)(2), in the relevant locations for performance
with respect to such Specified Transaction.

"LOSS" means, with respect to this Agreement or one or more Terminated
Transactions, as the case may be, and a party, the Termination Currency
Equivalent of an amount that party reasonably determines in good faith to be its
total losses and costs (or gain, in which case expressed as a negative number)
in connection with this Agreement or that Terminated Transaction or group of
Terminated Transactions, as the case may be, including any loss of bargain, cost
of funding or, at the election of such party but without duplication, loss or
cost incurred as a result of its terminating, liquidating, obtaining or
reestablishing any hedge or related trading position (or any gain resulting from
any of them). Loss includes losses and costs (or gains) in respect of any
payment or delivery required to have been made (assuming satisfaction of each
applicable condition precedent) on or before the relevant Early Termination Date
and not made, except, so as to avoid duplication, if Section 6(e)(i)(1) or (3)
or 6(e)(ii)(2)(A) applies. Loss does not include a party's legal fees and
out-of-pocket expenses referred to under Section 11. A party will determine its
Loss as of the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if that is not reasonably
practicable, as of the earliest date thereafter as is reasonably practicable. A
party may (but need not) determine its Loss by reference to quotations of
relevant rates or prices from one or more leading dealers in the relevant
markets.

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"MARKET QUOTATION" means, with respect to one or more Terminated Transactions
and a party making the determination, an amount determined on the basis of
quotations from Reference Market-makers. Each quotation will be for an amount,
if any, that would be paid to such party (expressed as a negative number) or by
such party (expressed as a positive number) in consideration of an agreement
between such party (taking into account any existing Credit Support Document
with respect to the obligations of such party) and the quoting Reference Market-
maker to enter into a transaction (the "Replacement Transaction") that would
have the effect of preserving for such party the economic equivalent of any
payment or delivery (whether the underlying obligation was absolute or
contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent)
by the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect of such Terminated Transaction
or group of Terminated Transactions that would, but for the occurrence of the
relevant Early Termination Date, have been required after that date. For this
purpose, Unpaid Amounts in respect of the Terminated Transaction or group of
Terminated Transactions are to be excluded but, without limitation, any payment
or delivery that would, but for the relevant Early Termination Date, have been
required (assuming satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) after
that Early Termination Date is to be included. The Replacement Transaction would
be subject to such documentation as such party and the Reference Market-maker
may, in good faith, agree. The party making the determination (or its agent)
will request each Reference Market-maker to provide its quotation to the extent
reasonably practicable as of the same day and time (without regard to different
time zones) on or as soon as reasonably practicable after the relevant Early
Termination Date. The day and time as of which those quotations are to be
obtained will be selected in good faith by the party obliged to make a
determination under Section 6(e), and, if each party is so obliged, after
consultation with the other. If more than three quotations are provided, the
Market Quotation will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations, without regard
to the quotations having the highest and lowest values. If exactly three such
quotations are provided, the Market Quotation will be the quotation remaining
after disregarding the highest and lowest quotations. For this purpose, if more
than one quotation has the same highest value or lowest value, then one of such
quotations shall be disregarded. If fewer than three quotations are provided, it
will be deemed that the Market Quotation in respect of such Terminated
Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions cannot be determined.

"NON-DEFAULT RATE" means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or
evidence of any actual cost) to the Non-defaulting Party (as certified by it) if
it were to fund the relevant amount.

"NON-DEFAULTING PARTY" has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).

"OFFICE" means a branch or office of a party, which may be such party's head or
home office.

"POTENTIAL EVENT OF DEFAULT" means any event which, with the giving of notice or
the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

"REFERENCE MARKET-MAKERS" means four leading dealers in the relevant market
selected by the party determining a Market Quotation in good faith (a) from
among dealers of the highest credit standing which satisfy all the criteria that
such party applies generally at the time in deciding whether to offer or to make
an extension of credit and (b) to the extent practicable, from among such
dealers having an office in the same city.

"RELEVANT JURISDICTION" means, with respect to a party, the jurisdictions (a) in
which the party is incorporated, organized, managed and controlled or considered
to have its seat, (b) where an Office through which the party is acting for
purposes of this Agreement is located, (c) in which the party executes this
Agreement and (d) in relation to any payment, from or through which such payment
is made.

"SCHEDULED PAYMENT DATE" means a date on which a payment or delivery is to be
made under Section 2(a)(i) with respect to a Transaction.

"SET-OFF" means set-off, offset, combination of accounts, right of retention or
withholding or similar right or requirement to which the payer of an amount
under Section 6 is entitled or subject (whether arising under this Agreement,
another contract, applicable law or otherwise) that is exercised by, or imposed
on, such payer.

"SETTLEMENT AMOUNT" means, with respect to a party and any Early Termination
Date, the sum of:

(a) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Market Quotations (whether
positive or negative) for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated
Transactions for which a Market Quotation is determined; and

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(b) such party's Loss (whether positive or negative and without reference to any
Unpaid Amounts) for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated
Transactions for which a Market Quotation cannot be determined or would not (in
the reasonable belief of the party making the determination) produce a
commercially reasonable result.

"SPECIFIED ENTITY" has the meaning specified in the Schedule.

"SPECIFIED INDEBTEDNESS" means, subject to the Schedule, any obligation (whether
present or future, contingent or otherwise, as principal or surety or otherwise)
in respect of borrowed money.

"SPECIFIED TRANSACTION" means, subject to the Schedule, (a) any transaction
(including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered
into between one party to this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such
party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party) and the other party to
this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such other party or any
applicable Specified Entity of such other party) which is a rate swap
transaction, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity
option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option,
interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor
transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate
swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including
any option with respect to any of these transactions), (b) any combination of
these transactions and (c) any other transaction identified as a Specified
Transaction in this Agreement or the relevant confirmation.

"STAMP TAX" means any stamp, registration, documentation or similar tax.

"TAX" means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, assessment or
fee of any nature (including interest, penalties and additions thereto) that is
imposed by any government or other taxing authority in respect of any payment
under this Agreement other than a stamp, registration, documentation or similar
tax.

"TAX EVENT" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).

"TAX EVENT UPON MERGER" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).

"TERMINATED TRANSACTIONS" means with respect to any Early Termination Date (a)
if resulting from a Termination Event, all Affected Transactions and (b) if
resulting from an Event of Default, all Transactions (in either case) in effect
immediately before the effectiveness of the notice designating that Early
Termination Date (or, if "Automatic Early Termination" applies, immediately
before that Early Termination Date).

"TERMINATION CURRENCY" has the meaning specified in the Schedule.

"TERMINATION CURRENCY EQUIVALENT" means, in respect of any amount denominated in
the Termination Currency, such Termination Currency amount and, in respect of
any amount denominated in a currency other than the Termination Currency (the
"Other Currency"), the amount in the Termination Currency determined by the
party making the relevant determination as being required to purchase such
amount of such Other Currency as at the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if
the relevant Market Quotation or Loss (as the case may be), is determined as of
a later date, that later date, with the Termination Currency at the rate equal
to the spot exchange rate of the foreign exchange agent (selected as provided
below) for the purchase of such Other Currency with the Terminated Currency at
or about 11:00 a.m. (in the city in which such foreign exchange agent is
located) on such date as would be customary for the determination of such a rate
for the purchase of such Other Currency for value on the relevant Early
Termination Date or that later date. The foreign exchange agent will, if only
one party is obliged to make a determination under Section 6(e), be selected in
good faith by that party and otherwise will be agreed by the parties.

"TERMINATION EVENT" means an Illegality, a Tax Event or a Tax Event Upon Merger
or, if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional
Termination Event.

"TERMINATION RATE" means a rate per annum equal to the arithmetic mean of the
cost (without proof or evidence of any actual cost) to each party (as certified
by such party) if it were to fund or of funding such amounts.

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                                                                 ISDA (R) 1992

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"UNPAID AMOUNTS" owing to any party means, with respect to an Early Termination
Date, the aggregate of (a) in respect of all Terminated Transactions, the
amounts that became payable (or that would have become payable but for Section
2(a)(iii)) to such party under Section 2(a)(i) on or prior to such Early
Termination Date and which remain unpaid as at such Early Termination Date and
(b) in respect of each Terminated Transaction, for each obligation under Section
2(a)(i) which was (or would have been but for Section 2(a)(iii)) required to be
settled by delivery to such party on or prior to such Early Termination Date and
which has not been so settled as at such Early Termination Date, an amount equal
to the fair market value of that which was (or would have been) required to be
delivered as of the originally scheduled date for delivery, in each case
together with (to the extent permitted under applicable law) interest, in the
currency of such amounts, from (and including) the date such amounts or
obligations were or would have been required to have been paid or performed to
(but excluding) such Early Termination Date, at the Applicable Rate. Such
amounts of interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the
actual number of days elapsed. The fair market value of any obligation referred
to in clause (b) above shall be reasonably determined by the party obliged to
make the determination under Section 6(e) or, if each party is so obliged, it
shall be the average of the Termination Currency Equivalents of the fair market
values reasonably determined by both parties.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this document on the respective
dates specified below with effect from the date specified on the first page of
this document.

SUNTRUST BANK                                        ROANOKE GAS COMPANY


By: s/Fred D. Woolf                                  By:s/ Dale P. Moore
       Fred D. Woolf                                 Name: Dale P. Moore
       Vice President                                Title: Secretary
Date:  December 13, 2002                             Date: November 22, 2002



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                                                                ISDA (R) 1992
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                                 SCHEDULE TO THE
                              ISDA MASTER AGREEMENT
                      DATED AS OF OCTOBER 7, 2002, BETWEEN

                                  SUNTRUST BANK
                                   ("PARTY A")

                                       AND

                               ROANOKE GAS COMPANY
                                   ("PARTY B")


                                     Part 1
                                   DEFINITIONS

1.       "Affiliate" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14
         of this Agreement.

2.       "Calculation Agent" shall mean Party A.

3.       "Shareholders' Equity" means with respect to any entity, at any time,
         the sum (as shown in the most recent annual audited financial
         statements of such entity) of (i) its capital stock (including
         preferred stock) outstanding, taken at par value, (ii) its capital
         surplus and (iii) its retained earnings, minus (iv) treasury stock,
         each to be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
         principles.

4.       "Specified Entity" shall mean for the purposes of Sections 5(a)(v),
         (vi), and (vii), and Section 5(b)(iv) of this Agreement, in the case of
         Party A, not applicable, and in the case of Party B, RGC Resources,
         Inc. and Diversified Energy Company.

5.       "Specified Indebtedness" means all obligations of a party, any
         Specified Entity of such party, and any Credit Support Provider of such
         party, identified as Specified Indebtedness in Section 14 of this
         Agreement, except that in relation to Party A, indebtedness or
         obligations in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of
         its banking business will not constitute Specified Indebtedness; and
         except in relation to Party B and any Specified Entity of Party B,
         Specified Indebtedness means any indebtedness or obligations owing to
         Party A only.

6.       "Specified Transaction" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
         Section 14 of this Agreement.

7.       "Termination Currency" shall mean United States Dollars.

8.       "Threshold Amount" shall mean, for purposes of Section 5(a)(vi) of this
         Agreement, (a) with respect to Party A, an amount equal to three
         percent (3%) of its Shareholders' Equity, determined in accordance with
         generally accepted accounting principles in such party's jurisdiction
         of incorporation or organization, consistently applied, as at the end
         of such party's most recently completed fiscal year, and (b) with
         respect to Party B, $0.00.





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                                     Part 2
                                 REPRESENTATIONS

1.   TAX REPRESENTATIONS. None.

2.   The following paragraph is added as Section 3(g) of this Agreement:

     "(g) ELIGIBLE CONTRACT PARTICIPANT. It is an Eligible Contract Participant
     as defined in Section 101(12) of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of
     2000."

                                     Part 3
                                   AGREEMENTS

1.       DOCUMENTS TO BE DELIVERED. For purposes of Section 4(a) of this
         Agreement, each party agrees to deliver the following documents as
         applicable:

          (a)  Certified copies of all documents evidencing necessary corporate
               authorizations, as well as other authorizations and approvals
               with respect to the execution, delivery and performance by the
               party of this Agreement and any Credit Support Document.

               Party required to deliver:              Party B

               Date by which to be delivered:          Upon execution of this
                                                       Agreement

               Covered by Section 3(d) Representation: Yes

          (b)  An incumbency certificate of an authorized officer of the party
               certifying the names, true signatures and authority of the
               officers of the party signing this Agreement and any Credit
               Support Document.

               Party required to deliver:              Party B

               Date by which to be delivered:          Upon execution of this
                                                       Agreement

               Covered by Section 3(d) Representation: Yes

          (c)  Such other document as the other party may reasonably request in
               connection with each Transaction.

               Party required to deliver:              Party B

               Date by which to be delivered:          Promptly upon request

               Covered by Section 3(d) Representation: Yes

          (d)  Such other written information respecting the condition or
               operations, financial or otherwise, of Party B as Party A may
               reasonably request from time to time.




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                Party required to deliver:              Party B

                Date by which to be delivered:          Promptly upon request

                Covered by Section 3(d) Representation: Yes


                                     Part 4
                             TERMINATION PROVISIONS

1.       CROSS DEFAULT. The "Cross Default" provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of
         this Agreement shall apply to each of Party A and Party B.

2.       CREDIT EVENT UPON MERGER. The "Credit Event Upon Merger" provisions of
         Section 5(b)(iv) of this Agreement shall apply to each of Party A and
         Party B.

3.       AUTOMATIC EARLY TERMINATION. The "Automatic Early Termination"
         provision of Section 6(a) of this Agreement shall not apply to either
         Party A or Party B.

4.       PAYMENTS ON EARLY TERMINATION. For purposes of Section 6(e) of this
         Agreement, Second Method and Loss shall apply.

5.       Additional Termination Event will not apply. Notwithstanding the
         foregoing, Party A will have the right (but not the obligation) to
         terminate all or a pro rata portion of any Transaction related to the
         Loan Agreement and will be entitled to receive from, or will be
         required to pay to, Party B the fair market value for such termination,
         as determined by Party A in good faith and in accordance with market
         practice and its own customary procedures, upon the occurrence of one
         or more of the following events:

         (a)      If the indebtedness under the Loan Agreement is (for whatever
                  reason, in whatever manner) partially or fully paid or
                  discharged (except with respect to any scheduled
                  amortization);
         (b)      If Party A ceases to be a party to the Loan Agreement;
         (c)      If the lenders party to the Loan Agreement become secured or,
                  if already secured, the lenders obtain additional security
                  thereunder and Party A, in its capacity as a party to this
                  Agreement and any Transaction hereunder, is not entitled to
                  the same rights, privileges, and interest in the collateral
                  and/or guaranty agreements as the lenders are entitled to
                  under the Loan Agreement;
         (d)      If there is a default, an event of default, or other similar
                  condition or event (however described) in relation to Party B
                  under the Loan Agreement (without regard to the existence of
                  any waiver or forbearance agreement with respect thereto); and
         (e)      If the Loan Agreement is amended, restated, supplemented, or
                  otherwise modified and Party A does not consent, in its sole
                  discretion, to such amendment, restatement, supplement, or
                  other modification.

         Party A may exercise such right to terminate, at any time in its sole
         discretion, following the occurrence of any one of such events through
         the Termination Date. A failure or delay in exercising the foregoing
         right to terminate will not be presumed to operate as a waiver, and a
         single or partial exercise of such right will not be presumed to
         preclude any subsequent or further exercise of that right.





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                                     Part 5
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

1. NOTICES. For purposes of Section 12 of this Agreement:

         (a) The address for notice or communication to Party A is:

                  SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc.
                  Financial Risk Management, Operations
                  303 Peachtree Street, N.E.
                  23rd Floor, Center Code 3913
                  Atlanta, GA  30308
                  404-575-2696 (phone)
                  404-532-0514 (fax)

         (b) The address for notice or communication to Party B is:

                  Ms. Dale Moore
                  Vice President
                  Roanoke Gas Company
                  519 Kimball Ave., N.E.
                  Roanoke, VA 24016
                  540-777-3846 (phone)
                  540-777-2636 (fax)

2.   GOVERNING LAW. Section 13(a) of this Agreement is hereby restated as
     follows:

                  "(a) Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and
                  construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York
                  without reference to choice of law doctrine."

3.   JURISDICTION. Section 13(b)(i) of this Agreement is hereby restated as
     follows:

                  "(i) submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the courts of
                  the State of Georgia and the United States District Court
                  located in Atlanta, Georgia; and"

4.   PROCESS AGENT. Process Agent shall not apply to this Agreement.

5.   OFFICES. The provisions of Section 10(a) of this Agreement shall not apply
     to either party.

6.   MULTIBRANCH PARTY. For purposes of Section 10(c) of this Agreement, neither
     Party A nor Party B is a Multibranch Party.

7.   CREDIT SUPPORT PROVIDER.

         Credit Support Provider means in relation to Party A: Not applicable.
         Credit Support Provider means in relation to Party B: The party, as of
         any particular time and as may be acceptable to Party A, whose
         undertakings or assets under the Credit Support Document secure the
         timely performance of Party B's obligations under this Agreement.

8.   CREDIT SUPPORT DOCUMENT.

         Credit Support Document means in relation to Party A: Not applicable.
         Credit Support Document means in relation to Party B: Any guaranty,
         letter of credit, credit




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         agreement, security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge
         agreement, assignment agreement, investment agreement, surety bond, or
         other credit enhancement device, or any combination thereof issued as
         security for the timely performance of Party B's obligations under this
         Agreement, as may be acceptable to Party A, including, without
         limitation, any amendments, supplements, restatements, or other
         modifications, or any substitutions or replacements thereto in form and
         substance satisfactory to Party A.

                                     Part 6
                              ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

1.       RECORDING OF CONVERSATIONS. Each party (i) consents to the monitoring
         or recording, at any time and from time to time, by the other party of
         any and all communications between officers or employees of the
         parties, (ii) waives any further notice of such monitoring or
         recording, and (iii) agrees to notify (and, if required by law, obtain
         the consent of) its officers and employees with respect to such
         monitoring or recording.

2.       MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
         contained herein, the parties agree to submit to mediation and, should
         settlement through mediation not occur, to arbitration any and all
         claims, disputes, and controversies between them (and their respective
         employees, officers, directors, affiliates, attorneys, and other
         agents) resulting from or arising out of this Agreement. Such
         mediation and arbitration shall proceed in the jurisdiction where
         Party A is located, shall be governed by the law specified in this
         Agreement, and shall be conducted (a) in accordance with such rules as
         may be agreed upon by the parties or (b) in the event the parties do
         not reach an agreement as to such rules within thirty (30) days after
         a notice of dispute, in accordance with the Commercial Mediation Rules
         and Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration
         Association. If, within thirty (30) days after service of a written
         demand for mediation, the mediation does not result in settlement of
         the dispute, then any party may demand arbitration, and the decision
         of the arbitrator(s) shall be binding on the parties. Judgment upon
         the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court
         having jurisdiction. It is agreed that the arbitrators shall have no
         authority to award treble, exemplary, or punitive damages of any type
         under any circumstances, whether or not such damages may be available
         under state or federal law, or under the Federal Arbitration Act, or
         under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration
         Association, the parties hereby waiving their right, if any, to
         recover any such damages.

3.       SET OFF. Section 6 of the Agreement is amended by adding the following
         new subsection 6(f):


                  "(f) RIGHT OF SET-OFF. Upon the occurrence of an Event of
                  Default with respect to Party B, or an Illegality or Credit
                  Event Upon Merger where Party B is the Affected Party, Party A
                  will have the right (but not the obligation), without prior
                  notice to Party B or any other person, to set-off any
                  obligation of Party A or any of Party A's present or future
                  Affiliates, branches, or offices owing to Party B, against any
                  obligation of Party B owing to Party A or any of Party A's
                  present or future Affiliates, branches, or offices (whether or
                  not such obligations arise under this Agreement, whether or
                  not matured, whether or not contingent, and regardless of the
                  place of payment or booking office of the obligations). In
                  order to enable Party A to exercise its rights of set-off, if
                  an obligation is unascertained, Party A may in good faith
                  estimate that obligation and set-off in respect of the
                  estimate, subject to Party A accounting to Party B when the
                  obligation is ascertained.

                  Nothing in this Section 6(f) shall be effective to create a
                  charge or other security interest. This Section 6(f) shall
                  be without prejudice and in addition to any right of
                  set-off, combination of accounts, lien, or other right to
                  which any party is at any time otherwise entitled (whether
                  by operation of law, contract, or otherwise)."




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4.       By signing this Schedule, Party B acknowledges that it has received and
         understands the SunTrust Bank "Terms of Dealing for OTC Risk Management
         Transactions" and the "Risk Disclosure Statement for OTC Risk
         Management Transactions" (each attached hereto and incorporated by
         reference into this Agreement).


Please confirm your agreement to the terms of the foregoing Schedule by signing
below.

SUNTRUST BANK                                       ROANOKE GAS COMPANY


By: s/Fred D. Woolf                                 By: s/ Dale P. Moore
       Fred D. Woolf                                Name: Dale P. Moore
       Vice President                               Title: Secretary





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                           SUNTRUST BANK ("SUNTRUST")
              TERMS OF DEALING FOR OTC RISK MANAGEMENT TRANSACTIONS


In connection with the negotiation, entry into, and performance from time to
time of over-the-counter ("OTC") risk management transactions, please be advised
that:

SunTrust acts as principal only and does not act as advisor, agent, broker, or
fiduciary for or with respect to any counterparty (unless otherwise expressly
agreed in a written engagement letter).

SunTrust expects that its counterparties have the authority and capacity to
enter into and perform their obligations under their OTC risk management
transactions with SunTrust, and SunTrust relies on the express and implied
representations of its counterparties with respect thereto.

SunTrust expects that its counterparties possess adequate knowledge and
experience to assess independently, or with the assistance of their own
advisors, the merits and risks of each OTC risk management transaction that the
counterparty may from time to time enter into, amend, or terminate.

SunTrust endeavors to maintain the confidentiality of all confidential
counterparty information and expects its counterparties to do the same. Unless a
counterparty gives SunTrust written notice to the contrary, each counterparty
authorizes SunTrust and all SunTrust affiliates, including SunTrust Capital
Markets, Inc. (STCM), to share with each other confidential information
concerning a counterparty and/or its accounts for marketing or other purposes
from time to time. Any trade ideas, term sheets, and other similar documents
sent to counterparties by SunTrust are not to be shared with others.

SunTrust may pay fees, commissions, and other amounts to agents, brokers, and/or
other third parties in connection with OTC risk management transactions entered
into with counterparties. SunTrust considers the amount of such fees,
commissions, and other amounts to be confidential and does not disclose the same
to its counterparties.

SunTrust may from time to time receive orders for similar or identical
transactions, and SunTrust makes no representation with respect to execution
priorities.

STCM's Authorized Officers have the authority to bind SunTrust in connection
with OTC risk management transactions. A current list of Authorized Officers may
be obtained from STCM upon request.

OTC risk management obligations of SunTrust are not FDIC insured.





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                           SUNTRUST BANK ("SUNTRUST")
         RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FOR OTC RISK MANAGEMENT TRANSACTIONS


Over-the-counter ("OTC") risk management transactions, like other financial
transactions, involve a variety of significant potential risks. OTC risk
management transactions generally include options, forwards, swaps, swaptions,
caps, floors, collars, combination and variations of such instruments, and other
executory contractual arrangements, and may involve interest rates, currencies,
securities, commodities, equities, credit, indices, and other underlying
interests.

Before entering into any OTC risk management transaction, you should carefully
consider whether the transaction is appropriate for you in light of your
experience, objectives, financial and operational resources, and other relevant
circumstances. You should also ensure that you fully understand the nature of
the transaction and contractual relationship into which you are entering and the
nature and extent of your exposure to risk of loss, which may significantly
exceed the amount of any initial payment or investment by you.

The specific risks presented by a particular OTC risk management transaction
necessarily depend upon the character of the specific transaction and your
circumstances. In general, however, all OTC risk management transactions involve
the risk of adverse or unanticipated market developments, risk of illiquidity
and credit risk, and may involve other material risks. Equity risk management
transactions may increase or decrease in value with a change in, among other
things, stock prices and interest rates which could result in unlimited loss. In
addition, you may be subject to internal operational risks in the event that
appropriate internal systems and controls are not in place to monitor the
various risks and funding requirements to which you are subject by virtue of
your activities in the OTC risk management and related markets. OTC risk
management transactions frequently are tailored to permit parties to customize
transactions to accomplish complex financial and risk management objectives.
Such customization can also introduce significant risk factors of a complex
character.

As in any financial transaction, you must understand the requirements (including
investment restrictions), if any, applicable to you that are established by your
regulators or by your Board of Directors or other governing body. You should
also consider the tax and accounting implications of entering into any risk
management or other transaction. To the extent appropriate in light of the
specific transaction and your circumstances, you should consider consulting such
advisers as may be appropriate to assist you in understanding the risks
involved. If you are acting in the capacity of financial adviser or agent, you
must evaluate the foregoing matters in light of the circumstances applicable to
your principal.

In entering into any OTC risk management transaction, you should also take into
consideration that, unless you and SunTrust have established in writing an
express financial advisory or other fiduciary relationship or you and SunTrust
have expressly agreed in writing that you will be relying on SunTrust's
recommendations as the primary basis for making your trading or investment
decisions, SunTrust is acting solely in the capacity of an arm's-length
contractual counterparty and not in the capacity of your financial advisor or
fiduciary. In addition, SunTrust or its affiliates may from time to time have
substantial long or short positions in and may make a market in or otherwise buy
or sell instruments identical or economically related to the OTC risk management
transaction entered into with you or may have an investment banking or other
commercial relationship with the issuer of any security or financial instrument
underlying an OTC risk management transaction entered into with you.

THIS BRIEF STATEMENT DOES NOT DISCLOSE ALL OF THE RISKS AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT
ASPECTS OF ENTERING INTO OTC RISK MANAGEMENT TRANSACTIONS. YOU SHOULD REFRAIN
FROM ENTERING INTO ANY SUCH TRANSACTION UNLESS YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND ALL SUCH
RISK AND HAVE INDEPENDENTLY DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSACTION IS APPROPRIATE FOR
YOU.

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