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Debt
9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2011
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Note 5. Debt

Information on significant long-term debt issued during the first nine months of fiscal 2012 is as follows (amounts in millions):

 

Issue Date

  

Maturity Date

    

Interest Rate

     Principal Amount

April 18, 2011

   April 15, 2014      1.625%        $ 1,000  

April 18, 2011

   April 15, 2016      2.800%          1,000  

April 18, 2011

   April 15, 2021      4.250%          1,000  

April 18, 2011

   April 15, 2041      5.625%          2,000  
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ 5,000  
              

 

 

 

The aggregate net proceeds from these note issuances were approximately $4.9 billion. The notes of each series require semi-annual interest payments on April 15 and October 15 of each year, with the first interest payment having commenced on October 15, 2011. Unless previously purchased and cancelled, the Company will repay the notes of each series at 100% of the principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, at maturity. The notes of each series are senior, unsecured obligations of the Company.

In June 2011, the Company renewed and extended its existing 364-day revolving credit facility (the "364-day Facility") and its five-year credit facility (the "5-year Facility"), both of which are used to support its commercial paper program. The size of the 364-day Facility was increased from $9.0 billion to $10.0 billion, while the 5-year Facility was increased from $4.3 billion to $6.3 billion. At the same time, the Company also renewed an existing stand-by letter of credit facility used to support various potential and actual obligations. The size of the stand-by letter of credit facility remains unchanged at $2.2 billion. Undrawn and drawn fees remained constant or, in some cases, declined from the prior year. The 364-day Facility and the 5-year Facility remained undrawn as of October 31, 2011.