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Debt

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

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On March 5, 2012, the Company issued $400 million of 5.95% Notes due March 15, 2022 (“Notes”). Including the interest rate swap amortization, the effective interest rate for the Notes is approximately 6.5%. The Notes are senior indebtedness and are redeemable at the Company’s option. In January 2012, the Company repurchased $46 million of 5.875% Notes due July 15, 2012 in open-market transactions; the Company paid a premium of $1 million for the repurchase.

Based on the limitations of the debt to total capitalization covenant in the Company’s credit agreement with a bank group (the “Credit Agreement”), at June 30, 2012, the Company had additional borrowing capacity, subject to availability, of up to $561 million. Additionally, at June 30, 2012, the Company could absorb a reduction to shareholders’ equity of approximately $302 million and remain in compliance with the debt to total capitalization covenant.

In order for the Company to borrow under the Credit Agreement, there must not be any default in the Company’s covenants in the Credit Agreement (i.e., in addition to the two financial covenants, principally limitations on subsidiary debt, negative pledge restrictions, legal compliance requirements and maintenance of properties and insurance) and the Company’s representations and warranties in the Credit Agreement must be true in all material respects on the date of borrowing (i.e., principally no material adverse change or litigation likely to result in a material adverse change, since December 31, 2009, in each case, no material ERISA or environmental non-compliance and no material tax deficiency). The Company was in compliance with all covenants and no borrowings have been made at June 30, 2012.

Subsequent Event. On July 16, 2012, the Company retired all of the $745 million of 5.875% Notes on the scheduled retirement date. After the retirement of the Notes, the Company had additional borrowing capacity, subject to availability, of approximately $900 million and the Company could absorb a reduction to shareholders’ equity of approximately $487 million.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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