In April 2006, the Company issued $2.200 billion of 1.500 percent Senior Convertible Notes due 2011 (2011 Senior Convertible Notes) and $2.200 billion of 1.625 percent Senior Convertible Notes due 2013 (2013 Senior Convertible Notes) (collectively, the Senior Convertible Notes). The Senior Convertible Notes were issued at par and pay interest in cash semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year. The 2011 Senior Convertible Notes were repaid in April 2011. The 2013 Senior Convertible Notes are unsecured unsubordinated obligations and rank equally with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.

Concurrent with the issuance of the Senior Convertible Notes, the Company purchased call options on its common stock in private transactions. The call options allow the Company to receive shares of the Company's common stock and/or cash from counterparties equal to the amounts of common stock and/or cash related to the excess conversion value that it would pay to the holders of the 2013 Senior Convertible Notes upon conversion.

In separate transactions, the Company sold warrants to issue shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $76.56 per share in private transactions. Pursuant to these transactions, warrants for 41 million shares of the Company's common stock may be settled over a specified period beginning in July 2011 and warrants for 41 million shares of the Company's common stock may be settled over a specified period beginning in July 2013. As of January 27, 2012, warrants for 41 million shares of the Company's common stock expired.

Under the authoritative guidance, the Company concluded that the purchased call options and sold warrants were indexed to its own stock and should continue to be classified in shareholders' equity and not be separated as a derivative.

Based on existing guidance, the purchased call option contracts were recorded as a reduction of equity and the warrants were recorded as an addition to equity as of the trade date. Existing guidance states that a reporting entity shall not consider contracts to be derivative instruments if the contract issued or held by the reporting entity is both indexed to its own stock and classified in shareholders' equity in its statement of financial position. The Company concluded the purchased call option contracts and the warrant contracts should be accounted for in shareholders' equity.

The Company accounted for the Senior Convertible Notes in accordance with the authoritative guidance for convertible debt, which requires the proceeds from the issuance of the Senior Convertible Notes to be allocated between a liability component (issued at a discount) and an equity component. The resulting debt discount is amortized over the period the 2013 Senior Convertible Notes are expected to be outstanding as additional non-cash interest expense.

The following table provides equity and debt information for the 2013 Senior Convertible Notes under the convertible debt guidance.

	2013 Senior Convertible Notes
(in millions)	January 27,			April 29,
(in millions)	2012			2011
Carrying amount of the equity component	$	547		$	547

Principal amount of the 2013 Senior Convertible Notes	$	2,200		$	2,200
Unamortized discount		(112)			(177)
Net carrying amount	$	2,088		$	2,023

As of January 27, 2012, the unamortized balance of the debt discount will be amortized over the remaining life of the 2013 Senior Convertible Notes, which is approximately one year. The following table provides interest rate and interest expense amounts related to the Senior Convertible Notes.

	2011 Senior Convertible Notes						2013 Senior Convertible Notes
	Three months ended						Three months ended
(in millions, except interest rate)	January 27,			January 28,			January 27,			January 28,
(in millions, except interest rate)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Effective interest rate		-	%		5.97	%		6.03	%		6.03	%
Interest cost related to contractual interest coupon	$	-		$	8		$	9		$	9
Interest cost related to amortization of the discount	$	-		$	24		$	22		$	21

	2011 Senior Convertible Notes						2013 Senior Convertible Notes
	Nine months ended						Nine months ended
(in millions, except interest rate)	January 27,			January 28,			January 27,			January 28,
(in millions, except interest rate)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Effective interest rate		-	%		5.97	%		6.03	%		6.03	%
Interest cost related to contractual interest coupon	$	-		$	25		$	27		$	27
Interest cost related to amortization of the discount	$	-		$	70		$	65		$	61

The Company has outstanding unsecured senior obligations including the $550 million 4.500 percent 2009 Senior Notes due 2014, the $1.250 billion 3.000 percent 2010 Senior Notes due 2015, the $600 million 4.750 percent 2005 Senior Notes due 2015, the $500 million 2.625 percent 2011 Senior Notes due 2016, the $400 million 5.600 percent 2009 Senior Notes due 2019, the $1.250 billion 4.45 percent 2010 Senior Notes due 2020, the $500 million 4.125 percent 2011 Senior Notes due 2021, the $300 million 6.500 percent 2009 Senior Notes due 2039, and the $500 million 5.550 percent 2010 Senior Notes due 2040 (collectively, the Senior Notes). The Senior Notes rank equally with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company. The indentures under which the Senior Notes were issued contain customary covenants, all of which the Company remains in compliance with as of January 27, 2012. The Company used the net proceeds from the sale of the Senior Notes for working capital and general corporate uses, which include the repayment of other indebtedness of the Company. For additional information regarding the terms of these agreements, refer to Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 29, 2011.

As of January 27, 2012, the Company had interest rate swap agreements designated as fair value hedges of underlying fixed rate obligations including the Company's $1.250 billion 3.000 percent 2010 Senior Notes due 2015, $600 million 4.750 percent 2005 Senior Notes due 2015, the Company's $500 million 2.625 percent 2011 Senior Notes due 2016, and the Company's $500 million 4.125 percent 2011 Senior Notes due 2021. For additional information regarding the interest rate swap agreements, refer to Note 10.

As of April 29, 2011, the Company had $15 million remaining in aggregate principal amount of 1.250 percent Contingent Convertible Debentures, Series B due 2021 (the Debentures) outstanding. Each Debenture was convertible into shares of common stock at an initial conversion price of $61.81 per share. At the end of July 2011, the Company gave notice to the holders of the Debentures of its intent to redeem the Debentures for cash at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, on September 15, 2011 (the Redemption Date). All of the outstanding Debentures were settled for cash on the Redemption Date and no holders converted Debentures into shares of the Company's common stock.

The Company maintains a commercial paper program that allows the Company to have a maximum of $2.250 billion in commercial paper outstanding, with maturities up to 364 days from the date of issuance. As of January 27, 2012 and April 29, 2011, outstanding commercial paper totaled $1.675 billion and $1.500 billion, respectively. During the three and nine months ended January 27, 2012, the weighted average original maturity of the commercial paper outstanding was approximately 107 days for both periods and the weighted average interest rate was 0.13 percent and 0.16 percent, respectively. The issuance of commercial paper reduces the amount of credit available under the Company's existing lines of credit.

Bank borrowings consist primarily of borrowings from non-U.S. banks at interest rates considered favorable by management and where natural hedges can be gained for foreign exchange purposes and borrowings from U.S. banks.

The Company has committed and uncommitted lines of credit with various banks. The committed lines of credit include a four-year $2.250 billion syndicated credit facility dated December 9, 2010 that will expire on December 9, 2014 (Credit Facility). The Credit Facility provides the Company with the ability to increase its capacity by an additional $500 million at any time during the four-year term of the agreement. The Credit Facility provides backup funding for the commercial paper program, and therefore, the issuance of commercial paper reduces the amount of credit available under the committed lines of credit. As of January 27, 2012 and April 29, 2011, no amounts were outstanding on the committed lines of credit.

Interest rates on these borrowings are determined by a pricing matrix, based on the Company's long-term debt ratings, assigned by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services and Moody's Investors Service. Facility fees are payable on the credit facilities and are determined in the same manner as the interest rates. The agreements also contain customary covenants, all of which the Company remains in compliance with as of January 27, 2012.