FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)(3)
                      REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-112367

    PRICING SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 372 DATED FEBRUARY 6,
                                 2004 -- NO. 420

[GOLDMAN SACHS LOGO]

                          THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.
                           Medium-Term Notes, Series B

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                                   $10,000,000

          6.75% Aggregate Mandatory Exchangeable Notes due August 2006
           (Exchangeable for Common Stock of a Basket of Nine Stocks)

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      This pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement no.
372, relating to the aggregate mandatory exchangeable notes, should be read
together. Because the aggregate mandatory exchangeable notes are part of a
series of our debt securities called Medium-Term Notes, Series B, this pricing
supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement no. 372 should also be
read with the accompanying prospectus dated February 6, 2004, as supplemented by
the accompanying prospectus supplement dated February 6, 2004. Terms used here
have the meanings given them in the accompanying prospectus supplement no. 372,
unless the context requires otherwise.

      The aggregate mandatory exchangeable notes offered by this pricing
supplement, which we call the "offered notes", have the terms described in the
accompanying prospectus supplement no. 372, as supplemented or modified by the
following:


                                                         
ISSUER: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.                       TRADE DATE:  August 11, 2004

BASKET STOCKS: the common stock of Applied                  SETTLEMENT DATE (ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE): August 18,
Materials, Inc., Novellus Systems, Inc., Xilinx, Inc.,      2004
Broadcom Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices,
Inc., Micron Technology, Inc., Altera Corporation,          STATED MATURITY DATE: August 18, 2006, unless
Intel Corporation and Texas Instruments                     extended for up to six business days
Incorporated with each stock having a relative
weight on the trade date of 11.1111%                        INTEREST RATE (COUPON): 6.75% per year

                                                            INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: the 18th day of each
FACE AMOUNT: each offered note will have a face             month, commencing on September 18, 2004 and
amount equal to $100; the aggregate face amount             ending on the stated maturity date
for all the offered notes is $10,000,000
                                                            REGULAR RECORD DATES: for the interest payment
ORIGINAL ISSUE PRICE: 100% of the face amount               dates specified above, five business days before the
                                                            18th day of each month

NET PROCEEDS TO THE ISSUER: 99.825% of the face amount      CUSIP NO.: 38143U259


      Your investment in the notes involves certain risks. In particular,
assuming no changes in market conditions or any other relevant factors, the
value of your note on the date of this pricing supplement (as determined by
reference to pricing models used by Goldman, Sachs & Co.) is significantly less
than the original issue price. We encourage you to read "Additional Risk Factors
Specific to Your Note" beginning on page S-3 of this pricing supplement and on
page S-3 of the accompanying prospectus supplement no. 372 so that you may
better understand those risks. The offered notes are not principal-protected and
the payment amount is capped.

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      NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY OTHER REGULATORY
BODY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY
OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PRICING SUPPLEMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

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      Goldman Sachs may use this pricing supplement in the initial sale of the
offered notes. In addition, Goldman, Sachs & Co. or any other affiliate of
Goldman Sachs may use this pricing supplement in a market-making transaction in
an offered note after its initial sale. UNLESS GOLDMAN SACHS OR ITS AGENT
INFORMS THE PURCHASER OTHERWISE IN THE CONFIRMATION OF SALE, THIS PRICING
SUPPLEMENT IS BEING USED IN A MARKET-MAKING TRANSACTION.

                              GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.

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                    PRICING SUPPLEMENT DATED AUGUST 11, 2004.



PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:          On the stated maturity date, each offered note will
                           be exchanged for, with respect to each basket stock,
                           a number of shares of that basket stock equal to the
                           exchange rate for that basket stock or, at the option
                           of Goldman Sachs, for the cash value of that basket
                           stock based on the relevant final basket stock price.

EXCHANGE RATE FOR EACH     If the final basket stock price equals or exceeds the
BASKET STOCK:              relevant threshold appreciation price, then the
                           exchange rate will equal a number of shares of that
                           basket stock equal to the relevant threshold fraction
                           multiplied by the weighting amount for that basket
                           stock for each offered note outstanding. The face
                           amount for one offered note equals $100. Otherwise,
                           the exchange rate for the relevant basket stock will
                           equal a number of shares of that basket stock equal
                           to the weighting amount for that basket stock for
                           each offered note outstanding. The exchange rate is
                           subject, in certain circumstances, to anti-dilution
                           adjustment as described in the accompanying
                           prospectus supplement no. 372.

                           Please note that the amount you receive for each $100
                           of outstanding face amount on the stated maturity
                           date could be substantially less than $100 and will
                           not in any event exceed $135, which represents the
                           sum of the products, with respect to each basket
                           stock, of the relevant threshold appreciation price
                           multiplied by the relevant weighting amount. You
                           could lose your entire investment in the offered
                           notes.

INITIAL BASKET STOCK       The initial stock price for each of the basket stocks
PRICE:                     is as follows:

                           1. Applied Materials, Inc.         $16.2413 per share
                           2. Novellus Systems, Inc.          $24.2953 per share
                           3. Xilinx, Inc.                    $27.1474 per share
                           4. Broadcom Corporation            $29.4791 per share
                           5. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.    $10.9110 per share
                           6. Micron Technology, Inc.         $11.7766 per share
                           7. Altera Corporation              $19.5051 per share
                           8. Intel Corporation               $22.2024 per share
                           9. Texas Instruments Incorporated  $18.6470 per share

FINAL BASKET STOCK PRICE:  The closing price of one share of the relevant basket
                           stock on the determination date, subject to
                           anti-dilution adjustment.

DETERMINATION DATE:        The fifth business day prior to August 18, 2006
                           unless extended for up to five business days.

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THRESHOLD APPRECIATION     For each basket stock, the initial basket stock price
PRICE:                     times 1.35. The threshold appreciation price for each
                           of the basket stocks is as follows:

                           1. Applied Materials, Inc.         $21.9258 per share
                           2. Novellus Systems, Inc.          $32.7987 per share
                           3. Xilinx, Inc.                    $36.6490 per share
                           4. Broadcom Corporation            $39.7968 per share
                           5. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.    $14.7299 per share
                           6. Micron Technology, Inc.         $15.8984 per share
                           7. Altera Corporation              $26.3319 per share
                           8. Intel Corporation               $29.9732 per share
                           9. Texas Instruments Incorporated  $25.1735 per share

WEIGHTING AMOUNT:          The weighting amount for each of the basket stocks is
                           as follows:

                           1. Applied Materials, Inc.         0.6841 per note
                           2. Novellus Systems, Inc.          0.4573 per note
                           3. Xilinx, Inc.                    0.4093 per note
                           4. Broadcom Corporation            0.3769 per note
                           5. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.    1.0183 per note
                           6. Micron Technology, Inc.         0.9435 per note
                           7. Altera Corporation              0.5697 per note
                           8. Intel Corporation               0.5004 per note
                           9. Texas Instruments Incorporated  0.5959 per note

THRESHOLD FRACTION:        For each basket stock, the threshold appreciation
                           price divided by the final basket stock price for
                           that basket stock.

NO LISTING:                The offered notes will not be listed on any
                           securities exchange or interdealer market quotation
                           system.

ADDITIONAL RISK FACTORS    ASSUMING NO CHANGES IN MARKET CONDITIONS OR ANY OTHER
SPECIFIC TO YOUR NOTE:     RELEVANT FACTORS, THE VALUE OF YOUR NOTE ON THE DATE
                           OF THIS PRICING SUPPLEMENT (AS DETERMINED BY
                           REFERENCE TO PRICING MODELS USED BY GOLDMAN, SACHS &
                           CO.) IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL ISSUE
                           PRICE

                           The value or quoted price of your note at any time,
                           however, will reflect many factors and cannot be
                           predicted. If Goldman, Sachs & Co. makes a market in
                           the offered notes, the price quoted by Goldman, Sachs
                           & Co. would reflect any changes in market conditions
                           and other relevant factors, and the quoted price
                           could be higher or lower than the original issue
                           price, and may be higher or lower than the value of
                           your note as determined by reference to pricing
                           models used by Goldman, Sachs & Co.

                           If at any time a third party dealer quotes a price to
                           purchase your note or otherwise values your note,
                           that price may be significantly different (higher or
                           lower) than any price quoted by Goldman, Sachs & Co.
                           You should read "Additional Risk Factors Specific to
                           Your Note -- The Market Price of Your Note May Be
                           Influenced by Many

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                           Unpredictable Factors" in the accompanying prospectus
                           supplement no. 372.

                           Furthermore, if you sell your note, you will likely
                           be charged a commission for secondary market
                           transactions, or the price will likely reflect a
                           dealer discount.

                           There is no assurance that Goldman, Sachs & Co. or
                           any other party will be willing to purchase your
                           note; and, in this regard, Goldman, Sachs & Co. is
                           not obligated to make a market in the notes. See
                           "Additional Risk Factors Specific to Your Note --
                           Your Note May Not Have an Active Trading Market" in
                           the accompanying prospectus supplement no. 372.

HYPOTHETICAL PAYMENT       The tables below show several examples of
AMOUNT:                    hypothetical payment amounts that we would deliver
                           on the stated maturity date in exchange for each $100
                           of the outstanding face amount of your note, if the
                           final basket stock prices were any of the
                           hypothetical prices shown in the final basket stock
                           price columns. For this purpose, we have assumed that
                           there will be no anti-dilution adjustments to the
                           exchange rates for the basket stocks and no market
                           disruption events.

                           The prices in the final basket stock price column
                           represent hypothetical closing prices for one share
                           of the relevant basket stock on the determination
                           date. The amounts in the exchange amount at maturity
                           column represent the hypothetical cash value of each
                           basket stock to be exchanged for each outstanding
                           note, based on the hypothetical final basket stock
                           price for that basket stock.

EXAMPLE 1: ALL BASKET STOCK PRICES INCREASE BY 10%.



                                                           INITIAL        THRESHOLD                 FINAL      EXCHANGE
                                                         BASKET STOCK   APPRECIATION  WEIGHTING  BASKET STOCK  AMOUNT AT
                  STOCK                     WEIGHT (%)      PRICE           PRICE      AMOUNT       PRICE      MATURITY
- ------------------------------------------  ----------   ------------   ------------  ---------  ------------  ---------
                                                                                             
Applied Materials, Inc.                      11.1111       $16.2413       $21.9258     0.6841      $17.8654     $ 12.22
Novellus Systems, Inc.                       11.1111       $24.2953       $32.7987     0.4573      $26.7248     $ 12.22
Xilinx, Inc.                                 11.1111       $27.1474       $36.6490     0.4093      $29.8621     $ 12.22
Broadcom Corporation                         11.1111       $29.4791       $39.7968     0.3769      $32.4270     $ 12.22
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.                 11.1111       $10.9110       $14.7299     1.0183      $12.0021     $ 12.22
Micron Technology, Inc.                      11.1111       $11.7766       $15.8984     0.9435      $12.9543     $ 12.22
Altera Corporation                           11.1111       $19.5051       $26.3319     0.5697      $21.4556     $ 12.22
Intel Corporation                            11.1111       $22.2024       $29.9732     0.5004      $24.4226     $ 12.22
Texas Instruments Incorporated               11.1111       $18.6470       $25.1735     0.5959      $20.5117     $ 12.22

Exchange amount at maturity for each note:                                                                      $110.00


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EXAMPLE 2: ALL BASKET STOCK PRICES INCREASE BY 30%.



                                                           INITIAL        THRESHOLD                 FINAL      EXCHANGE
                                                         BASKET STOCK   APPRECIATION  WEIGHTING  BASKET STOCK  AMOUNT AT
                  STOCK                     WEIGHT (%)      PRICE           PRICE      AMOUNT       PRICE      MATURITY
- ------------------------------------------  ----------   ------------   ------------  ---------  ------------  ---------
                                                                                             
Applied Materials, Inc.                      11.1111       $16.2413       $21.9258     0.6841      $21.1137     $ 14.44
Novellus Systems, Inc.                       11.1111       $24.2953       $32.7987     0.4573      $31.5839     $ 14.44
Xilinx, Inc.                                 11.1111       $27.1474       $36.6490     0.4093      $35.2916     $ 14.44
Broadcom Corporation                         11.1111       $29.4791       $39.7968     0.3769      $38.3228     $ 14.44
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.                 11.1111       $10.9110       $14.7299     1.0183      $14.1843     $ 14.44
Micron Technology, Inc.                      11.1111       $11.7766       $15.8984     0.9435      $15.3096     $ 14.44
Altera Corporation                           11.1111       $19.5051       $26.3319     0.5697      $25.3566     $ 14.45
Intel Corporation                            11.1111       $22.2024       $29.9732     0.5004      $28.8631     $ 14.44
Texas Instruments Incorporated               11.1111       $18.6470       $25.1735     0.5959      $24.2411     $ 14.45

Exchange amount at maturity for each note:                                                                      $130.00


EXAMPLE 3: ALL BASKET STOCK PRICES DECREASE BY 10%.



                                                           INITIAL        THRESHOLD                 FINAL      EXCHANGE
                                                         BASKET STOCK   APPRECIATION  WEIGHTING  BASKET STOCK  AMOUNT AT
                  STOCK                     WEIGHT (%)      PRICE           PRICE      AMOUNT       PRICE      MATURITY
- ------------------------------------------  ----------   ------------   ------------  ---------  ------------  ---------
                                                                                             
Applied Materials, Inc.                      11.1111       $16.2413       $21.9258     0.6841      $14.6172     $ 10.00
Novellus Systems, Inc.                       11.1111       $24.2953       $32.7987     0.4573      $21.8658     $ 10.00
Xilinx, Inc.                                 11.1111       $27.1474       $36.6490     0.4093      $24.4327     $ 10.00
Broadcom Corporation                         11.1111       $29.4791       $39.7968     0.3769      $26.5312     $ 10.00
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.                 11.1111       $10.9110       $14.7299     1.0183      $ 9.8199     $ 10.00
Micron Technology, Inc.                      11.1111       $11.7766       $15.8984     0.9435      $10.5989     $ 10.00
Altera Corporation                           11.1111       $19.5051       $26.3319     0.5697      $17.5546     $ 10.00
Intel Corporation                            11.1111       $22.2024       $29.9732     0.5004      $19.9822     $ 10.00
Texas Instruments Incorporated               11.1111       $18.6470       $25.1735     0.5959      $16.7823     $ 10.00

Exchange amount at maturity for each note:                                                                      $ 90.00


EXAMPLE 4: THE BASKET STOCK PRICES OF APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., NOVELLUS
           SYSTEMS, INC. AND XILINX, INC. ALL DECREASE BY 10% AND THE BASKET
           STOCK PRICES OF INTEL CORPORATION AND TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
           BOTH INCREASE BY 5%.



                                                           INITIAL        THRESHOLD                 FINAL      EXCHANGE
                                                         BASKET STOCK   APPRECIATION  WEIGHTING  BASKET STOCK  AMOUNT AT
                  STOCK                     WEIGHT (%)      PRICE           PRICE      AMOUNT       PRICE      MATURITY
- ------------------------------------------  ----------   ------------   ------------  ---------  ------------  ---------
                                                                                             
Applied Materials, Inc.                      11.1111       $16.2413       $21.9258     0.6841      $14.6172     $ 10.00
Novellus Systems, Inc.                       11.1111       $24.2953       $32.7987     0.4573      $21.8658     $ 10.00
Xilinx, Inc.                                 11.1111       $27.1474       $36.6490     0.4093      $24.4327     $ 10.00
Broadcom Corporation                         11.1111       $29.4791       $39.7968     0.3769      $29.4791     $ 11.11
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.                 11.1111       $10.9110       $14.7299     1.0183      $10.9110     $ 11.11
Micron Technology, Inc.                      11.1111       $11.7766       $15.8984     0.9435      $11.7766     $ 11.11
Altera Corporation                           11.1111       $19.5051       $26.3319     0.5697      $19.5051     $ 11.11
Intel Corporation                            11.1111       $22.2024       $29.9732     0.5004      $23.3125     $ 11.67
Texas Instruments Incorporated               11.1111       $18.6470       $25.1735     0.5959      $19.5794     $ 11.67

Exchange amount at maturity for each note:                                                                      $ 97.78


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EXAMPLE 5: THE BASKET STOCK PRICE OF NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. DECREASES BY 80%
           AND THE BASKET STOCK PRICES OF MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND ALTERA
           CORPORATION BOTH INCREASE BY 60%.



                                                           INITIAL        THRESHOLD                 FINAL      EXCHANGE
                                                         BASKET STOCK   APPRECIATION  WEIGHTING  BASKET STOCK  AMOUNT AT
                  STOCK                     WEIGHT (%)      PRICE           PRICE      AMOUNT       PRICE      MATURITY
- ------------------------------------------  ----------   ------------   ------------  ---------  ------------  ---------
                                                                                             
Applied Materials, Inc.                      11.1111       $16.2413       $21.9258     0.6841      $16.2413     $ 11.11
Novellus Systems, Inc.                       11.1111       $24.2953       $32.7987     0.4573      $ 4.8591     $  2.22
Xilinx, Inc.                                 11.1111       $27.1474       $36.6490     0.4093      $27.1474     $ 11.11
Broadcom Corporation                         11.1111       $29.4791       $39.7968     0.3769      $29.4791     $ 11.11
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.                 11.1111       $10.9110       $14.7299     1.0183      $10.9110     $ 11.11
Micron Technology, Inc.                      11.1111       $11.7766       $15.8984     0.9435      $18.8426     $ 17.78
Altera Corporation                           11.1111       $19.5051       $26.3319     0.5697      $31.2082     $ 17.78
Intel Corporation                            11.1111       $22.2024       $29.9732     0.5004      $22.2024     $ 11.11
Texas Instruments Incorporated               11.1111       $18.6470       $25.1735     0.5959      $18.6470     $ 11.11

Exchange amount at maturity for each note:                                                                      $104.44


                           The payment amounts shown above in examples one to
                           five are entirely hypothetical; they are based on
                           market prices for the basket stocks that may not be
                           achieved on the determination date and on assumptions
                           that may prove to be erroneous. The actual market
                           value of your note on the stated maturity date or at
                           any other time, including any time you may wish to
                           sell your note, may bear little relation to the
                           hypothetical exchange amounts shown above, and those
                           amounts should not be viewed as an indication of the
                           financial return on an investment in the offered
                           notes or on an investment in any of the basket
                           stocks. Please read "Additional Risk Factors Specific
                           to Your Note" and "Hypothetical Payment Amounts on
                           Your Note" in the accompanying prospectus supplement
                           no. 372.

                           Payments on your note are economically equivalent to
                           the amounts that would be paid on a combination of
                           other instruments. For example, payments on your note
                           are economically equivalent to the amounts that would
                           be paid on a combination of an interest bearing bond
                           bought, and an option sold, by the holder (with an
                           implicit option premium paid over time to the
                           holder). The discussion in this paragraph does not
                           modify or affect the terms of the offered notes or
                           the United States income tax treatment of the offered
                           notes as described under "Supplemental Discussion of
                           Federal Income Tax Consequences" in the accompanying
                           prospectus supplement no. 372.

HEDGING:                   In anticipation of the sale of the offered notes, we
                           and/or our affiliates have entered into hedging
                           transactions involving purchases of all of the basket
                           stocks on the trade date. For a description of how
                           our hedging and other trading activities may affect
                           the value of your note, see "Additional Risk Factors
                           Specific to Your Note -- Our Business Activities May
                           Create Conflicts of Interest Between You and Us" and
                           "Use of Proceeds and Hedging" in the accompanying
                           prospectus supplement no. 372.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE BASKET  According to its publicly available documents,
STOCK ISSUERS:             Applied Materials, Inc. develops, manufactures,
                           markets and services integrated circuit fabrication
                           equipment for the worldwide semiconductor industry.
                           Information filed with the SEC by Applied Materials,
                           Inc. under the Exchange Act can be located by
                           referencing its SEC file number: 000-06920.

                           According to its publicly available documents,
                           Novellus Systems, Inc. develops, manufactures, sells
                           and supports systems used in the fabrication of
                           integrated circuits. Information filed with the SEC
                           by Novellus Systems, Inc. under the Exchange Act can
                           be located by referencing its SEC file number:
                           000-17157.

                           According to its publicly available documents,
                           Xilinx, Inc. designs, develops and markets complete
                           programmable logic solutions. Information filed with
                           the SEC by Xilinx, Inc. under the Exchange Act can be
                           located by referencing its SEC file number:
                           000-18548.

                           According to its publicly available documents,
                           Broadcom Corporation is a provider of integrated
                           semiconductor solutions that enable broadband
                           communications and networking of voice, video and
                           data services. Information filed with the SEC by
                           Broadcom Corporation under the Exchange Act can be
                           located by referencing its SEC file number:
                           000-23993.

                           According to its publicly available documents,
                           Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. designs, manufactures
                           and markets industry-standard digital integrated
                           circuits. Information filed with the SEC by Advanced
                           Micro Devices, Inc. under the Exchange Act can be
                           located by referencing its SEC file number:
                           001-07882.

                           According to its publicly available documents, Micron
                           Technology, Inc. is a global manufacturer and
                           marketer of DRAM, CMOS image sensors, Flash memory
                           and other semiconductor components. Information filed
                           with the SEC by Micron Technology, Inc. under the
                           Exchange Act can be located by referencing its SEC
                           file number: 001-10658.

                           According to its publicly available documents, Altera
                           Corporation designs, manufactures and markets
                           programmable logic devices, HardCopy(TM) Structural
                           ASIC devices, defined design building blocks known as
                           intellectual property cores and associated
                           development tools. Information filed with the SEC by
                           Altera Corporation under the Exchange Act can be
                           located by referencing its SEC file number:
                           000-16617.

                           According to its publicly available documents, Intel
                           Corporation is a semiconductor chip maker and
                           supplier of advanced technology solutions for the
                           computing and communications industries. Information
                           filed with the SEC by Intel Corporation under the
                           Exchange Act can be located by referencing its SEC
                           file number: 000-06217.

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                           According to its publicly available documents, Texas
                           Instruments Incorporated is a global semiconductor
                           company and a designer and supplier of digital signal
                           processors and analog integrated circuits. In
                           addition to semiconductors, it has two other
                           principal segments in sensors and controls, and
                           educational and productivity solutions. Information
                           filed with the SEC by Texas Instruments Incorporated
                           under the Exchange Act can be located by referencing
                           its SEC file number: 001-03761.

HISTORICAL TRADING PRICE   Intel Corporation, Broadcom Corporation, Altera
INFORMATION:               Corporation, Xilinx, Inc., Novellus Systems, Inc. and
                           Applied Materials, Inc. are traded on the Nasdaq
                           National Market System, under the symbols "INTC",
                           "BRCM ", "ALTR", "XLNX", "NVLS" and "AMAT",
                           respectively. Texas Instruments Incorporated,
                           Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Micron Technology,
                           Inc. are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, under
                           the symbols "TXN", "AMD" and "MU", respectively. The
                           following tables show the quarterly high, low and
                           closing prices on the Nasdaq National Market System
                           for Intel Corporation, Broadcom Corporation, Altera
                           Corporation, Xilinx, Inc., Novellus Systems, Inc. and
                           Applied Materials, Inc., and on the New York Stock
                           Exchange for Texas Instruments Incorporated, Advanced
                           Micro Devices, Inc. and Micron Technology, Inc., in
                           each case for the four calendar quarters in each of
                           2002 and 2003 and for the three calendar quarters in
                           2004, through August 11, 2004. We obtained the
                           trading price information shown below from Bloomberg
                           Financial Services, without independent verification.

                           APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.



                                             HIGH     LOW   CLOSE
                                            ------  ------  ------
                                                   
2002
 Quarter ended March 31..................   27.135  19.745  27.135
 Quarter ended June 30...................    27.76   18.76   19.02
 Quarter ended September 30..............    19.93   11.20   11.55
 Quarter ended December 31...............    17.49   10.35   13.03

2003
 Quarter ended March 31..................    15.70   11.60   12.58
 Quarter ended June 30...................    16.87   12.76   15.84
 Quarter ended September 30..............    22.22   16.01   18.13
 Quarter ended December 31...............    25.61   18.55   22.44

2004
 Quarter ended March 31..................    24.63   20.20   21.33
 Quarter ended June 30...................    22.84   18.03   19.62
 Quarter ending September 30
  (through August 11, 2004)..............    19.00   15.86   16.26
 Closing price on August 11, 2004........                    16.26


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                           NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC.



                                             HIGH    LOW    CLOSE
                                            ------  ------  ------
                                                   
2002
 Quarter ended March 31..................    54.14   36.23   54.14
 Quarter ended June 30...................    53.78   31.75   34.00
 Quarter ended September 30..............    33.43   20.77   20.81
 Quarter ended December 31...............    37.43   20.00   28.08

2003
 Quarter ended March 31..................    38.74   25.27   27.27
 Quarter ended June 30...................    38.70   26.28   36.65
 Quarter ended September 30..............    40.85   33.32   33.60
 Quarter ended December 31...............    45.03   34.13   42.05

2004
 Quarter ended March 31..................    44.44   29.15   31.67
 Quarter ended June 30...................    34.64   28.48   31.44
 Quarter ending September 30
  (through August 11, 2004)..............    31.05   24.14   24.14
 Closing price on August 11, 2004........                    24.14


                           XILINX, INC.



                                             HIGH    LOW    CLOSE
                                            ------  ------  ------
                                                   
2002
 Quarter ended March 31..................    45.80   34.01   39.86
 Quarter ended June 30...................    43.84   22.43   22.43
 Quarter ended September 30..............    23.60   14.15  15.838
 Quarter ended December 31...............    24.96   13.75   20.60

2003
 Quarter ended March 31..................    27.09   18.70   23.41
 Quarter ended June 30...................    30.51   23.49   25.30
 Quarter ended September 30..............    32.29   24.78   28.43
 Quarter ended December 31...............    39.05   27.98   38.63

2004
 Quarter ended March 31..................    42.90   35.25   37.76
 Quarter ended June 30...................    40.22   32.03   33.31
 Quarter ending September 30
  (through August 11, 2004)..............    31.80   27.10   27.10
 Closing price on August 11, 2004........                    27.10


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                           BROADCOM CORPORATION



                                             HIGH    LOW    CLOSE
                                            ------  ------  ------
                                                   
2002
 Quarter ended March 31..................    51.43   30.65   35.90
 Quarter ended June 30...................    38.76   17.54   17.54
 Quarter ended September 30..............    22.29   10.68   10.68
 Quarter ended December 31...............    20.64    9.70   15.06

2003
 Quarter ended March 31..................    19.88   12.35   12.35
 Quarter ended June 30...................    26.77   12.40   24.91
 Quarter ended September 30..............    29.52   20.01   26.66
 Quarter ended December 31...............    37.32   26.78   34.02

2004
 Quarter ended March 31..................    42.46   34.41   39.01
 Quarter ended June 30...................    46.60   37.00   46.60
 Quarter ending September 30
  (through August 11, 2004)..............    44.82   29.21   29.21
 Closing price on August 11, 2004........                    29.21


                           ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.



                                             HIGH    LOW    CLOSE
                                            ------  ------  ------
                                                   
2002
 Quarter ended March 31..................    20.00   12.85   14.71
 Quarter ended June 30...................    14.82    8.04    9.72
 Quarter ended September 30..............    10.70    5.34    5.34
 Quarter ended December 31...............     9.00    3.20    6.46

2003
 Quarter ended March 31..................     7.45    4.94    6.18
 Quarter ended June 30...................     8.44    6.31    6.41
 Quarter ended September 30..............    12.79    6.54   11.11
 Quarter ended December 31...............    18.29   11.17   14.90

2004
 Quarter ended March 31..................    17.38   13.99   16.23
 Quarter ended June 30...................    17.45   13.87   15.90
 Quarter ending September 30
  through (August 11, 2004)..............    15.50   10.93   10.93
 Closing price on August 11, 2004........                    10.93


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                           MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.



                                             HIGH    LOW    CLOSE
                                            ------  ------  ------
                                                   
2002
 Quarter ended March 31..................    39.50   30.49   32.90
 Quarter ended June 30...................    33.51   18.40   20.22
 Quarter ended September 30..............    25.45   12.37   12.37
 Quarter ended December 31...............    17.80    9.74    9.74

2003
 Quarter ended March 31..................    11.00    6.76    8.14
 Quarter ended June 30...................    13.53    8.03   11.63
 Quarter ended September 30..............    15.38   12.33   13.42
 Quarter ended December 31...............    14.75   11.50   13.47

2004
 Quarter ended March 31..................    16.71   13.74   16.71
 Quarter ended June 30...................    17.96   13.50   15.31
 Quarter ending September 30
  (through August 11, 2004)..............    14.97   11.75   11.75
 Closing price on August 11, 2004........                    11.75


                           ALTERA CORPORATION



                                             HIGH    LOW    CLOSE
                                            ------  ------  ------
                                                   
2002
 Quarter ended March 31..................    25.48   19.07   21.87
 Quarter ended June 30...................    24.46    13.6    13.6
 Quarter ended September 30..............     14.8    8.67    8.67
 Quarter ended December 31...............    14.98    8.82   12.33

2003
 Quarter ended March 31..................     15.2   10.84   13.54
 Quarter ended June 30...................    19.32   13.67   16.43
 Quarter ended September 30..............    23.11   16.91   18.93
 Quarter ended December 31...............    25.36   17.44   22.65

2004
 Quarter ended March 31..................    26.82   19.32   20.48
 Quarter ended June 30...................     25.5   19.75   22.16
 Quarter ending September 30
  (through August 11, 2004)..............    21.39   18.78   19.49
 Closing price on August 11, 2004........                    19.99


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                           INTEL CORPORATION



                                             HIGH    LOW    CLOSE
                                            ------  ------  ------
                                                   
2002
 Quarter ended March 31..................    35.79   28.55   30.41
 Quarter ended June 30...................    31.20   18.27   18.27
 Quarter ended September 30..............    19.59   13.89   13.89
 Quarter ended December 31...............    21.05   13.22   15.57

2003
 Quarter ended March 31..................    18.90   15.05   16.28
 Quarter ended June 30...................    22.14   16.42   20.81
 Quarter ended September 30..............    29.18   21.41   27.52
 Quarter ended December 31...............    34.12   28.62   32.05

2004
 Quarter ended March 31..................    34.24   26.16   27.20
 Quarter ended June 30...................    28.99   25.73   27.60
 Quarter ending September 30
  (through August 11, 2004)..............    27.02   22.16   22.16
 Closing price on August 11, 2004........                    22.16


                           TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED



                                             HIGH    LOW    CLOSE
                                            ------  ------  ------
                                                   
2002
 Quarter ended March 31..................    35.71   25.75   33.10
 Quarter ended June 30...................    34.09   22.93   23.70
 Quarter ended September 30..............    25.78   14.77   14.77
 Quarter ended December 31...............    20.27   13.23   15.01

2003
 Quarter ended March 31..................    18.67   14.15   16.37
 Quarter ended June 30...................    21.10   16.23   17.60
 Quarter ended September 30..............    26.03   17.62   22.80
 Quarter ended December 31...............    30.92   23.25   29.38

2004
 Quarter ended March 31..................    33.65   27.15   29.22
 Quarter ended June 30...................    30.94   23.00   24.18
 Quarter ending September 30
  (through August 11, 2004)..............    23.54   18.54   18.54
 Closing price on August 11, 2004........                    18.54


                           As indicated above, the market prices of basket
                           stocks have been highly volatile during recent
                           periods. It is impossible to predict whether the
                           price of any of the basket stocks will rise or fall,
                           and you should not view the historical prices of the
                           basket stocks as an indication of future performance.
                           See "Additional Risk Factors Specific to Your Note --
                           The Market Price of Your Note May Be Influenced by
                           Many Unpredictable Factors" in the accompanying
                           prospectus supplement no. 372.

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