FCB/NC CAPITAL TRUST I

                             LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL


OFFER TO EXCHANGE  ITS NEWLY ISSUED 8.05%  CAPITAL  SECURITIES  (LIQUIDATION
AMOUNT  $1,000 PER CAPITAL  SECURITY) WHICH HAVE BEEN  REGISTERED  UNDER THE
SECURITIES  ACT OF 1933 FOR ANY AND ALL OF ITS  OUTSTANDING  8.05%  CAPITAL
SECURITIES (LIQUIDATION AMOUNT $1,000 PER CAPITAL SECURITY) PURSUANT TO THE
PROSPECTUS DATED ______.

THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY
TIME, ON __________, 1998, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.  TENDERS MAY BE
WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.


                 THE EXCHANGE AGENT FOR THE EXCHANGE OFFER IS:
                             BANKERS TRUST COMPANY


By Mail:                                 By Hand:                              By Overnight Mail:
 
BT Services Tennessee, Inc.              Bankers Trust Company                 BT Services Tennessee, Inc
Corporate Trust and Agency Group         Corporate Trust and Agency Group      Corporate Trust and Agency Group
Reorganization Unit                      Receipt and Delivery Window           Reorganization Unit
P.O. Box 292737                          123 Washington Street, 1st Floor      648 Grassmere Park Road
Nashville, TN 37229-2737                 New York, NY 10006                    Nashville, TN 37211


                             For Information Call:
                                 (800) 735-7777
                            Confirm: (615) 835-3572
                           Facsimile: (615) 835-3701

                  DELIVERY  OF THIS  LETTER  OF  TRANSMITTAL  TO AN  ADDRESS
OTHER  THAN  AS SET  FORTH  ABOVE  OR TRANSMISSION  OF THIS  LETTER OF
TRANSMITTAL  VIA  FACSIMILE  TO A NUMBER  OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH  ABOVE DOES
NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.  THE  INSTRUCTIONS  ACCOMPANYING  THIS LETTER
OF TRANSMITTAL  SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS
COMPLETED.

                  CAPITALIZED  TERMS USED BUT NOT  DEFINED  HEREIN  SHALL HAVE
THE SAME  MEANING  GIVEN THEM IN THE PROSPECTUS (AS DEFINED BELOW).  YOU ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THE SECTION  ENTITLED  "CERTAIN  DEFINED TERMS" IN THE
PROSPECTUS.

                  The undersigned  acknowledges  that he or she has received the
Prospectus,  dated ________,  1998 (as the same may be amended or supplemented
from time to time, the  "Prospectus"),  of First Citizens  BancShares, Inc., a
Delaware  corporation (the "Company"),  and FCB/NC Capital Trust I, a Delaware
business trust (the "Issuer Trust"),  and this Letter of  Transmittal,  which
together  constitute  the Company's and the Issuer Trust's offer (the "Exchange
Offer") to exchange an aggregate  Liquidation  Amount of up to  $150,000,000  of
the Issuer Trust's 8.05% Capital Securities issued on March 5,  1998 (the "Old
Capital  Securities") for a like aggregate  Liquidation Amount of the Issuer
Trust's newly issued 8.05% Capital  Securities (the "New Capital  Securities")
which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities
Act").

                  THE  INSTRUCTIONS  CONTAINED HEREIN SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY
BEFORE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS COMPLETED.

                  Holders of Old Capital  Securities whose certificates (the
"Certificates")  for such Old Capital Securities  are not  immediately available
or who  cannot  deliver  their  Certificates  and all  other  required documents
to the Exchange  Agent on or prior to the  Expiration  Date (as defined in the
Prospectus) or who cannot complete the  procedures  for  book-entry  transfer on
a timely  basis,  must tender  their Old Capital  Securities according to the
guaranteed  delivery  procedures  set forth in "The Exchange Offer -- Procedure
for Tendering Old Capital Securities" in the Prospectus.

                  DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO DTC DOES NOT CONSTITUTE DELIVERY TO
THE EXCHANGE AGENT.

                  NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW. PLEASE READ THE
ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

                  The undersigned  has completed the appropriate  boxes below
and signed this Letter of Transmittal to indicate the action the undersigned
desires to take with respect to the Exchange Offer.

                    ALL TENDERING HOLDERS COMPLETE THIS BOX
                 DESCRIPTION OF OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES TENDERED
 
 
 Name(s) and Address(es) of    Certificate Number(s)*         Aggregate Liquidation      Liquidation Amount of Old
Registered Holder(s) (Please                                  Amount of Old Capital         Capital Securities
     Fill in, if Blank)                                          Securities Held          Tendered (If Less Than
                                                                                                  All)**
 
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                                                                                        $
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                                                                                        $
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                                                                                        $
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   Total Amount Tendered:                                                               $
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 * Need not be completed by book-entry holders.

 **Old Capital Securities may be tendered in whole or in part in aggregate
liquidation amounts of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess
thereof, provided that if any Old Capital Securities are tendered for exchange
in part, the untendered aggregate liquidation amount thereof must be $100,000 or
any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.  All Old Capital Securities
held shall be deemed tendered unless a lesser number is specified in this
column.



(BOXES BELOW TO BE CHECKED BY ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS ONLY)

[  ]  CHECK HERE IF TENDERED OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-
ENTRY TRANSFER MADE TO THE ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH DTC AND
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

Name of Tendering Institution: -------------------------------------------------
DTC Account Number:-------------------------------------------------------------
Transaction Code Number:--------------------------------------------------------

[  ] CHECK HERE AND ENCLOSE A PHOTOCOPY OF THE NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY IF
TENDERED OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF
GUARANTEED DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT AND COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING:

Name of Registered Holders(s):--------------------------------------------------
Window Ticket Number (if any):--------------------------------------------------
Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery:-----------------------------
Name of Institution which Guaranteed Delivery:----------------------------------

If Guaranteed Delivery is to be made By Book-Entry Transfer:

Name of Tendering Institution:--------------------------------------------------
DTC Account Number:-------------------------------------------------------------
Transaction Code Number:--------------------------------------------------------

[  ] CHECK HERE IF TENDERED OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-
ENTRY TRANSFER AND NON-EXCHANGED OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES ARE TO BE RETURNED BY
CREDITING THE DTC ACCOUNT NUMBER SET FORTH ABOVE.

[  ] CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER WHO ACQUIRED THE OLD CAPITAL
SECURITIES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT AS A RESULT OF MARKET MAKING OR OTHER TRADING
ACTIVITIES (A "PARTICIPATING BROKER-DEALER") AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL
COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO.

Name: --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Address:------------------------------------------------------------------------
Telephone No.:------------------------------------------------------------------







LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:

                  Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange
Offer, the undersigned hereby tenders to the Company and the Issuer Trust the
above described aggregate Liquidation Amount of Old Capital Securities in
exchange for a like aggregate Liquidation Amount of New Capital Securities.

                  Subject to and effective upon the acceptance for exchange of
all or any portion of the Old Capital Securities tendered herewith in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer (including, if the Exchange
Offer is extended or amended, the terms and conditions of any such extension or
amendment), the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to or upon the
order of the Issuer Trust all right, title and interest in and to such Old
Capital Securities as are being tendered herewith. The undersigned hereby
irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Exchange Agent as its agent and
attorney-in-fact (with full knowledge that the Exchange Agent is also acting as
agent of the Company and the Issuer Trust in connection with the Exchange Offer)
with respect to the tendered Old Capital Securities, with full power of
substitution (such power of attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power
coupled with an interest), subject only to the right of withdrawal described in
the Prospectus, to: (i) deliver Certificates for Old Capital Securities to the
Company or the Issuer Trust together with all accompanying evidences of transfer
and authenticity to, or upon the order of, the Issuer Trust, upon receipt by the
Exchange Agent, as the undersigned's agent, of the New Capital Securities to be
issued in exchange for such Old Capital Securities; (ii) present Certificates
for such Old Capital Securities for transfer, and to transfer the Old Capital
Securities on the books of the Issuer Trust; and (iii) receive for the account
of the Issuer Trust all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of beneficial
ownership of such Old Capital Securities, all in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Exchange Offer.

                  THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT THE
UNDERSIGNED HAS FULL POWER AND AUTHORITY TO TENDER, EXCHANGE, SELL, ASSIGN AND
TRANSFER THE OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES TENDERED HEREBY AND THAT, WHEN THE SAME ARE
ACCEPTED FOR EXCHANGE, THE ISSUER TRUST WILL ACQUIRE GOOD, MARKETABLE AND
UNENCUMBERED TITLE THERETO, FREE AND CLEAR OF ALL LIENS, RESTRICTIONS, CHARGES
AND ENCUMBRANCES, AND THAT THE OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES TENDERED HEREBY ARE NOT
SUBJECT TO ANY ADVERSE CLAIMS OR PROXIES. THE UNDERSIGNED WILL, UPON REQUEST,
EXECUTE AND DELIVER ANY ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS DEEMED BY THE COMPANY, THE ISSUER
TRUST OR THE EXCHANGE AGENT TO BE NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE TO COMPLETE THE
EXCHANGE, ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER OF THE OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES TENDERED HEREBY,
AND THE UNDERSIGNED WILL COMPLY WITH ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT. THE UNDERSIGNED HAS READ AND AGREES TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THE
EXCHANGE OFFER.

                  The name(s) and address(es) of the registered holder(s) of the
Old Capital Securities tendered hereby should be printed above, if they are not
already set forth above, as they appear on the Certificates representing such
Old Capital Securities.  The Certificate number(s) and the Old Capital
Securities that the undersigned wishes to tender should be indicated in the
appropriate boxes above.

                  If any tendered Old Capital Securities are not exchanged
pursuant to the Exchange Offer for any reason, or if Certificates are submitted
for more Old Capital Securities than are tendered or accepted for exchange,
Certificates for such nonexchanged or nontendered Old Capital Securities will be
returned (or, in the case of Old Capital Securities tendered by book-entry
transfer, such Old Capital Securities will be credited to an account maintained
at DTC), without expense to the tendering holder, promptly following the
expiration or termination of the Exchange Offer.

                  The undersigned understands that tenders of Old Capital
Securities pursuant to any one of the procedures described in "The Exchange
Offer -- Procedure for Tendering Old Capital Securities" in the Prospectus and
in the instructions attached hereto will, upon the Company's and the Issuer
Trust's acceptance for exchange of such tendered Old Capital Securities,
constitute a binding agreement among the undersigned, the Company and the Issuer
Trust upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer.  The
undersigned recognizes that, under certain circumstances set forth in the
Prospectus, the Company and the Issuer Trust may not be required to accept for
exchange any of the Old Capital Securities tendered hereby.

                  Unless otherwise indicated herein in the box entitled "Special
Issuance Instructions" below, the undersigned hereby directs that the New
Capital Securities be issued in the name(s) of the undersigned or, in the case
of a book-entry transfer of Old Capital Securities, that such New Capital
Securities be credited to the account indicated above maintained at DTC. If
applicable, substitute Certificates representing Old Capital Securities not
exchanged or not accepted for exchange will be issued to the undersigned or, in
the case of a book-entry transfer of Old Capital Securities, will be credited to
the account indicated above maintained at DTC. Similarly, unless otherwise
indicated under "Special Delivery Instructions," please deliver New Capital
Securities to the undersigned at the address shown below the undersigned's
signature.

BY TENDERING OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES AND EXECUTING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL,
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY REPRESENTS AND AGREES THAT (A) THE UNDERSIGNED IS NOT AN
"AFFILIATE" OF THE COMPANY OR THE ISSUER TRUST, (B) ANY NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES
TO BE RECEIVED BY THE UNDERSIGNED ARE BEING ACQUIRED IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF
ITS BUSINESS, (C) THE UNDERSIGNED HAS NO ARRANGEMENT OR UNDERSTANDING WITH ANY
PERSON TO PARTICIPATE IN A DISTRIBUTION (WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SECURITIES
ACT) OF NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES TO BE RECEIVED IN THE EXCHANGE OFFER, AND (D) IF
THE UNDERSIGNED IS NOT A BROKER-DEALER, THE UNDERSIGNED IS NOT ENGAGED IN, AND
DOES NOT INTEND TO ENGAGE IN, A DISTRIBUTION (WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
SECURITIES ACT) OF SUCH NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES. BY TENDERING OLD CAPITAL
SECURITIES PURSUANT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND EXECUTING THIS LETTER OF
TRANSMITTAL, A HOLDER OF OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES WHICH IS A BROKER-DEALER
REPRESENTS AND AGREES, CONSISTENT WITH CERTAIN INTERPRETIVE LETTERS ISSUED BY
THE STAFF OF THE DIVISION OF CORPORATION FINANCE OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION (THE "COMMISSION") TO THIRD PARTIES, THAT (X) SUCH OLD CAPITAL
SECURITIES HELD BY THE BROKER-DEALER ARE HELD ONLY AS A NOMINEE, OR (Y) SUCH OLD
CAPITAL SECURITIES WERE ACQUIRED BY SUCH BROKER-DEALER FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT AS A
RESULT OF MARKET-MAKING ACTIVITIES OR OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES AND IT WILL
DELIVER THE PROSPECTUS (AS AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME) IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY RESALE OF SUCH NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES (PROVIDED THAT, BY SO
ACKNOWLEDGING AND BY DELIVERING A PROSPECTUS, SUCH BROKER-DEALER WILL NOT BE
DEEMED TO ADMIT THAT IT IS AN "UNDERWRITER" WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SECURITIES
ACT).

                  THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS EXCHANGE OFFER IS BEING
MADE BY THE COMPANY AND THE ISSUER TRUST BASED UPON THE COMPANY'S AND ISSUER
TRUST'S UNDERSTANDING OF AN INTERPRETATION BY THE STAFF OF THE COMMISSION AS SET
FORTH IN NO-ACTION LETTERS ISSUED TO THIRD PARTIES, THAT THE NEW CAPITAL
SECURITIES ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES BY HOLDERS THEREOF
(OTHER THAN TO HOLDERS THAT ARE "AFFILIATES" OF THE COMPANY OR THE ISSUER TRUST
WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 405 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), MAY BE OFFERED FOR
RESALE, RESOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION
AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, PROVIDED THAT: (A)
SUCH HOLDERS ARE NOT AFFILIATES OF THE COMPANY OR THE ISSUER TRUST WITHIN THE
MEANING OF RULE 405 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; (B) SUCH NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES
ARE ACQUIRED IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF SUCH HOLDERS' BUSINESS; AND (C) SUCH
HOLDERS ARE NOT ENGAGED IN, AND DO NOT INTEND TO ENGAGE IN, A DISTRIBUTION OF
SUCH NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES AND HAVE NO ARRANGEMENT OR UNDERSTANDING WITH ANY
PERSON TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES.

                  HOWEVER, THE STAFF OF THE COMMISSION HAS NOT CONSIDERED THE
EXCHANGE OFFER IN THE CONTEXT OF A NO-ACTION LETTER AND THERE CAN BE NO
ASSURANCE THAT THE STAFF OF THE COMMISSION WOULD MAKE A SIMILAR DETERMINATION
WITH RESPECT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER AS IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. IF A HOLDER OF OLD
CAPITAL SECURITIES IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY, OR IS ENGAGED IN OR INTENDS
TO ENGAGE IN A DISTRIBUTION OF THE NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES OR HAS ANY ARRANGEMENT
OR UNDERSTANDING WITH RESPECT TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES
TO BE ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER, SUCH HOLDER COULD NOT RELY ON THE
APPLICABLE INTERPRETATIONS OF THE STAFF OF THE COMMISSION AND MUST COMPLY WITH
THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY SECONDARY RESALE TRANSACTION.

                  THE COMPANY AND THE ISSUER TRUST HAVE AGREED THAT, SUBJECT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF THE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, THE PROSPECTUS, AS IT MAY
BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME, MAY BE USED BY A PARTICIPATING
BROKER-DEALER (AS DEFINED BELOW) IN CONNECTION WITH RESALES OF NEW CAPITAL
SECURITIES RECEIVED IN EXCHANGE FOR OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES, WHERE SUCH OLD
CAPITAL SECURITIES WERE ACQUIRED BY SUCH PARTICIPATING BROKER-DEALER FOR ITS OWN
ACCOUNT AS A RESULT OF MARKET-MAKING ACTIVITIES OR OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES, FOR
A PERIOD ENDING NINETY (90) DAYS AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE (SUBJECT TO EXTENSION
UNDER CERTAIN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE PROSPECTUS) OR, IF EARLIER,
WHEN ALL SUCH NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES HAVE BEEN DISPOSED OF BY SUCH PARTICIPATING
BROKER-DEALER.  IN THAT REGARD, EACH BROKER-DEALER WHO ACQUIRED OLD CAPITAL
SECURITIES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT AS A RESULT OF MARKET-MAKING OR OTHER TRADING
ACTIVITIES (A "PARTICIPATING BROKER-DEALER"), BY TENDERING SUCH OLD CAPITAL
SECURITIES AND EXECUTING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, AGREES THAT, UPON RECEIPT
OF NOTICE FROM THE COMPANY OR THE ISSUER TRUST OF THE OCCURRENCE OF ANY EVENT OR
THE DISCOVERY OF ANY FACT WHICH MAKES ANY STATEMENT CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE IN THE PROSPECTUS UNTRUE IN ANY MATERIAL RESPECT OR WHICH CAUSES THE
PROSPECTUS TO OMIT TO STATE A MATERIAL FACT NECESSARY IN ORDER TO MAKE THE
STATEMENTS CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE THEREIN, IN LIGHT OF THE
CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THEY WERE MADE, NOT MISLEADING OR OF THE OCCURRENCE OF
CERTAIN OTHER EVENTS SPECIFIED IN THE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, SUCH
PARTICIPATING BROKER-DEALER WILL SUSPEND THE SALE OF NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO THE PROSPECTUS UNTIL (A) THE COMPANY AND THE ISSUER TRUST HAVE
AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED THE PROSPECTUS TO CORRECT SUCH MISSTATEMENT OR OMISSION
AND HAVE FURNISHED COPIES OF THE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED PROSPECTUS TO THE
PARTICIPATING BROKER-DEALER OR





(B) THE COMPANY OR THE ISSUER TRUST HAS GIVEN NOTICE THAT THE SALE OF THE NEW
CAPITAL SECURITIES MAY BE RESUMED, AS THE CASE MAY BE.  IF THE COMPANY OR THE
ISSUER TRUST GIVES SUCH NOTICE TO SUSPEND THE SALE OF THE NEW CAPITAL
SECURITIES, IT SHALL EXTEND THE NINETY (90) DAY PERIOD REFERRED TO ABOVE DURING
WHICH PARTICIPATING BROKER-DEALERS ARE ENTITLED TO USE THE PROSPECTUS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE RESALE OF NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES BY THE NUMBER OF DAYS
DURING THE PERIOD FROM AND INCLUDING THE DATE OF THE GIVING OF SUCH NOTICE TO
AND INCLUDING THE DATE WHEN PARTICIPATING BROKER-DEALERS SHALL HAVE RECEIVED
COPIES OF THE SUPPLEMENTED OR AMENDED PROSPECTUS NECESSARY TO PERMIT RESALES OF
THE NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES OR TO AND INCLUDING THE DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR
THE ISSUER TRUST HAS GIVEN NOTICE THAT THE SALE OF NEW CAPITAL SECURITIES MAY BE
RESUMED, AS THE CASE MAY BE.

                  Holders of Old Capital Securities whose Old Capital Securities
are accepted for exchange will not receive accumulated Distributions on such Old
Capital Securities for any period from and after the last Distribution Date to
which Distributions have been paid or duly provided for on such Old Capital
Securities prior to the original issue date of the New Capital Securities or, if
no such Distributions have been paid or duly provided for, will not receive any
accumulated Distributions on such Old Capital Securities, and the undersigned
waives the right to receive any Distributions on such Old Capital Securities
accumulated from and after such Distribution Date or, if no such Distributions
have been paid or duly provided for, from and after March 5, 1998.

                  All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred in
this Letter of Transmittal shall survive the death, bankruptcy, dissolution,
termination or incapacity of the undersigned and any obligation of the
undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, executors,
administrators, personal representatives, trustees in bankruptcy, legal
representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned. Except as stated in
the Prospectus, this tender is irrevocable.

                  THE UNDERSIGNED, BY COMPLETING THE BOX ENTITLED "DESCRIPTION
OF OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES TENDERED" ABOVE AND BY SIGNING THIS LETTER, WILL BE
DEEMED TO HAVE TENDERED THE OLD CAPITAL SECURITIES AS SET FORTH IN SUCH BOX.

                              HOLDER(S) SIGN HERE
                         (SEE INSTRUCTIONS 2, 5 AND 6)
                (PLEASE COMPLETE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 ON PAGE 13)
     (NOTE: SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED IF REQUIRED BY INSTRUCTION 2):






                  Must be signed by registered  holder(s) exactly as name(s)
appear(s) on  Certificate(s)  for the Old Capital Securities hereby tendered or
on a security position listing, or by any person(s)  authorized to become the
registered  holder(s) by endorsements and documents  transmitted  herewith
(including such opinions of counsel, certifications  and other  information  as
may be required by the Issuer  Trust or the  Exchange  Agent for the Old Capital
Securities  to comply with the  restrictions  on transfer  applicable to the Old
Capital  Securities).  If signature is by an  attorney-in-fact,  executor,
administrator,  trustee,  guardian,  officer of a corporation  or another acting
in a fiduciary  capacity or representative  capacity,  please set forth the
signer's full title. See Instruction 5.

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                          (SIGNATURE(S) OF HOLDER(S))
Date:---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name(s):------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 (PLEASE PRINT)
Capacity (full title):----------------------------------------------------------
Address:------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tax Identification or Social Security Number(s):--------------------------------

              GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S)(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 2 AND 5):

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                             (AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE)
Date:---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Name of Firm:-------------------------------------------------------------------

Capacity (full title):----------------------------------------------------------
                                 (PLEASE PRINT)

Address:------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        (INCLUDE ZIP CODE)

Area Code and Telephone Number:-------------------------------------------------

          SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS: (SEE INSTRUCTIONS 1, 5 AND 6)

                  To be completed ONLY if New Capital  Securities or Old Capital
Securities  that are not tendered are to be issued in the name of someone other
than the  registered  holder(s) of the Old Capital  Securities  whose name(s)
appear(s) above.

Issue
[ ] Old Capital Securities not tendered to:
[ ] New Capital Securities, to:

Address:------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                                                        (INCLUDE ZIP CODE)
Area Code and Telephone Number:-------------------------------------------------
Tax Identification or Social Security Number(s):--------------------------------

          SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS 1, 5 AND 6):

                  To be completed ONLY if New Capital  Securities or Old Capital
Securities  that are not tendered are to be sent to  someone  other  than the
registered  holder(s)  of the Old  Capital  Securities  whose  name(s) appear(s)
above, or such registered holder(s) at an address other than that shown above.

Mail
[ ] Old Capital Securities not tendered to:-------------------------------------
[ ] New Capital Securities, to:-------------------------------------------------

Address:------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         (INCLUDE ZIP CODE)
Area Code and Telephone Number:-------------------------------------------------
Tax Identification or Social Security Number(s):--------------------------------


  INSTRUCTIONS FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER

1.       DELIVERY OF LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CERTIFICATES; GUARANTEED DELIVERY
PROCEDURES. This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed either if (a)
Certificates are to be forwarded herewith or (b) tenders are to be made pursuant
to the procedures for tender by book-entry transfer set forth in "The Exchange
Offer -- Procedure for Tendering Old Capital Securities" in the Prospectus.
Certificates, or timely book-entry confirmation of a book-entry transfer of such
Old Capital Securities into the Exchange Agent's account at DTC, as well as
this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) or an Agent's Message,
properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees,
and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received
by the Exchange Agent at its address set forth herein on or prior to the
Expiration Date. The term "book-entry confirmation" means a timely written
confirmation from DTC of book-entry transfer of Old Capital Securities into the
Exchange Agent's account at DTC. Old Capital Securities may be tendered in whole
or in part in the aggregate liquidation amount of $100,000 (100 Capital
Securities) and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, provided that,
if any Old Capital Securities are tendered for exchange in part, the untendered
aggregate liquidation amount thereof must be $100,000 (100 Capital Securities)
or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

Holders who wish to tender their Old Capital Securities and (i) whose Old
Capital Securities are not immediately available or (ii) who cannot deliver
their Old Capital Securities, this Letter of Transmittal and all other required
documents to the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date or (iii) who
cannot complete the procedures for delivery by book-entry transfer on a timely
basis, may tender their Old Capital Securities by properly completing and duly
executing a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery pursuant to the guaranteed delivery
procedures set forth in "The Exchange Offer -- Procedure for Tendering Old
Capital Securities" in the Prospectus. Pursuant to such procedures: (a) such
tender must be made by or through an Eligible Institution (as defined below);
(b) a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery,
substantially in the form made available by the Company, must be received by the
Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date; and (c) the Certificates (or
a book-entry confirmation (as defined in the Prospectus)) representing all
tendered Old Capital Securities, in proper form for transfer, together with a
Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) or an Agent's Message, properly
completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees and any
other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the
Exchange Agent within five (5) New York Stock Exchange, Inc. trading days after
the date of execution of such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, all as provided in
"The Exchange Offer -- Procedure for Tendering Old Capital Securities" in the
Prospectus.

The Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be delivered by hand or transmitted by
facsimile or mail to the Exchange Agent, and must include a guarantee by an
Eligible Institution in the form set forth in such Notice. For Old Capital
Securities to be properly tendered pursuant to the guaranteed delivery
procedure, the Exchange Agent must receive a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery on or
prior to the Expiration Date. As used herein and in the Prospectus, "Eligible
Institution" means a firm or other entity identified in Rule 17Ad-15 under the
Exchange Act as "an eligible guarantor institution," including (as such terms
are defined therein) (i) a bank; (ii) a broker, dealer, municipal securities
broker or dealer or government securities broker or dealer; (iii) a credit
union; (iv) a national securities exchange, registered securities association or
clearing agency; or (v) a savings association that is a participant in a
Securities Transfer Association. THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATES, THIS
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IS AT THE OPTION AND SOLE
RISK OF THE TENDERING HOLDER AND THE DELIVERY WILL BE DEEMED MADE ONLY WHEN
ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT. IF DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL
WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED, OR OVERNIGHT DELIVERY SERVICE
IS RECOMMENDED. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ENSURE TIMELY
DELIVERY ON OR PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE.

Neither the Company nor the Issuer Trust will accept any alternative,
conditional or contingent tenders. Each tendering holder, by execution of a
Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), waives any right to receive any
notice of the acceptance of such tender.

2.       GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURES.  No signature guarantee on this Letter of
Transmittal is required if:  (i) this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the
registered holder (which term, for purposes of this document, shall include any
participant  in DTC whose name appears on a security position listing as the
owner of  the Old Capital Securities) of Old Capital Securities tendered
herewith,  unless such holder(s) has completed either the box entitled "Special
Issuance Instructions" or the box entitled "Special Delivery Instructions"
above; or (ii) such Old Capital Securities are tendered for the account of a
firm that is an Eligible Institution.

In all other cases, an Eligible Institution must guarantee the signature(s) on
this Letter of Transmittal. See Instruction 5.

3.       INADEQUATE SPACE. If the space provided in the box captioned
"Description of Old Capital Securities" is inadequate, the Certificate number(s)
and/or the Liquidation Amount of Old Capital Securities and any other required
information should be listed on a separate signed schedule which is attached to
this Letter of Transmittal.

4.       PARTIAL TENDERS AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS. Tenders of Old Capital
Securities will be accepted only in the Liquidation Amount of $100,000 (100
Capital Securities) and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, provided
that if any Old Capital Securities are tendered for exchange in part, the
untendered Liquidation Amount thereof must be $100,000 (100 Capital Securities)
or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. If less than all the Old
Capital Securities evidenced by any Certificate submitted are to be tendered,
fill in the Liquidation Amount of Old Capital Securities which are to be
tendered in the box entitled "Liquidation Amount of Old Capital Securities
Tendered (if less than all)." In such case, new Certificate(s) for the remainder
of the Old Capital Securities that were evidenced by your old Certificate(s)
will only be sent to the holder of the Old Capital Securities, promptly after
the Expiration Date unless the appropriate boxes on this Letter of Transmittal
are completed. All Old Capital Securities represented by Certificates delivered
to the Exchange Agent will be deemed to have been tendered unless otherwise
indicated.

Except as otherwise provided herein, tenders of Old Capital Securities may be
withdrawn at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date. In order for a
withdrawal to be effective on or prior to that time, a written, telegraphic,
telex or facsimile transmission of such notice of withdrawal must be timely
received by the Exchange Agent at one of its addresses set forth above or in the
Prospectus on or prior to the Expiration Date. Any such notice of withdrawal
must specify the name of the person who tendered the Old Capital Securities to
be withdrawn, the aggregate Liquidation Amount of Old Capital Securities to be
withdrawn, and (if Certificates for Old Capital Securities have been tendered)
the name of the registered holder of the Old Capital Securities as set forth on
the Certificate for the Old Capital Securities, if different from that of the
person who tendered such Old Capital Securities. If Certificates for the Old
Capital Securities have been delivered or otherwise identified to the Exchange
Agent, then prior to the physical release of such Certificates for the Old
Capital Securities, the tendering holder must submit the serial numbers shown on
the particular Certificates for the Old Capital Securities to be withdrawn and
the signature on the notice of withdrawal must be guaranteed by an Eligible
Institution, except in the case of Old Capital Securities tendered for the
account of an Eligible Institution.  If Old Capital Securities have been
tendered pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer set forth in "The
Exchange Offer -- Procedure for Tendering Old Capital Securities," the notice of
withdrawal must specify the name and number of the account at DTC to be
credited with the withdrawal of Old Capital Securities, in which case a notice
of withdrawal will be effective if delivered to the Exchange Agent by written or
facsimile transmission. Withdrawals of tenders of Old Capital Securities may not
be rescinded. Old Capital Securities properly withdrawn will not be deemed
validly tendered for purposes of the Exchange Offer, but may be retendered at
any subsequent time on or prior to the Expiration Date by following any of the
procedures described in the Prospectus under "The Exchange Offer -- Procedure
for Tendering Old Capital Securities."

All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of
receipt) of such withdrawal notices will be determined by the Company and the
Issuer Trust, in their sole discretion, whose determination shall be final and
binding on all parties.  Neither the Company, the Issuer Trust, any affiliates
or assigns of the Company and the Issuer Trust, the Exchange Agent, nor any
other person, shall be under any duty to give any notification of any
irregularities in any notice of withdrawal or incur any liability for failure to
give any such notification. Any Old Capital Securities which have been tendered
but which are withdrawn on or prior to the Expiration Date will be returned to
the holder thereof without cost to such holder promptly after withdrawal.

5.       SIGNATURES ON LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, ASSIGNMENTS AND ENDORSEMENTS. If
this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of the Old
Capital Securities tendered hereby, the signature(s) must correspond exactly
with the name(s) as written on the face of the Certificate(s) without
alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever.

If any of the Old Capital Securities tendered hereby are owned of record by two
or more joint owners, all such owners must sign this Letter of Transmittal.

If any tendered Old Capital Securities are registered in different name(s) on
several Certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many
separate Letters of Transmittal (or facsimiles thereof) as there are different
registrations of Certificates.

If this Letter of Transmittal or any Certificates or bond powers are signed by
trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of
corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such
persons should so indicate when signing and must submit proper evidence
satisfactory to the Company and the Issuer Trust, in their sole discretion, of
each such person's authority to so act.

When this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered owner(s) of the Old
Capital Securities listed and transmitted hereby, no endorsement(s) of
Certificate(s) or separate bond power(s) are required unless New Capital
Securities are to be issued in the name of a person other than the registered
holder(s). Signature(s) on such Certificate(s) or bond power(s) must be
guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.

If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the registered
owner(s) of the Old Capital Securities listed, the Certificates must be endorsed
or accompanied by appropriate bond powers, signed exactly as the name or names
of the registered owner(s) appear(s) on the Certificates, and also must be
accompanied by such opinions of counsel, certifications and other information as
the Company, the Issuer Trust or the Exchange Agent may require in accordance
with the restrictions on transfer applicable to the Old Capital Securities.
Signatures on such Certificates or bond powers must be guaranteed by an Eligible
Institution.

6.       SPECIAL ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS. If New Capital Securities
are to be issued in the name of a person other than the signer of this Letter of
Transmittal, or if New Capital Securities are to be sent to someone other than
the signer of this Letter of Transmittal or to an address other than that shown
above, the appropriate boxes on this Letter of Transmittal should be completed.
Certificates for Old Capital Securities not exchanged will be returned by mail
or, if tendered by book-entry transfer, by crediting the account indicated above
maintained at DTC unless the appropriate boxes on this Letter of Transmittal
are completed. See Instruction 4.

7.        IRREGULARITIES. The Company and the Issuer Trust will determine, in
their sole discretion, all questions as to the form of documents, validity,
eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for exchange of any
tender of Old Capital Securities, which determination shall be final and binding
on all parties. The Company and the Issuer Trust reserve the absolute right to
reject any and all tenders determined by either of them not to be in proper form
or the acceptance of which, or exchange for, may, in the view of counsel to the
Company and the Issuer Trust, be unlawful. The Company and the Issuer Trust also
reserve the absolute right, subject to applicable law, to waive any of the
conditions of the Exchange Offer set forth in the Prospectus under "The Exchange
Offer -- Conditions to the Exchange Offer" or any conditions or irregularity in
any tender of Old Capital Securities of any particular holder whether or not
similar conditions or irregularities are waived in the case of other holders.
The Company's and the Issuer Trust's interpretation of the terms and conditions
of the Exchange Offer (including this Letter of Transmittal and the instructions
hereto) will be final and binding. No tender of Old Capital Securities will be
deemed to have been validly made until all irregularities with respect to such
tender have been cured or waived.  Neither the Company, the Issuer Trust, any
affiliates or assigns of the Company, the Issuer Trust, the Exchange Agent, nor
any other person, shall be under any duty to give notification of any
irregularities in tenders or incur any liability for failure to give such
notification.

8.        QUESTIONS, REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE AND ADDITIONAL COPIES. Questions 
and requests for assistance may be directed to the Exchange Agent at its address
and telephone  number  set  forth  on the  front  of  this  Letter  of  
Transmittal. Additional copies of the Prospectus,  the Notice of Guaranteed 
Delivery and the Letter of  Transmittal  may be  obtained  from the  Exchange  
Agent or from your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other
nominee.

9.        31% BACKUP WITHHOLDING; SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9. Under U.S. Federal income
tax law, a holder whose tendered Old Capital Securities are accepted for
exchange is required to provide the Exchange Agent with such holder's correct
taxpayer identification number ("TIN") on the Substitute Form W-9 below. If the
Exchange Agent is not provided with the correct TIN, the Internal Revenue
Service (the "IRS") may subject the holder or other payee to a $50 penalty. In
addition, payments to such holders or other payees with respect to Old Capital
Securities exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be subject to 31% backup
withholding.

The box in Part 2 of the Substitute Form W-9 may be checked if the tendering
holder has not been issued a TIN and has applied for a TIN or intends to apply
for a TIN in the near future. If the box in Part 2 is checked, the holder or
other payee must also complete the Certificate of Awaiting Taxpayer
Identification Number below in order to avoid backup withholding.
Notwithstanding that the box in Part 2 is checked and the Certificate of
Awaiting Taxpayer Identification Number is completed, the Exchange Agent will
withhold 31% of all payments made prior to the time a properly certified TIN is
provided to the Exchange Agent. The Exchange Agent will retain such amounts
withheld during the 60-day period following the date of the Substitute Form W-9.
If the holder furnishes the Exchange Agent with its TIN within 60 days after the
date of the Substitute Form W-9, the amounts retained during the 60 day period
will be remitted to the holder and no further amounts shall be retained or
withheld from payments made to the holder thereafter. If, however, the holder
has not provided the Exchange Agent with its TIN within such 60 day period,
amounts withheld will be remitted to the IRS as backup withholding. In addition,
31% of all payments made thereafter will be withheld and remitted to the IRS
until a correct TIN is provided.

The holder is required to give the Exchange Agent the TIN (e.g., social security
number or employer identification number) of the registered owner of the Old
Capital Securities or of the last transferee appearing on the transfers attached
to, or endorsed on, the Old Capital Securities. If the Old Capital Securities
are registered in more than one name or are not in the name of the actual owner,
consult the enclosed "Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification
Number on Substitute Form W-9" for additional guidance on which number to
report.

Certain holders (including, among others, corporations, financial institutions
and certain foreign persons) may not be subject to these backup withholding and
reporting requirements. Such holders should nevertheless complete the attached
Substitute Form W-9 below, and write "exempt" on the face thereof, to avoid
possible erroneous backup withholding. A foreign person may qualify as an exempt
recipient by submitting a properly completed IRS Form W-8, signed under
penalties of perjury, attesting to that holder's exempt status.  Please consult
the enclosed "Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on
Substitute Form W-9" for additional guidance on which holders are exempt from
backup withholding.

Backup withholding is not an additional U.S. Federal income tax. Rather, the
U.S. Federal income tax liability of a person subject to backup withholding will
be reduced by the amount of tax withheld. If withholding results in an
overpayment of taxes, a refund may be obtained.

10.      WAIVER OF CONDITIONS. The Company and the Issuer Trust reserve the
absolute right to waive satisfaction of any or all conditions enumerated in the
Prospectus.

11.      NO CONDITIONAL TENDERS. No alternative, conditional, irregular or
contingent tenders will be accepted. All tendering holders of Old Capital
Securities, by execution and delivery of this Letter of Transmittal, shall waive
any right to receive notice of the acceptance of their Old Capital Securities
for exchange.

12.      LOST, DESTROYED OR STOLEN CERTIFICATES. If any Certificate(s)
representing Old Capital Securities have been lost, destroyed or stolen, the
holder should promptly notify the Exchange Agent. The holder will then be
instructed as to the steps that must be taken in order to replace the
Certificate(s). This Letter of Transmittal and related documents cannot be
processed until the procedures for replacing lost, destroyed or stolen
Certificate(s) have been followed.

13.      SECURITY TRANSFER TAXES. Holders who tender their Old Capital
Securities for exchange will not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in
connection therewith. If, however, New Capital Securities are to be delivered
to, or are to be issued in the name of, any person other than the registered
holder of the Old Capital Securities tendered, or if a transfer tax is imposed
for any reason other than the exchange of Old Capital Securities in connection
with the Exchange Offer, then the amount of any such transfer tax (whether
imposed on the registered holder or any other persons) will be payable by the
tendering holder. If satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes or exemption
therefrom is not submitted with the Letter of Transmittal, the amount of such
transfer taxes will be billed directly to such tendering holder.

IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL (OR FACSIMILE THEREOF) AND ALL OTHER
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT ON OR PRIOR TO 5:00
P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.

TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL TENDERING SECURITY HOLDERS (SEE INSTRUCTION 9)


 
PAYER'S NAME: BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
SUBSTITUTE                               PART 1 -- PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR TIN ON  THE LINE     Social Security Number
                                         AT RIGHT AND CERTIFY BY SIGNING AND DATING BELOW   Employer
FORM W-9                                                                                    Identification Number
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Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

PAYER'S REQUEST FOR TAXPAYER
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (TIN) AND
CERTIFICATION
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                                         PART 2 -- CERTIFICATION -- Under penalties of perjury, I certify that:

                                                   (1)     the number shown on this form is my correct taxpayer
                                         identification number (or I am waiting for a number to be issued to me);

                                                   (2)     I am not subject to backup withholding either because
                                         (i) I am exempt from backup  withholding, (ii) I have not been notified
                                         by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") that I am  subject to backup
                                         withholding as a  result of a failure to report all interest or
                                         dividends, or (iii) the IRS has notified me that I
                                         am no longer subject to backup withholding, and

                                                   (3)     any other information provided on this form is true and
                                         correct.

                                         CERTIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS -- You must cross out item (2) in Part 2 above
                                         if you have been notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup
                                         withholding because of under reporting interest or dividends on your tax
                                         return and you have not  been notified by the IRS that you are no longer
                                         subject to backup withholding.
                                         -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------
                                         Signature-------------------------------------     Part 3
                                         Name (Please Print)---------------------------     Awaiting TIN [  ]
                                         Address (Please Print)_________________________







NOTE: FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM MAY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
RESULT IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING OF 31% OF ANY AMOUNTS PAID TO YOU PURSUANT TO  THE
EXCHANGE OFFER. PLEASE REVIEW THE ENCLOSED GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF
TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE IF YOU CHECKED THE BOX IN PART 3 OF
SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9.

             CERTIFICATE OF AWAITING TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

 I certify under penalties of perjury that a taxpayer identification number has
 not been issued to me, and either (i) I have mailed or delivered an application
 to receive a taxpayer identification number to the appropriate Internal Revenue
 Service Center or Social Security Administration Office or (ii) I intend to
 mail or deliver an application in the near future. I understand that if I do
 not provide a taxpayer identification number by the time of payment, 31% of all
 payments made to me on account of the New Capital Securities shall be retained
 until I provide a taxpayer identification number to the Exchange Agent and
 that, if I do not provide my taxpayer identification number within 60 days,
 such retained amounts shall be remitted to the Internal Revenue Service as
 backup withholding and 31% of all reportable payments made to me thereafter
 will be withheld and remitted to the Internal Revenue Service until I provide a
 taxpayer identification number.

 Signature:-------------------------------- Date:-------------------------------
 Name (Please Print):-----------------------------------------------------------
 Address (Please Print):--------------------------------------------------------