The Year for which Interest accrues

if NSC(VIII issue) is purchased after March 31,1989 but before an,1 1999

if NSC(VIII issue)
is purchased after
Dec, 31,1998 but before Jan,15 2000

if NSC(VIII issue)
is purchased after
January 14,2000 but before Mar 01, 2001

if NSC(VIII issue)
is purchased on after Feb,282001 but March 01, 2002

if NSC(VIII issue)
is purchased
after Feb, 28 2002
but before Mar 01, 2003

if NSC(VIII issue)
is purchased after February 28, 2003

First Year

12.40

11.83

11.30

9.72

9.20

8.16

Second Year

13.90

13.23

12.58

10.67

10.05

8.83

Third Year

15.60

14.80

14.00

11.71

10.97

9.55

Fourth Year

17.50

16.54

15.58

12.85

11.98

10.33

Fifth Year

19.70

18.51

17.35

14.10

13.09

11.17

Sixth Year

22.40

20.69

19.31

15.47

14.29

12.08