EXHIBIT 4(b) RALSTON PURINA COMPANY, Issuer AND THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, TrusteeRalston Purina Co • July 28th, 1997 • Grain mill products • New York
EXHIBIT 1 RALSTON PURINA COMPANY $419,998,187.50 6,781,000 STOCK APPRECIATION INCOME LINKED SECURITIES (SM) 7% EXCHANGEABLE NOTES DUE 2000 (SUBJECT TO EXCHANGE INTO SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE, OF INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION)...Ralston Purina Co • July 28th, 1997 • Grain mill products • New York
