As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 2001

                                                      Registration No. 333-67512
                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, DC 20549
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                              AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

                                   FORM S-3
                            REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     Under
                          THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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                             Sara Lee Corporation
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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        Maryland                                          36-2089049
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(State of incorporation)                    (I.R.S. Employee Identification No.)


                    Three First National Plaza, Suite 4400
                         Chicago, Illinois 60602-4260
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              (Address, including zip code, and telephone number
                       of registrant's executive office)

                     Sara Lee Corporation Investment Plan
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                           (Full title of the plan)

                              Roderick A. Palmore
              Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
                             Sara Lee Corporation
                    Three First National Plaza, Suite 4600
                         Chicago, Illinois 60602-4260

                             (312) 726-2600

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(Name, Address and Telephone Number, including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: From time to
time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant
to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. / /

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a
delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box. /X/

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant
to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. / /

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under
the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. / /


If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. / /


     The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or
dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall
file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration
Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become
effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting
pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.



                               TABLE OF CONTENTS



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Sara Lee Corporation....................................................   2
Where You Can Find More Information.....................................   2
Sara Lee Corporation Investment Plan....................................   4
  Purpose of the Plan...................................................   4
  Administration........................................................   4
  Eligibility and Enrollment............................................   4
  Optional Cash Investments.............................................   6
  Purchase of Common Stock..............................................   7
  Dividends.............................................................   8
  Sale of Shares........................................................   8
  Custodial Service.....................................................   9
  Issuance of Stock Certificates........................................   9
  Gifts and Transfers of Shares.........................................  10
  Gifts to Minors.......................................................  10
  Service Fees and Commissions..........................................  10
  Termination from the Plan.............................................  11
  Additional Information................................................  11
Limitation of Liability.................................................  12
Certain U.S. Federal Income Taxation Considerations.....................  12
Use of Proceeds.........................................................  13
Legal Matters...........................................................  13
Experts.................................................................  13


     No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any
representations other than those contained in this prospectus.  If any other
information or representations are given or made, you must not rely upon them as
having been authorized.

     Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any sale made hereunder should
be deemed to imply that there has been no change in the affairs of Sara Lee
Corporation since the date of this prospectus or that the information herein is
correct as of any time subsequent to its date. This prospectus supersedes all
prior prospectuses and related documents.

     This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of
an offer to buy shares of Sara Lee common stock in any state or other
jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or
solicitation. To the extent required by applicable law in certain jurisdictions,
shares offered under the Plan to persons who are not record holders of Sara Lee
common stock are offered only through a registered broker/dealer in those
jurisdictions.

                  PARTICIPANTS IN THE PLAN SHOULD RETAIN THIS
                       PROSPECTUS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.




Subject To Completion, Dated September 17, 2001. We may not sell these
securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission is effective.



                     SARA LEE CORPORATION INVESTMENT PLAN

     We are pleased to offer the Sara Lee Corporation Investment Plan, a
dividend reinvestment and direct stock purchase plan designed to provide
investors with a convenient method to purchase shares of Sara Lee common stock
and to reinvest cash dividends in the purchase of additional shares. If you
currently participate in our Automatic Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Stock
Purchase Plan, you automatically will be enrolled in this revised Plan, without
any further action on your part; however, the terms of the revised Plan
(including the minimum stock ownership requirements) will apply to you. Key
features of the Plan include the following:

  .  If you currently hold fewer than 10 shares of Sara Lee common stock
     registered in your name, or if you do not own any Sara Lee shares, you may
     join the Plan by either (i) making an initial cash investment of at least
     $500, or (ii) authorizing monthly deductions of at least $100 from your
     bank account to purchase Sara Lee common stock for your account.


  .  If you currently own at least 10 shares of Sara Lee common stock,
     registered in your name, you may participate in the Plan simply by
     completing an enrollment form. If you own at least 10 shares but they are
     currently held by a bank or broker in its name (that is, in "street name"),
     you will need to instruct your bank or broker to convert the shares to
     certificate form, and re-register the shares in your name, in order to
     participate.

  .  If you are an active participant in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan
     ("ESPP") or International Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("IESPP"), the
     requirement that you have a minimum of 10 shares registered in your name in
     order to enroll and remain in the Investment Plan will not apply to you, so
     long as your monthly payroll deductions for the ESPP or IESPP continue.


  .  You may elect to reinvest cash dividends paid on all (but not less than
     all) of your Sara Lee shares. Unless you elect to have dividends paid in
     cash, all dividends paid with respect to shares registered in your name
     will be used to purchase additional shares of Sara Lee common stock.

  .  Once you have enrolled, you may make additional investments of at least
     $100 or more by check or money order, or by authorizing automatic monthly
     deductions from your bank account. You may invest up to a maximum of
     $120,000 during any calendar year. Purchases for the Plan will be made
     monthly.

  .  Participation in the Plan is subject to the payment of certain fees in
     connection with enrollment and the purchase and sale of shares. Sales under
     the Plan will be made weekly.

  Sara Lee Corporation's common stock is listed under the symbol "SLE" on the
New York, Chicago and Pacific Stock Exchanges. Sara Lee's common stock also is
traded on the London, Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Paris stock exchanges and
on the Swiss Exchange.


This Prospectus is dated September   , 2001 and covers 5,000,000 shares of
Common Stock

     Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this
prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.




                             SARA LEE CORPORATION

     We are a global manufacturer and marketer of brand name products for
consumers throughout the world. We have operations in 58 countries and
market branded consumer products in more than 180 nations. Our businesses are
classified into three major global business segments- Sara Lee Food and
Beverage, Intimates and Underwear, and Household Products. Our products and
services include fresh and frozen baked goods, processed meats, coffee and tea,
beverage systems, food and non-food products distributed to the foodservice
industry, intimate apparel, underwear, activewear, legwear and other apparel and
accessory items, and personal, household and shoe care products. Our principal
executive offices are located at 70 W. Madison Street, Three First National
Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60602-4260, and our telephone number is (312) 726-2600.

                      WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

     We file annual, quarterly and special reports and other information with
the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). You may read and copy any
document we file at the SEC's public reference room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further
information on the operation of the public reference room. You may also read and
copy those documents at the offices of: The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20
Broad Street, New York, New York 10005; The Chicago Stock Exchange,
Incorporated, 440 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605; and The Pacific
Stock Exchange, Incorporated, 301 Pine Street, San Francisco, California 94104.
Our SEC filings are also available to the public over the Internet on the SEC's
web site at http://www.sec.gov.

     The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information we file
with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by
referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is
considered to be part of this prospectus, and information that we file later
with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We
incorporate by reference the following documents we filed with the SEC (file
number 1-3344) and any future filings that we make with the SEC under Section
13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

     .  Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended July 1, 2000;

     .  Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for our fiscal quarters ended
        September 30, 2000, December 30, 2000 and March 31, 2001; and

     .  Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 21, 2001, as
        amended on September 4, 2001, and our Current Report on Form 8-K filed
        with the SEC on September 4, 2001; and

     .  The description of our common stock contained in the proxy
        statement/prospectus, dated September 9, 1999, filed with the SEC under
        the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), as part
        of our Registration Statement on Form S-4 (file number 333-86707), and
        the description of the related preferred stock purchase rights contained
        in our registration statement on Form 8-A dated March 26, 1998 (File No.
        1-3344), filed with the SEC, including any amendment or report filed for
        the purpose of updating such description.

You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in
this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone
else to provide you with different information.

     We will provide you without charge, upon request, a copy of any of the
documents incorporated by reference. Requests should be directed to Sara Lee
Corporation, Attn: Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs Department, 70 W.
Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602-4260. You also may call (800) 654-SARA
toll free within the U.S., or (201) 433-7522 from outside the U.S.

     We have filed a registration statement with the SEC relating to the shares
offered hereby. This prospectus omits some information contained in the
registration statement, as permitted by SEC rules.

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For further information, you should refer to the registration statement, its
exhibits and the documents incorporated by reference in the registration
statement.

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                     SARA LEE CORPORATION INVESTMENT PLAN

                              Purpose Of The Plan

1.   What is the purpose of the Plan?

     The purpose of the Plan is to promote long-term stock ownership among
     existing and new investors in Sara Lee by providing a convenient method to
     purchase shares of Sara Lee common stock and, if desired, reinvest cash
     dividends paid on such shares.

                                Administration

2.   Who administers the Plan?

     The Plan is administered by our Shareholder Services Department, which
     serves as our stock transfer agent, registrar and dividend disbursing
     agent. As Administrator, Sara Lee Shareholder Services acts as agent for
     Plan participants and keeps records, sends statements and performs other
     duties relating to the Plan. Sara Lee Shareholder Services reserves the
     right to resign as Plan Administrator at any time, in which event Sara Lee
     would designate a new administrator.

     An independent broker-dealer, acting as purchasing agent for Plan
     participants, makes purchases and executes sales of Sara Lee common stock
     under the Plan. To the extent required by applicable law in certain
     jurisdictions, shares offered under the Plan are offered through an
     independent broker-dealer.


3.   How do I contact the Plan Administrator?

     Written inquiries and requests     Sara Lee Shareholder Services
     for enrollment packages for new    70 W. Madison Street
     investors                          Chicago, Illinois 60602-4260
     Telephone inquiries:               (888) 422-9881, toll free within
                                        the U.S., or (312) 726-2600 from
                                        elsewhere
     Facsimile inquiries:               (312) 345-5782
     E-mail:                            shareholders@saralee.com

     When communicating with the Administrator, you should always have available
     your account number and taxpayer identification number.

4.   What kind of reports will be sent to participants in the Plan?

     The Administrator will send you an account statement within 10 business
     days after each cash investment, dividend reinvestment, transfer or
     termination. The Administrator also will send you a statement promptly
     after each sale of shares under the Plan. You should retain these
     statements in order to establish the cost basis of shares purchased under
     the Plan for income tax and other purposes. The reports will be mailed to
     you in paper format or, if you have enrolled in our electronic delivery
     program, in electronic format over the Internet. In addition, each
     participant will receive all communications sent to all other Sara Lee
     stockholders, such as annual reports and proxy statements.


     Please note that if you are enrolling for dividend reinvestment, you
     will not receive a confirmation notice of your enrollment.

                          Eligibility And Enrollment

5.   I am not currently a Sara Lee stockholder. Can I participate in the Plan?

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     Yes. If you do not currently own any shares of Sara Lee common stock, you
     may enroll in the Plan by completing and returning an enrollment form for
     new investors and either (i) making an initial cash investment of at least
     $500, or (ii) authorizing monthly deductions of at least $100 from a
     qualified bank account for the purchase of Sara Lee common stock.


6.   I already am a Sara Lee stockholder - am I eligible to participate in the
     Plan?


  Yes. If you already hold at least 10 shares of Sara Lee common stock
     registered directly in your name (that is, if you have one or more
     certificates for the shares, or you hold shares in book-entry form in our
     Employee Stock Purchase Plan or International Employee Stock Purchase
     Plan), you may enroll in the Plan simply by completing and returning the
     appropriate enrollment form.

     If you currently own fewer than 10 shares of Sara Lee common stock
     registered in your name, or do not own any shares of Sara Lee, you may
     enroll by completing and returning the appropriate enrollment form and
     either (i) making an initial investment of at least $500, or (ii)
     authorizing automatic monthly deductions of at least $100 from your bank
     account to purchase Sara Lee common stock until you reach the 10 share
     minimum. See Question 8 below for exceptions to this minimum ownership
     requirement.


7.   I already own shares, but they are held by my bank or broker and registered
     in "street name." How can I participate in the Plan?

     If you currently own shares of Sara Lee common stock that are held on your
     behalf by a bank or broker (that is, in "street name"), you will need to
     have at least 10 shares registered directly in your name in order to be
     eligible to participate. Contact your bank or broker directly to arrange
     for your shares to be re-registered in your name. Once the shares are
     registered in your name, you can request the Administrator to send you an
     enrollment package.

     Participants may, if they wish, send their share certificates to the
     Administrator for safekeeping. This service is provided for your
     convenience and is not mandatory. In order to sell certificated shares
     through the Plan, however, it is necessary that the certificates be
     deposited with the Administrator before the sale. See Questions 21 and 24
     below.

8.   I own fewer than 10 shares of Sara Lee common stock, but I do participate
     in Sara Lee's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Does the 10-share minimum for
     participation in this Plan apply to me?

     No, as long as you are an active participant in our Employee Stock Purchase
     Plan (ESPP) or International Employee Stock Purchase Plan (IESPP). To be an
     active participant in either the ESPP or IESPP means that an amount is
     deducted from your paycheck each pay period to purchase shares of Sara Lee
     common stock. If you are an active participant the requirement to hold a
     minimum of 10 shares registered in your name in order to enroll and remain
     in the Sara Lee Corporation Investment Plan will not apply to you, so long
     as your monthly payroll deductions for the ESPP or IESPP continue. If you
     cease to participate in the ESPP or IESPP and you have fewer than 10 shares
     registered in your name, the Administrator may terminate your participation
     in the Plan unless you purchase additional shares and achieve the minimum
     balance within three (3) months after your active participation in the ESPP
     or IESPP ceases.


9.   Do I have to pay a fee to enroll in the Plan?


  Yes, but only if you are not currently a registered stockholder. If you do
     not hold shares of Sara Lee common stock that are registered directly in
     your name, you will be required to pay a one-time $10.00 enrollment fee to
     enroll in the Plan. To pay the enrollment fee, you may either include with
     your enrollment form a separate check or money order for $10.00 made
     payable to "Sara Lee Corporation Investment Plan" or we will deduct the
     $10.00 enrollment fee from your initial investment; however, if you join
     the Plan by authorizing monthly deductions from your bank account, you must
     include a separate check or money order for the enrollment fee with your
     enrollment form. For each optional cash investment you make (including your
     initial investment), an investment fee will be deducted from your funds
     before the funds are invested. The investment fee is


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     $3.00, if you make additional investments by check or money order, or
     $1.50, if the additional investments are automatically deducted from your
     bank account. See Question 30 below for additional information.

10.  Are there any restrictions on participation in the Plan by stockholders
     residing outside the United States?

     Regulations in certain countries may limit or prohibit participation in
     services provided under this type of program. Therefore, persons residing
     outside the United States should first determine whether they are subject
     to any governmental regulations prohibiting or limiting their participation
     before requesting any of the services provided through the Plan.

                           Optional Cash Investments

11.  What are the minimum and maximum amounts for optional cash investments?

     Additional investments may be made in amounts of at least $100, subject to
     a maximum of $120,000 during any calendar year, including your initial
     investment, if any. If you deliver optional cash payments in excess of the
     $120,000 maximum for any calendar year, or for less than the $100 minimum
     optional investment amount, the funds will be returned to you.

12.  How do I make an optional cash investment?

     You may send a check or money order payable in U.S. dollars to "Sara Lee
     Corporation Investment Plan" or authorize the Plan to make automatic
     monthly deductions form your bank account (See Question 13 below). Cash and
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     third-party checks will not be accepted. Checks or money orders must be
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     accompanied by the appropriate section of your account statement and should
     be mailed to Sara Lee Investment Plan, 22743 Network Place, Chicago,
     Illinois 60673-1227. If you do not have the appropriate section of your
     account statement, you can mail your investment to the Administrator. See
     the address in Question 3. Make sure you include the account number and/or
     the full registration name on the account. You may combine optional cash
     payments with automatic monthly bank debits, as long as your total
     investment in any calendar year does not exceed $120,000.

     Optional cash payments received less than 48 hours prior to an investment
     date will not be invested until the next subsequent investment date (i.e.,
     in the month after the funds were received). No interest will be paid by
     Sara Lee, the Administrator or the purchasing agent on any funds held for
     the Plan participants. Purchases will be made once a month on the 15th of
     each month, or on the next business day if the 15th is not a business day.

13.  Can I have optional cash investments automatically deducted from my bank
     account?

     Yes. You can authorize monthly automatic deductions from an account at a
     bank or financial institution that is a member of the National Automated
     Clearing House Association. The minimum amount for monthly deductions is
     $100.

     .  To initiate this service, you must send a completed "Automatic
        Investment Service" form to the Administrator.

     .  To change any aspect of the instruction, you must send a revised
        "Automatic Investment Service" form to the Administrator.

     .  To terminate the deductions, you must notify the Administrator in
        writing.

     Initial set-up, changes and terminations to the automatic deduction
     instructions will be made as soon as practicable. Once automatic deductions
     begin (which may take 2-6 weeks), funds will be deducted

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     from your designated account on the 10th of each month, or the next
     business day if the 10th is not a business day. The funds will be invested
     on the 15th of that month, or on the next business day if the 15th is not a
     business day.

14.  Will I be charged fees if I elect to make optional cash investments?

     Yes. For each investment made by check or money order, you will be charged
     a $3.00 fee. A fee of $1.50 per investment will be charged for each
     investment made by automatic monthly deduction. These fees will be deducted
     from funds you send to the Administrator, before the funds are used to
     purchase Sara Lee common stock. See Question 30 below.

15.  What if I have "insufficient funds" in my bank account to cover my check
     or monthly deduction?

     If the Administrator does not receive credit for a cash payment because of
     insufficient funds or because the bank draft information is incorrect, the
     requested purchase will be deemed void. If shares have already been
     purchased for your account, the Administrator promptly will remove from
     your account any shares purchased based upon the prior credit of such
     funds. The Administrator also may place a hold on your Plan account until
     an "insufficient funds" fee of $20.00 is received from you, or the
     Administrator may sell such number of shares necessary to satisfy any
     uncollected amounts. If the net proceeds from the sale of such shares are
     insufficient to satisfy the balance of the uncollected amounts, the
     Administrator may sell additional shares from your account as necessary to
     satisfy the uncollected balance. If the Administrator has not received
     credit for a cash payment made by you on one or more occasions because you
     had insufficient funds or because your bank draft information was
     incorrect, the Administrator reserves the right to require that you make
     all future cash payments by money order or cashier's check.

                           Purchase Of Common Stock

16.  What is the source of Sara Lee common stock purchased through the Plan?

     The Plan's purchasing agent will purchase shares of Sara Lee common stock
     in the open market. Share purchases in the open market may be made on the
     New York Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange where Sara Lee common
     stock is traded, or by negotiated transactions on such terms as the
     purchasing agent may reasonably determine. The purchasing agent has
     discretion over the purchase of Sara Lee shares for the Plan. None of Sara
     Lee, the Administrator or any participant will have any authority or power
     to direct the date, time or price at which, or the manner in which, shares
     may be purchased by the purchasing agent.

17.  When will shares be purchased?

     Initial and optional investment purchases will be made once a month on the
     15th of each month, or on the next business day if the 15th is not a
     business day. No interest will be paid by Sara Lee, the Administrator or
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     the purchasing agent with respect to amounts held pending investment. The
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     Administrator may commingle each participant's funds with those of other
     participants for the purpose of executing purchases.

18.  What is the price of shares purchased under the Plan?

     Shares purchased in the open market on any investment date will be credited
     to a participant's account at the weighted average price of all Sara Lee
     shares purchased on that date or period of days for the Plan, including
     brokerage commissions of $.04 per share. Participants will bear any risk
     associated with fluctuations in the market price of Sara Lee common stock
     while investment funds are held pending investment. In addition, no
     interest on initial or optional cash investments will be paid.


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                                   Dividends

19.  Must my dividends automatically be reinvested in Sara Lee common stock?

     No. You may elect to reinvest the cash dividends paid on all (but not less
     than all) of your Sara Lee shares, including fractional shares held in your
     Plan account. Unless you elect in writing to have dividends paid to you in
     cash, all dividends paid on Sara Lee shares registered in your name
     automatically will be used to purchase additional shares of Sara Lee common
     stock for your account. No fees will be charged in connection with dividend
     reinvestments; however, you will be charged the brokerage commission of
     $.04 per share, which is applicable to all purchases of Sara Lee common
     stock under the Plan.


     You also may elect to have Sara Lee deposit your cash dividends directly
     into your bank account. To elect this option, you should submit to the
     Administrator a completed and signed Direct Deposit Form.

     You may change your election from time to time by notifying the
     Administrator in writing. To be effective with respect to any dividend
     payment, any written change in your dividend election must be received and
     (if complete) accepted by the Administrator at least 24 hours prior to the
     record date for the next dividend.

20.  When will my dividends be reinvested and at what price?

     Dividends will be invested as soon as practicable after the payment date.
     The reinvestment of your dividends generally will begin on the first
     business day following the dividend payment date and normally will extend
     over a two- to-five-day period. The price of shares purchased with the
     dividend proceeds will be the weighted average price, including brokerage
     commissions, of all shares purchased with reinvested dividends. Dividends
     not invested within 30 days of the dividend payment date will be paid out,
     in cash, to the participants.

                                Sale Of Shares

21.  How do I sell my Plan shares?

     You may sell any number of whole shares held in your account by completing
     the appropriate section of your account statement, or by delivering a
     written request to the Administrator. All registered stockholders of the
     shares to be sold must sign the request. The Administrator will forward
     your request to the Plan's purchasing agent, and the purchasing agent will
     sell your shares, along with shares to be sold for other accounts, within
     five (5) business days. Sales under the Plan will be made once a week, on
     each Wednesday, or on the next business day if any Wednesday is not a
     business day. A check for the proceeds from the sale, less a brokerage
     commission of $.04 per share, will be mailed to you within five (5)
     business days following the sale. All requests to sell shares held in the
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     Plan must be in writing and signed by the account holder.
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     Please note that if you desire to sell shares that you hold in certificate
     form through the Plan, you must first deposit those shares into your Plan
     account (i.e., deliver the stock certificates to the Administrator) before
     they can be sold. See Question 24 below for additional information.
     Additionally, the Administrator will not wire transfer sale proceeds. All
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     payments will be made by check and mailed to the participant.
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     From time to time the Administrator may temporarily freeze participants'
     accounts in the Plan to perform administrative and accounting procedures.
     During any such freeze period, participants may not be able to sell shares
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     held in the Plan, purchase additional shares through the Plan or obtain
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     complete information about their account. The Administrator will use all
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     reasonable efforts to minimize the period during which Plan accounts are
     frozen and to notify participants regarding any freeze period; however,
     none of Sara Lee, the Administrator or the purchasing agent will bear any
     liability for fluctuations in the market price of Sara Lee common stock
     during any freeze period.


22.  Is there a minimum number of shares that I must maintain in my account to
     keep it active?

     Yes. You must have at least 10 whole shares of Sara Lee common stock
     registered in your name in order to participate in the Plan. If you cease
     to have at least 10 shares registered in your name, the Administrator may
     terminate your participation in the Plan unless you purchase additional
     shares and

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     achieve the minimum balance within three (3) months after written notice
     from the Administrator. If your participation in the Plan is terminated,
     your Plan account will be converted into a registered account and the
     Administrator will continue to hold your shares of Sara Lee common stock in
     book-entry form in a safekeeping account. Of course, you may request a
     certificate at any time for any or all of your shares. See Question 28
     below for additional information.

     If you are a new investor who has signed up for automatic monthly
     deductions from your bank account, you will be exempt from this requirement
     during the first six (6) months. If you are an active participant in our
     Employee Stock Purchase Plan (or International Employee Stock Purchase
     Plan), the requirement to own a minimum of 10 shares will not apply to you,
     so long as your monthly payroll deductions for such plans continue. See
     Question 8 above for additional information.


                               Custodial Service

23.  How does the custodial service (book-entry shares) work?

     All shares of Sara Lee common stock that are purchased through the Plan
     will be held by the Administrator in book-entry form (i.e., in electronic
     format) in a safekeeping account. The Plan's book-entry custodial service
     eliminates the risk and cost of certificate loss, theft or destruction. You
     are the owner of these book-entry shares held in a safekeeping account and
     enjoy the same benefits as you would with certificated shares. Certificates
     will not be issued unless you send a written request to the Administrator.
     A Plan participant who holds certificates for other shares of Sara Lee
     common stock outside the Plan also may, at any time, deposit those
     certificates for safekeeping with the Administrator. The shares
     represented by the deposited certificates will be included in book-entry
     form in the participant's safekeeping account.

24.  How do I deposit my Sara Lee stock certificates with the Administrator?

     To deposit certificates into the Plan, you should send your certificates,
     by registered and insured mail, to the Administrator (see the address in
     Question 3), with written instructions to deposit the shares represented by
     the certificates in your Plan account. The certificates should not be
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     endorsed and the assignment section should not be completed.
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25.  Are there any charges associated with this custodial service?

     No. There is no cost to you either for having the Administrator hold the
     shares purchased for you through the Plan, or for depositing with the
     Administrator the stock certificates you hold into your safekeeping
     account.

26.  Can I pledge my shares that are held in the Plan?

     No. Shares held in Plan accounts cannot be pledged. Any shares that you
     wish to pledge must first be converted into certificated form and sent to
     you.

                        Issuance Of Stock Certificates

27.  Will stock certificates be issued for shares acquired through the Plan?

     No. Stock certificates will not be issued for shares in a Plan account
     unless you send a specific written request to the Administrator to
     certificate these shares. See the address in Question 3 where written
     requests should be sent.

28.  How do I request a stock certificate?

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     Certificates for full shares held in the Plan may be obtained, without
     charge, by writing to the Administrator (see the address in Question 3) and
     requesting the issuance of shares in certificate form. Certificates will be
     issued only in the name(s) in which the account is registered, unless you
     (i) instruct the Administrator otherwise, in writing, and (ii) your
     signature on the written instruction is "Medallion Guaranteed" by a bank or
     broker participating in the Medallion Guarantee Program. The Medallion
     Guarantee program ensures that the individual signing is in fact the owner
     as indicated on the participant's account. Medallion stamps can be obtained
     at most major banks and brokerage firms.



                         Gifts And Transfers Of Shares

29.  Can I transfer shares that I hold in the Plan to someone else?

     Yes. You may transfer ownership of some or all of your Plan shares by
     sending the Administrator written, signed transfer instructions. Signatures
     of all registered holders must be "Medallion Guaranteed" by a financial
     institution participating in the Medallion Guarantee program. The Medallion
     Guarantee program ensures that the individual signing is in fact the owner
     as indicated on the participant's account. Medallion stamps can be obtained
     at most major banks and brokerage firms.

     You may transfer shares to new or existing stockholders; however, a new
     Plan account will not be opened if the transferree owns fewer than 10
     shares of Sara Lee common stock registered in his or her name, or if the
     transfer is for fewer than 10 shares because the Plan has a minimum share
     ownership requirement of 10 shares. If you wish to open a new Plan account
     for the transferee and you meet the minimum share requirement, you must
     include a $10.00 enrollment fee for each new account with the gift/transfer
     instructions.

                                Gifts To Minors

     If you are transferring shares to a minor, you need to provide the name of
     the adult custodian who will be listed on the account. Once the minor has
     reached the age of majority, the custodian's name can be removed.
     Additionally, gifts to minors are irrevocable. Shares may not be
     transferred from a custodial account to other custodial accounts or
     individuals until the minor has reached the age of majority and provides us
     with proper transfer instructions and proof of age.

                         Service Fees And Commissions

30.  What are the fees associated with participation in the Plan?

     Participation in the Plan is subject to the payment of certain fees as
     outlined below:

        One-Time Enrollment Fee* .............................  $10.00
        Investment Fees
             via check or money order ........................  $ 3.00
             via automatic investment ........................  $ 1.50
        Brokerage Commission** ...............................  $  .04 per share
        Fee for bounced check or rejected automatic monthly
        deductions*** ........................................  $20.00

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*   Enrollment Fee applies only if you do not hold shares of Sara Lee common
    stock that are registered directly in your name.

**  Brokerage commissions for sales will be waived for sales of shares in an
    account that contains less than one share.
*** If you had insufficient funds or your bank draft information was incorrect
    on one or more occasions, the Administrator reserves the right to require
    that you make all future cash payments by money order or cashier's check.

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Your bank and/or broker also may charge you fees in connection with your
enrollment or participation in the Plan.  Any charges imposed by your bank in
connection with automatic monthly debits, or by your broker for re-registering
your shares in your name, are your responsibility.

                           Termination From The Plan

31.  How do I close my Plan account?

     You may terminate your participation in the Plan either by giving written
     notice to the Administrator or by completing the appropriate section of
     your account statement and returning it to the Administrator. Upon
     termination, the Administrator will issue to you a certificate for the
     number of whole shares held in your Plan account (and a check for the value
     of any fractional share); however, you also may request in writing that the
     Administrator sell all of the shares in your Plan account, as described
     above in Question 21.

     If you elect to have your shares sold, a brokerage commission of $.04 per
     share will be charged. The per-share brokerage commission also will apply
     to the sale of any fractional share. All requests to sell shares held in
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     the Plan must be in writing and signed by the account holder.
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     Any certificates issued upon termination will be issued in the name or
     names in which the account is registered, unless otherwise instructed. If
     the certificate is to be issued in a name other than the name or names on
     your Plan account, you must include complete transfer instructions signed
     by all registered stockholders. The signature(s) on the instruction letter
     must be "Medallion Guaranteed" by a financial institution participating in
     the Medallion Guarantee program. See Question 28 above for additional
     information. No certificates will be issued for fractional shares.

     The Administrator will process notices of termination and send proceeds to
     you as soon as practicable, without interest. If a notice of termination is
     received on or after an ex-dividend date but before the related dividend
     payment date, the termination will be processed as described above and a
     separate dividend check will be mailed as soon as practicable following the
     payment date. Thereafter, cash dividends will be paid out to the
     stockholder and will not be reinvested in Sara Lee common stock.

                            Additional Information

32.  How would a stock split or stock dividend affect my account?

     Any shares resulting from a stock split or stock dividend paid on shares
     held for you by the Administrator in a safekeeping account, or held by
     you in certificate form will be credited to your Plan account and held in
     safekeeping. Of course, you may request a certificate at any time for any
     or all of your shares. See Question 28 above for additional information.

33.  Will I be entitled to vote Sara Lee shares held in my Plan account at Sara
     Lee's annual stockholders' meetings?

     Yes. As a Plan participant, you will be sent a proxy statement in
     connection with each meeting of Sara Lee stockholders, together with a
     proxy card representing the shares held by the Administrator in your Plan
     account. This proxy card, when duly signed and returned, will be voted as
     you indicate. Fractional shares will be aggregated and voted in accordance
     with the participants' directions. If the proxy card is not returned, or if
     it is returned unsigned, the shares will not be voted.

     Sara Lee has a policy that all proxies, ballots and votes tabulated at a
     meeting of stockholders are confidential, and the votes will not be
     revealed to any Sara Lee employee or anyone else, other than to the non-
     employee tabulator of votes or an independent election inspector, except
     (i) as necessary to meet applicable legal requirements, or (ii) in the
     event a proxy solicitation in opposition to the election of the Board of
     Directors is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

34.  Can the Plan be changed or discontinued?

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     Yes. Sara Lee reserves the right to suspend, modify or terminate the Plan,
     or your interest in the plan, at any time. All participants will receive
     notice of any such suspension, modification or termination. Sara Lee also
     reserves the right to change any administrative procedures of the Plan.
     Upon termination of the Plan or your interest in the Plan by Sara Lee, the
     Administrator will continue to hold your shares of Sara Lee common stock in
     book-entry form in a safekeeping account. You may request, however, in
     writing, that either (i) the Administrator issue to you a certificate for
     the number of whole shares held in your Plan account (and a check for the
     value of any fractional share), or (ii) all of the shares in your Plan
     account be sold for you, as described above in Question 21.


                            LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

     If you choose to participate in the Plan, you should recognize that neither
Sara Lee nor the Administrator can assure you of a profit or protect you against
a loss on the shares that you purchase under the Plan.

     Neither Sara Lee nor the Administrator, in administering the Plan, will be
liable for any act done in good faith, or as required by applicable laws, or for
any good faith omission to act. This includes, without limitation, any claims of
liability:

     .  For the prices at which stock purchases or sales are made as reflected
        in your Plan account, or the dates of the purchases or sales of your
        Plan shares; or

     .  For any fluctuation in the market value of your Sara Lee shares after
        they are purchased or sold; or

     .  For failure to terminate your account upon your death prior to receiving
        written notice of such death.

This limitation of liability will not constitute a waiver by any participant of
his or her rights under the federal securities laws.

     Although the Plan provides for the reinvestment of dividends, the
declaration and payment of dividends will continue to be determined by the Board
of Directors of Sara Lee in its discretion, depending upon future earnings, the
financial condition of Sara Lee and other factors. The amount and timing of
dividends may be changed, or the payment of dividends terminated, at any time
without notice.

                CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

     Cash dividends reinvested under the Plan will be taxable for U.S. Federal
income tax purposes as having been received by a participant, even though the
participant has not actually received them in cash. Each participant will
receive an annual statement from the Administrator indicating the amount of
reinvested dividends reported to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as dividend
income.

     A participant will not realize a gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax
purposes upon a transfer of shares to the Plan or the withdrawal of whole shares
from the Plan. Participants will, however, generally realize a gain or loss upon
the receipt of cash for fractional shares held in the Plan. The participant will
also realize a gain or loss when whole shares are sold, either by the purchasing
agent pursuant to the participant's request or by the participant after
termination from the Plan. The amount of gain or loss will be the difference
between the amount that the participant receives for the shares or fraction of a
share sold and the participant's tax basis therefor. In order to determine the
tax basis for shares or any fraction of a share credited to a participant's
account, each participant should retain all account statements.

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     Plan participants who are non-resident aliens or non-U.S. corporations,
partnerships or other entities generally are subject to a withholding tax on
dividends paid on shares held in the Plan. The Administrator is required to
withhold from dividends paid the appropriate amount determined in accordance
with Internal Revenue Service regulations. Where applicable, this withholding
tax is determined by treaty between the United States and the country in which
the participant resides. In addition, dividends paid on shares in Plan accounts
are subject to the "backup withholding" provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
Accordingly, the amount of any dividends, net of the applicable withholding tax,
will be credited to participant Plan accounts for investment in additional
shares of Sara Lee common stock.

     The foregoing is not a comprehensive summary of all of the tax
considerations that may be relevant to a participant in the Plan and does not
constitute tax advice. The summary does not reflect every possible outcome that
could result from participation in the Plan, and does not consider any possible
tax consequences under various state, local, foreign or other tax laws. Each
participant is urged to consult his or her own tax advisor regarding the tax
consequences applicable to his or her particular situation before participating
in the Plan or disposing of shares purchased under the Plan.

                                USE OF PROCEEDS

     Purchases of Sara Lee common stock under the Plan will be made in the open
market and the Company will not receive any proceeds under the Plan.

                                 LEGAL MATTERS

     The legality of the common stock covered hereby has been passed upon for us
by R. Henry Kleeman, Esq., Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant
Secretary of Sara Lee. Mr. Kleeman owns shares of Sara Lee common stock, both
directly and as a participant in various stock and employee benefit plans, and
he is eligible to participate in the Plan.

                                    EXPERTS

     Our consolidated financial statements and schedules appearing in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 1, 2000 have been audited by
Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, as set forth in their
report included therein. We incorporate herein by reference such consolidated
financial statements and schedules in reliance upon the authority of said firm
as experts in accounting and auditing.

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                                    PART II
                    INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.

     The expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the
securities, other than underwriting discounts and agency fees or commissions,
are set forth in the following table. All amounts except the Securities and
Exchange Commission registration fee are estimated.


                                                              
Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee..........    $23,906
Printing expenses............................................     20,000
Accountants' fees and expenses...............................     10,000
Legal fees and expenses......................................     15,000
Miscellaneous................................................      5,000
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Total........................................................    $73,906


ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

     Section 2-418 of the Maryland General Corporation Law permits a Maryland
corporation to include in its charter a provision limiting the liability of its
directors and officers to the corporation and its stockholders for money damages
except for liability resulting from (a) actual receipt of an improper benefit or
profit in money, property or services or (b) active and deliberate dishonesty
established by a final judgment as material to the cause of action.  The
Company's charter contains such a provision that eliminates directors' and
officers' liability to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law.

     The Company's charter authorizes it and its bylaws obligate it, to the
maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, to indemnify any present or former
director or officer of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or any
individual who, while a director or officer of the Company and at the request of
the Company, serves or has served another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise as a director,
officer, partner or trustee from and against any claim or liability to which
that person may become subject or which that person may incur by reason of his
or her service in such capacity and to pay or reimburse their reasonable
expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding.  The charter and
bylaws also permit the Company to indemnify and advance expenses to any person
who served a predecessor of the Company in any of the capacities described above
and any employee or agent of the Company or a predecessor of the Company.

     Maryland law requires a corporation (unless its charter provides otherwise,
which the Company's charter does not) to indemnify a director or officer who has
been successful in the defense of any proceeding to which he is made a party by
reason of his service in that capacity.  Maryland law permits a corporation to
indemnify its present and former directors and officers, among others, against
judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually
incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to which they may be made a
party by reason of their service in those or other capacities unless it is
established that (a) the act or omission of the director or officer was material
to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (1) was committed in bad faith
or (2) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) the director or
officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or
services or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer
had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. However,
under Maryland law, a Maryland corporation may not indemnify for an adverse
judgment in a suit by or in the right of the corporation or for a judgment of
liability on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received, unless in
either case a court orders indemnification and then only for expenses. In
addition, Maryland law permits a corporation to advance reasonable expenses to a
director or officer upon the corporation's receipt of (a) a

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written affirmation by the director officer of his good faith belief that he has
met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the corporation and
(b) a written undertaking by him or on his behalf to repay the amount paid or
reimbursed by the corporation if it is ultimately determined that the standard
of conduct was not met.

     In addition to the above, the Company also maintains indemnity insurance
pursuant to which officers and directors are indemnified or insured against
liability or loss under certain circumstances, which may include liability or
related loss under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

ITEM 16.  EXHIBITS

  A list of exhibits included as part of this registration statement is set
forth in the Exhibit Index appearing elsewhere herein and is incorporated herein
by reference.

ITEM 17.  UNDERTAKINGS

  (a)  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

       (1)      To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

          (i)   To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
                Securities Act of 1933;

          (ii)  To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
                the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
                recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
                in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
                information set forth in the registration statement.
                Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
                volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
                securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)
                and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
                maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
                prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if,
                in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
                more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
                price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table
                in the effective registration statement; and

          (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
                distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
                statement or any material change to such information in the
                registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement.

     (2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
          Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be
          deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
          offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
          shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

     (3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
          of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
          termination of the offering.

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  (b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

  (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a
claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the registrant of  expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question  whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.

                                  SIGNATURES

      The Registrant.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
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1933, as amended, the registrant, Sara Lee Corporation, certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to this registration
statement on Form S-3 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on September 14,
2001.


                              SARA LEE CORPORATION


                              By: /s/ Roderick A. Palmore
                                  ------------------------------------
                              Roderick A. Palmore
                              Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                                                and Secretary



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     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Amendment No. 1 to this registration statement on Form S-3 has been signed
as of September 14, 2001 by the following persons in the capacities
indicated:




     Signature                                    Capacity
     ---------                                    --------
                                     
/s/ John H. Bryan*                      Chairman of the Board and Director (Principal
------------------------------------    Executive Officer
John H. Bryan

  /s/ C. Steven McMillan*               President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
------------------------------------
C. Steven McMillan

  /s/ Frank L. Meysman*                 Executive Vice President and Director
------------------------------------
Frank L. Meysman

  /s/ Cary D. McMillan*                 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and
------------------------------------    Administrative Officer and Director (Principal
Cary D. McMillan                        Financial Officer)

  /s/ Wayne R. Szypulski*               Senior Vice President and Controller (Principal
------------------------------------    Accounting Officer)
Wayne R. Szypulski

  /s/ Paul A. Allaire*                  Director
------------------------------------
Paul A. Allaire

  /s/ Frans H. J. J. Andriessen*        Director
------------------------------------
Frans H. J. J. Andriessen

  /s/ Duane L. Burnham*                 Director
------------------------------------
Duane L. Burnham

  /s/ Charles W. Coker*                 Director
------------------------------------
Charles W. Coker

  /s/ James S. Crown*                   Director
------------------------------------
James S. Crown

  /s/ Willie D. Davis*                  Director
------------------------------------
Willie D. Davis

  /s/ Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.*            Director
------------------------------------
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.

  /s/ James L. Ketelsen*                Director
------------------------------------
James L. Ketelsen

  /s/ Hans B. van Liemt*                Director
------------------------------------
Hans B. van Liemt

  /s/ Joan D. Manley*                   Director
------------------------------------
Joan D. Manley

  /s/ Rozanne L. Ridgway*               Director
------------------------------------
Rozanne L. Ridgway

  /s/ Richard L. Thomas*                Director
------------------------------------
Richard L. Thomas

  /s/ John D. Zeglis*                   Director
------------------------------------
John D. Zeglis


*By: /s/ Roderick A. Palmore
    --------------------------------
    Roderick A. Palmore, as
    Attorney-in-Fact


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                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number                     Description
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    4.1        Articles of Restatement of Charter of the Company, dated April 9,
               1990 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company's
               Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-35760) filed with the
               Commission on July 6, 1990)

    4.2        Articles Supplementary to the Charter of the Company, dated May
               18, 1990 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the
               Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-37575) filed
               with the Commission on November 1, 1990)

    4.3        Articles Supplementary to the Charter of the Company, dated
               October 30, 1992 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) of
               the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
               ended July 2, 1994 (File No. 1-3334))

    4.4        Articles of Amendment of Charter of the Company, dated November
               19, 1998 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a)2 of the
               Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
               July 3, 1999 (File No. 1-3334))

    4.5        Articles Supplementary to the Charter of the registrant, dated
               January 7, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a)3 of
               the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
               ended July 3, 1999 (File No. 1-3334))

    4.6        Amended By-laws of the Company, dated April 27, 2000
               (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(b) of the Company's
               Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 1, 2000
               (File No. 1-3344))

    4.7        Stockholder Rights Agreement, dated March 26, 1998, between the
               Company and First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as Rights
               Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company's
               Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on
               May 19, 1998 (File No. 1-3344))

    *4.8       Sara Lee Corporation Investment Plan (included in full in Part I
               to this Registration Statement)

    +5         Opinion of R. Henry Kleeman, Esq., Vice President, Deputy
               General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

    +23.1      Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

    +23.2      Consent of R. Henry Kleeman, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5)

    +24         Powers of Attorney (included on signature page to this
               Registration Statement)


______________
*Filed herewith.

+Previously filed.


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