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FEDERAL
OF

RESERVE
NEW

BANK

YORK

Fiscal Agent o f th e U nited States

C irc u la r N o. 7 9 7 8
O c to b e r 28, 1978

TR EA SU R Y

ANNOUNCES NOVEM BER

R E F U N D IN G

To A ll Banking Institutions, and Others Concerned,
in the Second Federal Reser\<e District

T h e fo llo w in g s ta te m e n t w as issued O c to b e r 27 by th e T reasury D e p a rtm e n t:
The Treasury will raise about $2,000 m illion o f new cash and refund $3,994 m illion o f securities m aturing
Novem ber 15. 1976, by issuing $3,000 m illion o f 3-year notes, $2,000 m illion of 7-year notes, and $1,000 m illion
of 23‘ i -year bonds.
The $3,994 m illion of m aturing securities to be refunded in the general offering are those held by private
investors. G overnm ent accounts and Federal Reserve Banks, for their own accounts, hold $331 m illion o f
m atu rin g securities that may be refunded by issuing additonal am ounts of new securities. A dditional am ounts o f
the notes and the bonds may also be issued, for new cash only, to Federal Reserve Banks as agents for foreign
and international m onetary authorities.

It should In nott il tint! ihc maxim um amount of tenders that will he accepted on a noncompetitive basis for
preferred allotment has been increased from $500,000 to $1,000,000.

Printed on the reverse side i a table summarizing the highlights of the offering.Copies of the o f
s
f icial
offering circular w l be furnished upon request.
il
Bidders submitting noncompetitive tenders should realize that i i possible that the average price may
t s
be above par, i which case they would have to pay more than the face value for the securities.
n
If payment i made by check, the check should be a certified personal check or an off c a bank check,
s
iil
p a y a b le on i s face to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York;
t

ch ecks en d o rsed

to th is B a n k

w ill n o t b e

a c c e p te d .

Enclosed i a copy of each of the forms to be used i submitting tenders. I there i any doubt that
s
n
f
s
tenders sent by mail w l reach th s Bank or i s Branch i time, bidders should use other means of trans­
il
i
t
n
mitting their tenders.
Telephone inquiries regarding th s offering may be made by calling Telephone No. 212-791-5827
i
212-791-6616, or 212-791-5465.




P A U L A. V O L C K E R ,
P r e s id e n t.

(O ver)

HIGHLIGHTS OF TREASURY
OFFERINGS TO THE PUBLIC
NOVEMBER 1976 REFUNDING
TO BE ISSUED NOVEMBER 15, 1976

7-Year Notes

23-1/4 Year Bonds

$2,000 million

$1,000 million

Term and type of security.................... 3-year notes

7-year notes

23-1/4 year bonds

Series and CUSIP designation............ Series K-1979
(CUSIP No, 912827 GC0>

Series B-1983
(CUSIP No. 912827 GD8)

7-7/8% bonds of 1995-2000
(CUSIP No. 912810 BS6)

, November 15, 1979

November 15, 1983

February 15, 2000

. No provision

No provision

February 15, 1995

3-Year Notes
Am ount Offered:

To the public ......................................... $3,000 million

Description o f Security:

Interest coupon r a t e ............................

To be determined, based on the
average of accepted bids

To be determined, based on the
average of accepted bids

7-7/8%

Investment yield..................................

To be determined at auction

To be determined at auction

To be determined at auction

Premium or discount.......................... . To be determined after auction

To be determined after auction

To be determined after auction

Interest payment d a te s ...................... . May 15 and November 15

May 15 and November 15

February 15 and August 15

Minimum denomination available. . . . $5,000

$1,000

$1,000

Yield auction

Price auction

Accrued interest payable by investor . . None

None

$19.68750 per $1,000

Preferred allotm ent............................. , Noncompetitive bid for
$1,000,000 or less

Noncompetitive bid for
$1,000,000 or less

Noncompetitive bid for
$1,000,000 or less

Deposit requirem ent.......................... . 5% of face amount

5% of face amount

5% of face amount

Acceptable

Acceptable

Key Dates:
Deadline for receipt of tenders.......... . Wednesday, November 3, 1976,
by 1:30 p.m., EST

Thursday, November 4, 1976,
by 1:3Q p.m., EST

Friday, November 5, 1976,
by 1:30 p.m., EST

Settlement date ifinal payment due)
a) cash or Federal fu n d s .............. . Monday, November 15, 1976

Monday, November 15, 1976

Monday, November 15, 1976

b) check drawn on bank within
FRB district where submitted . . . Wednesday, November 10, 1976

Wednesday, November 10, 1976

Wednesday, November 10, 1976

c) check drawn on bank outside
FRB district where submitted . . . Monday, Novembers, 1976

Monday, November 8, 1976

Tuesday, November 9, 1976

Delivery date for coupon securities . , . Monday, November 15, 1976

Monday, November 15, 1976

Monday, November 15, 1976

Term s of Sale:

. Yield auction

Deposit guarantee by designated
. Acceptable




Jt-U M M

N A -1

IMP^ )il i ANT — ( losing time for receipt of this tender is 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 3,1976

T E N D E R FO R TREASURY NOTES O F SERIES K-1979
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F ed er a l R eserve B a n k o f N e w York ,
F iscal A g en t o f th e U n ite d States,
N e w York, N . Y. 10045

D a te d at
...............................................

19

T h e u n d ersign ed hereb y offers to p u rch ase U n ited States o f A m erica T reasury N o tes o f Series K-1979 in
the am ou n t in d ica ted b elo w , a n d agrees to m ake p a y m en t th erefor at you r B ank o n or b efo re th e issu e date
at th e p rice aw ard ed on this tender.

C O M P E T IT IV E T E N D E R

Do not fill in both competitive and
Noncompetitive tenders on one form

NONCOMPETITIVE TENDER

TJ .£
$ .................................................................. ( m aturity v a lu e )
or any lesser am ount th at m ay b e aw arded.

$ ................................................................ (m a tu rity v a lu e )
(Not to exceed $1,000,000 for one bidder through all sources)

Yield: ............

at the average p rice o f a ccep ted co m p etitiv e bids.

(Yield must be expressed with not more than two
decimal places, for example, 7.11)
Subject to allotm ent, p lease issue, d eliver, an d a c c e p t p a y m en t for th e securities as in d ica ted b e lo w and
on the reverse sid e ( if registered secu rities are desired, p lea se also co m p lete sch ed u le on reverse s i d e ) :

P ie c e s

D enom ination

$

Maturity value

5,000
10,000
100,000

1,000,000
Totals

Q 1. Deliver over the counter to the
undersigned
□ 2. Ship to the undersigned
□ 3. Hold in safekeeping (for member
bank only) in —
□ Investment Account
□ General Account
Li trust Account
O 4. Hold as collateral for Treasury
Tax and Loan Account*

Payment will be made as follows:
□ By charge to our reserve account
□ By cash or check in immediately
available funds

Q By surrender of maturing
securities
Q 5. Special instructions.

(No changes in delivery instructions
will be accepted)

* The undersigned certifies that the allotted securities will be owned solely by the undersigned.
( If a commercial bank or dealer is subscribing for its own account or for account of customers, the following
certifications are made a part of this tender.)
W e H ereby C e r t if y th at w e h ave r e ceiv ed ten d ers from our custom ers in th e am ounts se t forth o p p o site
the custom ers nam es on th e list w h ich is m a d e a part o f this ten d er, a n d th at w e h a v e eith er r e ceiv ed and
are h o ld in g for th e T reasury or w e gu aran tee p a y m en t to th e T reasury o f d ep osits stip u la ted in th e official
offering circular.
W e F u r th er C e r t if y th at tenders receiv ed b y us, if any, from o th er com m ercial banks for their o w n
accou n t and for th e a cco u n t o f th eir custom ers h a v e b e e n en tered w ith u s u n d er th e sam e conditions,
agreem ents, and certifications as se t forth in this form .

(Nam e of subscriber — please print or type)

< *J3 "S
u

Insert this ten d er in
sp ecia l e n velo p e m a rk ed
uT en d er fo r Treasury
N o tes or B onds ”

(Address — incl. City and State)

(Tel. No.)

(Signature of subscriber or authorized signature)

(Title of authorized signer)
t -3 .2

C O 73

(Institutions submitting tenders for customer account must list customers' names on lines below or on an attached rider)
(Name of customer)

.............................

(Name of customer)

INSTRUCTIONS:

i. No tender for less than $5,000 will be considered; and each tender must be for a multiple of $5,000 (maturity value).
2
Only banking institutions, and dealers who make primary markets in Government securities and report daily to this
Bank their positions with respect to Government securities and borrowings thereon, mav submit tenders for customer account;
in doing so, they may consolidate competitive tenders at the same yield and may consolidate noncompetitive tenders, provided
a list is attached showing the name of each bidder and the amount bid for his account. Others will not be permitted to submit
tenders except for their own account.
3. Tenders will be received without deposit from commercial and other banks for their own account, federally-insured
savings and loan associations, States, political subdivisions or instrumentalities thereof, public pension and retirement and other
public funds, international organizations in which the United States holds membership, foreign central banks and foreign Stat
dealers who make primary markets in Government securities and report daily to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York their
positions with respect to Government securities and borrowings thereon, and Government accounts. Tenders from others must
be accompanied by payment of 5 percent of the face amount of the securities applied for.
4. Payment must be completed by November 15, 1976. If payment is by check drawn on a bank in this District it must
be received by November 10, 1976; checks drawn on a bank in another District must be received by November 8 I97f \!1
checks must be drawn to the order of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; checks endorsed to this Bank will not be ac< -u 1
5. If the language of this tender is changed in any respect that, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treacnrv
material, the tender mav be disregarded.
ireasury, is
[Enc. Cir. No. 7 978]




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FORM XA-2

IMPORTANT — Closing time for receipt of this tender is 1:30 p.m., Thursday, November 4, 1976
TE N D E R FO R TREASURY NOTES O F SERIES B-1983
Dated November 15,1976

Due November 1 , 1983
5
D a te d at

F e d e r a l R e se r v e B a n k o f N e w Y o r k ,
1

€

-

F iscal A gent of th e U n ited States,
N ew York, N. Y. 10045

a

% .2

^9

..............................................................

T h e u n d e rsig n e d h e re b y offers to p urch ase U nited States of A m erica T reasury N otes of Series B-1983 in
th e am o u n t in d ic a te d below , a n d agrees to m ake p ay m en t th erefo r at your Bank on or before th e issue date
a t the p rice aw a rd e d on this ten d er.

=

j u

iu
i s

COMPETITIVE T E N D E R

D o n o t fill in b o t h c o m p e t i t i v e a n d

NONCOMPETITIVE T E N D E R

N o n c o m p e titiv e te n d e r s o n o n e fo rm

$ .............................................................. ( m a tu rity v a lu e )
or any lesser am o u n t th a t m ay be aw arded.
Yield:
( Y ie ld

$ ........................................................... ( m atu rity v a lu e )
( N o t to e x c e e d $ 1 , 000,000 f o r o n e b i d d e r th r o u g h a ll so u rc e d )

at the average price of accep ted com petitive bids.

m u s t b e e x p r e s s e d w i t h n o t m o r e th a n tw o
d e c i m a l p la c e s , f o r e x a m p le , 7 .1 1 )

S ubject to allotm ent, please issue, deliver, a n d accep t p ay m en t for th e securities as in d icated below and
on the reverse side ( if r e g i s t e r e d securities are desired, please also com plete schedule on reverse' side ):
Pieces

D enom ination
$

M a tu rity value

1,000
5,000

D 1□

2.

S hip to th e und ersig n ed

P ay m en t w ill b e m ad e as follows:
□ By ch arg e to our reserve account
Q By cash or check in immediately

□

3.

H old in safek eep in g (fo r m em ­
b e r b a n k o n ly ) in —

□

□
□
O

Q 5. S pecial instructions.

10,000
100,000
1,000,000
T otals

D eliv er over th e c o u n ter to th e
u n d ersig n ed

□

4.

In v estm en t A ccount
G en eral A ccount
T ru st A ccount

available funds
By su rre n d er of m atu rin g
securities

H o ld as co llateral for T rea su ry
T ax an d L oan A ccount*

(No changes in delivery instructions
will be accepted)

0 T h e u n d e rsig n ed certifies th a t th e a llo tte d securities w ill be o w ned solely by th e und ersig n ed .

( If a commercial bank or dealer is subscribing for its own account or for account of customers, the following
certifications are m ade a p a rt of this te n d e r.)

W e H e r e b y C e r t if y th a t w e have received tenders from o u r custom ers in th e am ounts set fo rth o p p osite
th e cu stom ers’ nam es on th e list w h ich is m ad e a p a rt of this ten d er, an d th a t w e h av e eith er received and
are ho ld in g for th e T reasu ry or w e g u a ran tee p ay m en t to th e T reasu ry of deposits stip u lated in th e official
offering circular.

W e F u r t h e r C e r t if y th a t ten d ers received by us, if any, from o th e r com m ercial banks for th eir ow n
acco u n t an d for the acco u n t of th e ir custom ers have been en tered w ith us u n d e r th e sam e conditions
agreem ents, an d certifications as set fo rth in this form.

(N am e o f subscriber — please print or type)

Insert this tender in
special envelope marked
“Tender for Treasury
Notes or Bonds”

(Address — inch City and State)

(T el. N o.)

(Signature o f subscriber or authorized signature)

(Title of authorized signer)
(In stitu tio n s su b m ittin g tenders for custom er acco u n t m ust list custom ers’ nam es on lines below or on an a tta c h e d rid er)

(N am e o f custom er)

..............( Name o f cu stom er) .............

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. \ o tender for less than $1,000 will be considered; and each tender must be for a multiple of $1,000 ( maturity value).
2. Only banking institutions, and dealers who make primary markets in Government securities and report daily to this
Bank their positions with respect to Government securities and borrowings thereon, may submit tenders for customer account;
in doing so, they may consolidate competitive tenders a t th e s a m e y i e l d and may consolidate noncompetitive tenders, provided
a list is attached showing the name of each bidder and the amount bid for his account. Others will not be permitted to submit
tenders except for their own account.
3. Tenders will be received without deposit from commercial and other banks for their own account, federally-insured
savings and loan associations. States, political subdivisions or instrumentalities thereof, public pension and retirement and other
public funds, international organizations in which the United States holds membership, foreign central banks and foreign States,
dealers' who make primary markets in Government securities and report daily to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York their
positions with respect to Government securities and borrowings thereon, and Government accounts. Tenders from others must
be accompanied by payment of 5 percent of the face amount of the securities applied for.
4. Payment must be completed by November 15, 1970. If payment is by check drawn on a bank in this District, it must
be received by November 10, 1976; checks drawn on a bank in another District must be received by Xovember S 1976 Ml
checks must be drawn to the order of the Federal Reserve Bank of Xew York; checks endorsed to this Bank w ill not be accepted.
5. If the language of this tender is changed in any respect that, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury, is
material, the tender may be disregarded.
[Enc. Cir. No. 7978]




(O V E R )




IMPORTANT — Closing time for receipt of this tender is 1:30 p.m., Friday, November 5, 1976
TENDER FOR 7%% TREASURY BONDS OF 1995-2000
(ADDITIONAL AMOUNT)
D a te d F e b ru a ry 18,1975, W ith In te re st F ro m N ovem ber 15, 1976, D u e F e b ru a ry 15, 2000
F

R e s e r v e R a n k o f N f \v \
Fiscal of the United States,
New York, N. Y. 10045

ed era l

o rk

Dated at

,

.........................................................

,

19. .

The undersigned hereby offers to purchase United States of America Treasury Bonds of 1995-2000 in
the amount indicated below, and agrees to make payment therefor at vour Bank on or before the issue date
at the price indicated below (plus accrued interest of $19.68750 per $1,000):

C O M PE T IT IV E T E N D E R

Do not fill in both competitive and
Noncompetitive tenders on one form

$
(maturity value)
or any lesser amount that may be awarded.
Price:
per 100 (minimum of 94.25)

N O N C O M PETITIV E T E N D E R

v .........................................................

( maturity value)

(Not to exceed SLOOO.OOO for one bidder thmuuh all sources)

at the average price of accepted competitive bids'.

I Price must be expressed with not more than two
decimal places, for example, 100.00)

Subject to allotment, please issue, deliver, and accept payment for the securities as indicated below and
on the reverse side ( if registered securities are desired, please also complete schedule on reverse side ) ;
Pieces

Denomination
$

Maturity value

1,000
5 ,0 0 0
1 0 ,0 0 0
1 0 0 ,0 0 0

1 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0

Totals

□ 1. Deliver over the counter to the
undersigned
□ 2. Ship to the undersigned
□ 3. Hold in safekeeping ( for member
bank only) in —
Q Investment Account
□ General Account
□ Trust Account
Q 4. Hold as collateral for Treasury
Tax and Loan Account0

Payment will be made as follows:
□ By charge to our reserve account
□ By cash or check in im m e d ia te ly
a v a ila b le f u n d s

□ By surrender of maturing
securities
U ^ bpeciaJ instructions.

( N o c h a n g e s in d e l i v e r y in s tr u c tio n s
w ill b e a c c e p te d )

The undersigned certifies that the allotted securities will be owned solely by the undersigned.
(If a eomincrical bank or dealer is subscribing for its own account or for account of customers, the following
certifications are made a part of this tender.)

W e H ereby C ertify that we have received tenders from our customers in the amounts set forth opposite
the customers’ names on the list which is made a part of this tender, and that we have either received and
are holding for the Treasury or we guarantee payment to the Treasury of deposits stipulated in the official
offering circular.

W e F urther C ertify that tenders received by us, if any, from other commercial banks for their own
account and for the account of their customers have been entered with us under the same conditions

agreements, and certifications as set forth in this form.
( N a m e of s u b s c r ib e r — p le as e p r in t or t y p e )

I n s e r t t h i s t e n d e r in
s p e c ia l e n v e lo p e m a r k e d
“T e n d e r f o r T r e a s u r y
N o te s o r B o n d s '

( A d d r e s s — ■incl. Ci t y a n d S t a t e )

( S i g n a t u r e of s u b s c r ib e r

( T e l. N o .)

or

au th nr i.- ed s i g n a t u r e )

( T i t l e of a u t h o r i z e d s ig n e r )

(Institutions submitting tenders for customer account must list customers’ names on lines below or on an attached rider)

( N a m e of custom er)

( N a m e o f c u s to m e r

)

INSTRUCTIONS:
1.

No tender for less than $1,000 will be considered; and each tender must be for a multiple of $.1,000 (maturity value).

2. Only banking institutions, and dealers who make primary markets in Government securities and report daily to this
Bank their positions with respect to Government securities and borrowings thereon, may submit tenders for customer account;
in doing so, they may consolidate competitive tenders at the same price and may consolidate noncompetitive tenders, provided
a list is attached showing the name of each bidder and the amount bid for his account. Others will not be permitted to submit
tenders except for their own account.
3. Tenders will be received without deposit from commercial and other banks for their own account, federally-insured
savings and loan associations, States, political subdivisions or instrumentalities thereof, public pension and retirement and other
public funds, international organizations in which the United States holds membership, foreign central banks and foreign States,
dealers who make primary markets in Government securities and report daily to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York their
positions with respect to Government securities and borrowings thereon, and Government accounts. Tenders from others must
be accompanied by payment of 5 percent of the face amount of the securities applied for.
4. Payment must be completed by November 15, 1976. If payment is by check drawn on a bank in this District, it mint
be received by November 10, 1976; cheeks drawn on a bank in another District must be received by November 9, 1976. All
cheeks must be drawn to the order of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; checks endorsed to this Rank will not he accepted.

5. If the language of this tender is changed in any respect that, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury, is

material, the tender may be disregarded.
[Ene. Cir. No. 7978]




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ADDRESS

UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA
TREASURY NOTES OF NOVEMBER 15, 1979

DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR
public Debt Series—
No. 28-76

I.

INVITATION FOR TENDERS

I 1 The Secretary of the Treasury, pursuant to the
. .
authority of the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended,
i v t s tenders f r $3,000,000,000, or thereabouts, of
nie
o
s c r t e of the United S a e , designated Treasury
euiis
tts
Notes of November 1 , 1979, Series K-1979 (CUSIP No.
5
912827 G C 0 . The s c r t e w l be sold a auction with
)
e u i i s il
t
bidding on the basis of y e d and with the i t r s rate
il,
neet
and the price equivalent of each accepted bid to be de­
termined as s tforth below. Additional amounts of these
e
s c r t e may be issued to Government accounts and to
euiis
Federal Reserve Banks fortheir own account i exchange
n
for maturing Treasury s c r t e being held by them, and
euiis
to Federal Reserve Banks, as agents of foreign and inter­
national monetary a t o i i s for new cash o l .
uhrte,
ny
I 2 I the i t r s rate determined i accordance
. . f
neet
n
with t i circular i identical to the ra e on an outstand­
hs
s
t
ing i
ssue of United States n
otes, and the terms and
cpnditions of such outstanding is u are otherwise
se
ide t c l to terms and conditions of the s c r t e offered
nia
euiis
herein, t i i
h s nvitation s a l be deemed to be an inv t t o
hl
iain
f r an additional amount of the outstanding s c r t e
o
euiis
and t i circular w l be amended accordingly. Payment
hs
il
for the s c r t e i that event w l be calculated on the
euiis n
il
basis of the auction price determined i accordance with
n
t i circular plus accrued i t r s from the l s preceding
hs
neet
at
i t r s payment date on the outstanding s c r t e .
neet
euiis
H.

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

I. 1 The s c r t e w l be dated November 1 , 1976,
I .
e u i i s il
5
and w l bear i t r s from that date, payable on a semi­
il
neet
annual basis on May 15 and November 1 , 1977, and
5
thereafter on May 15 and November 15 i each year u t l
n
ni
the principal amount becomes payable. They w l mature
il
November 1 , 1979, and w l not be subject to c l fo
5
il
al r
redemption prior to maturity.I
.
I. 2 The income derived from the s c r t e i
I
.
euiis s
subject to a l taxes imposed under the Internal Revenue
l
Code of 1954. The s c r t e are subject to e t t , in­
euiis
sae
heritance, g f or other excise ta e , whether Federal or
it
xs
S a e but are exempt from a l taxation now or hereafter
tt,
l
imposed on the principal or i t r s thereof by any S a e
neet
tt,
or any of the possessions of the United S a e , or by any
tts
l c l taxing authority.
oa
I . 3 The s c r t e w l be acceptable to secure
I
.
e u i i s il
deposits ofpublic moneys. They w l not be acceptable i
il
n
payment of t x s
ae.
I. 4 Bearer s c r t e with i t r s coupons attach­
I
.
euiis
neet
ed, and s c r t e registered as to principal and inter­
euiis
e t w l be issued i denominations of $5,000, $10,000,
s, i l
n
$100,000 and $1,000,000. Book-entry s c r t e w l be
e u i i s il



D E PA R T M E N T OF TH E TREA SU R Y ,
O ffice o f the Secretary,

Washington, October 28, 1976.

available to e i i l bidders i multiples of those
lgbe
n
amounts. Interchanges of s c r t e of different denom­
euiis
inations and of coupon, registered and book-entry
s c r t e , and the transfer of registered s c r t e w l be
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permitted.
I. 5 The s c r t e w l be subject to the general reg­
I .
e u i i s il
ulations of the Department of the Treasury governing
United States s c r t e , now or hereafter prescribed.
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SALE PROCEDURES

I I 1 Tenders w l be received at Federal Reserve
I. .
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Banks and Branches and a the Bureau of the Public
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Debt, Washington, D.C. 20226, up to 1:30 p.m., Eastern
Standard time, Wednesday, November 3 1976. Non­
,
competitive tenders, as defined below, w l be considered
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timely i postmarked no l t r than Tuesday, November
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2 1976.
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I.
2 Each tender must s a e the face amount of
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s c r t e bid f r which must be $5,000 or a multiple
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t e e f Competitive tenders must show the y e d desired,
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expressed i terms of an annual y e d with two decimals,
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e g , 7.11%. Common fractions may not be used. Non­
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competitive tenders must show the term “noncompeti­
t v ” on the tender form i l e of a specified y e d No
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bidder may submit more than one noncompetitive
tender, and the amount may not exceed $1 , , .
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I.
3 Commercial banks, which fo t i purpose are
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defined as banks accepting demand deposits, and
primary dealers, which f r t i purpose are defined as
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dealers who make primary markets i Government
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s c r t e and report dailyto the Federal Reserve Bank of
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New York th i positions with respect to Government
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s c r t e and borrowings thereon, may submit tenders
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f r account of customers, provided the names of the
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customers and the amount for each customer are
furnished. Others w l not be permitted to submit tenders
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except f r th i own account.
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I.
4 Tenders w l be received without deposit fo
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t e r own account from commercial banks and other
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banking i s i u i n ; primary d a
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Federally-insured savings and loan associations; States
and p l t c l subdivisions or instrumentalities thereof;
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public pension and retirement and other public funds;
international organizations i which the United States
n
holds membership, foreign central banks and foreign
states; Federal Reserve Banks; and Government
accounts. Tenders from others must be accompanied by
a deposit of 5% of the face amount of s c r t e applied
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fo ( n the form of cash, maturing Treasury s c r t e or
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readily c l e t b e checks), or by a guarantee of such de­
olcil
po i by a commercial bank or a primary d aler.
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I.
5 Immediately a t r the closing hour, tenders
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w l be opened, following which public announcement
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w l be made of the amount and y e d range of accepted
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b d . Subject to the reservations expressed i Section IV,
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noncompetitive tenders w l be accepted i f l a the
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n ul t
average price ( n three decimals) of accepted competitive
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tenders, and competitive tenders with the lowest y e d
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w l be accepted to the extent required to attain the
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amount of e e . Tenders a the highest accepted y e d
frd
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w l be prorated i necessary. After the determination i
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made as to which tenders are accepted, a coupon rate w l
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be determined a a 1/8 of one percent increment that
t
translates into an average accepted price close to 100.000
and a lowest accepted price above the original i
ssue
discount l m t of99.250. That rate ofi t r s w l be paid
ii
n e e t il
on a l of the s c r t e . Based on such i t r s r t , the
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price on each competitive tender a l t e w l be deter­
l o t d il
mined and each successful competitive bidder w l be
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required to pay the price corresponding to the y e d b d
il i.
Price calculations w l be carried to three decimal places
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on the basis of price per hundred, e g , 99.923, and the
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determinations of the Secretary of the Treasury s a l be
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f n l I the amount of noncompetitive tenders received
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would absorb a l or most of tne o f r n , competitive
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tenders w l be accepted i an amount s f i i n to pro­
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vide a f i determination of y e d Additional tenders
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received from Government accounts and Federal Reserve
Banks w l be accepted a the average price of accepted
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competitive tenders.
I I 6 Those submitting competitive tenders w l be
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advised of the acceptance or r j ction t r o . Those
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submitting noncompetitive tenders w l not be not f e
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except when the tender i not accepted i f l or when the
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price i over par.
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IV.

RESERVATIONS

IV. 1 The Secretary of the Treasury expressly re­
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serves the right to accept or r j c any or a l tenders i
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l
n
whole or i p r , to a l t more or l s than the amount of
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s c r t e specified i Section I and to make different
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percentage allotments to various cl s e of applicants
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when he deems i to be i the public i t r s , and h s
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action i any such respect s a l be f n l
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V.

PAYMENT AND DELIVERY

V. 1 Settlement for s c r t e a l t e hereunder
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must be made or completed on or before November 1 ,
5
1976, a the Federal Reserve Bank or Branch, or the
t
Bureau of the Public Debt, wherever the tender was
submitted. Payment must be i cash; i other funds
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n
immediately available to the Treasury; i Treasury b l s
n
il,
notes or bonds (with a l coupons detached) maturing on
l
or before the settlement date but which are not overdue
as defined i the general regulations governing United
n
States s c r t e ; or by check drawn t the order of the
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i s i u i n to which the tender was submitted, which
nttto
must be received a such i s i u i n no l t r than:
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( ) Wednesday, November 1 , 1976, i the check i
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drawn on a bank i the Federal Reserve D s r c of the
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i s i u i n to which the check i submitted (t e Fi t
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Federal Reserve D s r c i case of the Bureau of the
itit n
Public Debt), or
( ) Monday, November 8 1976, i the check i drawn
b
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on a bank i another Federal Reserve D s r c .
n
itit
Checks received after the dates set forth in the preced­
ing sentence will not be accepted unless they are payable
at the applicable Federal Reserve Bank. Paym ent will not
be deem ed to have been com pleted where registered
securities are requested if the ap p ro p riate identifying



number as required on tax returns and other documents
submitted to the Internal Revenue Service (an individu­
a ’ s c a security number or an employer i e tification
ls o i l
dn
number) i not furnished. When payment i made i
s
s
n
s c r t e , a cash adjustment w l be made to or required
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ofthe bidder for any difference between the face amount
of s c r t e presented and the amount payable on the
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V.
2 In every case where f l payment i not com­
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pleted on time, the deposit submitted with the tender, up
to 5 percent of the f t e amount of s c r t e a l t e ,
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s a l a the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury,
hl, t
be f r e t d to the United S a e .
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V. 3 Registered s c r t e tendered as deposits and
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i payment for s c r t e a l t e hereunder are not re­
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quired to be assigned i the new s c r t e are to be regis­
f
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tered i the same names and forms as appear i the
n
n
registrations or assignments of the s c r t e surren­
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dered. Specific instructions for the issuance and delivery
of the new s c r t e , signed by the owner or h s author­
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i
ized representative, must accompany the s c r t e pre­
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sented. Otherwise, the presented s c r t e should be
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assigned by the registered payees or assignees thereof i
n
accordance with the general regulations governing
United States s c r t e , as hereinafter s t f r h When
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the new s c r t e are to be registered i names and
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forms different from those i the inscriptions or assign­
n
ments of the s c r t e presented, the assignment should
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be to “The Secretary of the Treasury fo ( e u i i s
r scrte
offered herein) i the name of (name and taxpayer
n
indentifying number).” I new s c r t e i coupon form
f
euiis n
are desired, the assignment should be to “The Secretary
of the Treasury fo coupon ( e u i i s offered herein) to
r
scrte
be delivered to (name and address).” Securities tendered
i payment should be surrendered to the Federal Reserve
n
Bank or Branch or t the Bureau of the Public Debt,
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Washington, D.C. 20226. The s c r t e must be de­
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l v r d a the expense and r s of the holder.
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V. 4 I bearer s c r t e are not ready f r delivery on
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the settlement date, purchasers may e e t t receive
lc o
interim c r i i a e . These c r i i a e s a l be issued i
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bearer form and s a l be exchangeable fo the s c r t e
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offered herein, when such s c r t e are ava l b e a any
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Federal Reserve Bank or Branch, or a the Bureau of the
t
Public Debt, Washington, D.C. 20226. The interim
c r i i a e must be returned a the r s and expense of
etfcts
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the holder.
V. 5 Delivery of s c r t e i registered form w l be
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made a t r the requested form of registration has been
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validated, the registered i t r s account has been
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established and the s c r t e have been inscribed.
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VI.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

VI. 1 As f s a agents of the United S a e , Federal
.
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tts
Reserve Banks are authorized and requested to receive
tenders, to make such allotments as may be prescribed
by the Secretary of the Treasury, to issue such notices as
may be necessary, t receive payment for and make
o
delivery ofs c r t e on ful - a d allotments, and to issue
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interim c r i i a e pending delivery of the d f n t v
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VI.
2 The Secretary ofthe Treasury may a any time,
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or from time t time, prescribe supplemental or
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amendatory ru e and regulations governing the o f r n ,
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which w l be communicated promptly to the Federal
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Reserve Banks.
GEORGE H. DIXON,

Acting Secretary of the Treasury.

UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA
TREASURY NOTES OF NOVEMBER 15, 1983

DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR
Public Debt Series—
No. 29-76

I.

INVITATION FOR TENDERS

I. 1. The Secretary of the Treasury, p u rsu an t to the
authority of the Second Liberty Bond Act, as am ended,
invites tenders for $ 2 ,000,000,000, or thereabouts, of
securities of the U nited States, designated T reasury
Notes of November 15, 1983, Series B-1983 (CU SIP No.
912827 G D 8). The securities will be sold at auction with
bidding on the basis of yield, and with the interest rate
and the price equivalent of each accepted bid to be d e­
term ined as set forth below. A dditional am ounts of these
securities may be issued to Governm ent accounts and to
Federal Reserve Banks for their own account in exchange
for m aturing T reasury securities being held by them , and
to Federal Reserve Banks, as agents of foreign and in ter­
national m onetary authorities, for new cash only.

II.

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

11.
1. The securities will be dated November 15, 1976,
and will bear interest from th at date, payable on a sem i­
annual basis on M ay 15 and November 15, 1977, and
thereafter on May 15 and November 15 in each year until
the principal am ount becomes payable. They will m ature
November 15, 1983, and will not be subject to call for
redem ption prior to m aturity.
11.
2. The incom e derived from the securities is
subject to all taxes im posed under the Internal Revenue
Code of 1954. The securities are subject to estate, in ­
heritance, gift or other excise taxes, w hether Federal or
State, b u t are exem pt from all taxation now or hereafter
imposed on the principal or interest thereof by any State,
or any of the possessions of the U nited States, or by any
lpcal taxing authority. I
.
II.
3. The securities will be acceptable to secure
deposits of public moneys. They will not be acceptable in
paym ent of taxes.
II. 4. B earer secu ritie s w ith interest coupons attached,
and securites registered as to principal and interest, will
be issued in denom inations of $1,000, $5,000, $10,000,
$100,000 and $1,000,000. Book-entry securities will be
available to eligible bidders in m ultiples of those
am ounts. Interchanges of securities of different den o m ­
inations and of coupon, registered and book-entry
securities, and the transfer of registered securities will be
perm itted.




D E PA R T M E N T OF THE T R E A SU R Y ,
Office o f the Secretary,

Washington, October 28, 1976.

II. 5. The securities will be subject to the general reg­
ulations of the D epartm ent of the T reasury governing
U nited States securities, now or hereafter prescribed.

HI.

SALE PROCEDURES

III. 1. T enders will be received at Federal Reserve
Banks* and B ranches and at the B ureau of the Public
Debt, W ashington, D.C. 20226, up to 1:30 p.m ., E astern
S tandard tim e, Thursday, November 4, 1976. N oncom ­
petitive tenders, as defined below, will be considered
timely if postm arked no later th an W ednesday, Novem ­
ber 3, 1976.
III.
2. Each tender m ust state the face am ount of
securities bid for, which m ust be $ 1,000 or a m ultiple
thereof. Competitive tenders m ust show the yield desired,
expressed in term s of an annual yield with two decim als,
e.g., 7.11%. Com m on fractions may not be used. N on­
competitive tenders m ust show the term “ noncom peti­
tive” on the tender form in lieu of a specified yield. No
bidder may subm it more than one noncom petitive
tender, and the am ount may not exceed $ 1 ,000,000.
III.
3. Com m ercial banks, which for this purpose are
defined as banks accepting dem and deposits, and
prim ary dealers, which for this purpose are defined as
dealers who m ake prim ary m arkets in G overnm ent
securities and report daily to the Federal Reserve B ank of
New York their positions with respect to G overnm ent
securities and borrowings thereon, may subm it tenders
for account of custom ers, provided the nam es of the
custom ers and the am ount for each custom er are
furnished. O thers will not be perm itted to subm it tenders
except for their own account.
III.
4. T enders will be'received w ithout deposit for
their own account from com m ercial banks and other
banking institutions; prim ary dealers, as defined above;
Federally-insured savings and loan associations; States
and political subdivisions or instrum entalities thereof;
public pension and retirem ent and other public funds;
international organizations in which the U nited States
holds m em bership, foreign central banks and foreign
s ta te s ; F e d e ra l R eserv e B a n k s; a n d G o v e rn m e n t
accounts. Tenders from others m ust be accom panied by
a deposit of 5% of the face am ount of securities applied
for (in the form of cash, m aturing Treasury securities or
readily collectible checks), or by a guarantee of such d e­
posit by a com m ercial b ank or a prim ary dealer.

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III.
5. Im m ediately after the closing hour, tenders
will be opened, following which public announcem ent
will be m ade of the am ount and yield range of accepted
bids. Subject to the reservations expressed in Section IV,
noncom petitive tenders will be accepted in full at the
average price (in three decim als) o f accepted com petitive
tenders, and com petitive tenders with the lowest yields
will be accepted to th e extent required to attain the
am ount offered. T enders at the highest accepted yield
will be p rorated if necessary. A fter the determ ination is
m ade as to which tenders are accepted, a coupon rate will
be determ ined at a 1/8 o f one percent increm ent th a t
translates into an average accepted price close to 100.000
and a lowest accepted price above the original issue
discount lim it o f 98.250. T h a t rate of interest will be paid
on all of the securities. Based on such interest rate, the
price on each com petitive tender allotted will be d eter­
mined and each successful com petitive bidder will be
required to pay the price corresponding to the yield bid.
Price calculations will be carried to three decim al places
on the basis of price per hundred, e.g., 99.923, and the
determ inations of th e Secretary of the T reasury shall be
final. If the am ount o f noncom petitive tenders received
would absorb all or m ost of the offering, com petitive
tenders will be accepted in an am ount sufficient to p ro ­
vide a fair d eterm ination of yield. A dditional tenders
received from G overnm ent accounts and Federal Reserve
Banks will be accepted at the average price of accepted
competitive tenders.
III. 6. Those subm itting com petitive
advised of the acceptance or rejection
subm itting noncom petitive tenders will
except when the tender is not accepted in
price is over par.

IV.

tenders will be
thereof. Those
not be notified
full or when the

RESERVATIONS

IV. 1. The Secretary of the T reasury expressly re­
serves the right to accept or reject any or all tenders in
whole or in part, to allot m ore or less th a n the am ount of
securities specified in Section I, and to m ake different
percentage allotm ents to various classes of applicants
when he deem s it to be in the public interest, and his
action in any such respect shall be final.

V.

PAYMENT AND DELIVERY

V. 1. Settlem ent for securities allotted hereunder
m ust be m ade or com pleted on or before N ovember 15,
1976, at the Federal Reserve Bank or B ranch, or the
B ureau of the Public D ebt, wherever the tender was
subm itted. Paym ent m ust be in cash; in other funds
im m ediately available to the T reasury; in T reasury bills,
notes or bonds (with all coupons detached) m aturing on
or before the settlem ent d ate b u t which are not overdue
as defined in the general regulations governing U nited
States securities; or by check draw n to the order of the
institution to which the tender was subm itted, which
m ust be received at such institution no later than:
(a) W ednesday, November 10, 1976, if the check is
draw n on a b an k in the Federal Reserve D istrict of the
institution to which the check is subm itted (the Fifth
Federal Reserve D istrict in case of the B ureau of the
Public D ebt), or
(b) M onday, November 8 , 1976, if the check is draw n
on a b an k in an o th er Federal Reserve D istrict.
C hecks received after the dates set forth in the preced­
ing sentence will not be accepted unless they are payable
at the applicable Federal Reserve Bank. Paym ent will not
be deem ed to have been com pleted where registered
securities are requested it the ap p ro p riate identifying



num ber as required on tax returns and other docum ents
subm itted to the Internal Revenue Service (an individu­
al’s social security num ber or an employer identification
num ber) is not furnished. W hen paym ent is m ade in
securities, a cash adjustm ent will be m ade to or required
of the bidder for any difference between the face am ount
of securities presented and the am ount payable on the
securities allotted.
V. 2. In every case where full paym ent is not com ­
pleted on tim e, the deposit subm itted with the tender, up
to 5 percent of the mce am ount of securities allotted,
shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury,
be forfeited to the U nited States.
V. 3. Registered securities tendered as deposits and
in paym ent for securities allotted hereunder are not re­
quired to be assigned if the new securities are to be regis­
tered in the sam e nam es and form s as appear in the
registrations or assignm ents of the securities su rren ­
dered. Specific instructions for the issuance and delivery
of the new securities, signed by the owner or his a u th o r­
ized representative, m ust accom pany the securities p re­
sented. Otherwise, the presented securities should be
assigned by the registered payees or assignees thereof in
accordance with the general regulations governing
U nited States securities, as hereinafter set forth. W hen
the new securities are to be registered in nam es and
forms different from those in the inscriptions or assign­
m ents of the securities presented, the assignm ent should
be to “ The Secretary of the Treasury for (securities
offered herein) in the nam e of (nam e and taxpayer
indentifying num ber).” If new securities in coupon form
are desired, the assignm ent should be to “ T he Secretary
of the Treasury for coupon (securities offered herein) to
be delivered to (nam e and address).” Securities tendered
in paym ent should be surrendered to the Federal Reserve
Bank or B ranch or to the Bureau of the Public Debt,
W ashington, D.C. 20226. The securities m ust be d e­
livered at the expense and risk of the holder.
V. 4. If bearer securities are not ready for delivery on
the settlem ent date, purchasers may elect to receive
interim certificates. These certificates shall be issued in
bearer form and shall be exchangeable for the securities
offered herein, when such securities are available, at any
Federal Reserve Bank or B ranch, or at the B ureau of the
Public D ebt, W ashington, D.C. 20226. The interim
certificates m ust be returned at the risk and expense of
the holder.
V. 5. Delivery of securities in registered form will be
m ade after the requested form of registration has been
validated, the registered interest account has been
established and the securities have been inscribed.

VI.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

VI. 1. As fiscal agents of the U nited States, Federal
Reserve Banks are authorized and requested to receive
tenders, to m ake such allotm ents as may be prescribed
by the Secretary of the Treasury, to issue such notices as
may be necessary, to receive paym ent for and m ake
delivery of securities on full-paid allotm ents, and to issue
interim certificates pending delivery of the definitive
securities.
VI.
2. The Secretary of the Treasury may at any tim e,
or from tim e to tim e, prescribe supplem ental or
am endatory rules and regulations governing the offering,
which will be communicated prom ptly to the Federal
Reserve Banks.
GEORGE H. DIXON,

Acting Secretary of the Treasury.

UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA
7-7/8% TREASURY BONDS OF 1995-2000

DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR
Public Debt Series—
No. 30-76

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY,
O ffice of the Secretary,

Washington, October 28, 1976.
I.

INVITATION FOR TENDERS

I. 1. The Secretary of the Treasury, p u rsu a n t to the
authority o f the Second Liberty Bond Act, as am ended,
invites tenders for $ 1 ,000,000,000, or th ereabouts, of
securities of the U nited States, designated 7-7/8%
Treasury Bonds o f 1995-2000 (CU SIP No. 912810 BS 6).
The securities will be sold at auction with bidding on
the basis of price and with paym ent a t the price o f each
accepted bid as set forth below. A dditional am ounts of
these securities m ay be issued to G overnm ent accounts
and to Federal Reserve Banks for their own account in
exchange for m atu rin g T reasury securities being held by
them , and to Federal Reserve Banks, as agents of
foreign and international m onetary authorities, for new
cash only.
H.

D E SC R IP T IO N OF SE C U R IT IE S

II. 1. The securities offered will be identical in all
respects with the 7-7/8% T reasury Bonds of 1995-2000
issued p u rsu a n t to D epartm ent of the T reasury C ir­
cular, Public D ebt Series No. 4-75, d ated January 23,
1975, except th a t interest will accrue from November
15, 1976, and paym ent for the securities will be calcu­
lated on the basis of the auction price determ ined in
accordance with this circular, plus accrued interest from
August 15, 1976. W ith this exception, the securities are
as described in the following excerpt from the above
circular:
‘T. T he bonds will be dated February 18, 1975, and
will bear in terest 1 from th a t date, payable on a sem i­
annual basis on A ugust 15, 1975, and th ereafter on
F ebruary 15 and A ugust 15 in each year until the
principal am o u n t becom es payable. They will m ature
February 15, 2000, b u t may be redeem ed at the option
of the U nited States on and after February 15, 1995, in
whole or in p art, at p a r and accrued interest on any
interest day or days, on 4 m onths’ notice o f redem ption
given in such m an n er as the Secretary o f the T reasury
shall prescribe. In case o f partial redem ption, the bonds
to be redeem ed will be determ ined by such m ethod as
may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
From the d ate of redem ption designated in any such
notice, interest on the bonds called for redem ption shall
cease.
“ 2. T he incom e derived from the bonds is subject to
all taxes im posed und er the Intern al Revenue Code of
1954. The bonds are subject to estate, inheritance, gift
or other excise taxes, w hether Federal or State, b u t are
exem pt from all taxation now or hereafter im posed on
the principal or interest th ereo f by any State, or any of
the possessions o f the U nited States, or by any local
taxing authority.
1On January 30, 1975, the Secretary of the Treasury announced that
__ the interest rate on the bonds would be 7-7/8 percent per annum.



“ 3. The bonds will be acceptable to secure deposits
of public moneys. They will not be acceptable in pay­
m ent of taxes.
“4. B earer bonds with interest coupons attached, and
bonds registered as to principal and interest, will be
issued in denom inations of $1,000, $5,000, $10,000,
$100,000 and $1,000,000. Book-entry bonds will be
available to eligible bidders in m ultiples of those
am ounts. Interchanges of bonds of different d en o m in a­
tions and of coupon and registered bonds, and the
transfer of registered bonds will be perm itted.
“ 5. The bonds will be subject to the general regula­
tions of the D ep artm ent of the Treasury, now or here­
after prescribed, governing U nited States b o n d s.”

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D D A v U n^tIT ID 1 7iV U ij
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III.
1. T enders will be received at Federal Reserve
Banks and B ranches and at the B ureau of th e Public
Debt, W ashington, D.C. 20226, up to 1:30 p.m .,
E astern S tandard tim e, Friday, November 5, 1976.
Noncom petitive tenders, as defined below, will be
considered timely if postm arked no later th a n T h u rs­
day, November 4, 1976.
III. 2. Each tender m ust state the face am o u n t of
securities bid for, which m ust be $ 1,000 or a m ultiple
thereof. Com petitive tenders m ust show th e price
offered, expressed on the basis of 100 with two
decim als, e.g., 100.00. Com m on fractions m ay not be
used. Only tenders at a price more th a n the original
issue discount lim it of 94.25 will be accepted. N oncom ­
petitive tenders m ust show the term “ noncom petitive”
on the tender from in lieu of a specified price. No
bidder may subm it m ore th an one noncom petitive
tender, and the am ount may not exceed $ 1 ,000,000.
III. 3. C om m ercial banks, which for this purpose are
defined as banks accepting dem and deposits, and
prim ary dealers, which for this purpose are defined as
dealers who m ake prim ary m arkets in G overnm ent
securities and report daily to the Federal Reserve B ank
of New York their positions with respect to G overnm ent
securities and borrowings thereon, may subm it tenders
for account of custom ers, provided the nam es of the
custom ers and the am ount for each custom er are
furnished. O thers will not be perm itted to subm it
tenders except for their own account.
III. 4. Tenders will be received w ithout deposit for
their own account from com m ercial ban k s and other
banking institutions; prim ary dealers, as defined above,
Federally-insured savings and loan associations; States
and political subdivisions or instrum entalities thereof;
public pension and retirem ent and other public funds;
international organizations in which the U nited States
holds m em bership; foreign central banks and foreign
s ta te s , F e d e ra l R eserv e B a n k s; a n d G o v e rn m e n t

(Over)

accounts. T enders from others m ust be accom panied by
a deposit of 5% of th e face am o u n t of securities applied
for (in the form of cash, m atu rin g T reasury securities or
readily collectible checks), or by a g u arantee of such
deposit by a com m ercial b an k or a prim ary dealer.
III. 5. Im m ediately after the closing hour, tenders
w ill b e o p e n e d

f o l l o w i n g w h ic h

p u b lic

ann oun cem en t

will be m ade of the am o u n t and price range o f accepted
b id s .

S u b j e c t t o t h e r e s e r v a t io n s e x p r e s s e d

in

S e c tio n

IV, noncom petitive tenders will be accepted in full at
t h e w e i g h t e d a v e r a g e p r i c e (in t w o d e c i m a l s ) o f a c c e p t e d

com petitive tenders, and com petitive tenders at the
h i g h e s t p r i c e s w ill b e a c c e p t e d t o t h e e x t e n t r e q u i r e d t o

attain the

am ount offered. T enders

a t the

lowest

a c c e p t e d p r i c e w ill b e p r o r a t e d i f n e c e s s a r y . S u c c e s s f u l

com petitive bidders will be required to pay the price
th a t th e y b id . I f th e a m o u n t o f n o n c o m p e titiv e te n d e r s

received would absorb all or m ost of the offering,
c o m p e titiv e

ten d ers

w ill

be

a cce p te d

in

an

am ount

sufficient to provide a fair d eterm ination of the price.
A d d itio n a l te n d e r s r e c e iv e d fr o m G o v e r n m e n t a c c o u n ts

and F ederal Reserve B anks will be accepted at the
w e ig h te d a v e r a g e p r ic e o f a c c e p te d c o m p e titiv e te n d e r s.

III. 6. Those subm itting com petitive
advised of the acceptance or rejection
subm itting noncom petitive tenders will
except when the ten d er is not accepted
the price is over par.
IV .

tenders will be
thereof. Those
not be notified
in full or when

R E SE R V A T IO N S

IV. 1. The Secretary of the T reasury e x p r e s s l y r e s e r v e s
t h e r ig h t t o a c c e p t o r r e j e c t a n y o r a il t e n d e r s in w h o le
or in p art, to allot m ore or less th an the am ount of
s e c u r i t i e s s p e c i f i e d in S e c t i o n I, a n d t o m a k e d i f f e r e n t

percentage allotm ents to various classes o f applicants
to b e in t h e p u b l i c i n t e r e s t , a n d h is
action in any such respect shall be final.

w h e n h e d e e m s it

V.
m u st

be

m ade

or

c o m p le te d

on

or

hereunder

b e fo r e

M onday,

November 15, 1976, at the Federal Reserve Bank or
B r a n c h , or th e B u r e a u o f th e P u b lic D e b t, w h e r e th e

ten d er was su bm itted, and m ust include accrued in ter­
est

fr o m

A u gu st

15

to

N ovem ber

15,

1976,

in

th e

am ount of $19.68750 per $1,000 of securities allotted.
P a y m e n t m u s t b e in c a s h ; in o t h e r f u n d s i m m e d i a t e l y

available to the T reasury; in T reasury bills, notes or
bonds

( w it h

a ll

coupons

d e ta c h e d )

m a tu r in g

on

or

before the settlem ent d ate b u t which are not overdue, as
d e fin e d

in

th e

general

r e g u la tio n s

V. 2. In every case where full paym ent is not com ­
pleted on tim e, the deposit subm itted with the tender,
up to 5 percent of the face am ount of securities allotted,
shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury,
be forfeited to the U nited States.
V. 3. Registered securities tendered as deposits and
in paym ent for securities allotted hereunder are not
required to be assigned if the new securities are to be
registered in the sam e nam es and form s as app ear in
the registrations or assignm ents of the securities
surrendered. Specific instructions for the issuance and
delivery of the new securities, signed by the owner or his
authorized representative, m ust accom pany the securi­
ties presented. Otherwise, the presented securities
should be assigned by the registered payees or assignees
thereof in accordance with the general regulations
governing U nited States securities, as hereinafter set
forth. W hen the new securities are to be registered in
nam es and forms different from those in the in ­
scriptions or assignm ents of the securities presented, the
assignm ent should be to “ The Secretary of the Treasury
for (securities offered herein) in the nam e of (nam e and
taxpayer identifying num ber).” If new securities in
coupon form are desired, the assignm ent should be to
“ The Secretary of the Treasury for coupon (securities
offered herein) to be delivered to (nam e and address).”
Securities tendered in paym ent should be surrendered
to the Federal Reserve B ank or Branch or to the Bureau
of the Public Debt, W ashington, D.C. 20226. The
securities m ust be delivered at the expense and risk of
the holder.

V. 4. If bearer securities are not ready for delivery on
the settlem ent date, purchasers may elect to receive

P A Y M E N T A N D D E L IV E R Y

V. 1. Settlem ent for securities allotted

Service (an individual’s social security num ber or an
employer identification num ber) is not furnished. W hen
paym ent is made in securities, a cash adjustm ent will be
m ade to or required of the bidder for any difference
between the face am ount of securities presented and the
am ount payable on the securities allotted.

g o v e r n in g

interim certificates. These certificates shall be issued in
bearer form and shall be exchangeable for the securities
offered herein, when such securities are available, at
any Federal Reserve B ank or Branch, or at the Bureau

of the Public Debt, Washington, D.C. 20226. The
interim certificates m ust be returned at the risk and

expense of the holder.
V. 5. Delivery of securities in registered form will be
m ade after the requested form of registration has been
validated, the registered interest account has been
established, and the securities have been inscribed.

U n ite d

V I.

States securities; or by check draw n to the order of the
in s titu tio n

to w h ic h

th e te n d e r w a s

s u b m itte d ,

w h ic h

m ust be received at such institution no later than:
(a ) W ednesday, N o v e m b e r 1 0 , 1 9 7 6 , i f t h e c h e c k is
draw n on a b an k in the Federal Reserve D istrict of the
institution to which th e check is s u b m i t t e d ( t h e F if t h
Federal Reserve D istrict in case of the B ureau of the
Public D e b t ) , or
(b ) T u e s d a y , N o v e m b e r 9 , 1 9 7 6 , i f t h e c h e c k is d r a w n

on

a

b an k

in

another

Federal

Reserve

District.

Checks received after the dates set forth in the p re­
ceding sentence will not be accepted unless they are
payable at the applicable Federal Reserve Bank. Pay­
m ent will not be deem ed to have been com pleted where
registered securities are requested if the ap p ropriate
indentifying nu m b er as required on tax retu rns and
other docum ents subm itted to the Internal Revenue



G EN ER A L PR O V ISIO N S

VI. 1. As fiscal agents of the United States, Federal
Reserve Banks are authorized and requested to receive

tenders, to make such allotments as may be prescribed
by the Secretary of the Treasury, to issue such notices as
may be necessary, to receive payment for and m ake
delivery of seeurities on full-paid allotm ents, and to

issue interim certificates pending delivery of definitive
securities.
VI.

2. The Secretary of the Treasury may at any

or from time to
amendatory rules and
time,

time, prescribe supplemental or
regulations governing the offer­

ing, which will be communicated promptly to the
Federal Reserve Banks.

GEORGE H. DIXON,
A cting Secretary of the T reasury.