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F ederal Reserve Bank F ISC A L AGENT OF THE U N IT E D DALLAS, TEXAS of Dallas STATES 75222 Circular No. 68-129 June 5, 1968 NEW OFFERING — TREASURY BILLS To All B a n k in g Institutions a n d O th e r s C o n c e r n e d in t h e E le venth F e d e r a l R e serve District: Your a t t e n t i o n is in vite d to t h e f o llo w in g s t a t e m e n t giv ing d e t a i l s of tw o iss u e s of T re as u ry bills: T he T reasury D epartm ent, by this public notice, invites tenders for two series of T reasury bills to the aggregate am ount of $2,700,000,000, or thereabouts, for cash and in exchange for T reasury bills m aturing Ju n e 13, 1968, in the am ount of $2,600,476,000, as follows: 91-DAY B IL L S (to m aturity date) to be issued Ju n e 13, 1968, in th e am ount of $1,600,000,000, or thereabouts, representing an additional am ount of bills dated M arch 14, 1968, and to m ature Septem ber 12, 1968, originally issued in th e am ount of $1,000,290,000, th e additional and original bills to be freely interchangeable. 182-DAY B IL L S for $1,100,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated Ju n e 13, 1968, and to m ature D ecember 12, 1968. T he bills of both series will be issued on a discount basis under com petitive and noncom petitive bidding as hereinafter provided, and a t m aturity their face am ount will be payable without interest. T hey will be issued in bearer form only, and in denom inations of $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $50,000, $100,000, $500,000 and $1,000,000 (m aturity value). Tenders will be received a t Federal Reserve Banks and Branches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m., E astern D aylight Saving Tim e, M onday, June 10, 1968. Tenders will not be received a t the T reasury D epartm ent, Washington. Each tender m ust be for an even m ultiple of $1,000, and in the case of competitive tenders the price offered m ust be expressed on th e basis of 100, with not more than three decimals, e.g., 99.925. Fractions m ay not be used. I t is urged th a t tenders be made on the printed forms and forwarded in the special envelopes which will be supplied by Federal Reserve Banks or Branches on application therefor. Banking institutions generally m ay subm it tenders for account of customers provided the names of the customers are set forth in such tenders. Others than banking institutions will not be perm itted to subm it tenders except for their own account. T end ers will be received w ithout deposit from incorporated banks and trust companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in investm ent securities. Tenders from others must be accompanied by paym ent of 2 percent of the face am ount of T reasury bills applied for, unless the tenders are accom panied by an express guaranty of paym ent by an incorporated bank or tru st company. Im m ediately after the closing hour, tenders will be opened a t the Federal Reserve B anks and Branches, following which public announcem ent will be made by the T reasury D epartm ent of the am ount and price range of accepted bids. Those subm itting tenders will be advisea of the acceptance or rejection thereof. T he Secretary of the T reasury expressly reserves the right to accept or reject any or all tenders, in whole or in part, and his action in any such respect shall be final. Subject to these reservations, noncom petitive tenders for each issue for $200,000 or less without stated price from any one bidder will be accepted in full a t the average price (in three decimals) of accepted competitive bids for the respective issues. Settlem ent for accepted tenders in accordance with the bids m ust be made or com pleted a t the Federal R eserve B ank on Ju n e 13, 1968, in cash or other im m ediately available funds or in a like face am ount of T reasury bills m aturing Ju ne 13, 1968. Cash and exchange tenders will receive equal treatm ent. Cash adjustm ents will be m ade for differences between the p ar value of m atur ing bills accepted in exchange and th e issue price of the new bills. T he income derived from Treasury bills, w hether interest or gain from the sale or other disposition of the bills, does not have any exemption, as such, and loss from the sale or other disposition of Treasury bills does not have any special treatm ent, as such, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. T he bills are subject to estate, inheritance, gift or other excise taxes, w hether Federal or State, b ut 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 local taxing authority. F o r purposes of taxation the am ount of discount a t which T reasury bills are originally sold by the United States is considered to be interest. U nder Sections 454 (b ) and 1221 (5 ) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 the am ount of discount a t which bills issued hereunder are sold is not con sidered to accrue until such bills are sold, redeemed or otherwise disposed of, and such bills are excluded from consideration as capital assets. Accordingly, the owner of Treasury bills (other than life insurance companies) issued hereunder need include in his income tax return only the difference between the price paid for such bills, whether on original issue or on subsequent purchase, and the am ount actually received either upon sale or redem ption a t m aturity during th e taxable year for which the retu rn is made, as ordinary gain or loss. Treasury D ep artm ent Circular No. 418 (current revision) and this notice, prescribe the term s of the T reasury bills and govern the conditions of their issue. Copies of the circular may be obtained from any Federal Reserve B ank or Branch. In a c c o r d a n c e w ith t h e a b o v e a n n o u n c e m e n t , t e n d e r s will b e rec e iv e d a t this b a n k a n d its b r a n c h e s a t El P aso, Houston a n d S an A n to n io u p to tw e l v e - th ir ty p.m., C e n tral D ay li g ht S av in g Time, M o n d a y , J u n e 10, 1968. T e n d e rs m a y not b e e n t e r e d b y t e l e p h o n e . Y ours v e r y truly, P. E. Cold w e ll P re s id e n t LAST PREVIOUS OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS Amount, Range and Approximate Yield of Accepted Tenders 91-Day Bills 182-Day Bills D ue Septem ber S, 1968 D ue D ecem ber 5, 1968 $2,409,641,000___________________ ___________ T otal Applied F o r__________ __ _______ __ _______ $2,365,870,000 $1,600,251,000_______________________________ .T otal Accepted________________________________ $1,100,019,000 Price Yield Price Yield 98.579____________5.622% -------------------------- --------- __.High______________ ____ ....97.128____________ 5.681% 98.564 5.681% _______________ ___________ Low.... ..... ......... ..... 97.109___________ 5.718% 98.572____________5.649% ( 1 ) --------------------- -------Average.. _____________ ___.97.119____________5.699% (1) ( 1 ) T h e s e rates are on a b ank discou nt basis. T h e eq u iv a le n t coupon issue y ie ld s are 5 . 8 1 % for th e 9 1 - d a y bills, and 5 . 9 5 % for th e 182-d ay bills. (See reverse side for tender form) This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org) TENDER FOR ADDITION TO TREASURY BILLS 91 DAYS TO MATURITY Dated March 14,1968 M aturing September 1 2 ,1 9 6 8 To: Federal Reserve Bank, Station K, Dallas, Texas 75222 or — The_________________________________Branch El Paso 79999 Houston 77001 San Antonio 78206 (D ate) Pursuant to the provisions of Treasury Department Circular No. 418 (current revision) and the provisions o f the public announcement issued by the Treasury Department, the undersigned offers to purchase Treasury bills in the amount shown below, and agrees to pay for the amount allotted, on or before the issue date, by the method and at the rate indicated. _NOT TO EXCEED $200,000 NONCOMPETITIVE TENDER $_ Noncompetitive tenders for $200,000 or less from any one bidder, without stated price, will be accepted in full at the average price (in three decimals) of accepted competitive bids. COMPETITIVE TENDERS s$ (n) Prices should be ex pressed on the basis of 100, with not more than th ree decim al p la c e s, e. g., 99.925. Fractions must not be used. $ @ E X T E N D E R S MAY NOT BE ENTERED BY TELEPHONE. TENDERS BY WIRE, IF RECEIVED BEFORE THE CLOSING HOUR, ARE ACCEPTABLE. Payment for this issue o f bills cannot be made by credit to Treasury Tax and Loan Account. Denominations Desired Number of Pieces M atu rity Value METHOD OF PAYMENT 1,000 ?5,000 $. □ 10,000 ?50,000 ?. □ 100,000 ?. .(5) $ 500,000 $. .(a) $1:000,000 $. , □ (a) ? (a) $ m $ m $ (a) By m aturing bills held by______________________________ _ Paym ent to be made by______________ Charge our reserve account on paym ent date [ D raft enclosed (E ffectual delivery of enclosed _1 ¥ d r a f t shall be on latest d ay which will p e rm it p r e s e n t m e n t in o rder to o b ta in irrevocably collected fu n da o n p a y m e n t date) Delivery Instructions: □ □ Pledge to secure Treasury Tax and Loan Account □ (S u b sc rib e r’s full n a m e or c o rp o ra te title) Hold in Custody Account— Member banks for own account only Ship to___________________________ (Addresa) By(Authorized official signature and title ) ( F o r th e acc o u n t o f, if te n d e r is f o r a n o th e r subscriber) (A ddress) IM P O R T A N T 1. No tender for less than $1,000 will be considered and each tender must be for an amount in multiples of $1,000 (m aturity value). 2. Tenders should be forwarded in an envelope clearly addressed to this bank or appropriate branch as Fiscal Agent o f the United States, with notation on the envelope reading “TENDER FOR TREASURY BILLS”. Since envelopes received with this legend will not be opened until after the closing time specified in the public announcement, communications relating to other matters should not be enclosed. Envelopes for submitting tenders may be obtained from this bank or appropriate branch. 3. Any qualified or conditional tender will be rejected. 4. If a corporation makes the tender, the form should be signed by an officer of the corporation authorized to make th e tender and the signing of the form by an officer of the corporation will be construed as a representation by him that h e has been so authorized. If the tender is made by a partnership it should be signed by a member of the firm, w ho should sign in the form “........................................................ . a copartnership, by .......................................................................... a member of the firm”. 5. Tenders from those other than incorporated banks and trust companies or responsible and recognized dealers in in v est ment securities will be disregarded, unless accompanied by a deposit of 2 percent of the total amount (maturity valu e) of the Treasury bills applied for, or unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty of full payment by an incorporated bank or trust company. 6. If the language of this form is changed in any respect, which, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury in material, the tender may be disregarded. (See reverse fo r announcem ent)
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