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F e d e r a l r e s e r v e Ba n k o f D a lla s FISCAL AGENT OF THE UNITED STATES DALLAS, TEXAS 7 5 2 2 2 C ircu la r No. 73-229 S e p te m b e r 11, 1973 NEW OFFERING — TREASURY BILLS To All B a n k in g Institutions a n d O th ers C o n c e r n e d in t h e E leventh F e d e r a l R eserve District: Y our a t t e n t i o n is in vited to th e fo llo w in g s t a t e m e n t g iving d e ta ils of tw o issu es of T re as u ry bills: T h e T re a su ry D e p a rtm e n t, by th is p u b lic notice, in vites ten d e rs for tw o series of T re a su ry bills to th e aggregate a m o u n t of $4,300,000,000, or th ereab o u ts, for cash a n d in exchange for T re a su ry bills m a tu rin g S e p tem b e r 20, 1973, in th e a m o u n t of $4,302,420,000, as follows: 91-D A Y B IL L S (to m a tu rity d a te ) to be issued S e p tem b e r 20, 1973, in th e a m o u n t of $2,500,000,000, or th e re abouts, re p rese n tin g a n a d d itio n al a m o u n t of bills d a te d Ju n e 21, 1973, a n d to m a tu re D e c em b er 20, 1973 ( C U S IP No. 912793 S J 6 ) , o riginally issued in th e a m o u n t of $1,700,870,000, th e ad d itio n al a n d original bills to be freely in terch an g eable. 182-D A Y B IL L S for $1,800,000,000, or th ereab o u ts, to be d a te d S e p tem b e r 20, 1973, an d to m a tu re M a rc h 21, 1974 ( C U S IP No. 912793 T D 8 ) . T h e b ills of b o th series will be issued on a d isco un t basis u n d e r co m p e titiv e a n d n o nco m p etitiv e b id d in g as h e re in a fte r p ro v id ed, a n d a t m a tu rity th e ir face am o u n t will be p a y ab le w ith o u t interest. T h e y w ill be issued in b e a re r fo rm only, a n d in d en o m in atio n s of $10,000, $15,000, $50,000, $100,000, $500,000 a n d $1,000,000 (m a tu r ity v a lu e ). T e n d e rs will be received a t F e d e ra l R eserv e B a n k s a n d B ranches u p to th e closing hour, o n e -th irty p.m ., E a s te rn D a y lig h t Saving T im e , M o nday, S e p tem b e r 17, 1973. T e n d e rs will n o t be received a t th e T re a su ry D e p a rtm e n t, W ashington. E a c h te n d e r m u st be for a m in im u m of $10,000. T e n d e rs over $10,000 m u st be in m u ltip les of $5,000. In th e case of co m p etitiv e ten d e rs th e p rice offered m u st be expressed on th e basis of 100, w ith n o t m o re th a n th re e decim als, e.g., 99.925. F ra c tio n s m ay n o t be used. It is urged th a t tend ers be m ad e on th e p rin te d form s and fo rw arded in th e special envelopes w hich will b e su p p lied by F e d e ra l R eserve B ank s or B ran ch es on a p p lic a tio n th erefor. B a n k in g in stitu tio n s generally m ay su b m it ten d e rs for a cc o u n t of custom ers p ro v id ed th e nam es of th e cu sto m ers are set fo rth in such tenders. O thers th a n b a n k in g in stitu tio n s will n o t be p e rm itte d to su b m it ten d e rs ex cep t fo r th e ir own account. T e n d e rs will be received w ith ou t d ep o sit from in co rp o ra ted b ank s and tru s t co m p anies a n d from resp on sib le a n d recognized d e ale rs in in v estm e n t securities. T e n d e rs from o thers m u st be acco m p an ied by p a y m e n t of 2 p e rc e n t of th e face a m o u n t of T re a su ry bills a p p lie d for, unless th e ten d e rs a re a cco m pan ied by a n express g u a ran ty of p a y m e n t by a n in co rp o ra ted b a n k or tru st com pany. Im m e d ia te ly a fte r th e closing h our, te n d e rs will be o p en ed a t th e F e d e ra l R e se rv e B a n k s a n d B ranches, follow ing w hich p u b lic a n n o u n ce m en t will be m ad e by th e T re a su ry D e p a rtm e n t of th e a m o u n t a n d p rice range of a ccep ted bids. O nly those su b m ittin g c o m p e titiv e te n d e rs will be ad v ised of th e accep tan ce o r rejectio n thereof. T h e S e c retary of th e T re a su ry expressly reserv es th e rig h t to a cc ep t or re je ct a n y or all tenders, in whole or in p a rt, a n d his actio n in a n y such re sp e ct shall b e final. S ub je c t to these reservations, n o n co m p etitiv e ten d e rs for each issue for $200,000 or less w ith o u t sta te d p rice from a n y one b id d e r will be a ccep ted in full a t th e av erag e price (in th re e decim als) of acc ep te d co m p e titiv e bids for th e resp ectiv e issues. S e ttle m e n t for a cc ep te d ten d e rs in accordance w ith th e bids m u st be m ad e or co m p leted a t th e F e d e ra l R e serv e B a n k on S e p tem b e r 20, 1973, in cash or o th er im m e d ia tely av ailable funds or in a like face a m o u n t of T re a su ry bills m atu rin g S e p te m b e r 20, 1973. C ash a n d exchange ten d e rs will receive equal trea tm e n t. Cash a d ju stm e n ts will be m ad e for differences b etw een th e p a r valu e of m a tu rin g b ills a cc ep te d in exchange a n d th e issue p rice of th e new bills* U n d e r Sections 454 (b ) a n d 1221 (5 ) of th e In te rn a l R e v en u e Code of 1954 th e a m o u n t of d iscount a t w hich bills issued h e reu n d e r are sold is considered to accrue w h en th e bills are sold, red eem ed or otherw ise disposed of, a n d th e bills a re excluded from c o n sideration as c ap ital assets. A ccordingly, th e ow ner of T rea su ry bills (o th e r th a n life in su ran ce co m pan ies) issued here u n d e r m u st include in his incom e tax re tu rn , as o rd in ary gain or loss, th e difference b etw een th e p rice p a id for th e bills, w h e th er on original issue or on su b sequ ent p u rchase, a n d th e a m o u n t a ctu a lly received e ith e r u p o n sale or re d em p tio n a t m a tu rity d u rin g th e tax a b le y ear for w hich th e re tu rn is m ade. T re a su ry D e p a rtm e n t C ircu lar No. 418 (c u rre n t re v isio n ) a n d th is notice, p rescrib e th e te rm s of th e T re a su ry bills a n d g overn th e c on d itio ns of th e ir issue. C opies of th e circ u lar m ay be o b tain e d fro m a n y F e d e ra l R e serv e B a n k or B ranch. In a c c o r d a n c e w ith th 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 re c 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 a so , Houston a n d San A n to n io u p to tw e lv e - th ir ty p.m ., C entral D ay light S av in g Time, M o n d a y , S e p t e m b e r 17, 1973. T end ers may not b e e n t e r e d by t e l e p h o n e . Y ours v e r y truly, P. 1. Co ldw ell P re sid e n t LAST PREVIOUS OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS A m o un t, R an g e a n d A p p ro x im ate Y ield of A ccep ted T en d e rs 3 -M o n th B ills D u e D e c em b er 13, 1973 6-M on th B ills D u e M a rc h 14, 1974 $3,951,080,000 $2,500,250,000___________________ P ric e 97.786 97.714 97.721 -T otal A p p lied F o r _______________________________ $4,226,210,000 T o ta l_A c c ep ted ________________________________ $1,800,315,000 Y ie ld P ric e Y ield 8.759%____________________ - H i g h - __ - ________95.503____________ 8.895% 9.044%_____________________ X o w _____________ 95.485____________ 8.931% 9.016% ( 1 ) ______________ A v erag e ________ __________ 95.490__ 8.921% (1 ) ( 1 ) T h ese rates are on a b ank d iscount basis. T h e eq u ivalen t coupon issue yie ld s are 9 .3 5 % for th e 3-m on th b ills and 9 .4 7 % for th e 6 -m on th b ills. ' ' This publication was digitized and made available (See reverse for tender Bank) of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org) by the Federal Reserve form TENDER FOR TREASURY BILLS 182 DAYS TO MATURITY Maturing March 21, 1974 Dated September 20,1973 To: Federal Reserve Bank, Station E, Dallas, Texas 75222 or — The_______________________ Brandi El Paso 79999 Houston 77001 San Antonio 78295 (D ate) Pursuant to the provisions of Treasury Departm ent Circular No. 418 (current revision) and the provisions of the public announcement issued by the Treasury Department, the undersigned offers to purchase T reasury bills in the amount shown below, and agrees to pay for the am ount allotted, on or before the issue date, by the method and at the rate indicated. NONCOMPETITIVE TENDER $_____________________________________ NOT TO EXCEED $200,000 Noncom petitive tenders for $200,000 or less from any bidder, without stated price, will be accepted in full at the average price (in three decim als) of accepted com petitive bids. « 1$ COMPETITIVE TENDERS (a) $ ? (a) ........v _ v $ $ T ....... ------- " ---- * ? _____ @ @ P rices should be e x p r e s s e d on th e basis of 100, w ith not more than three decimal places, e.g., 99.925. F r a c tio n s m ust not be used. Hgr* T E N D E R S MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED BY TELEPHO NE. T E N D E R S BY W IRE, IF RECEIVED BEFO RE TH E CLOSING HOUR ARE ACCEPTABLE. Denominations Desired Number of pieces P aym ent for this issu e of bills cannot be made by credit to Treasury Tax and Loan Account. M aturity Value METHOD OF P A Y M E N T 10,000 $_ _@ $ □ 15.000 $_ 50.000 $_ _@ $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 -@ ? □ 500,000 $_ $ 1 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 $ By maturing bills held by____________________________ Payment to be made by____________ □ Charge our reserve account on payment date I 1 Draft enclosed (Effectual delivery o f enclosed draft $_ shall be on latest day which w ill permit presentm ent in order to obtain irrevocably collected funds on p ay m ent date) Delivery Instructions: □ Hold in Custody — General Account □ Hold in Custody — Investment Ac count □ Hold in Custody — Trust Account □ Pledge to secure Treasury Tax and Loan Account □ Other-------------------------------------- (Subscriber’s fu ll nam e or corporate title) (Address) By(Authorized official signature and title) (For the account of, if tender is for another subscriber) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address) IMPORTANT 1. No tender for less than $10,000 w ill be considered and each tender over $10,000 m ust be for an amount in m ultiples o f $5,000 (m aturity valu e). 2. Tenders should be forwarded in an envelope clearly addressed to this bank or appropriate branch as F iscal A gen t o f the United States, w ith notation on the envelope reading “T E N D E R FOR T R E A SU R Y O FFE R IN G ”. Since envelopes received with this legend w ill not be opened until after the closing tim e specified in the public announcement, com m uni cations relating to other m atters should not be enclosed. E nvelopes for subm itting tenders m ay be obtained from th is bank or appropriate branch. 3. A ny qualified or conditional tender w ill be rejected. 4. If a corporation m akes the tender, the form should be signed by an officer of the corporation authorized tender and the signing of the form by an officer of the corporation will be construed as a representation by him th a t he has been so authorized. If the tender is made by a partnership it should be signed by a member of the firm, who 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 m ent securities w ill be disregarded, unless accompanied by a deposit of 2 percent of the total amount (m aturity v alu e) of the Treasury bills applied for, or unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty of full paym ent b y an incorporated bank or trust company. If the language of this form is changed in any respect, which, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury is material, the tender may be disregarded (See reverse for announcement)