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F ederal reserve bank of Dallas F I S C A L A G E N T O F T H E U N IT E D S T A T E S DALLAS, TEXAS 75222 C ircular No. 70-138 June 10, 1970 NEW OFFERING — TREASURY BILLS To All Banking Institutions an d Others Concerned in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District: Your attention is invited to the following statement giving details of two issues of Treasury 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 $3,100,000,000, or thereabouts, for cash and in exchange for T reasury bills m aturing June 18, 1970, in the am ount of $3,003,419,000, as follows: 91-DAY B IL L S (to m aturity date) to be issued June 18, 1970, in the am ount of $1,800,000,000, or thereabouts, representing an additional am ount of bills dated M arch 19, 1970, and to m ature Septem ber 17, 1970, originally issued in the am ount of $1,303,370,000, the additional and original bills to be freely interchangeable. 182-DAY BILLS for $1,300,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated June 18, 1970, and to m ature D ecem ber 17, 1970. 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 w ithout interest. T hey will be issued in bearer form only, and in denom inations of $10,000, $50,000, $100,000, $500,000 and $1,000,000 (m atu rity value). T enders 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 15, 1970. T enders will not be received a t the T reasury D epartm ent, Washington. Each tender m ust be for an even m ultiple of $10,000, and in the case of com petitive tenders the price offered m ust be expressed on the 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. O thers than banking institutions will not be perm itted to subm it tenders except for their own account. T enders will be received w ithout deposit from incorporated banks and tru st companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in investm ent securities. Tenders from others m ust be accompanied by paym ent of 2 percent of the face am ount of Treasury 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 R eserve Banks 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. Only those subm itting com petitive tenders will be advised of the acceptance or rejection thereof. T he Secretary of the Treasury 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. Sub ject to these reservations, noncom petitive tenders for each issue for $200,000 or less w ithout stated price from any one bidder will be accepted in full a t the average price (in three decimals) of accepted com petitive bids for the respective issues. S ettlem ent for accepted tenders in accordance with the bids m ust be made or com pleted a t the F ederal Reserve B ank on June 18, 1970, in cash or other im m ediately available funds or in a like face am ount of T reasury bills m aturing June 18, 1970. Cash and exchange tenders will receive equal treatm ent. Cash adjustm ents will be m ade for differences between the par value of m atur ing bills accepted in exchange and the issue price of the new bills. T he income derived from T reasury 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 T reasury 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, whether 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 local taxing authority. For purposes of taxation the am ount of discount a t which T reasury bills are originally sold by the U nited 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, redeem ed or otherwise disposed of, and such bills are excluded from consideration as capital assets. Accordingly, the owner of T reasury bills (other th a n life insurance com panies) issued hereunder need include in his income tax return only the difference between the price paid for such bills, w hether on original issue or on subsequent purchase, and the am ount actually received either upon sale or redem ption a t m aturity during the taxable year for which the return is made, as ordinary gain or loss. T reasury D epartm ent Circular No. 418 (current revision) and this notice, prescribe the term s of the T reasury bills and govern the conditions of th eir issue. Copies of th e circular may be obtained from any F ederal Reserve B ank or Branch. In accordance with the above announcement, tenders will be received a t this bank and its branches a t El Paso, Houston an d San Antonio up to twelve-thirty p.m., Central Daylight Saving Time, Monday, June 15, 1970. Tenders may not be entered by telephone. Yours very truly, P. E. Coldwell President LAST PREVIOUS OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS Amount, Range and Approxim ate Y ield of A ccepted T enders 91-Day Bills 182-Day Bills D ue Septem ber 10, 1970 D ue D ecem ber 10, 1970 $2,999,650,000 -Total Applied F or----------------------------------------------- $2,208,110,000 $1,800,450,000________________________________ T otal A ccepted------------------------------------------------- $1,300,280,000 P rice Y ield Price Yield 98.299 6.729% _________________________ H igh_____________________ 96.542____________ 6.840% 98.282 6.796% __________________________Low______________________96.496____________ 6.931% 98.285 6.785% ( 1 ) ____________________ Average____________________ 96.514 6.895% (1 ) (1 ) T hese rates are on a bank discount basis. T h e eq uivalent coupon issue yields are 7 .0 0 % for th e 91-day bills, an d 7 .2 4 % for th e 182-day bills. ~ (See reverse 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 TREASURY BILLS 182 DAYS TO MATURITY Dated June 18, 1970 Maturing December 17,1970 To: Federal Reserve Bank, Station K, Dallas, Texas 75222 or — The_________________________ Branch El Paso 79999 Houston 77001 San Antonio 78206 (Date) Pursuant to the provisions of Treasury Department Circular No. 418 (current revision) and the provisions of t h e public announcement issued by the Treasury Department, the undersigned offers to purchase Treasury bills in the am ount shown below, and agrees to pay for the amount allotted, on or before the issue date, by the method and at the rate indicated. NONCOMPETITIVE TENDER $____________________________________ NOT TO EXCEED $200,000 Noncompetitive tenders for $200,000 or less from any one bidder, without stated price, will be accepted in full at the a vera ge price (in three decimals) of accepted competitive bids. V$___________________ @ ________ $ Ir Prices should be e x pressed on the basis o f ---------------------- @---------- $---------------------------- COMPETITIVE TENDERS )? “ @ ______$_________________ £ ^ = TENDERS MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED BY TELEPHONE. TENDERS BY WIRE, IF RECEIVED BEFORE T H E CLOSING HOUR, ARE ACCEPTABLE. Denominations Desired Payment for this issue of bills cannot be made b y credit to Treasury Tax and Loan Account. ' METHOD OF PAYMENT . Number of Pieces M a tu rity V alue $ 10,000 $. □ _@ $ 50,000-$--------------------_@ $ 100,000 $--------------------_@$ 500,000$@ $1 000 000 $______________ □ □ yv i - . T j. j .. . D G llV G T y i n s t r u c t i o n s . □ Hold in Custody Account— Member □ Pledge to secure Treasury Tax and By maturing bills held by. Payment to be made by_ CD Charge our reserve account on payment date D r a f t enclosed (E ffectual delivery o f enclosed d r a f t date) (S u b scrib er’s fu ll n am e o r c o rp o ra te title ) T a n n xAx C nA t it CA O nu IlL FI Ship to shall be on la te st day w hich will p e rm it p re s e n tm e n t in o rd e r to o b ta in irrevocably collected fu n d s on p a y m e n t (A ddress) R v (A uthorized official s ig n a tu re a n d title ) (F o r th e a ccount of, if te n d e r is fo r a n o th e r su b scrib er) (A ddress) ' IMPORTANT 1. No tender for less than $10,000 will be considered and each tender must be for an amount in multiples of $10,000 (m aturity value). * 2. Tenders should be forwarded in an envelope clearly addressed to this bank or appropriate branch as Fiscal Agent of th e United States, with notation on the envelope reading “TENDER FOR TREASURY OFFERING”. Since envelopes received with this legend will not be opened until after the closing time specified in the public announcement, com m uni cations relating to other matters should not be enclosed. Envelopes for submitting tenders may be obtained from th is bank or appropriate branch. *v 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 he has been so ^authorized. If the tender is made by a partnership it should be signed by a member of the firm, w h o 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 i s material, the tender may be disregarded. (See reverse for announcement)
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