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F ederal Reserve bank of Dallas F IS C A L A G E N T O F T H E U N ITED S T A T E S DALLAS, TEXAS 75222 Circular No. 68-114 M ay 8, 1968 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 le venth F e d e r a l R e serv e 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 es of T re as u ry bills: T h e 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 M ay 16, 1968, in the am ount of $2,501,281,000, as follows: 91-DAY BILLS (to m aturity date) to be issued M ay 16, 1968, in th e am ount of $1,600,000,000, or thereabouts, representing an additional am ount of bills dated February 15, 1968, and to m ature August 15, 1968, originally issued in the am ount of $1,001,918,000, the additional and original bills to be freely interchangeable. 182-DAY BILLS for $1,100,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated M ay 16, 1968, and to m ature November 14, 1968. T h e bills of both series will be issued on a discount basis under com petitive and noncompetitive 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 denominations 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 B anks and Branches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m., E astern D aylight Saving Tim e, M onday, M ay 13, 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 th e case of com petitive tenders th e 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 R eserve B anks 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 th a n banking institutions will not be perm itted to subm it tenders except for their own account. Tenders will be received without deposit from incorporated banks and tru st companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in investm ent securities. T enders from others must be accom panied by paym ent of 2 percent of the face am ount of T reasury bills applied for, unless th e tenders are accom panied by an express guaranty of paym ent by an incorporated bank or trust 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 advised of the acceptance or rejection thereof. T h e 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. Subject to these reservations, noncompetitive tenders for each issue for $200,000 or less without stated price from any one bidder will be accepted in full at th e 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 m ade or com pleted a t the Federal Reserve B ank on M ay 16, 1968, in cash or other im m ediately available funds or in a like face am ount of Treasury bills m aturing M ay 16, 1968. Cash and exchange tenders will receive equal tre a tm e n t Cash adjustm ents will be m ade for differences between th e p ar value of m atur ing bills accepted in exchange and the issue price of th e new bills. T h e income derived from T reasury bills, w hether interest or gain from the sale or other disposition of th e bills, does not have any exemption, as such, and loss from th e 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 h e bills are subject to estate, inheritance, gift or other excise tares, w hether Federal or State, b u t are exempt from all taxation now or hereafter imposed on the principal or interest thereof by any State, or any of the possessions of th e U nited States, or by any local taxing authority. For purposes of taxation th e 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 th e 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, th e owner of Treasury bills (other th a n life insurance companies) issued hereunder need include in his income tax retu rn only the difference between th e 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 their issue. Copies of the circular m ay 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 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 aso, Houston a n d San A n to n io up to tw e l v e - th ir ty p .m ., C e n tr al D aylig ht S av in g Time, M o n d a y , M a y 13, 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 . Yours v e r y truly, P. E. Coldwell P re s id e n t LAST PREVIOUS OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS Amount, R ange and A pproxim ate Yield of Accepted Tenders 91-Day Bills D ue August 8, 1968 $2,493,375,000........ ....................... $1,600,091,000_____________ __ Price Yield 98.615.. _________ 5.479% ......... 98.603.__ ___ _____ 5.527% ......... 98.608 ... ______ 5.507% (1 ) . 182-Day Bills D ue November 7, 1968 _________________________ $2,175,989,000 ..Total Applied For.. __________________________$1,101,268,000 .... T o tal Accepted._ Price Yield __________97.135........ ....................... .5.667% ..High _______ __ 97.116— ............................. 5.705% ...Low— -------- Average__ __________ ____ 97.120-------------- ---5.697% (1) ( 1 ) T h es e rates are on a bank discount basis. T h e e q u iv a le n t coupon issue y ie ld s are 5 . 6 6 % for t h e 9 1 -d a y bills, an d 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 February 15, 1968 Maturing August 1 5 ,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 of 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. N ONCOMPETITIVE T E N D E R ________________________ NOT TO EX CEED $200,000 Noncompetitive tenders for $200,000 or less from any one bidder, without stated price, will be accepted in full at the average price (in three decimals) of accepted competitive bids. _-------------------------------------------------------------- Prices should be e x ?------------------------------ (a)---------------$-------------------------------------pressed on the basis of COMPETITIVE TEN D ER S <$------------------------ @------------ $------------------------------___________________ @ __________$________________________ \ e. g., 99.925. Fractions must not be used. ( ^ T E N D E R S MAY NOT BE ENTERED BY TELEPHONE. TENDERS BY WIRE, IF RECEIVED BEFORE THE CLOSING HOUR, ARE ACCEPTABLE. Denominations Desired Payment for this issue of bills cannot be made by credit to Treasury Tax and Loan Account. Number of Pieces Maturity Value (a) ? (a) $ (a) $ METHOD OF PAYMENT 1,000 □ 5,000 $10,000 ?. By m a tu rin g bills held by__________ P a y m en t to be m ade by_ □ 50,000 ?. (3) $ 100,000 $(a) $ 500,000 $<5> $ □ Charge our reserve account on p a y m e n t d ate I I D ra ft enclosed ( E f f e c t u a l d e liv e r y o f e n c l o s e d draft shall be on latest day which will permit p r e se n t ment in order to obtain irrevocably collected fu n d s on paym ent date) (a) $1,000,000 $Delivery In stru ctio n s: □ □ □ Hold in Custody Account— M ember banks fo r own account only ___ (Subscriber’s full name or corporate title) ----- Pledge to secure T re asu ry T ax and Loan A ccount (Addresa) (Authorized official signature and title) Ship to -------------------------------------------------------------- (F or the account of, if tender ia for another subscriber) (Addresa) IMPORTANT 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 th e United States, with notation on the envelope reading “TENDER FOR TREASURY BlLLS”. 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 e st ment securities will be disregarded, unless accompanied by a deposit of 2 percent of the total amount (maturity value) of the Treasury bills applied for, or unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty of full payment b y 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 js material, the tender may be disregarded. (See reverse fo r announcem ent)
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