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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 IT E D S T A T E S DALLAS, TE X A S 75222 Circular No. 72-231 October 10, 1972 NEW OFFERING — TREASURY BILLS To All Banking Institutions and 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 Treasury Departm ent, by this public notice, invites tenders for two series of Treasury bills to the aggregate amount of $4,100,000,000, or thereabouts, for cash and in exchange for Treasury bills maturing October 19, 1972, in the amount of $4,101,405,000, as follows: 91-D A Y B IL L S (to m aturity date) to be issued October 19, 1972, in the am ount of $2,300,000,000, or there abouts, representing an additional am ount of bills dated July 20, 1972, and to mature January 18, 1973 (C U S IP No. 912793 Q B 5 ), originally issued in the am ount of $1,799,955,000, the additional and original bills to be freely interchangeable. 182-DA Y B IL L S for $1,800,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated October 19, 1972, and to mature April 19, 1973 (C U S IP No. 912793 Q Q 2). T he bills of both series will be issued on a discount basis under com petitive and noncom petitive bidding as hereinafter provided, and at m aturity their face am ount w ill be payable without interest. T h ey w ill be issued in bearer form only, and in denom inations of $10,000, $15,000, $50,000, $100,000, $500,000 and $1,000,000 (m aturity v alu e). Tenders w ill be received at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m., Eastern D aylight Saving T im e, M onday, October 16, 1972. Tenders w ill not be received at the Treasury Departm ent, Washington. Each tender m ust be for a m inim um of $10,000. Tenders over $10,000 must be in m ultiples of $5,000. 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. It is urged that tenders be m ade 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. Other than banking institutions w ill not be perm itted to subm it tenders except for their own account. Tenders will be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust com panies and from responsible and recognized dealers in investm ent securities. Tenders from others m ust be accom panied 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 trust company. Im m ediately after the closing hour, tenders will be opened at the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, follow ing which public announcem ent w ill be made by the Treasury 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 without stated price from any one bidder will be accepted in full at the average price (in three decim als) of accepted com petitive bids for the respective issues. Settlem ent for accepted tenders in accordance with the bids m ust be m ade or com pleted at the Federal R eserve Bank on October 19, 1972, in cash or other im m ediately available funds or in a like face am ount of Treasury bills maturing October 19, 1972. Cash and exchange tenders w ill receive equal treatment. Cash adjustm ents will be made for differences betw een the par value of maturing bills accepted in exchange and the issue price of the new bills. Under Sections 454 ( b ) and 1221 ( 5 ) of the Internal R evenue Code of 1954 the am ount of discount at which bills issued hereunder are sold is considered to accrue when the bills are sold, redeem ed or otherwise disposed of, and the bills are excluded from consideration as capital assets. Accordingly, the owner of Treasury bills (other than life insurance com panies) issued here under m ust include in his income tax return, as ordinary gain or loss, the difference between the price paid for the bills, whether on original issue or on subsequent purchase, and the am ount actually received either upon sale or redem ption at m aturity during the taxable year for which the return is made. Treasury D epartm ent Circular No. 418 (current revision) and this notice, prescribe the terms of the Treasury bills and govern the conditions of their issue. Copies of the circular m ay be obtained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch. In accordance with the above announcement, tenders will be received at this bank and its branches at El Paso, Houston and San Antonio up to twelve-thirty p.m., Central Daylight Saving Time, Monday, October 16, 1972. Tenders may not be entered by telephone. Yours very truly, P. E. Coldwell President LAST PREVIOUS OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS Amount, R ange and Approxim ate Y ield of Accepted Tenders 3-M onth B ills 6-M onth B ills D u e January 11, 1973 D ue April 12, 1973 $3,802,800,000 T otal A pplied For_________________________________ $4,069,115,000 $2,300,455,000__________________________________ T otal A ccep ted________________________ $1,801,105,000 Price Y ield Price Yield 98.819_____________ 4.672% _______________ H ig h ________________________97.406____________ 5.131% 98.797_____________ 4 .759% ____________________________ Low_______________ 97.388_________ 5.167% 98.801 4.743% ( 1 ) __________________rr__ Average_____________________ 97.392_____________5.159% ( 1 ) ( 1 ) These rates are on a bank discount basis. T h e equivalent coupon issue yields are 4 .8 7 % for th e 3-m onth bills and 5 .3 7 % for the 6-m onth bills. ' (S e e 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 October 19,1972 M aturing April 19,1973 T o : Federal Reserve Bank, Station K, Dallas, Texas 75222 or — The------------------------------------- Branch El Paso 79999 Houston 77001 San Antonio 78295 (D a te ) 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. 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 average price (in three decimals) of accepted competitive bids. $ (a) $ $ (5) % Sf (a) $ i$ @ $ COMPETITIVE TENDERS Prices should be expressed on th e basis of 100, with not more than three decimal places, e.g., 99.925. F ra c tio n s must not be used. Z W TENDERS MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED BY TELEPHONE. TENDERS BY WIRE, IF RECEIVED BEFORE THE CLOSING HOUR ARE ACCEPTABLE. Payment for this issue of bills cannot be made by credit to Treasury Tax and Loan Account. METHOD OF PAYMENT Denominations Desired N u m b e r of pieces - M a tu rity V alue @$ 10,000 $ @$ 15,000 $ @? 50,000 $ □ □ @ $ 100,000 $ @ $ 500,000 $ our reserve account on paym ent □ Charge date □ D r a f t e n c l o s e d (E ffe c tu a l delivery of enclosed d r a f t 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 ob ta in irrevocably collected fu nd s on p a y m e n t d a te ) @ $1,000,000 $ Delivery Instructions: □ Hold in Custody Account—Member banks for own account only □ □ Pledge to secure Treasury Tax and Loan Account By m aturing bills held by-------------------------------------------Paym ent to be made by--------------------- (S u bscriber's full nam e or c o rp o ra te title ) (A dd ress) By- (A u th orized official s ig n a tu re a n d title ) Ship to--------------------------------------(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 su bscrib er) (A dd ress) IMPORTANT 1. No tender for less than $10,000 will be considered and each tender over $10,000 must be for an amount in multiples of $5,000 (m aturity value). 2. Tenders should be forwarded in an envelope clearly addressed to this bank or appropriate branch as Fiscal Agent of the 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, communi cations relating to other m atters 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 the 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----------------------------------------------------------- -— ,s a member of the firm.” 5. Tenders from those other than incorporated banks and tru st companies or responsible and recognized dealers in invest ment securities will be disregarded, unless accompanied by a deposit of 2 percent of the total amount (m aturity value) of the Treasury bills applied for, or unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty of full payment by an incorporated bank or tru st company. 6. 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)
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