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F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B a n k o f D a l l a s FISCAL AGENT OF THE UNITED ST ATES DALLAS, TEXAS 75222 Circular N o. 73-39 February 20, 1973 NEW OFFERING — TREASURY BILLS To All Banking Institutions a n d Others Concerned in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District: Your a ttention is invited to the following s ta te m e n t giving details of tw o issues of Treasury bills: T h e Treasury Departm ent, by th is public notice, invites tenders for tw o series of Treasury bills to the aggregate am ount of $4,200,000,000, or thereabouts, for cash and in exchange for Treasury bills maturing M arch 1, 1973, in the am ount of $4,201,685,000, as follows: 91-D A Y B IL L S (to m aturity d ate) to he issued M arch 1, 1973, in the am ount of $2,400,000,000, or thereabouts representing an additional am ount of bills dated M ay 31, 1972, and to m ature M ay 31, 1973 (C U S IP No. 912793 P X 8 ) , originally issued in th e am ount of $1,200,180,000 (an additional $500,950,000 was issued on A ugust 31, 1972, and an additional $1,902,735,000, was issued on N ovem ber 30, 1 9 7 2 ), the additional and orig inal bills to be freely interchangeable. 182-D A Y B IL L S for $1,800,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated M arch 1, 1973, and to m ature A ugust 30, 1973 (C U S IP No. 912793 R S 7 ). T h e bills of both series w ill 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 w ill be payable w ithout 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 a lu e). T enders w ill be received a t Federal R eserve Banks and Branches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m., Eastern Standard tim e, M onday, February 26, 1973. T enders w ill not be received at the Treasury Departm ent, W ashington. Each tender m ust be for a m inim um of $10,000. Tenders over $10,000 m ust be in m ultiples of $5,000. In the case o f com petitive tenders the price offered m ust be expressed on the basis of 100, w ith not m ore than three decim als, 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 w ill be supplied by Federal R eserve Banks or Branches on application therefor. Banking institutions generally m ay subm it tenders for account o f customers provided the nam es o f the custom ers are set forth in such tenders. Other than banking institutions will not be perm itted to subm it tenders except for their own account. Tenders will be received w ithout 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 o f the face am ount of Treasury 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 th e closing hour, tenders w ill be opened at the Federal R eserve Banks and Branches, follow ing which public announcem ent w ill be m ade by the Treasury D epartm ent of the am ount and price range of accepted bids. O nly those subm itting com petitive tenders w ill be advised of the acceptance o f 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. Sub ject to these reservations, noncom petitive tenders for each issue for $200,000 or less w ithout stated price from any one bidder w ill 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 w ith bids m ust be m ade or com pleted at the Federal R eserve Bank on M arch 1, 1973, in cash or other im m ed iately available funds or in a like face am ount of Treasury bills maturing M arch 1, 1973. Cash and exchange tenders w ill receive equal treatm en t Cash adjustm ents w ill be m ade for differences betw een the par value o f 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 th e am ount o f discount at which b ills 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 o f 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 betw een the price paid for the bills, whether on original issue or on subsequent purchase, and th e am ount actually received either upon sale or redem ption a t m aturity during th e taxable year for which the return is made. Treasury D epartm ent Circular N o. 418 (current revision) and this notice, prescribe the term s of the Treasury bills and govern the conditions of their issue. Copies o f the circular m ay be obtained from any Federal R eserve Bank or Branch. In ac cordance with th e a b o v e a n n o u n c e m e n t, tend ers will b e received a t this b a n k a n d its b ranch es a t El Paso, Houston a n d San Antonio up to tw elve-thirty p.m., Central Sta n d a rd Time, M on day, February 26, 1973. Tenders m a y not be entered b y te le p h o n e . Yours very truly, P. E. Coldwell _______________ President LAST PREVIOUS OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS Am ount, R ange and Approxim ate Y ield of A ccepted Tenders 3-M onth B ills 6-M onth B ills D u e M ay 24, 1973 D u e August 23, 1973 $3,267,940,000_________________________________ T otal A pplied F or---------------------------------------------------$2,798,320,000 $2,400,060,000__________________________________ .T otal A ccepted----------------------------------------------------- $1,800,270,000 P rice Y ield Price Y ield 98.640 5.380% __________________________ .H igh------------------------------------ 97.170____________ 5.598% 98.597 5.550% ___________________________Low ------------------------------------- 97.098____________ 5.740% 98.621 5.455% ( 1 ) ____________________ A v e r a g e ______________________ 97.142____________ 5.653% ( 1 ) ( 1 ) T h e s e rates e r e on a b an k d iscou nt basis. T h e eq u iv a le n t cou p on issu e y ie ld s are 5 .6 1 % for tb e 3 -m on th b ills an d 5 .9 0 % for th e 6 -m o n th b ills. This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org) (See reverse for tender form) TENDER FOR ADDITION TO TREASURY BILLS 91 DAYS TO MATURITY Dated May 31,1972 Maturing May 31,1973 To: Federal Reserve Bank, Station K, Dallas, Texas 75222 or — The________________________ Branch El Paso 79999 Houston 77001 San Antonio 78295 (Date) Pursuant to the provisions of Treasury Department Circular No. 418 (current revision) and the provisions of th 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 $200,000 or less from any bidder, without stated price, will be accepted in full at the average price (in three decimals) of accepted competitive bids. ; COMPETITIVE TENDERS <$; ; £ 5 a @ Cfi) Cfi) @ $ ' TENDERS MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED BY TELEPHONE TENDERS BY WIRE, IF RECEIVED BEFORE T H E CLOSING HOUR ARE ACCEPTABLE. Denominations Desired Number of pieces J® $ Payment for this issue of bills cannot be made by credit to Treasury Tax and Loan Account. METHOD OF PAYMENT M aturity Value 10,000 ?15,000 * 50,000 $. □ m ? .(a). ? Ca $ 100,000 * □ M $1,000,000 ?- I I Hold in Custody Account—Member banks fo r own account only □ Pledge to secure Treasury Tax and Loan Account Ship to--------------------------------------- Charge our reserve account on paym ent date D raft enclosed (Effectual delivery o f enclosed draft shall be on latest day which will permit presentm ent in order to obtain irrevocably collected funds o n p a y m ent date) Delivery Instructions: □ By m aturing bills held by--------------------------------------------Paym ent to be made by_____________ □ M $ 500,000 * □ Prices should be ex p ressed on t h e basis of 100, w ith not more than th re e decimal places, e.g., 99.925. F r a c tio n s m ust not be used. (Subscriber’s fu ll name or corporate title) (Address) By- (Authorized official signature and title) (F or the account of, if tender is for another subscriber) (Address) IMPORTANT 1. No tender for less than $10,000 will be considered and each tender over $10,000 m ust 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 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, communi cations relating to other m atters should not be enclosed. Envelopes for submitting tenders may be obtained from th is 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 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 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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