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F ederal reserve Ban k of Dallas
DALLAS. T E X A S

75222

Circular No. 78-177
December 21, 1978

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(Reporting Requirements for Institutional Investment Managers)

TO ALL BANK HOLDING COMPANIES
AND OTHERS CONCERNED IN THE
ELEVENTH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT:
E arlier this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced
the adoption of final rules relating to filing and reporting requirements for insti­
tutional investment managers pursuant to section 13(f) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
The final rules require that institutional investment managers, includ­
ing banks and bank holding companies, exercising investment discretion over ac­
counts having in the aggregate more than $100,000,000 in exchange-traded or
NASDAQ-quoted equity securities must file a rep o rt with the Securities and Ex­
change Commission within 45 days after the end of each calendar year. This report
should identify those securities, the aggregate amounts thereof held, the nature of
such investment discretion, and any voting authority. Holdings of less than 10,000
sh a re s or $200,000 in market value need not be included in this report. The rules
re q u ire five copies of the report (Form 13F) to be filed with the Securities and Ex­
change Commission and one copy of the report to be filed with the Board of Gover­
nors of the Federal Reserve System in the case of a State member bank or a subsid­
iary of a State member bank or a bank holding company which is not a national bank
or an insured State nonmember bank.
In response to requests for interpretations with respect to various a s­
pects of the ru le s , the Commission has also issued an interpretative release to
a ssist interested persons in their understanding of, and compliance with, the filing
and reporting requirements.
If your bank holding company or a nonbank su b sid iary of such bank
holding company Is subject to these filing requirem ents, a copy of the Federal Reg­
i s t e r notice announcing the adoption of the final rules and a copy of the Federal
R e g is te r notice containing the interpretative release will be furnished upon request
to the S e c re tary 's Office of this Bank, Ext. 6267.
We have been advised by the Commission's staff that a list of exchangetraded and NASDAQ-quoted equity securities will be made available within the next
Banks and others are encouraged to use the following incoming W A T S numbers in contacting this Bank:
1 -8 0 0 -4 9 2 -4 4 0 3 (intrastate) and 1-800 -527 -497 0 (interstate). F o r calls placed locally, please use 651 plus
the extension referred to above.

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few weeks in o rd er to facilitate a determination by institutions as to whether it is
required to report under the rule. This list can be obtained for a reasonable fee by
contacting the Securities and Exchange Commission, 500 North Capitol Street,
Washington, D.C. 20549.
Any questions concerning the reporting requirements for Institutional
Investment Managers should be directed to Mr. Michael S. Lichtenthal, (202)
755-9034, or Mr. W. Scott Cooper, (202) 755-1792, Division of Investment Manage­
ment, Securities and Exchange Commission, 500 North Capitol Street, Washington,
D.C. 20549.
Sincerely yours,
Robert H. Boykin
First Vice President