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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B A NK
O F N E W YORK
Fiscal Agent of the United States
r Circular X o . 4 T 3 T T
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M ay 7, 1959
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TREASURY FINANCING

New 4 % Certificates, at 99.95, Offered in Exchange
for 1 * 4 % Certificates Maturing May 15, 1959

T o A ll Banking Institutions, and Others Concerned,
in the Second Federal R eserve D istrict:

The follow in g statement was made public tod a y:
The Treasury Department announced today the complete details o f the
offering o f a one-year certificate o f indebtedness in exchange fo r the $1.8 billion
o f 1*4 percent certificates o f indebtedness m aturing M ay 15, concerning which
a prelim inary announcement was made last Thursday, A pril 30.
The Treasury will offer the holders o f the $1.8 billion o f 1*4 percent certifi­
cates o f indebtedness m aturing M ay 15, 1959, the opportunity to exchange their
holdings fo r a new issue o f 4 percent certificates o f indebtedness to be dated
M ay 15, 1959, and to mature M ay 15, 1960. The certificates will be issued at a
price o f 99.95 percent o f face value, to yield about 4.05 percent. Cash subscrip­
tions will not be received.
Interest will be payable on the new certificates semiannually on November 15,
1959, and M ay 15, 1960.
A cash payment o f $0.50 per $1,000 face value o f the new certificates, repre­
senting the discount from the face value, will be paid to holders upon issuance
o f the new certificates.
The subscription books will be open only on M ay 11 and May 12 fo r the
receipt o f subscriptions fo r this issue. A n y subscription fo r the new certificates
addressed to a Federal Reserve Bank or Branch or to the Treasurer o f the United
States and placed in the mail before midnight, May 12, will be considered as
timely.

Circulars and subscription form s fo r the exchange offerin g w ill be
m ailed to reach you b y M onday, M ay 11.




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