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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK Fiscal Agent of the United States r Circular No. 5 3 1 7 *1 M arch 20, 1963 J I Treasury Announces Second Offering of Bonds at Competitive Bidding To All Banking Institutions, and Others Concerned, in the Second Federal Reserve D istrict: The following statement was made public today by the Treasury Department: Treasury Secretary Douglas D illon today issued a public notice o f invitation fo r bids on $300,000,000 o f Treasury Bonds of 1989-1994. This will be the second sale of Treasury bonds to an underwriter on the basis o f competitive bidding fo r reoffering to the public. The first sale of bonds using the new technique was undertaken in January of this year. Bids fo r the bonds will be received at the Federal Reserve Bank o f New Y ork not later than 11 a.m., Eastern Standard time, on Tuesday, A p ril 9, 1963. The successful bidder w ill be required to make a bona fide reoffering o f all of the bonds to the investing public. The bonds w ill mature on May 15, 1994, but may be called fo r paym ent on May 15, 1989, or any interest payment date thereafter. The bonds will be dated A p ril 18, 1963. Interest will be payable on May 15 and November 15 o f each year until the bonds mature or are called. The first interest coupon, payable November 15, 1963, w ill cover interest accrued between A p ril 18, 1963 and November 15, 1963. A supplemental notice, to be published on A p ril 3, 1963, w ill set forth provisions relating to the coupon rate or rates o f interest upon which bids w ill be received. Bidders must file a Notice o f Intent to B id at the Federal Reserve Bank o f New Y ork not later than 12 noon, Eastern Standard time, on A p ril 5, 1963. Payment fo r the bonds must be made in immediately available funds not later than 11 a.m., Eastern Standard time, on A p ril 18, 1963. A copy of the notice of invitation to bid appears on the following pages. Copies of Treasury Department Circular, Public Debt Series No. 22-62, and of Forms PD 3555, PD 3556, and PD 3557, and envelopes, referred to in the notice of invitation to bid, will be furnished upon request addressed to our Securities Department. A lfred H ayes, President. T R E A S U R Y D E P A R TM E N T WASHINGTON March 20, 1963 PUBLIC NOTICE OF IN V IT A T IO N TO BID on Treasury Bonds of 19 8 9-9 4 The Secretary of the Treasury, by this notice and under the terms and conditions prescribed in Treasury Department Circular, Public Debt Series No. 22-62, invites bids for an issue of bonds of the United States, designated as Treasury Bonds of 1989-94. The principal amount of the issue hereunder will be $300,000,000. These bonds will be offered only as a single block on a competitive bid basis. I. Description of bonds The bonds will be dated A pril 18, 1963, and will bear interest from that date payable on a semiannual basis on November 15, 1963, and thereafter on May 15 and November 15 in each year until the principal amount becomes payable. They will mature May 15, 1994, but may be redeemed at the option of the United States on and after May 15, 1989, at par and accrued interest, on any interest day, on four months’ notice of redemption given in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe. From the date o f redemption desig nated in any such notice, interest on the bonds called for redemption shall cease. I f the bonds are owned by a decedent at the time of his death and thereupon constitute a part of his estate, they will be redeemed at par and accrued interest at the option of the repre sentative o f the estate, provided the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized by the decedent’s estate to apply the entire proceeds of redemption to payment of the Federal estate taxes on such decedent’s estate. II. Notice of intent Any individual, organization, syndicate, or other group intending to submit a bid must file written notice of such intent with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Form PD 3555 by 12:00 Noon, Eastern Standard Time, on April 5, 1963. Notices which are received post marked to show they were mailed prior to that time will be treated as having been timely filed. Forms and envelopes therefor may be obtained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch or from the Bureau o f the Public Debt, Treasury Department, Washington 25, D. C. The filing of such notice will not constitute a commitment to bid. III. Submission of bids Only bids submitted in accordance with the provisions of this invitation, or any supplement or amendment hereto, and of Treasury Department Circular, Public Debt Series No. 22-62, by bidders who have filed notice of their intent to bid as required by Sec. II hereof will be con sidered. Each bid must be submitted in duplicate on Form PD 3556, enclosed and sealed in an envelope which will be furnished with the form , and must be received in the Northwest Con ference Room of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York not later than 11:00 A.M., Eastern Standard Time, on A pril 9, 1963. Forms and envelopes may be obtained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch, or from the Bureau of the Public Debt, Treasury Department, W ashington 25, D. C. A bid submitted by a syndicate must be supplemented by a list of its members which must specify the amount of each member’s underwriting participation. This supplement must be filed by the representative on Form PD 3557 not later than 12:00 Noon on A pril 9, 1963, at the place designated for receipt of bids. Each bidder may submit only one bid, which must be for the purchase o f all of the bonds described in this invitation. The price to be paid to the United States by the bidder must be expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of the bonds in not to exceed five decimals, e.g., 100.01038 percent. Provisions relating to the coupon rate of interest will be set forth in a supplemental notice hereto on A pril 3, 1963. Each bid must be accompanied by a payment to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as fiscal agent of the United States, of an amount equal to 3 percent of the principal amount of the bonds in immediately available funds. IV. Bids— Opening— Acceptance Bids will be opened in the Northwest Conference Room of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at 11:00 A.M., Eastern Standard Time, on A pril 9, 1963, and the accepted bid will be announced publicly not later than 2:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time, on that date. The bids and the names of the bidders will be considered as matters of public record, includ ing, in the case of a syndicate, the names of the members and the amount of each mem ber’s underwriting participation. The bid to be accepted will be the one resulting in the lowest basis cost of money computed from the date of the bonds to the date of maturity determined in accordance with the terms of this invitation, or any supplement or amendment hereto, and the provisions of Treasury Department Circular, Public Debt Series No. 22-62. It shall be a condition of each bid that, if accepted by the Secretary of the Treasury, the bidder shall make a bona fide reoffering of all of the bonds to the investing public. When the successful bidder has been announced, his deposit will be retained as security for the performance o f his obligation and will be applied toward payment of the bonds. There after, the deposits of all other bidders will be returned immediately. No interest will be allowed on any of the deposits. In the event that the supplemental notice does not specify a single coupon rate of interest and bids based on different coupon rates of interest result in identical basis costs of money computed to maturity, the Secretary of the Treasury will accept the bid resulting in the lowest basis cost to the first call date. Otherwise, if identical bids are sub mitted, the Secretary of the Treasury, in his discretion, shall determine the bid to be accepted by lot in a manner prescribed by him, unless he proposes and those who submitted the identical bids agree on a division of the bonds. In the event of a division of the bonds, the bids o f the successful bidders will be amended accordingly, their deposits will be apportioned and the remainder refunded immediately. The Secretary of the Treasury, or his representative, will accept the successful bid by signing the duplicate copy o f the bid form and delivering it to the bidder, or his representative. The Secretary o f the Treasury, in his discretion, reserves the right to reject any or all bids. V. Paym ent fo r and delivery of bonds Payment for the bonds must be made in immediately available funds and must be com pleted by the successful bidder not later than 11:00 A.M., Eastern Standard Time, on A pril 18, 1963, at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. I f the bidder desires any registered bonds to be shipped on the payment date, he must notify the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and furnish the necessary registration infor mation within two days after the award. A ll other bonds will be delivered in bearer form and will be available on the payment date at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches. Shipment o f the bonds will be made on the payment date, at the risk and expense o f the United States, to any place or places in the United States designated by the bidder. I f necessary, the Treasury will issue interim receipts for the bonds on the payment date. DOUGLAS DILLON, Secretary of the Treasury.
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