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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E BANK
O F N EW Y O R K
F iscal A gent of the U nited S tates

C ir c u la r N o. 6540
May 11, 1970

To Al l Ba nk i ng Inst i t u t i o ns , and Ot hers Concerned,
in t he S e c o n d Fe d er a l R e s e r v e Di s t r i c t :

T h e following statement w a s m a d e public M a y 8 by the T r e a s u r y Department:
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF CURRENT EXCHANGE OFFERING
Preliminary data indicate that of $4.9 billion of notes maturing M a y 15 held by the
general public $3.3 billion have been e x c h a n g e d for two n e w notes maturing M a y of 1973 and
F e b r u a r y of 1977. T h e s e exchanges in combination with the results of the related cash sale
to the general public of $3.6 billion of 1 8 - m o n t h notes will provide the T r e a s u r y with a net of
s o m e $2.0 billion of cash on M a y 15.
Subscriptions total $4,566 million for the 7 - 3 / 4 % notes of Series A-1973, and $3,323
million for the 8 % notes of Series A-1977, of w h i c h $2,421 million and $2,125 million r e ­
spectively w e r e received f r o m Federal R e s e r v e B a n k s and G o v e r n m e n t accounts.
Following is a s u m m a r y of exchanges b y the public (dollar a m o u n t s in millions):

ELIG IB LE FO k EXCHANGE

NOTES TO BE ISSUED

UNEXCHANGED

8%
No t e s
2/15/77

Tot al
to be
issued

To t al
amount

% of
t ot al
out­
s t a nd i n g

Descri pt ion

To t al

7 - 3/ 4%
Notes
5/15/73

5-5/8% n o tes

$2,331

$1,019

$ 605

$1,624

$ 707

30.3

6-3/8% n o tes

2,551

1,126

593

1,719

832

32.6

T o ta ls

$4,882

$2,145

$1,198

$3,343

$1,539

31.5

Details by Federal R e s e r v e Districts as to subscriptions will be announced later.




Alfred Hayes,
President.