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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF N E W YORK
Fiscal Agent of the United States

J" Circular No. 7 1 2 5 "I
L

April 18, 1973

J

O ffering o f $ 1 , 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 o f 344-D a y T reasury B ills
Dated April 30, 1973

Due April 9, 1974

T o A ll Incorporated Banks and T rust Companies, and O thers
C oncerned, in the Second Federal R eserv e D istrict:

Following is the text of a notice issued by the Treasury Department and released at 4 p.m. today:
The Treasury Department, by this public notice, invites tenders
for $1,800,000,000, or thereabouts, of 344-day Treasury bills for cash
and in exchange for Treasury bills maturing A pril 30, 1973, in
the amount o f $1,700,030,000. The bills of this series will be dated
A pril 30, 1973, and w ill mature A pril 9, 1974 (C U S I P N o.
9 1 2 7 9 3 S P 2 ).
The bills w ill be issued on a discount basis under competitive
and noncompetitive bidding as hereinafter provided, and at maturity
their face amount will be payable without interest. Th ey w ill be
issued in bearer form only, and in denominations o f $10,000, $15,000,
$50,000, $100,000, $500,000 and $1,000,000 (m aturity va lu e).
Tenders w ill be received at Federal Reserve Banks and
Branches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m., Eastern Standard
time, Tuesday, A pril 24, 1973. Tenders will not be received
at the Treasury Department, W ashington. Each tender must be
fo r a minimum o f $10,000. Tenders over $10,000 must be in multipies o f $5,000. In the case o f competitive tenders the price offered
must be expressed on the basis o f 100, with not more than three
decimals, e.g., 99.925. Fractions may not be used. It is urged
that tenders be made on the printed form s and forw arded in the
special envelopes which w ill be supplied by Federal Reserve Banks
or Branches on application therefor.
.
.
Banking institutions generally may submit tenders for account
o f customers, provided the names of the customers are set fo^th
in such tenders. Others than banking institutions will not be perm !tted to submit tenders except for their own account. Tenders
will be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust
companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in invest­
ment securities. Tenders from others must be accompanied by
payment o f 2 percent o f the face amount o f Treasury bills applied
for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty of
payment by an incorporated bank or trust company.

Immediately after the closing hour, tenders w ill be opened at
the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, follow in g which public
announcement will be made by the Treasury Department o f the
amount and price range of accepted bids. O nly those submitting
competitive tenders will be advised o f the acceptance or rejection
thereof. The Secretary of the Treasury expressly reserves the
right to accept or reject any or all tenders, in w hole o r in part,
and his action in any such respect shall be final. Subject to these
reservations, noncompetitive tenders for $ 200,000 or less without
stated price from any one bidder w ill be accepted in full at the
average price (in three decim als) o f accepted competitive bids.
Settlement for. accepted tenders in accordance with the bids must
be made or completed at the Federal Reserve Bank on A pril 30,
1 9 7 3 ? jn cash or other immediately available funds or in a like
f ace amount of Treasury bills maturing A pril 30, 1973. Cash
ancj exchange tenders w ill receive equal treatment. Cash adjustments will be made for differences between the par value o f maturjng bills accepted in exchange and the issue price o f the new bills,
Under Sections 4 5 4 (b ) and 1221(5) o f the Internal Revenue
Code of 1954, the amount of discount at which bills issued hereunder are sold is considered to accrue when the bills are sold, re­
deemed or otherwise disposed of, and the bills are excluded from
consideration as capital assets. A ccordin gly, the owner o f Treasury
bills (other than life insurance com panies) issued hereunder must
indude
in his
income
taxthe
return(
as
ordinary
gain
or loss,
difference between the price paid for the bills, whether on original
jssue 0r on subsequent purchase, and the amount actually received
either upon sale or redemption at maturity during the taxable year
£or w j1j c }1 tbe return is made
Treasury Department Circular N o. 418 (current revision) and
this notice prescribe the terms o f the Treasury bills and govern
the conditions o f their issue. Copies o f the circular may be obtained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch.

This Bank will receive tenders up to 1 :30 p.m., Eastern Standard time, Tuesday, April 24, 1973, at the
Securities Department of its Head Office and at its Buffalo Branch. Please use the form on the reverse side of this
notice to submit a tender and return it in the enclosed envelope marked “ Tender for Treasury Bills.” Tenders not
requiring a deposit may be submitted by telegraph, subject to written confirmation; no tenders may be submitted by
telephone. Payment for the Treasury bills cannot be made by credit, through the Treasury Tax and Loan Account.

Settlement must be made in cash or other immediately available funds or in maturing Treasury bills.




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TENDER FOR 344-DAY TREASURY BILLS
Dated April 30, 1973
To

F ed er al R eserve B a n k

of

N ew

Due April 9, 1974
Dated at

Y ork,

Fiscal Agent of the United States.

19...

Pursuant to the provisions of Treasury
provisions of the public notice issued by the
Treasury bills, the undersigned hereby offers
and agrees to make payment therefor at your
C O M P E T IT IV E T EN D ER

Department Circular No. 418 (current revision) and to the
Treasury Department inviting tenders for the above described
to purchase such Treasury bills in the amount indicated below,
Bank on or before the issue date at the price indicated below:

D o not fill in both Com petitive and
N oncom petitive tenders on one form

$ ....................................................... (maturity value),
or any lesser amount that may be awarded.
Price : ............................ ..

per 100.

(P rice must be expressed with not m ore than three
decimal places, fo r exam ple, 99.925)

N O N C O M P E T ITIV E TEN D ER

$ ......................................................... (maturity value).
(N o t to exceed $200,000 fo r one bidder through all sources)

At the average price of accepted competitive bids.

Subject to allotment, please issue, deliver, and accept payment for the bills as indicated below:
Pieces

Denomination
$

M aturity value

10,000

□
□
□

15,000

□

50,000

□

100,000

1. Deliver over the counter to the
undersigned
2. Ship to the undersigned
3. H old in safekeeping (fo r ac­
count of member bank only)
4. Allotm ent transfer (see list
attached)
5. Special instructions:

Payment will be made as fo llo w s :
□

B y charge to our reserve account

□

B y cash or check in immediately
available funds on delivery

500,000
1,000,000

(N o changes in delivery instructions
will be accepted)

(Paym ent cannot be made through
Treasury T a x and Loan A ccou n t)

Totals

The undersigned (member bank) hereby certifies that the Treasury bills which you are hereby instructed
to dispose of in the manner indicated in item 3 above are owned solely by the undersigned.
(Name of subscriber— please print or type)

Insert this tender
in special envelope
marked
“Tender
for Treasury Bills”

(Address— please print or type)
(Signature of subscriber or authorized signature)
(Title of authorized signer)

(B anking institutions submitting tenders for customer account must list customers’ names on lines below or on an attached rider)

(Name of customer)

(Name of customer)

IN S T R U C T IO N S :
1. N o tender for less than $10,000 will be considered, and each tender must be for an even multiple o f $5,000
(maturity value).
2. O th ers than bankin g institutions w ill not be perm itted to subm it tenders excep t for their ow n accou nt.
B anking institutions subm itting tenders for cu stom er accou n t m ay con solidate com petitive tenders at the same price
and m ay con solid a te n on com petitive tenders, p rovided a list is attached sh ow in g the nam e o f each bidder, the am ount
bid for his accou nt, and m eth od o f paym ent. F orm s for this pu rpose will be furnished upon request.
3. I f the person m aking the tender is a corp ora tion , the tender should be signed by an officer o f the corp ora tion
authorized to m ake the tender, and the sign in g o f the tender b y an officer o f the corp ora tion will be con stru ed as a
representation b y him that he has been so authorized. If the tender is m ade b y a partnership, it should be signed b y a
m em ber o f the firm, w h o should sign in the fo rm “ ..................................................................................................... a copartnership, by
........................... ......................................................... a m em b er o f the firm.
4. T e n d e rs w ill be received w ith ou t deposit from in corpora ted banks and trust com panies and from resp on ­
sible and re co g n ize d dealers in investm ent securities. T en d ers from others m ust be accom panied b y paym ent o f
2 percent o f the face am ount o f T reasu ry bills applied for, unless the tenders are a ccom pa n ied by an express guaranty
o f paym ent b y an in corp ora ted bapk o j trust com pa n y. A ll checks m ust be draw n to the ord er o f the Federal R eserve
Bank o f N ew Y o r k ; ch eck s en d orsed to this Bank will not be a ccepted.
5. If the language o f this tender is ch a n ged in any respect, w hich, in the opin ion o f the Secretary o f the
T reasu ry, is m aterial, the tender m ay be disregarded.