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F E D E R AL R E S E R V E B ANK O F N E W YORK Fiscal Agent of the United States r Circular No. 7 2 3 1 T L September 13, 1973 J Offering of $1,800,000,000 of 364-Day Treasury Bills Dated September 25, 1973 Due September 24, 1974 To All Incorporated Banks and Trust Companies, and Others Concerned, in the Second Federal Reserve District: 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 364-day Treasury bills for cash and in exchange for Treasury bills maturing September 25, 1973, in the amount of $1,800,510,000. The bills of this series will be dated September 25, 1973, and will mature September 24, 1974 ( C U S I P No. 912793 T X 4 ) . The bills will 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. They will be issued in bearer form only, and in denominations of $10,000, $15,000, $50,000, $100,000, $500,000 and $1,000,000 (maturity value). Tenders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, Wednesday, September 19, 1973. Tenders will not be received at the Treasury Department, Washington. Each tender must be for a minimum of $10,000. Tenders over $10,000 must be in multiples of $5,000. In the case of competitive tenders the price offered must be expressed on the basis of 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 forms and forwarded in the special envelopes which will be supplied by Federal Reserve Banks or Branches on application therefor. Banking institutions generally may submit tenders for account of customers, provided the names of the customers are set forth in such tenders. Others than banking institutions will not be per mitted 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 of 2 percent of the face amount of 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 will be opened at the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, following which public announcement will be made by the Treasury Department of the amount and price range of accepted bids. Only those submitting competitive tenders will be advised of the acceptance or rejection thereof. The Secretary of the Treasury expressly reserves the right to accept or reject any or all tenders, in whole or 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 will be accepted in full at the average price (in three decimals) of accepted competitive bids. Settlement for accepted tenders in accordance with the bids must be made or completed at the Federal Reserve Bank on September 25, 1973, in cash or other immediately available funds or in a like face amount of Treasury bills maturing September 25, 1973. Cash and exchange tenders will receive equal treatment. Cash adjust ments will be made for differences between the par value of matur ing bills accepted in exchange and the issue price of the new bills. Under Sections 4 5 4 (b ) and 1 22 1 (5 ) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, the amount of discount at which bills issued here under 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. Accordingly, the owner of Treasury bills (other than life insurance companies) issued hereunder must include in his income tax return, as ordinary gain or loss, the dif ference between the price paid for the bills, whether on original issue or on subsequent purchase, and the amount actually received either upon sale or redemption at maturity during the taxable year for which the return is made. Treasury Department Circular No. 418 (current revision) and this notice prescribe the terms of the Treasury bills and govern the conditions of their issue. Copies of the circular may be ob tained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch. This Bank will receive tenders up to 1 :30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, Wednesday, September 19, 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. P a y m e n t fo r the T rea su ry bills can n ot be m a de b y c re d it th rou gh the T re a su ry T a x an d L o a n A c co u n t. S e ttle m e n t m u st be m a d e in cash or o th er im m e d ia tely available fu n d s o r in m a tu rin g T re a su ry bills. A lfred H ayes, President. ( over ) No. TENDER FOR 364-DAY TREASURY BILLS Dated September 25, 1973 To F ederal R eserve Bank of N ew Y Due September 24, 1974 ork, Dated at Fiscal Agent of the United States. 19... Pursuant to the provisions of Treasury Department Circular No. 418 (current revision) and to the provisions of the public notice issued by the Treasury Department inviting tenders for the above described Treasury bills, the undersigned hereby offers to purchase such Treasury bills in the amount indicated below, and agrees to make payment therefor at your Bank on or before the issue date at the price indicated below: Do not fill in both Competitive and Noncompetitive tenders on one form COMPETITIVE TENDER $ ...................................................... (maturity value), or any lesser amount that may be awarded. P r ic e :.................................. per 100. (Price must be expressed with not more than three decimal places, for example, 99.925) NONCOMPETITIVE TENDER ). ? ..................................................................... .........................................................(^maturity vaiue value). (N ot to exceed $200,000 for 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 S Maturity value 10,000 15.000 50,000 100,000 □ 1. Deliver over the counter to the undersigned Payment will be made as fo llo w s: □ 2. Ship to the undersigned □ By charge to our reserve account H old in safekeeping (for ac count of member bank only) □ By cash or check in on delivery □ 3. □ 4. Allotment attached) □ 5. transfer (see available funds immediately list Special instructions: 500,000 (N o 1,000,000 Totals will be accepted) (Payment cannot be made through Treasury Tax and Loan Account) 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 o f subscriber— please print or type) Insert this tender in special envelope marked “ Tender (Address— please print or type) (Tel. No.) for Treasury Bills ” (Signature of subscriber or authorized signature) (Title of authorized signer) (Banking institutions submitting tenders for customer account must list customers’ names on lines below or on an attached rider) (Name of Customer) (Name of Customer) INSTRUCTIONS: 1. N o tender for less than $10,000 will be considered, and each tender must be for an even multiple of $5,000 (maturity value). 2. O thers than banking institutions will not be permitted to submit tenders except for their own account. B anking institutions subm itting tenders for custom er account m ay cons.olidate com petitive tenders and m ay consolidate noncom petitive tenders, provided a list is attached show ing the name of each bidder, the am ount bid for his account, and m ethod of paym ent. F orm s for this purpose will be furnished upon request. at the same price 3 If the person m aking the tender is a corporation, the tender should be signed by an officer of the corporation authorized to make the tender, and the signing of the tender by an officer of the corporation will be construed as a representation by him that he has been so authorized. If the tender is made by a partnership, it should be signed by a m em ber of the firm, w ho should sign in the form “ ............................ .............................................................................. a copartnership, by ......................................................................................... a m em ber o f the firm. 4 T enders will be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust companies and from respon sible and recognized dealers in investm ent securities. T enders from others m ust be accompanied by payment of ? oercent of the face am ount of Treasury bills applied for, unless the tenders are accom panied by an express guaranty of paym ent by an incorporated bank or trust com pany. A ll checks must be drawn to the order of the Federal Reserve Bank of N e w Y o r k ; checks endorsed to this Bank will not be accepted. 5. If the language of this tender is changed in any respect, which, in the opinion of the Secretary of the T reasury, is material, the tender m ay be disregarded.