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FE D E R AL R E SE R V E B AN K O F N E W YO R K Fiscal A gent of the U nited States r Circular No. 7 24 9 L October 12, 1973 ] OFFERING OF TWO SERIES OF TREASURY BILLS $2,500,000,000 of 91-Day Bills, Additional Amount, Series Dated July 26, 1973, Due January 24, 1974 (To Be Issued October 25, 1973) $1,800,000,000 of 182-Day Bills, Dated October 25, 1973, Due April 25, 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, released at 4 p.m. today: The Treasury Department, by this public notice, invites tenders fo r two series o f Treasury bills to the aggregate amount o f $4,300,000,000, or thereabouts, for cash and in exchange fo r Treasury bills maturing October 25, 1973, in the amount of $4,300,790,000, as fo llo w s: 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 o f Treasury bills applied for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty o f payment by an incorporated bank or trust company. 91-day bills (to maturity date) to be issued October 25, 1973, in the amount o f $2,500,000,000, or thereabouts, representing an additional amount o f bills dated July 26, 1973, and to mature January 24, 1974 ( C U S I P N o . 912793 S V 9 ) , originally issued in the amount of $1,701,950,000, the additional and original bills to be freely interchangeable. 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 o f 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 reserva tions, noncompetitive tenders for each issue 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 for the respective issues. Settlement for accepted tenders in accordance with the bids must be made or completed at the Federal Reserve Bank on October 25, 1973, in cash or other immediately available funds or in a like face amount of Treasury bills maturing October 25, 1973. Cash and exchange tenders will receive equal treatment. Cash adjustments will be made for differences between the par value o f maturing bills accepted in exchange and the is^ue price of the new bills. 182-day bills, for $1,800,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated October 25, 1973, and to mature A pril 25, 1974 ( C U S I P N o. 912793 T J 5 ). T h e bills o f both series will be issued on a discount basis under com petitive and noncompetitive bidding as hereinafter provided, and at maturity their face amount will be payable without interest. T h ey 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, Friday, October 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 o f $5,000. In the case of 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 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 o f 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 fo r their own account. Tenders will be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust Under Sections 4 5 4 (b ) and 1 22 1 (5 ) of the Internal Revenue Code o f 1954, the amount of discount at which bills issued hereunder are sold is considered to accrue when the bills are sold, redeemed or otherwise disposed of, and the bills are excluded from considera tion 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 difference 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 o f the Treasury bills and govern the conditions o f their issue. Copies of the circular may be ob tained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch. This Bank will receive tenders for both series up to 1 :30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, Friday, October 19, 1973, at the Securities Department of its Head Office and at i t s Buffalo Branch. Tender forms for the respective series are enclosed. Please use the appropriate forms to submit tenders and return them in the enclosed envelope marked “ Tenders for Treasury Bills.” Tenders not requiring a deposit may be submitted by telegraph, subject to written c o n f i r m a t i o n ; no tenders m a y 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. The results o f bidding for the previous offering o f Treasury bills, to be issued October 18, 1973, were not avail able at the time of printing this circular; those results will be announced after release by the Treasury Department. A lfred H a y e s , President. Closing date for receipt of tenders is Friday , October 19.
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