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FED ER A L RESER VE BANK O F NEW YORK
Fiscal Agent of the United States

r C ir c u la r No. 7 3 9 6 "I
L

M ay 22, 1974

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Offering of $1,800,000,000 of 364-Day Treasury Bills
Dated June 4, 1974

Due June 3, 1975

I'o A ll Incorporated Banks and Trust Companies, and Others
Concerned, in the Second icderal R eserve D istrict:

F ollow ing is the text of a notice issued today by the T reasury D epartm ent:
The Treasury Department, by this public notice, invites tenders
$1 ,S<)().(M)().<)()(>, or thereabouts, of 364-day Treasury bills to be
dated June 4, 1974, and to mature June 3, 1975 ( C U S I P No.
912793 V 1.7 ).

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.

I lie bills will be issued for cash and in exchange for Treasury
maturing June 4, 1974, outstanding in the amount of
$ I,S(M),8 4 0 ,0 0 0 , o f which (iovernment accounts and Federal Reserve
Hanks, lor themselves and as agents of foreign and international
monetary authorities, presently hold $1,024,495,000. These accounts
may exchange bills they hold for the bills now being offered at the
average price of accepted tenders.

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 June 4,
1974, in cash or other immediately available funds or in a like
face amount of Treasury bills maturing June 4, 1974. 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.

foi

bills

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).
lenders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks and
I tranches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m., Eastern Daylight
Saving time, Wednesday, May 29, 1974. 'fenders will not be
received at the Treasury Department, Washington. Each tender
must he 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. Fractious 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.
Hanking institutions and dealers who make primary markets
in (iovernment securities and report daily to the Federal Reserve
Hank of New York their positions with respect to Government
securities and borrowings thereon may submit tenders for account
of customers, provided the names of the customers are set forth
in such tenders. Others will not be permitted 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 investment securities. Tenders

Under Sections 4 5 4 (b ) and 1221(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.

T his Rank will receive tenders up to 1 :30 p.m.. Eastern Daylight Saving time, W ednesday, M ay 29, 1974,
at the Securities Department o f its H ead 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 “ T end er for Treasury Bills.” Tenders not
requiring a deposit may be submitted by telegraph, subject to written confirm ation; no tenders may be submitted by
telephone, raym cn t for the Treasury bills cannot be made by credit through the Treasury Tax and Loan Account.

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




A

lfred

H

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President.

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TENDER FOR 364-DAY TREASURY BILLS
Dated June 4, 1974
To F e d e ra l R eserve B a n k o f N ew

Due June 3, 1975
Dated at

Y ork ,

Fiscal A gen t o f the United States.

1 9 ...

Pursuant to the provisions of Treasury
provisions o f the public notice issued by the
Treasury bills, the undersigned hereby offers
and agrees to make payment therefor at you r

Department Circular N o. 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 b elow :

D o not fill in both Competitive and

C O M P E T IT IV E T E N D E R

Noncom petitive tenders on one form

$ .............................................................. (m aturity v a lu e),
or any lesser amount that may be awarded.
P r i c e : ....................................... per 100.
( Price must be expressed with not more than three
decimal places, for example, 99.925)

N O N C O M P E T IT IV E T E N D E R

S .................................................................(m aturity value).
(N o t to exceed $200,000 for one bidder through all sources)

A t the average price of accepted competitive bids.

Subject to allotment, please issue, deliver, and accept payment for the bills as indicated b e lo w :
Pieces

Denomination
$

Maturity value

10,000

□
□
□

15,000

□

50,000

□

100,000

1. Deliver over the counter to the
undersigned
2. Ship to the undersigned
3. Hold in safekeeping (for ac­
count of member bank only)
4. Allotment transfer (see list
attached)
5. Special instructions:

Payment will be made as follows:
□
□

By charge to our reserve account
By cash or check in immediately
available funds on delivery

500,000
1,000,000

(No changes in delivery instructions
will be accepted)

(Payment cannot be made through
Treasury Tax and Loan Account)

Totals
T h e undersigned (m em ber bank) hereby certifies that the Treasury bills which you are hereby instructed
to dispose of in the manner indicated in item 3 above are ow ned 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)
(Tel. No.)

—

(Signature of subscriber or authorized signature)
(Title of authorized signer)

(Banking institutions submitting tenders for customer account must list customers’ names on lines

(Name of Customer)

below or on an attached rider)

(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 lor their own account.
Hanking institutions subm itting tenders for custom er account may consolidate competitive tenders at the same price
and m ay consolidate noncompetitive tenders, provided a list is attached show ing the name of each bidder, the amount
bid for his account, and method of payment. F orm s for this purpose will be furnished upon request.
3. If the person making 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 en ders will be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust com panies and from respon­
sible and recognized dealers in investm ent securities. T enders from others m ust be accom panied by paym ent of
? .,crt.lcnt of the face am ount of T reasury 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.
r jf t^ c language of this tender is changed in any respect, which, in the opinion of the Secretary of the
T re a su ry , is material, the tender m ay be disregarded.