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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
OF N E W YORK
Fiscal Agent of the U nited States
TCircular No. 7 7 3 0 ~
i
October 10, 1975 -I

AUCTION OF $ 3 .0 BILLION OF TREASURY NOTES
Series N-1977

To All Banking Institutions, and Others Concerned,
in the Second Federal Reserve District:

T h e fo llo w in g s ta te m e n t w as issu ed O c to b e r 9 b y th e T re a su ry D e p a rtm e n t:
T he Treasury will auction to the public under com petitive and noncom petitive bidding up to $3.0
billion of 2-year notes. The coupon rate for the notes will b e determ ined after tenders are allotted.
A dditional amounts of the notes m ay be issued at the average price of accepted tenders to Governm ent
accounts an d to Federal Reserve Banks for themselves and as agents of foreign and international m onetary
authorities.
T he notes will be Treasury Notes of Series N-1977 dated O ctober 31, 1975, due October 31, 1977
(C U S IP No. 912827 FA5) w ith interest payable sem iannually on April 30 and O ctober 31. They will
be issued in registered and bearer form in denom inations of $5,000, $10,000, $100,000 and $1,000,000, and
they will be available for issue in book-entry form.
Paym ent for the notes m ust be m ade on O ctober 31, 1975. Paym ent m ay not be m ade through tax
and loan accounts. Notes in bearer form will be delivered on O ctober 31, 1975.
Tenders will be received up to 1:30 p.m., Eastern D aylight Saving time, Thursday, O ctober 16, at any
F ederal Reserve Bank or Branch and a t th e B ureau of the Public D ebt, W ashington, D. C. 20226; provided,
however, th at noncom petitive tenders will be considered tim ely received if they are m ailed to any such
agency u nder a postm ark no later than W ednesday, O ctober 15. Each tender m ust be in the am ount of
$5,000 or a m ultiple thereof, and all tenders m ust state the yield desired, if a com petitive tender, or the
term “noncom petitive”, if a noncom petitive tender. Fractions m ay not be used in tenders. The notation
“T E N D E R FO R TREASURY N O TES” should be printed at the bottom of envelopes in which tenders
are subm itted.
C om petitive tenders m ust be expressed in terms of annual yield in two decim al places, e.g., 7.11, and
not in term s of a price. Tenders at the lowest yields, and noncom petitive tenders, will be accepted to
the extent required to attain the am ount offered. After a determ ination is m ade as to which tenders are
accepted, a coupon yield will be determ ined to the nearest Vs of 1 percent necessary to make the average
accepted price 100.000 or less. T hat will be the rate of interest th a t will be paid on all of the Notes. Based
on such interest rate, the price on each com petitive tender allotted will be determ ined and each successful
com petitive b idder will pay the price corresponding to th e yield he bid. Price calculations will be carried
to th ree decim al places on the basis of price p er hundred, e.g., 99.923, and the determ inations of the
Secretary of th e Treasury shall be final. Tenders at a yield th at will produce a price less than 99.501
will not be accepted.
The Secretary of the Treasury expressly reserves the right to accept or reject any or all tenders, in
w hole or in part, and his action in any such respect shall be final. Subject to these reservations, noncom­
petitive tenders for $500,000 or less will be accepted in full at the average price of accepted com petitive
tenders, w hich price will be 100.000 or less.
C om m ercial banks, w hich for this purpose are defined as banks accepting dem and deposits, and
dealers who m ake prim ary m arkets in G overnm ent securities and report daily to the Federal Reserve
Bank of N ew York their positions w ith respect to G overnm ent securities and borrowings thereon, may
subm it tenders for the account of customers, provided the names of the customers are set forth in such
tenders Others will not b e perm itted to subm it tenders except for their own account.




Tenders will be received w ithout deposit from commercial and other banks for their own acoount,
Federally-insured savings and loan associations, States, political subdivisions or instrum entalities thereof,
p ublic pension and retirem ent and other public funds, international organizations in w hich the U nited
States holds m em bership, foreign central banks and foreign States, dealers who m ake prim ary markets in
G overnm ent securities and report daily to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York their positions w ith
respect to G overnm ent securities and borrowings thereon, Federal Reserve Banks, and Governm ent accounts.
Tenders from others m ust be accom panied by paym ent of 5 percent of the face am ount of notes applied for.
However, bidders w ho subm it checks in paym ent on tenders subm itted directly to a Federal Reserve
Bank or the Treasury m ay find it necessary to subm it full paym ent for the notes w ith their tenders in order
to m eet the tim e limits pertaining to checks as hereinafter set forth. Allotment notices will not be sent
to bidders who subm it noncom petitive tenders.
Paym ent for accepted tenders m ust be com pleted on or before Friday, October 31, 1975, at the
F ederal Reserve Bank or Branch or at th e Bureau of the Public D ebt, in cash, in other funds im mediately
available to the Treasury by O ctober 31, or by check draw n to the order of the Federal Reserve Bank to
w hich the tender is subm itted, or the U nited States Treasury if the tender is subm itted to it, w hich m ust
be received at such Bank or at the Treasury no later than (1) Tuesday, October 28, 1975, if the check is
draw n on a bank in the Federal Reserve D istrict of the Bank to w hich the check is subm itted, or the
F ifth Federal Reserve D istrict in the case of the Treasury, or (2 ) Thursday, O ctober 23, 1975, if the
check is draw n on a bank in another district. Checks received after the dates set forth in the preceding
sentence will not be accepted unless they are payable at a Federal Reserve Bank. W here full paym ent
is not com pleted on time, the allotm ent will be canceled and th e deposit w ith the tender up to 5 percent
of th e am ount of notes allotted will be subject to forfeiture to the U nited States.

The terms of the offering are set forth in Treasury Department Circular No. 31-75, Public Debt
Series, dated October 10, 1975, a copy of which is printed on the following pages.
This Bank will receive tenders up to 1:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, Thursday, October 16,
1975, at the Securities Department of its Head Office and at its Buffalo Branch; provided, however, that
noncompetitive tenders will be considered timely received if they are mailed to this Bank or its Branch
under a postmark no later than October 15,1975. Please use the enclosed tender form to submit a tender
and return it in the enclosed envelope marked “Tender for Treasury Notes or Bonds.” Tenders not
requiring a deposit may be submitted by telegraph, subject to written confirmation; no tenders may
be submitted by telephone. Settlement for accepted tenders may be made in cash or other immediately
available funds, under the conditions and procedures set forth in Section IV of Treasury Department
Circular No. 31-75; settlement cannot be made by credit in Treasury Tax and Loan Accounts. If pay­
ment is made by check, the check must be a certified personal check or an official bank check, payable
on its face to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; checks endorsed to this Bank will not be accepted.
The notes will be auctioned on a yield basis, as set forth in Section III of the official offering circular.
Tenders at a yield that will produce a price less than 99.501 will not be accepted. Noncompetitive bidders
will be required to pay the average price of accepted competitive tenders.
Telephone inquiries regarding this offering may be made by calling Telephone No. 212-791-5823,
212-791-6616, or 212-791-5465.




Paul

2

A. V olcker ,
President.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TREASURY NOTES OF SERIES N-1977
Dated and bearing interest from October 31, 1975

Due October 31, 1977

DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY,
Office of the Secretary,
Washington, October 10,1975.

Public D ebt Series — No. 31 -7 5

I.

IN V ITATION FO R TEND ERS

5. The notes will be subject to the general regula­
tions of the D epartm ent of the Treasury, now or
hereafter prescribed, governing U nited States notes.

1.
The Secretary of the Treasury, pursuant to the
authority of the Second Liberty Bond Act, as am ended,
invites tenders on a yield basis for $3,000,000,000, or
thereabouts, of notes of the U nited States, designated
Treasury Notes of Series N-1977. The interest rate for
the notes will be determ ined as set forth in Section III,
paragraph 3, hereof. A dditional amounts of these
notes may be issued at the average price of accepted
tenders to Governm ent accounts and to Federal
Reserve Banks for themselves and as agents of foreign
and international m onetary authorities. Tenders will
be received up to 1:30 p.m., E astern D aylight Saving
time, Thursday, October 16, 1975, under com petitive
and noncom petitive bidding, as set forth in Section
III hereof.
II.

III.

1. Tenders will be received at Federal Reserve
Banks and Branches and at the Bureau of the Public
Debt, W ashington, D. C. 20226, up to the closing hour
1:30 p.m., E astern D aylight Saving time, Thursday,
October 16, 1975. Each tender m ust state the face
am ount of notes bid for, which m ust be $5,000 or a
m ultiple thereof, and the yield desired, except th at
in the case of noncompetitive tenders the term “non­
com petitive” should be used in lieu of a yield. In the
case of com petitive tenders, the yield m ust be
expressed in terms of an annual yield, w ith two
decimals, e.g., 7.11. Fractions m ay not be used. Non­
com petitive tenders from any one bidder may not
exceed $500,000.

D ESC R IPTIO N O F NOTES

1. The notes will be dated O ctober 31, 1975, and
will bear interest from that date, payable sem iannually
on April 30, 1976, October 31, 1976, April 30, 1977,
and October 31, 1977. They will m ature October 31,
1977, and will not be subject to call for redem ption
prior to m aturity.

2. Commercial banks, which for this purpose are
defined as banks accepting dem and deposits, and deal­
ers who make prim ary markets in Governm ent secu­
rities and report daily to the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York their positions w ith respect to Governm ent
securities and borrowings thereon, may subm it tenders
for account of customers provided the names of the
customers are set forth in such tenders. Others will
not be perm itted to subm it tenders except for their
own account. Tenders will be received w ithout
deposit from banking institutions for their own
account, Federally-insured savings and loan associa­
tions, States, political subdivisions or instrum entalities
thereof, public pension and retirem ent and other
public funds, international organizations in w hich the
United States holds membership, foreign central banks
and foreign States, dealers who m ake prim ary m arkets
in Governm ent securities and report daily to the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York their positions
with respect to Governm ent securities and borrowings
thereon, and Governm ent accounts. Tenders from
others m ust be accom panied by paym ent of 5 percent
of the face am ount of notes applied for.

2. The income derived from the notes is subject
to all taxes imposed under the Internal Revenue Code
of 1954. The notes are subject to estate, inheritance,
gift or other excise taxes, w hether Federal or State,
b u t are exempt from all taxation now or hereafter
im posed on the principal or interest thereof by any
State, or any of the possessions of the U nited States,
or by any local taxing authority.
3. T he notes will be acceptable to secure deposits
of public moneys. They will not be acceptable in
paym ent of taxes.
4. Bearer notes w ith interest coupons attached,
and notes registered as to principal and interest, will
be issued in denom inations of $5,000, $10,000, $100,000
and $1,000,000. Book-entry notes will be available to
eligible bidders in m ultiples of those amounts. In ter­
changes of notes of different denom inations and of
coupon and registered notes, and the transfer of regis­
tered notes will be perm itted.




TEN D ERS AND ALLOTM ENTS

3. Im m ediately after the closing hour tenders will
be opened, following w hich public announcem ent will
be m ade by the D epartm ent of the Treasury of the

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Bank or a t the Treasury no later than: (1 ) Tuesday,
O ctober 28, 1975, if the check is draw n on a bank in
the Federal Reserve D istrict of the Bank to w hich the
check is. subm itted, or the F ifth F ederal Reserve
D istrict in the case of the Treasury, or (2 ) Thursday,
O ctober 23, 1975, if the check is draw n on a bank in
another district. Checks received after the dates set
forth in the preceding sentence will not be accepted
unless they are payable at a Federal Reserve Bank.
Paym ent will not be deem ed to have been com pleted
w here registered notes are requested if the appropriate
identifying num ber as required on tax returns and
other documents subm itted to the Internal Revenue
Service (a n individual’s social security num ber or an
em ployer identification num ber) is not furnished. In
every case where full paym ent is not com pleted, the
paym ent w ith the tender up to 5 percent of the
am ount of notes allotted shall, upon declaration m ade
by the Secretary of the Treasury in his discretion, be
forfeited to the U nited States.

am ount and yield range of accepted bids. Those
subm itting com petitive tenders will be advised of the
acceptance or rejection thereof. In considering the
acceptance of tenders, those w ith th e lowest yields will
b e accepted to th e extent required to attain the
am ount offered. Tenders at the highest accepted yield
will be pro rated if necessary. After the determ ination
is m ade as to w hich tenders are accepted, an interest
ra te will be established a t the nearest Vs of one
percent necessary to m ake the average accepted price
100.000 or less. T h at will be the rate of interest th at
will be paid on all of the notes. Based on such interest
rate, the price on each com petitive tender allotted
will be determ ined and each successful com petitive
b id d er will be required to pay the price corresponding
to the yield bid. Price calculations will be carried
to th ree decim al places on the basis of price per
hundred, e.g., 99.923, and the determ inations of the
Secretary of the Treasury shall be final. T he Secretary
of the T reasury expressly reserves the right to accept
or reject any or all tenders, in whole or in part, includ­
ing th e right to accept tenders for m ore or less than
the $3,000,000,000 of notes offered to the public, and
his action in any such respect shall b e final. Subject
to these reservations, noncom petitive tenders for
$500,000 or less w ithout stated yield from any one
b id d er will be accepted in full at the average price ( in
three decim als) of accepted com petitive tenders.

V.

IV. PAYMENT
1.
Settlem ent for accepted tenders in accordance
w ith the bids m ust be m ade or com pleted on or before
O ctober 31, 1975, at th e F ederal Reserve Bank or
B ranch or at the Bureau of the Public Debt, W ashing­
ton, D. C. 20226. Paym ent m ust be in cash, in other
funds im m ediately available to the Treasury by
O ctober 31, 1975, or by check draw n to the order of
the Federal Reserve Bank to which the tender is
subm itted, or the U nited States Treasury if the tender
is subm itted to it, w hich m ust be received at such




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GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. As fiscal agents of the U nited States, Federal
Reserve Banks are authorized and requested to receive
tenders, to make such allotments as may be prescribed
by the Secretary of th e Treasury, to issue such notices
as m ay be necessary, to receive paym ent for and make
delivery of notes on full-paid tenders allotted, and
they may issue interim receipts pending delivery of
the definitive notes.
2. T he Secretary of the Treasury m ay at any time,
or from tim e to time, prescribe supplem ental or
am endatory rules and regulations governing the offer­
ing, w hich will be com m unicated prom ptly to the
Federal Reserve Banks.

STEPHEN S. GARDNER,

Acting Secretary of the Treasury.

FORM NA

IMPORTANT — Closing time for receipt of this tender is 1:30 p.m., Thursday, October 16, 1975.

TENDER FOR TREASURY NOTES OF SERIES N-1977
Dated October 31, 1975
F ed e r a l R eserve B a n k o f

N ew

Due October 31, 1977
D ated at

York,

Fiscal Agent of the U nited States,
N e w York, N . Y. 10045

19.

Pursuant to the provisions of Treasury D epartm ent Circular No. 31-75, Public D ebt Series, dated
O ctober 10, 1975, the undersigned hereby offers to purchase U nited States of America Treasury Notes of
Series N-1977 in the am ount indicated below, and agrees to make paym ent therefor at your Bank on or
before the issue date at the price aw arded on this tender.

COMPETITIVE TEN D ER

Do not fill in both Competitive and
Noncompetitive tenders on one form

$ ......................................................... ( m aturity v alu e)
or any lesser am ount that m ay be awarded.

NONCOMPETITIVE TENDER

$ .......................................................

(m aturity value)

(N ot to exceed $500,000 for one bidder through all sources)

at the average price of accepted competitive bids.

Y ie ld :...........
(Yield must be expressed with not more
than two decimal places, for example, 7.11)

Subject to allotment please issue, deliver, and accept paym ent for the securities as indicated below and
on the reverse side (if registered securities are desired, please also complete schedule on reverse side):
Pieces Denomination
$

Maturity value

5,000
10,000

□ 1. Deliver over the counter to the
undersigned
□ 2. Ship to the undersigned
□ 3. Hold in safekeeping (for mem­
ber bank only) in —
L J

100,000
1,000,000
Totals

u iv r a u i itm

Payment will be made as follows:
□ By charge to our reserve account
□ By cash or check in immediately
available funds
l j

—

□ General Account
□ Trust Account
□ 4. Hold as collateral for Treasury
Tax and Loan Account*
( No changes in delivery instructions
will be accepted)

* The undersigned certifies that the allotted securities will be owned solely by the undersigned.
(If a commercial bank or dealer is subscribing for its own account or for account of customers, the following
certifications are made a part of this tender.)

W e H e r e b y C e r t i f y th at we have received tenders from our customers in the amounts set forth opposite
the customers’ names on the list which is m ade a p art of this tender, and th at we have either received and
are holding for the Treasury or we guarantee paym ent to the Treasury of deposits stipulated in the official
offering circular.
W e F u r t h e r C e r t i f y th at tenders received by us, if any, from other commercial banks for their own
account and for the account of their customers have been entered with us under the same conditions, agree­
ments, and certifications as set forth in this form.

(Name of subscriber — please print or type)

Insert this tender in
special envelope marked
“Tender for Treasury
Notes or Bonds'

(Address — incl. City and State)

(Tel. No.)

(Signature of subscriber or authorized signature)
(T itle 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. No tender for less than $5,000 will be considered; and each tender must be for a multiple of $5,000 (maturity
value).
2. Only banking institutions, and dealers who make primary markets in Government securities and report daily to this
Bank their positions with respect to Government securities and borrowings thereon, may submit tenders for customer account;
in doing so, they may consolidate competitive tenders at the same yield and may consolidate noncompetitive tenders, provided
a list is attached showing the name of each bidder and the amount bid for his account. Others will not be permitted to
submit tenders except for their own account.
3. If the person making the tender is a corporation, the tender should be signed by an officer of the corporation author­
ized 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 member of the
firm, who should sign in the form
............................. a copartnership, by .....................................................
....................................................... a member of the firm.
4. Tenders will be received without deposit from commercial and other banks for their own account, Federally-insured
savings and loan associations, States, political subdivisions or instrumentalities thereof, public pension and retirement and other
public funds, international organizations in which the United States holds membership, foreign central banks and foreign
States, dealers who make primary markets in Government securities and report daily to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
their positions with respect to Government securities and borrowings thereon, and Government accounts. Tenders from others
must be accompanied by payment of 5 percent of the face amount of the securities applied for. All checks must be drawn to
the order of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; 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 Treasury
is material, the tender may be disregarded.




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SCHEDULE FOR ISSUE OF REGISTERED TREASURY NOTES OF SERIES N-1977

SUBSCRIPTION NO.

SUBSCRIBER.
SIGNATURE_

DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

□

D E L IV E R O V E R T H E C O U N T E R

□

□

S H IP T O S U B S C IB E R

BY C H A R G E T O O U R
R ESERV E ACCOUNT
1

□

O T H E R IN S T R U C T IO N S :

FOR FRB USE ONLY
TRANS. ACCOUNTING DATE

BY C A SH O R C H E C K
IN

IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FUNDS

ISSUE AGENT 12

ADDRESS___

LOAN CODE

October 31, 1975

Z IP .

INTEREST COMP. DATE
NO. OF
PIECES

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

DENOM.

AMOUNT

SERIAL NOS.
(LEAVE BLANK)

1 1 0 -0 1

FOR FRB USE ONLY

NAME(S)

ID OR S.S. NO.
ADDRESS
ZIP

32

5,000

34

10,000

38

100,000

42

1,000,000

99

TOTAL

TR. CASE NO.

NAME(S)
32
ID OR S.S. NO.
ADDRESS
ZIP

5,000

34

10,000

38

100,000

42

1,000,000

99

TOTAL

TR CASE NO.

NAME(S)
32
ID OR S.S. NO.
ADDRESS
ZIP

5,000

34

10,000

38

100,000

42

1,000,000

99

TOTAL

TR. CASE NO.

NAME(S)

ID OR S.S. NO.
ADDRESS
ZIP

32

5,000

34

10,000

38

100,000

42

1,000,000

99

TOTAL

TR. CASE NO.

NAME(S)
32
34

ID OR S.S. NO.
ADDRESS




ZIP

5,000
10,000

38

100,000

42

1,000,000

99

TOTAL

TR. CASE NO.