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FED ER A L RESERVE BANK O F NEW YORK Fiscal Agent of the United States [ Circular No. 7779*1 December 22, 1975 J OFFERING OF TWO SERIES OF TREASURY BILLS $2,900,000,000 of 90-Day Bills, Additional Amount, Series Dated October 2, 1975, Due April 1, 1976 (To Be Issued January 2, 1976) $3,300,000,000 of 181-Day Bills, Dated January 2, 1976, Due July 1, 1976 To A ll Incorporated Banks and Trust Companies, and Others Concerned, in the Second Federal Reserve D istrict: 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 tor two series of Treasury bills to the aggregate amount of $6,200,000,000, or thereabouts, to be issued January 2, 1976, as fo llo w s: 90-day bills (to maturity date) in the amount of $2,900,000,000, or thereabouts, representing an additional amount of bills dated October 2, 1975, and to mature April 1, 1976 (C U S IP No. 912793 Z A 7), originally issued in the amount of $3,102,800,000, the additional and original bills to be freely interchangeable. 181-day bills for $3,300,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated January 2, 1976, and to mature July 1, 1976 (C U S IP No. 912793 Z W 9). The bills will be issued for cash and in exchange for Treasury bills maturing January 2, 1976, outstanding in the amount of $5,702,355,000, of which Government accounts and Federal Reserve Banks, for themselves and as agents of foreign and international monetary authorities, presently hold $2,479,915,000. These accounts may exchange bills they hold for the bills now being offered at the average prices of accepted tenders. The bills of both series 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 w ill be issued in bearer form in denominations of $10,000, $15,000, $50,000, $100,000, $500,000 and $1,000,000 (m aturity value) and in book-entry form to designated bidders. Tenders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m., Eastern Stand ard time, Monday, December 29, 1975. Tenders will not be received at the Treasury Department, W ashington. Each tender must be for a minimum of $10,000. Tenders over $10,000 must be in m ul tiples 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 and dealers who make primary markets in Government securities and report daily to the Federal Reserve Bank of N ew 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 w ill be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in investment 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 w ill be opened at the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, follow ing which public announcement will be made by the Treasury Department of the amount and price range of accepted bids. Only those submitting competitive tenders w ill 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 each issue for $500,000 or less without stated price from any one bidder will be accepted in full at the average price (in three decim als) of accepted competi tive bids for the respective issues. Settlem ent for accepted tenders in accordance with the bids must be made or completed at the Federal Reserve Bank on January 2, 1976, in cash or other im mediately available funds or in a like face amount of Treasury bills maturing January 2, 1976. Cash and exchange tenders will receive equal treatment. Cash adjustments will be made for differ ences between the par value of maturing bills accepted in exchange and the issue price of the new bills. 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, redeemed 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 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 of the Treasury bills and goyern the conditions of their issue. Copies of the circular may be obtained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch. This Bank will receive tenders for both series up to 1:30 p.m., Eastern Standard time, Monday, December 29, 1975, at the Securities Department of its Head Office and at its 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 “Tender for Treasury Bills.” Tenders not requiring a deposit may be submitted by telegraph, subject to written con firmation; no tenders may be submitted by telephone. Payment for 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. Results of the last weekly offering of Treasury bills (90-day bills to be issued December 26, 1975, representing an additional amount of bills dated September 25, 1975, maturing March 25, 1976; and 181-day bills dated Decem ber 26, 1975, maturing June 24, 1976) are shown on the reverse side of this circular. P aul A. V !'] olcker, Presiden t. P lease note that the current offering is fo r 90-day and 1 8 1 -day T reasu ry bills. (O VER) RESULTS OF LAST WEEKLY OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS (TWO SERIES TO BE ISSUED DECEMBER 26, 1975) Range of Accepted Competitive Bids 90-Day Treasury B ills Maturing March 25, 1976 High ........................................... Low ................................ ........... Average ...................................... Price Discount Rate 98.690 98.655 98.665 5.240% 5.380% 5.340% Investment R ate 1 5.40% 5.54% 5.50% 181-Day Treasury Bills Maturing June 24, 1976 Price Discount Rate Investment R ate 1 97.195 97.110 97.145 5.579% 5.748% 5.678% 5.84% 6.02% 5.94% 1 Equivalent coupon issue yield. (86 percent of the amount of 90-day bills bid for at the low price was accepted.) (58 percent of the amount of 181-day bills bid for at the low price was accepted.) Total Tenders Received and Accepted (By Federal Reserve District) 90-Day Treasury B ills Maturing March 25, 1976 District Boston ...................... ............ New York ................. ............ Philadelphia ............... ............ Cleveland ................... ............ Richmond .............................. Atlanta ....................... ............ Chicago ...................... ............ St. Louis ................................ Minneapolis ................ ............ Kansas City ................ ............ Dallas ....................... ............ San Francisco ............ ............ TO T A L ................................ ........... Received Accepted Received $ 24,915,000 3,340,400.000 23,145,000 56,250,000 23,375,000 25,005,000 218,560,000 49,075,000 21,780,000 29,130,000 16,865,000 162,455,000 $ 24,915,000 2,233,300,000 23,145,000 56,250,000 23,375,000 25,005,000 115,550,000 47,040,000 21,780,000 29,130,000 16,865,000 86,055,000 $ 11,390,000 3,817,015,000 6,275,000 41,130,000 11,225,000 18,510,000 391,055,000 41,115,000 12,170,000 17,745,000 11,065,000 220,535,000 $ 11,390,000 2,765,715,000 6,275,000 41,130,000 11,225,000 18,010,000 63,055,000 41,115,000 12,170,000 17,745,000 11,065,000 101,335,000 $3,990,955,000 $2,702,410,000a $4,599,230,000 $3,100,230,000b a Includes $358,135,000 noncompetitive tenders from the public. b Includes $158,425,000 noncompetitive tenders from the public. 181-Day Treasury Bills Maturing June 24, 1976 Accepted
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