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FED ER AL RESERVE BANK O F NEW YORK Fiscal Agent of the United States [ Circular No. 8 0 9 0 1 April 13, 1977 J OFFERING OF TWO SERIES OF TREASURY BILLS $2,400,000,000 of 91-Day Bills, Additional Amount, Series Dated January 20, 1977, Due July 21, 1977 (To Be Issued April 21, 1977) $3,400,000,000 of 182-Day Bills, Dated April 21, 1977, Due October 20, 1977 T o A l l I n c o r p o ra te d B a n k s an d T r u s t C o m p a n ies, an d O th e r s C o n cern ed , in th e S e c o n d F e d e r a l R e s e r v e D is tr ic t: Following is the text of a notice issued by the Treasury Department, released yesterday: The Department of the Treasury, by this public notice, invites tenders for two series of Treasury Dills to the aggregate amount of $5,800 million, or thereabouts, to be issued April 21, 197/, as fo llo w s: 91-day bills (to maturity date) in the amount of $2,400 million, or thereabouts, representing an additional amount of bills dated January 20, 1977, and to mature July 21, 1977 (C U S 1 P N o. 912793 J 2 3 ), originally issued in the amount of $3,503 million, the additional and original bills to be freely interchangeable. 182-day bills, for $3,400 million, or thereabouts, to be dated April 21, 1977, and to mature October 20, 1977 (C U S IP N o. 912793 K 70). The bills will be issued for cash and in exchange for Treasury bills maturing April 21, 1977, outstanding in the amount of $12,316 million, of which Government accounts and Federal Reserve Banks, for themselves and as agents of foreign and international monetary authorities, presently hold $3,506 million. These accounts may exchange bills they hold for the bills now being offered at the average prices of accepted tenders. The bills w ill be issued on a discount basis under competitive and noncompetitive bidding, and at maturity their face amount will be payable without interest. They will 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 w ill be received at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches and, from individuals, at the Bureau of the Public Debt, W ashing ton, D.C. 20226, up to 1 :30 p.m., Eastern Standard time, Monday, April 18, 1977. 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 m ay not be used. Banking institutions and dealers which 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 w ill not be permitted to submit tenders except for tneir own account. Tenders will 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 bills applied for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty of payment by an incorporated bank or trust company. Public announcement will be made by the Department of the Treasury of the amount and price range of accepted bids. Those submitting competitive tenders will be advised of die 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 or Branch or at the Bureau of the Public Debt on April 21, 1977, in cash or other immediately available funds or in a like face amount of Treasury bills maturing April 21, 1977. Cash and exchange tenders will receive equal treatment. Cash adjustments will be made for differences between the par value of maturing bills accepted in exchange and the issue price of the new bills. Under Sections 454(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 bills (other than life insurance companies) issued hereunder must in clude in his Federal 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. Department of the Treasury 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 obtained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch, or from the Bureau of the Public Debt. This Bank will receive tenders for both series up to 1 :30 p.m., Eastern Standard time, Monday, April 18, 1977, 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 (91 -day bills to be issued April 14, 1977, representing an additional amount of bills dated January 13, 1977, maturing July 14, 1977; and 182-day bills dated April 14, 1977, maturing October 13, 1977) are shown on the reverse side of this circular. r , l16-! P aul A. V o l c k e r , President, ( over ) RESULTS OF LAST WEEKLY OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS (TWO SERIES TO BE ISSUED APRIL 14, 1977) Range of Accepted Competitive Bids 9 1 -Day Treasury Bills Maturing July 14 , 1977 High ............................................ Low .............................................. Average........................................ 182 -Day Treasury Bills Maturing October 13 , 1977 P rice D iscount R ate In vestm en t R a te 1 P rice D iscount R ate Investm ent R a te 1 98.852 98.845 98.847 4.542% 4.569% 4.561% 4.66% 4.69% 4.68% 97.599a 97.586 97.590 4.749% 4.775% 4.767% 4.93% 4.96% 4.95% 1 Equivalent coupon-issue yield. a E xcepting one tender of $15,000,000. (47 percent of the amount of 91-day bills bid for at the low price was accepted.) (30 percent of the amount of 182-day bills bid for at the low price was accepted.) Total Tenders Received and Accepted 9 1 -Day Treasury Bills Maturing July 14 , 1977 F.R. District (and U S . Treasury) Boston...................................... New York .............................. Philadelphia ............................ Cleveland .................. Richmond............ Atlanta ............... Chicago ............... St. Louis.................... Minneapolis .................. Kansas City ........... Dallas ............... San Francisco ........ U.S. Treasury .... T otals ................ Received $ 14,520,000 4,332,965,000 20,785,000 98,670,000 24,210,000 39,700,000 411,025,000 36,825,000 42,580,000 41,110,000 25,170,000 272,305,000 Accepted $ 14,520,000 1,895,895,000 20,785,000 37,030,000 22,210,000 35,385,000 203,685,000 24,300,000 12,460,000 37,785,000 20,640,000 78,505,000 315,000 $5,360,180,000 315,000 $2,403,515,000b b Includes $357,885,000 noncompetitive tenders from the public. c Includes $152,705,000 noncompetitive tenders from the public. 182 -Day Treasury Bills Maturing October 13 , 1977 Received $ Accepted 4,710,000 5,707,775,000 51,950,000 106,355,000 35,240,000 19,065,000 272,455,000 27,355,000 39,585,000 24,050,000 21,100,000 415,745,000 $ 4,710,000 3,141,375,000 13,450,000 26,255,000 15,140,000 18,065,000 85,375,000 45,005,000 16,785,000 18,965,000 16,850,000 130,745,000 135,000 135,000 $6,725,520,000 $3,502,855,000"
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