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FED ER AL RESERVE BANK
O F NEW YORK

FiscalAgent ofthe United States

Circular No. 8117
May 18. 1977

TREASURY TO AUCTION $2,000 MILLION OF 4-YEAR 1-MONTH NOTES

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

The following statement was issued yesterday by the Treasury Department:
The Department of the Treasury will auction $2,000 million of 4-year 1-month notes to raise new cash.
Additional amounts of the notes may be issued to Federal Reserve Banks as agents of foreign and international
monetary authorities at the average price of accepted tenders.

Printed on the reverse side isa table summarizing the highlights of the offering. Copies of the official
offering circular will be furnished upon request.
Bidders submitting noncompetitive tenders should realize that it is possible that the average
price may be above par, in which case they would have to pay more than the face value for the
securities.
Ifpayment ismade by check, the check should 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.
Enclosed isa copy of the form to be used in submitting tenders. Ifthere is any doubt that tenders
sent by mail will reach this Bank or its Branch on time, bidders should use other means of transmitting
their tenders.
A recorded message (at the Head Office — Tel. No. 212-791-5823; at the Buffalo Branch — Tel. No.
716-849-5046) provides information about this and other Treasury offerings; additional inquiries regarding
this offering may be made by calling, at the Head Office, Tel. No. 212-791-6619 or 212-791-5465, or, at
the Buffalo Branch, Tel. No. 716-849-5016.




P aul A. V olcker,
P r e s id e n t.

(Over)

w.

HIGHLIGHTS OF TREASURY
OFFERING TO THE PUBLIC
OF 4-YEAR 1-MONTH NOTES
TO BE ISSUED JUNE 3,1977

Amount Offered:
To the public...................................

$2,000 million

Description of Security:
Term and type of secu rity...........

4-year 1-month notes

Series and CUSIP designation ..

Series J-1981
(CUSIP No. 912827 GT3)

Maturity d a t e ..................................

June 30, 1981

Call date ...........................................

No provision

Interest coupon ra te........................

To be determined, based on the
average of accepted bids

Investment y ie ld ..............................

To be determined at auction

Premium or d iscou n t......................

To be determined after auction

Interest payment dates...................

December 31 and June 30
(first payment on December 31, 1977)

Minimum denomination available

$ 1,000

Terms of Sale:
Method of sale ..................................................

Yield auction

Accrued interest payable by investor.............

None

Preferred allotment ......................................... .

Noncompetitive bid for $1,000,000
or less

Deposit requirement...........................................

5% of face amount

Deposit guarantee by designated institutions

Acceptable

Key Dates:
Deadline for receipt of ten d ers.................................................................................. Tuesday, May 24, 1977,
by 1:30 p.m., EDST
Settlement date (final payment due)
a) Cash or Federal funds............................................................................................. Friday, June 3, 1977
b) Check drawn on bank within FRB district where subm itted........................Tuesday, May 31, 1977
c) Check drawn on bank outside FRB district where su b m itted ......................Friday, May 27, 1977
Delivery date for coupon securities............................................................................Wednesday, June 8, 1977




UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

D EPA!A ’i iEN T CI RC ULA R
P ub .1.ic D o b t Set ies - N o . 13-7 7
Washington, May 18, 1977.
1.

1.

1.

IN V IT A T IO N FOR TENDERS

The Secretary of the Treasury, under the authority of the

Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended, invites tenders for approximately
$2,000,000,000 of United States securities, designated Treasury Notes
of June 30, 1981 , Series J-198.1 (CUSIP Mo. 912827 GT 3).

The

securities will be sold at auction with bidding on the basis of yield
Payment will be required at the price equivalent of the bid yield of
each accepted tender.

The interest rate on the securities and the

price equivalent of each accepted bid will be determined in the manner
described below.

Additional amounts of these securities may be issued

for cash to Federal Reserve Banks as agents of foreign and
international monetary authorities.
2.
2.

1.

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

The securities will be dated June 3, 1977, and will bear

interest from that date, payable on a semiannual basis on December 31,
1977, and each subsequent 6 months on June 30 and December 31 until the
principal becomes payable.

They will mature June 30, 1981, and will

not be subject to call for. redemption prior to maturity.
2.

2.

The income derived from the securities is subject to all

taxes imposed under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. The securities
are subject to estate, inheritance, gift or other excise taxes;- whether
Federal or State, but are exempt from all taxation now or hereafter
imposed on the principal or interest thereof by any State, any
possession of the United States, or any local taxing authority.
2.

3.

The securities will be acceptable to secure deposits of

public monies.
2.

4.

They will not be acceptable in payment of taxes.

Bearer securities with interest coupons attached, and

securities registered as to principal and interest, will be .issued j.n
denominations of $1,0U0, $5,0UU, $10,000, $100,000, and $1,000,000.
Book-entry securities will be available to eligible bidders in




-2-

mul t ip.i es of those amounts.

Interchanges of securities of different

(iono::i.i.rnrfions and of coupon, registered and book-entry securities, and
the tr an:€er of reg istored secur i.t ies wi 11 be permictecl.
2.

5.

The Department of the Treasury's general regulations

governing United States securities apply to the securities offered in
tiiis circular.

Those general regulations include those currently in

effect, as well as those that rnay be issued at a later cu^tte.
3.
3.

1.

SAL!:; PROCEDURES

Tenders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks and

branches and at the Bureau of the Public Debt, Washington, D. C. 20226,
:.p to 1:30 p.rn., Eastern Daylight Saving time, Tuesday, May 24, 1077.
Noncompetitive tenders as defined below will be considered timely if
postmarked no later than Monday, May 23, 1977.
3.
i

.

2.

The minimum bid is $1,0 00 and larger bids must be in multiples of

iv t amount.
C-x
Co

te

Each tender must state the face amount of securities bid
Competitive tenders must also show the yield desired,

•ressed in tej;ms of an annua 1 yie 1d with two decima 1s , e.g . , 7.11 %.
s; fractions may not be used.

Noncompetitive tenders must show the

r"noncompetitive" on the tender form in lieu of a specified yield,

no binder may submit more than one noncompetitive tender and the amount
may noL exceed $1,000,000.
3.

3.

Commercial banks, which for this purpose are defined as

banks accepting demand deposits, and primary dealers, which for this
purpose are defined as dealers who make primary markets in Government
securities and report daily to the Federal Reserve Rank of New York
their positions in and borrowings on such securities, may submit
tenders for account of customers if the names of the customers and the
amount for each customer are furnished.

Others are only permitted to

submit tenders for their own account.
3.

4.

Tenders will be received without deposit for their own

account from commercial banks and other banking institutions; primary
dealers, as defined above; Federally-insured savings and loan
associations; States, ana their political subdivisions or
instrumentalities; public pension and retirement ana other public
tunas; international organizations in which the United States holds
membership; foreign central banks and foreign states; Federal Reserve
Banks; and Government accounts.



Tenders from others must be

ciccom^anicu by a deposit o z 5% oI: the face amount of securities
<,ppl ieci for (in the for -a of cash, ruatur ing Tr easur y secu r it ies
or readily collectible checks), or by a guarantee of such
deposit by a commercial bank or a primary dealer.
3,
o,
immediately after the closing hour, tenders will bo
openeu, followed by a public announcement of the amount and yield range
u ;: accepted bids.

Subject to the reservations expressed in Section 4,

noncompetitive tenders will be accepted in full at the weighted average
price (in three decimals) of accepted competitive tenders, and
competitive tenders with the lowest yields will be accepted to the
extent required to attain the amount offered.

Tenders at the highest

accepted yield will be prorated if necessary.

After the determination

is made as to which tenders are accepted, a coupon rate will be
establishad, on the basis of a 1/8 of one percent increment, which
results in an equivalent average accepted price close to 100.000 ana a
j vest accepted price above the original issue discount limit of
y .000.

That rate of interest will be paid on all of the securities,

reused on such interest rate, the price on each competitive tender
, Hotted will be determined and each successful competitive bidder will
no required to pay the price equivalent to the yield bid.

Price

calculations will be carried to three decimal places on the basis of
price per hundred, e.g., 99.923, and the determinations of the
Secretary of tne Treasury shall be final. If the amount of
noncompetitive tensors received would absorb all or most of the
offering, competitive tenders will be accepted in an amount sufficient
to provide a fair determination of the yield.

Tenders received from

t.’/einment accounts and Federal Reserve Banks will bo accepter! at the
weigh ted average price of accepted competitive tenders.
3.

6.

Competitive bidders will be advised of the acceptance or

rejection of their tenders.

Those submitting noncompetitive tenders

will only be notified if the tender is not accepted in full or when the
price is over par.
4.
4.

1.

RESERVATIONS

Tne Secretary of the Treasury expressly reserves the right

to accept or reject any or all tenders in whole or in part, to aLLot
more or less than the amount of securities specified in Section 1, and
to -r.adifferent percentage allotments to various ela»»'..




applicants when the Secretary considers it in the public interest.
The Secretary's action under this Section is final.
5.
5.

1.

PAYMENT AND DELIVERY

Settlement lor allotted securities must be made or

completed on or before Friday, June 3, 1977, at the Federal Reserve
Dank or Branch or at the Bureau of the Public Debt, wherever the
tender was submitted.

Payment must be in cash; in other funds

immediately available to the Treasury; in Treasury bills, notes or
bonds (with all coupons detached) maturing on or before the settlement
date but which are not overdue as defined in the general regulations
governing United States securities; or by check drawn to the order of
the institution to which the tender was submitted, which must be
receiv -d at such institution no later than:
(n) Tuesday, May 31, 1977, if the check is drawn on a bank in the
Federal Reserve District of the institution to which the check
is submitted (the Fifth Federal Reserve District in case of
the Bureau of the Public Debt), or
(b) Friday, May 27, 1977, if the check is drawn on a bank in
another Federal Reserve District.
Checks received after the dates set forth in the preceding sentence
will not be accepted unless they are payable at the applicable Federal
Fo .rve Bank.

Payment will not be considered complete where registered

securities are requested if the appropriate identifying number as
required on tax returns and other documents submitted to the Internal
Revenue Service (an individual's social security number or an employer
identification number) is not furnished.

When payment is made in

securities, a cash adjustment will be made to or required of the bidder
for any difference between the face amount of securities presented and
the amount payable on the securities allotted.
5.

2.

In every case where full payment is not completed on time,

the deposit submitted with the tender, up to 5 percent of the face
amount of securities allotted, shall, at the discretion of the
Secretary of the Treasury, be forfeited to the United States.
5.

3.

Registered securities tendered as deposits and in payment

for allotted securities are not required to be assigned if the new
securities are to be registered in the same names and forms as appear
in the registrations or assignments of the securities surrendered.




V-hen the nev; secur ities are to be registered in names and forms

different from those in the inscriptions or assignments of the
securities presented, the assignment should be to "The Secretary of the
V easuey for (securities offered by this circu1 ar) in the name of (nama
a -i taxpayer identifying number)."

l'f new securities in coupon form

ate desire!, the assignment should be to "The Secretary of the
Treasury for coupon (securities offered by this circular) to be
delivered to (name and address)."

Specific instructions for the

issuance and delivery of the new securities, signed by the owner
or authorized representative, must accompany the securities
presented.

Securities tendered in payment should be surrendered

to the Federal Reserve Bank or Branch or to the Bureau of the
Pubic Debt, Washington, D. C. 20226.

The securities must be

delivered at the expense and risk of the holder.
5.

4.

It bearer securities are not ready for delivery on the

<;•ktlemant date, purchasers may elect to receive interim certificates,
v . sc certificates shall be issued in bearer form and shall be
(. changeable for definitive securities of this issue, when such
securities are available, at any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch or at
the Bureau of the Public Debt, Washington, D. C. 20226.

The interim

certificates must be returned at the risk c\nd expense of the holder.
b

,

5.

Delivery of securities in registered form will be

»..pie after the requested form of registration has been validated, the
registered interest account has been established, and the securities
he.ve been inscribed.
6.
6.

1.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

As fiscal agents of the United States, Federal Reserve

Bv iks are authorized and requested to receive tenders, to make
a ’Lotments as directed by the Secretary of the Treasury, to issue such
; hi es as may be necessary, to receive payment for and make delivery
c

securities on full paid allotments, and to issue interim

certificates pending delivery of the definitive securities.
6.

2.

The Secretary of the Treasury may at any time issue

supplemental or amendatory rules and regulations governing the
offering.

Public announcement of such changes will be promptly

provided.




W. Michael Blumervthal ,
Secretary of the Treasury.

Form NA

IMPORTANT — Closing time for receipt of this tender is 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 24, 1977

TEND ER FOR T R EA SU R Y NOTES OF SER IES J-1981

^
ST A T E M E N T
The individually identifiable information required on this form is necessary to permit the subscription to be processed and the securities to be issued. If registered securities
are requested, the regulations governing United States securities (Department Circular No. 300) and the offering circular require submission of social security numbers; the numbers and other information are used
in inscribing the securities and establishing and servicing the ownership and interest records. The transaction will not be completed unless all required data is furnished.

Dated June 3, 1977

Due June 30, 1981
Dated at

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK,
Fiscal Agent of the United States,
New York, N.Y. 10045

1Q

The undersigned hereby offers to purchase United States of America Treasury Notes of Series J-1981 in
the amount indicated below, and agrees to make payment therefor at your Bank on or before the issue date
at the price awarded on this tender.

COMPETITIVE TENDER

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

$ .............................................................. (maturity value)
or any lesser amount that may be awarded.
Y ield :.........

NONCOMPETITIVE TENDER

$ ..............................................................(maturity value)
(Not to exceed $1,000,000for one bidder through all sources)

at the average price of accepted competitive bids.

(Yield must be expressed with not more than two
decimal places, for example, 7.11)

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

] 1. Deliver over the counter to the
undersigned
| | 2. Ship to the undersigned
] 3. Hold in safekeeping (for member
bank only) in —
|
Investment Account
General Account

Payment will be made as follows:
] By charge to our reserve account
J By cash or check in immediately
available funds
| | By surrender of maturing
securities

100,000

| | 4. Hold as collateral for Treasury Tax
and Loan Account *

Pecia ’nstruct'ons

1,000,000

(No changes in delivery instructions
will be accepted)

Denomination
$

Maturity value

1,000
5,000
10,000

Totals

* 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.)

WE HEREBY CERTIFY that we have received tenders from our customers in the amounts set forth
opposite the customers’ names on the list which is made a part of this tender, and that we have either received
and are holding for the Treasury or we guarantee payment to the Treasury of deposits stipulated in the official
offering circular.
WE FURTHER CERTIFY that 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)

I n s e r t th is te n d e r in
s p e c ia l e n v e lo p e m a r k e d
“ T e n d e r f o r T re a s u ry
N o te s o r B o n d s ”

(Address — incl. City and State)

(Tel. No.)

(Signature of subscriber or authorized signature)

(Title of authorized signer)

(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 $1,000 will be considered; and each tender must be for a multiple of $1,000 (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. 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.
4. Payment must be completed by June 3, 1977. If payment is by check drawn on a bank in this District, it must be received by
May 31, 1977; checks drawn on a bank in another District must be received by May 27, 1977. 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 that, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury, is material, the tender
may be disregarded.

[Enc. Cir. No. 8117]




(OVER)

SUBSCRIPTION NO

SCHEDULE FOR ISSUE OF REGISTERED TREASURY NOTES OF SERIES J-1981
DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

SUBSCRIBER

□ DELIVER OVER THE COUNTER

SIGNATURE _

□ s h ip TO SUBSCRIBER

□ BY CHARGE TO OUR
RESERVE ACCOUNT
□ BY CASH OR CHECK IN

A D D R E S S ___

□ OTHER INSTRUCTIONS:

FOR FR B USE O N LY
TRANS. A C C O U N T I N G D A T E

I M M E D I A T E L Y A V A I L A B L E FUNDS

□ BY SURRENDER OF
MATURING SECURITIES

ZIP
REGISTRATION

ISSUE A GENT 12
J U N E 3 , 1977
INTEREST

INSTRUCTIONS

_

NAME(S)

30

I D OR S. S. N O .
ADDRESS
ZIP
NAME(S)

I D O R S. S. N O .
ADDRESS
ZIP
N AME(S)

I D O R S. S. NO.

ZIP

I D O R S. S. NO.
ADDRESS
ZIP

5,000

10,000

38

100,000

42

1, 000,000

99

TOTAL

30

1,000

32

5,000

34

10 ,0 0 0

38

1 0 0 ,0 0 0

42

1,000,000

99

TOTAL

30

1,000

32

5,000

34

10,000

FOR FRB

DATE

USE O N L Y

T R . CASE NO.

T R. CASE NO.

100,000

42

1 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0

99

TOTAL

T R. CASE NO.

1, 0 0 0

32

5 ,0 0 0

34

10,000

38

1 0 0 ,0 0 0

42

1 , 0 0 0 ,0 0 0

99

TOTAL

30

1,000

' 32

5,000

N AME(S)

AMOUNT

SERIAL NOS.
(LEAVE BLANK)

COM P.

1 ,000

34

30

NAME(S)

DENOM.

32

38

ADDRESS

NO. OF
PIECES

' 34

10,000

■ 38

100,000

42

1,000,000
------

T R . CASE NO.

I D O R S.S. N O .
ADDRESS




■

ZIP

99

L O AN C O DE

TOTAL

T R. CASE NO.

110-01