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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK Securities Department f~ Circular No. 815 L October 19, 1927 J New Treasury Issue Preliminary Notice of Offering and Methods of Filing Subscriptions To all Member Banks, State Banks, Trust Companies and Savings Banks in the Second Federal Reserve District: From advices received from the Treasury Department of the United States, this bank is enabled to transmit to banking institutions in this district the following information: 1. That a Treasury offering may be expected shortly. 2. That the subscription books may be closed by the Treasury without advance notice, and therefore, 3. That each subscribing bank, upon receipt of information as to the terms of the Treasury offering (either in the press, through the mails or by telegram) should promptly file with the Federal Reserve Bank any subscriptions for itself and its customers. This is important, as no guarantee can be given as to the period the subscription books may remain open, and subscribing banks, even before receipt of official subscription blanks, may file their subscriptions by telegram or by mail with the Federal Reserve Bank. Any subscriptions so filed by telegram or mail in advance of receipt by subscribing bank of subscription blanks furnished for the particular issue should be confirmed immediately by mail, and on the blank provided, when such blank shall have been received. 4. That if the terms of the offering when announced provide for both cash subscriptions and subscriptions for which payment may be tendered in other securities, the subscribing bank should prepare its subscriptions in such manner as to indicate the method by which it proposes to make payment and the respective par amounts of securities, if any, to be tendered in payment. Classification of Subscriptions, Etc. Bank Customers' Subscriptions: With regard to issues, subscriptions to which the Treasury determines for the purpose of allotment shall be considered as on a cash basis irrespective of whether or not payment is to be made in cash or in securities, the following classification will be required of subscriptions made for account of customers, stating the number of subscriptions in each class. Class A—Subscriptions for $1,000 or less for any one subscriber; Class B—Subscriptions for over $ 1,000, but not exceeding $ 10,000; Class C—Subscriptions for over $ 10,000, but not exceeding $ 50,000; Class D—Subscriptions for over $ 50,000, but not exceeding $ 100,000; Class E—Subscriptions for over $ 100,000, but not exceeding $ 500,000; Class F—Subscriptions for over $ 500,000, but not exceeding $1,000,000; Class G—Subscriptions for over $1,000,000. Where the maturing securities are not by the instructions accompanying the offering given a preference they shall be treated as cash and such subscriptions to be paid for in securities should be included in the classification. Bank Subscriptions: A subscription for a bank's own account should not be included in the above classification of subscriptions for account of customers but should be clearly indicated as for the bank's own account and in addition to subscriptions for customers. Subscriptions Not Classified: Where under the terms of an offering or under instructions accompanying an offering, the Treasury agrees to allot new securities in full for any of its securities maturing on the date of the new issue or on any later date, subscriptions to be paid for in such securities should not be classified. Application Forms to be Furnished When the terms of the offering are announced, notice thereof, together with subscription blanks, will be mailed promptly by this bank to banking institutions in this district. Should notice and subscription blanks for any reason be delayed in reaching such institutions this bank will nevertheless receive subscriptions either by letter or telegraph. It is suggested that subscriptions be promptly transmitted to this bank. If it be found necessary to telegraph subscriptions they should be confirmed immediately either by letter or on subscription blank, setting forth the classifications indicated above and method of payment, and clearly stating that the confirmation is not an original subscription so that duplication may be avoided. Very truly yours, BKNJ. STRONG, Governor.
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