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FEDER AL RESERVE BANK
OF NEW YORK
Fiscal Agent of the United States
Circular No. 8257
January 13,1978
TREASURY TO AUCTION $3,250 MILLION OF 2-YEAR NOTES
To All Banking Institutions, and Others Concerned,
in the Second Federal Reserve District:
T he following statem ent was issued yesterday by the T reasury D epartm ent:
The Department of the Treasury will auction $3,250 million of 2-year notes to refund $2,239 million of
notes held by the public maturing January 31, 1978, and to raise $1,011 million new cash. Additional amounts
of these notes may be issued at the average price of accepted tenders to Government accounts and to Federal
Reserve Banks for their own account in exchange for $272 million maturing notes held by them, and to
Federal Reserve Banks as agents of foreign and international monetary authorities for new cash only.
Printed on the reverse side is a table sum m arizing the highlights of the offering. Copies of the official
offering circular will be furnished upon request directed to our G overnm ent Bond Division (Tel. No.
212-791-6356).
Bidders subm itting noncom petitive tenders should realize th a t it is possible th a t the average price may
be above par, in which case they would have to pay m ore than the face value for the securities.
If paym ent is m ade 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 is a copy of the form to be used in subm itting tenders. If there is any doubt th at tenders
sent by mail will reach this Bank or its Branch on tim e, bidders should use other m eans of transm itting
their tenders.
A recorded message (at the Head Office — Tel. No. 212-791-5823; at the Buffalo Branch — Tel. No.
716-849-5046) provides inform ation about this and other T reasury offerings; additional inquiries regarding
this offering may be m ade by calling, at the Head Office, Tel. No. 212-791-6619, or, at the Buffalo Branch,
Tel. No. 716-849-5016. (If the inquiry relates to com petitive tenders, however, the Head Office num ber to
call is 212-791-5465.)
PAUL A. VOLCKER,
President.
(Over)
HIGHLIGHTS OF TREASURY
OFFERING TO THE PUBLIC
OF 2-YEAR NOTES
TO BE ISSUED JANUARY 31, 1978
Amount Offered:
To the public................................
$3,250 million
Description of Security:
Term and type of security..........
2-year notes
Series and CUSIP designation ..
Series K-1980
(CUSIP No. 912827 HJ4)
Maturity d a t e .............................. .
January 31, 1980
Call d a t e ...................................... .
No provision
Interest coupon r a te ......................
To be determined, based on the
average of accepted bids
Investment y ield ............................
To be determined at auction
Premium or disco u n t....................
To be determined after auction
Interest payment dates..................
July 31 and January 31
Minimum denomination available
$5,000
Terms of Sale:
Method of sale ....................................................................................................... Yield auction
Accrued interest payable by investor................................................................... None
Preferred allo tm e n t............................................................................................... Noncompetitive bid for $1,000,000
or less
Deposit requirement............................................................................................... 5% of face amount
Deposit guarantee by designated in stitutions.................................................... Acceptable
Key Dates:
Deadline for receipt of ten d e rs............................................................................. Wednesday, January 18, 1978,
by 1:30 p.m., EST
Settlement date (final payment due)
a) Cash or Federal funds...................................................................................Tuesday, January 31, 1978
b) Check drawn on bank within FRB district where subm itted.................. Friday, January 27, 1978
c) Check drawn on bank outside FRB district where su b m itte d ................ Wednesday, January 25, 1978
Delivery date for coupon securities
Tuesday, January 31, 1978
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TREASURY NOTES OF JANUARY 31, 1980
SERIES K-1980
DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR
Public Debt Series - No. 1-78
1.
1.
1.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY,
Washington, January 13, 1978.
INVITATION FOR TENDERS
The Secretary of the Treasury, under the authority
of the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended,
invites tenders for
approximately $3,250,000,000 of United States securities,
designated Treasury Notes of January 31, 1980, Series K-1980
(CUSIP No. 912827 HJ 4).
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 to
Government accounts and Federal Reserve Banks for their own
account in exchange for maturing Treasury securities.
Additional
amounts may also 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 January 31, 1973,
and
will bear interest from that date, payable on a semiannual basis
on July 31, 1978, and each subsequent 5 months on January 31 and
July 31, until the principal becomes payable.
They will mature
January 31, 1980, 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
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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.
They will not be acceptable in
payment of taxes.
2.
4.
Bearer securities with interest coupons attached,
and securities registered as to principal and interest, will be
issued in denominations of $5,000, $10,000, $100,000, and
$1,000,000.
Book-entry securities will be available to eligible
bidders in multiples of those amounts.
Interchanges of
securities of different denominations and of coupon, registered
and book-entry securities, and the transfer of registered
securities will be permitted.
2.
5.
The Department of the Treasury's general
regulations governing United States securities apply to the
securities offered in this circular.
These general regulations
include those currently in effect, as well as those that may be
issued at a later date.
3.
3.
1.
SALE PROCEDURES
Tenders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks
and Branches and at the Bureau of the Public Debt, Washington,
D. C. 20226, up to 1:30 p.m., Eastern Standard time, Wednesday,
January 18, 1978.
Noncompetitive tenders as defined below will
be considered timely if postmarked no later than Tuesday,
January 17, 1978.
3.
bid for.
2.
Each tender must state the face amount of securities
The minimum bid is $5,000 and larger bids must be in
multiples of that amount.
Competitive tenders must also show the
yield desired, expressed in terms of an annual yield with two
decimals, e.g., 7.11%.
Common fractions may not be used.
Noncompetitive tenders must show the term "noncompetitive" on the
tender form in lieu of a specified yield.
No bidder may submit
more than one noncompetitive tender and the amount may not exceed
$1 ,000 ,000 .
3.
3.
All bidders must certify that they have not made and
will not make any agreements for the sale or purchase of any
securities of this issue prior to the deadline established in
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Section 3.1.
for receipt of tenders.
Those authorized to submit
tenders for the account of customers will be required to certify
that such tenders are submitted under the same conditions,
ments,
agree
and certifications as tenders submitted directly by
b ,’ders for their own account.
3.
4.
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
Bank 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.
5.
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, and their political subdivisions or
instrumentalities; public pension and retirement and other public
funds;
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 accompanied by a deposit of 5% of the face amount
of securities applied for (in the form of cash, maturing Treasury
securities or readily collectible checks), or by a guarantee of
such deposit by a commercial bank or a primary dealer.
3.
be opened,
6.
Immediately after the closing hour, tenders will
followed by a public announcement of the amount and
yield range of accepted bids.
Subject to the reservations
expressed in Section 4, noncompetitive tenders will be accepted
in full, and then competitive tenders will be accepted, starting
with those at the lowest yields, through successively higher
yields 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 established, on the basis of
a 1/8 of one percent increment, which results in an equivalent
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average accepted price close to 100.000 and a lowest accepted
price above the original issue discount limit of 99.500.
rate of interest will be paid on all of the securities.
such interest rate,
That
Based on
the price on each competitive tender allotted
will be determined and each successful competitive bidder will be
required to pay the price equivalent to the yield bid.
Those
submitting noncompetitive tenders will pay the price equivalent
to the weighted average yield of accepted competitive tenders.
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 the Treasury shall be final.
If the amount of
noncompetitive tenders 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 Government accounts and Federal Reserve Banks will
be accepted at the price equivalent to the weighted average yield
of accepted competitive tenders.
3.
7.
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
The 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 make different percentage allotments to various
classes of applicants when the Secretary considers it in the
public interest.
The Secretary's action under this Section is
f inal.
5.
5.
1.
PAYMENT AND DELIVERY
Settlement for allotted securities must be made or
completed on or before Tuesday, January 31, 1978, at the Federal
Reserve Bank or Branch or at the Bureau of the Public Debt,
wherever the tender was submitted.
Payment must be in cash;
other funds immediately available to the Treasury;
bills,
in
in Treasury
notes or bonds (with all coupons detached) maturing on or
before the settlement date but which are not overdue as defined
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in the general regulations governing United States securities; or
by check drawn to the order of the institution to which the
te :der was submitted, which must be received at such institution
no later than:
(a) Friday, January 27, 1978,
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
Deb t), or
(b) Wednesday, January 25, 1978,
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 Reserve 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 foe 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,
of the face amount of securities allotted,
up to 5 percent
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.
When the new securities 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 Treasury for
(securities offered by this circular)
taxpayer identifying number).”
in the name of (name and
If new Securities in coupon form
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ace desired,
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
Public Debt, Washington, D. C. 20226.
The securities must be
delivered at the expense and risk of the holder.
5.
4.
If bearer securities are not ready for delivery on
the settlement date, purchasers may elect to receive interim
certificates.
These certificates shall be issued in bearer form
and shall be exchangeable 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 and expense of the holder.
5.
5.
Delivery of securities in registered form will be
made after the requested form of registration has been validated,
the registered interest account has been established,
and the
securities have been inscribed.
6.
6.
1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
As fiscal agents of the United States,
Federal
Reserve Banks are authorized and requested to receive tenders,
make allotments as directed by the Secretary of the Treasury,
to
to
issue such notices as may be necessary, to receive payment for
and make delivery of 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.
Paul H. Taylor,
Acting Fiscal Assistant Secretary.
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Form NA
IMPORTANT — Closing time for receipt of this tender is 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 18, 1978
(
TENDER FOR TREASURY NOTES OF SERIES K-1980
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT — 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 January 31, 1978
Due January 31, 1980
Dated at
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK,
Fiscal Agent of the United States,
New York. N.Y. 10045
The undersigned hereby offers to purchase the above-described securities 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.
Do not fill in both Competitive and
Noncompetitive tenders on one form
COMPETITIVE TENDER
$ .......................................................... (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
Denomination
XXX
xxxxxx
$
Maturity value
XXX
XXX
5,000
10,000
100,000
1,000,000
XXX
□ Deliver over the counter to the
undersigned (1)
□ Ship to the undersigned (2)
Hold in safekeeping (for member
bank only) in —
□ Investment Account (4)
□ General Account (5)
□ Trust Account (6)
□ Hold as collateral for Treasury Tax and
Loan Account*(7)
□ Wire to
Payment will be made as follows:
By charge to our reserve account (D)
By cash or check in immediately
available funds (F)
By surrender of maturing securities (E)
By charge to my correspondent
bank................................................(D)
______________(Name of bank)_______
□ Special instructions (3)
......................................................................................................................................................................................( 8)
(Exact Receiving Bank Wire Address/Account)
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 not made and will not make any agreements for the sale or purchase of
any securities of this issue prior to the closing time for receipt of this tender.
WE FURTHER CERTIFY that we have received tenders from customers in the amounts set forth opposite their
names on the list which is made a part of this tender, and that we have received and are holding for the Treasury, or
that we guarantee payment to the Treasury, of the deposits stipulated in the official offering circular.
WE FURTHER CERTIFY that tenders received by us, if any, from other commercial banks or primary dealers for
their own account, and for the account of their customers, have been entered with us under the same conditions,
agreements, and certifications 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)
(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 $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. 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 January 31, 1978. If payment is by check drawn on a bank in this District, it must be received by
January 27, 1978; checks drawn on a bank in another District must be received by January 25, 1978. 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.
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[Enc. Cir. No. 8257]
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