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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
O F N E W YORK
Fiscal Agent o f the United States

f"Circular No. 846^1
[^December 1, 1978j
Offering of $3,838,000,000 of 364-Day Treasury Biils
Dated December 12, 1978

Due December 11, 1979

To A // /ncorporafed Z?aH .s and Tra^ CompamM, and
&
Concerned. :n
Darner.

Following is the text o f a notice issued yesterday by the Treasury Departm ent:
The Department of the Treasury, by this public notice, invites tenders
for $3,838 million, or thereabouts, of 364-day Treasury bills to be dated
December 12, 1978, and to mature December 11, 1979 (CUS1P No.
912793 Z90). The bills, with a limited exception, will be available in
book-entry form only, and will be issued for cash and in exchange for
Treasury bills maturing December 12, 1978.
This issue will not provide new money for the Treasury as the maturing
issue is outstanding in the amount of $3,838 million, of which $1,753
million is held by the public and $2,085 million is held by Government
accounts and the Federal Reserve Banks for themselves and as agents of
foreign and international monetary authorities. Additional amounts of
the bills may be issued to Federal Reserve Banks as agents of foreign and
international monetary authorities. Tenders from Government accounts
and the Federal Reserve Banks for themselves and as agents of foreign
and international monetary authorities will be accepted at the average
price of accepted tenders.
The bills will be issued on a discount basis under competitive and non­
competitive bidding, and at maturity their par amount will be payable
without interest. Except for definitive bills in the $100,000 denomination,
which will be available only to investors who are able to show that they
are required by law or regulation to hold securities in physical form, this
series of bills will be issued entirely in book-entry form on the records
either of the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, or of the Department
of the Treasury.
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, December 6, 1978. Form PD 4632-1
should be used to submit tenders for bills to be maintained on the
book-entry records of the Department of the Treasury.
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 may not be used.
Banking institutions and 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 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.
Payment for the full par amount of the bills applied for must
accompany all tenders submitted for bills to be maintained on the

book-entry records of the Department of the Treasury. A cash adjustment
will be made for the difference between the par payment submitted and
the actual issue price as determined in the auction.
No deposit need accompany tenders from incorporated banks and trust
companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in investment
securities, for bills to be maintained on the book-entry records of Federal
Reserve Banks and Branches, or for definitive bills, where authorized. A
deposit of 2 percent of the par amount of the bills applied for must
accompany tenders for such bills from others, unless an express guaranty
of payment by an incorporated bank or trust company accompanies the
tenders.
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 the acceptance or rejection thereof.
The Secretary of the Treasury expressly reserves the right to accept or
reject any or all tenders, in wliole or in part, and his action in any such
respect shall be final. Subject to these reservations, noncompetitive
tenders for $500,000 or less without stated price from any one bidder will
be accepted in full at the average price (in three decimals) of accepted
competitive bids.
Settlement for accepted tenders for bills to be maintained on the
records of Federal Reserve Banks and Branches must be made or
completed at the Federal Reserve Bank or Branch on December 12, 1978,
in cash or other immediately available funds or in Treasury bills maturing
December 12, 1978. 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 hereunder 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 include 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 a 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 Circulars, Public Debt Series— Nos. 26-76
and 27-76, and this notice, prescribe the terms of these Treasury bills and
govern the conditions of their issue. Copies of the circulars and tender
forms may be obtained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch, or
from the Bureau of the Public Debt.

Tenders wiil be received up to 1 :30 p .m ., Eastern Standard time, W ednesday, December 6, 1978, at the Securities
Departm ent o f this Bank's Head Office, at our Buffalo Branch, or at the Bureau o f the Pubiic Debt. The enclosed form
should be used for submitting tenders through a financial institution. Forms for submitting tenders directly to the
Treasury are available from the Government Bond Division o f this Bank. Tenders not requiring a deposit may be sub­
mitted by telegraph, subject to written confirmation; no tenders may be submitted by telephone. Payment ybr tAe
7rea.snry AAA cannot Ac maAe Ay crcAA tAroagA tAe Preainfy Tax anA L oan A ccoan t. Jett/ement ma^t Ac made tn casA
or otAer AnmeAtntety avaAaA/e ^anAs or tn matartng Prea^ary AAA.




PAUL A. VO LCKER,
P re se n t.