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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
Fiscal Agent of the United States
Circular No. 9687
June 6, 1984

OFFERING OF TWO SERIES OF TREASURY BILLS
$6,400,000,000 of 91-Day Bills, To Be Issued June 14, 1984, Due September 13, 1984
$6,400,000,000 of 182-Day Bills, To Be Issued June 14, 1984, Due December 13, 1984
To All Banking Institutions, and Others Concerned,
in the Second Federal Reserve District:

Following is the text of a notice issued by the Treasury Department:
markets in Government securities and report daily to the Federal Reserve
The Department of the Treasury, by this public notice, invites tenders
Bank of New York their positions in and borrowings on such securities,
for two series of Treasury bills totaling approximately $12,800 million, to
when submitting tenders for customers, must submit a separate tender for
be issued June 14, 1984. This offering will provide $150 million of new
each customer whose net long position in the bills being offered exceeds
cash for the Treasury, as the maturing bills were originally issued in the
$200 million.
amount of $12,653 million. The two series offered are as follows:
A noncompetitive bidder may not have entered into an agreement, or
91-day bills (to maturity date) for approximately $6,400 million,
may not make an agreement with respect to the purchase or sale or other
representing an additional amount of bills dated March 15,
1984, and to mature September 13, 1984 (CUSIP No. 912794
disposition of any noncompetitive awards of this issue in this auction
FU3), currently outstanding in the amount of $6,267 million,
prior to the designated closing time for receipt of tenders.
the additional and original bills to be freely interchangeable.
Payment for the full par amount of the bills applied for must accom­
182-day bills for approximately $6,400 million, to be dated
pany all tenders submitted for bills to be maintained on the book-entry
June 14, 1984, and to mature December 13, 1984 (CUSIP No.
records of the Department of the Treasury. A cash adjustment will be
912794 GE8).
made on all accepted tenders for the difference between the par payment
Both series of bills will be issued for cash and in exchange for Treasury
submitted and the actual issue price as determined in the auction.
bills maturing June 14, 1984. In addition to the maturing 13-week and
No deposit need accompany tenders from incorporated banks and
26-week bills, there are $7,776 million of maturing 52-week bills. The
trust companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in invest­
disposition of this latter amount was announced last week. Federal
ment securities for bills to be maintained on the book-entry records of
Federal Reserve Banks and Branches. A deposit of 2 percent of the par
Reserve Banks, as agents for foreign and international monetary
authorities, currently hold $1,017 million, and Federal Reserve Banks for
amount of the bills applied for must accompany tenders for such bills
from others, unless an express guaranty of payment by an incorporated
their own account hold $5,181 million of the maturing bills. These
amounts represent the combined holdings of such accounts for the three
bank or trust company accompanies the tenders.
issues of maturing bills.
Public announcement will be made by the Department of the Treasury
Tenders from Federal Reserve Banks for themselves and as agents for
of the amount and yield range of accepted bids. Competitive bidders will
foreign and international monetary authorities will be accepted at the
be advised of the acceptance or rejection of their tenders. The Secretary
of the Treasury expressly reserves the right to accept or reject any or all
weighted average bank discount rates of accepted competitive tenders.
tenders, in whole or in part, and the Secretary’s action shall be final. Sub­
Additional amounts of the bills may be issued to Federal Reserve Banks,
ject to these reservations, noncompetitive tenders for each issue for
as agents for foreign and international monetary authorities, to the extent
$1,000,000 or less without stated yield from any one bidder will be
that the aggregate amount of tenders for such accounts exceeds the
aggregate amount of maturing bills held by them. For purposes of deter­ accepted in full at the weighted average bank discount rate (in two
decimals) of accepted competitive bids for the respective issues. The
mining such additional amounts, foreign and international monetary
calculation of purchase prices for accepted bids will be carried to three
authorities are considered to hold $962 million of the original 13-week
decimal places on the basis of price per hundred, e.g., 99.923, and the
and 26-week issues.
The bills will be issued on a discount basis under competitive and non­ determinations of the Secretary of the Treasury shall be final.
Settlement for accepted tenders for bills to be maintained on the bookcompetitive bidding, and at maturity their par amount will be payable
entry records of Federal Reserve Banks and Branches must be made or
without interest. Both series of bills will be issued entirely in book-entry
completed at the Federal Reserve Bank or Branch on June 14, 1984, in
form in a minimum amount of $10,000 and in any higher $5,000 multiple,
on the records either of the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, or of
cash or other immediately-available funds or in Treasury bills maturing
June 14, 1984. Cash adjustments will be made for differences between the
the Department of the Treasury.
Tenders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches and at
par value of the maturing bills accepted in exchange and the issue price of
the Bureau of the Public Debt, Washington, D.C. 20239, prior to 1:00 the new bills. In addition, Treasury Tax and Loan Note Option
p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, Monday, June 11, 1984. Form PD
Depositaries may make payment for allotments of bills for their own
4632-2 (for 26-week series) or Form PD 4632-3 (for 13-week series) should
accounts and for account of customers by credit to their Treasury Tax
be used to submit tenders for bills to be maintained on the book-entry
and Loan Note Accounts on the settlement date.
Under Section 454(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, the amount of
records of the Department of the Treasury.
Each tender must state the par amount of bills bid for, which must be
discount at which these bills are sold is considered to accrue when the bills
are sold, redeemed, or otherwise disposed of. Section 1232(a)(4) provides
a minimum of $10,000. Tenders over $10,000 must be in multiples of
that any gain on the sale or redemption of these bills that does not exceed
$5,000. Competitive tenders must also show the yield desired, expressed
the ratable share of the acquisition discount must be included in the
on a bank discount rate basis with two decimals, e.g., 7.15%. Fractions
Federal income tax return of the owner as ordinary income. The
may not be used.
Banking institutions and dealers who make primary markets in Gov­ acquisition discount is the excess of the stated redemption price over the
ernment securities and report daily to the Federal Reserve Bank of New taxpayer’s basis (cost) for the bill. The ratable share of this discount is
determined by multiplying such discount by a fraction, the numerator of
York their positions in and borrowings on such securities may submit
which is the number of days the taxpayer held the bill and the
tenders for account of customers, if the names of the customers and the
denominator of which is the number of days from the day following the
amount for each customer are furnished. Others are only permitted to
taxpayer’s date of purchase to the maturity of the bill. If the gain on the
submit tenders for their own account. Each tender must state the amount
sale of a bill exceeds the taxpayer’s ratable portion of the acquisition
of any net long position in the bills being offered if such position is in
discount, the excess gain is treated as short-term capital gain.
excess of $200 million. This information should reflect positions held as
Department of the Treasury Circulars, Public Debt Series—Nos.
of 12:30 p.m ., Eastern time, on the day of the auction. Such positions
26-76
and 27-76, and this notice, prescribe the terms of these Treasury
would include bills acquired through “ when issued” trading, and futures
bills and govern the conditions of their issue. Copies of the circulars and
and forward transactions as well as holdings of outstanding bills with the
tender forms may be obtained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch,
same maturity date as the new offering, e.g., bills with three months to
or from the Bureau of the Public Debt.
maturity previously offered as six-month bills. Dealers who make primary
T h is B a n k w ill receive tenders fo r b o th series p rio r to 1 :0 0 p .m ., E a ste rn D a y lig h t Saving tim e, M o n d ay , Ju n e 11,
1984, at the Securities D ep artm ent o f its H ead O ffic e and at its B u ffa lo B ra n ch . T en d er fo rm s fo r b oth series are enclosed.
P le a se be sure to use them to su b m it tenders and retu rn them in th e enclosed envelope. F o rm s fo r su b m ittin g tenders
d irectly to th e T re a su ry are available fro m the G ov ern m en t B o n d D iv ision o f this B a n k . T end ers n o t requ iring a d ep osit
m ay b e su b m itted by teleg rap h , s u b je c t to w ritten c o n firm a tio n ; no tenders m ay b e subm itted by telep h o n e. S ettlem en t
m ust be m ade in cash or oth er im m ed iately a v ailab le funds or in T re a su ry secu rities m atu rin g on or b e fo re th e issue d ate.

Treasury Tax and Loan Note Option Depositaries may make payment fo r Treasury bills by credit to their Treasury Tax
and Loan Note Accounts.
R esu lts o f the last w eekly o ffe rin g o f T re a su ry bills are show n on the reverse side o f this circu la r.



A n tho ny M. So l o m o n ,
President.

(over )

RESULTS OF LAST WEEKLY OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS
(TWO SERIES TO BE ISSUED JUNE 7, 1984)

Mange o f A ccepted C om petitive Bids
91-D ay Treasury Bills
M aturing Sep tem b er 6, 1984
Discount
Rate

Low r a t e ............................. .............
H igh r a t e ........................... .............
A verage ra te .................... .............

9 .8 3 % a
9.95%
9.90%

182-Day Treasury Bills
M a tu rin g D ecem ber 6, 1984

Investment
Rate1

Price

Discount
Rate

Investment
Rate1

Price

10.22%
10.35%
10.29%

97.515
97.485
97.498

10.56%
10.58%
10.57%

11.31%
11.33%
11.32%

94.661
94.651
94.656

'Equivalent coupon-issue yield.
Excepting one tender of $750,000.

(7 percent o f the am o u n t o f 182-day bills bid
for at the high discount rate was accepted.)

(41 percent o f the am o u n t o f 91-day bills bid
fo r at the high discount rate was accepted.)

T o tal T enders Received and A ccepted
91-D ay Treasury Bills
M atu rin g Sep tem b er 6, 1984
By F.R. District (and U.S. Treasury)

B o s to n ..........................................
New Y o r k ....................................
P h ila d e lp h ia ...............................
C le v e la n d ....................................
R ic h m o n d ....................................
A tla n ta .........................................
C h ic a g o ........................................
St. L o u i s ......................................
M in n e a p o lis ...............................
K ansas C ity ..................................
D allas ..........................................
San F r a n c is c o .............................

251,265,000
12,865,990,000
31,960,000
116,695,000
42,900,000
43,255,000
1,188,500,000
42,225,000
14,915,000
47,255,000
36,050,000
1,161,230,000

Received

Accepted

Received

$

182-Day Treasury Bills
M atu rin g D ecem ber 6, 1984

$

87,915,000
4,897,240,000
31,960,000
110,795,000
42,900,000
43,255,000
253,500,000
39,225,000
14,915,000
47,255,000
36,050,000
502,550,000

$

192,125,000
15,395,330,000
27,110,000
56,285,000
68,465,000
43,910,000
1,100,430,000
36,070,000
17,135,000
52,505,000
31,165,000
1,096,805,000

Accepted

$

57,125,000
5,211,425,000
27,110,000
56,285,000
55,605,000
36,910,000
131,770,000
26,080,000
12,135 000
50,110,000
21,515,000
415,705,000

297,865,000

297,865,000

302,875,000

302,875,000

$16,140,105,000

$6,405,425,000

$18,420,210,000

$6,404,650,000

$13,222,745,000
1,142,260,000

$3,488,065,000
1,142,260,000

$15,286,890,000
991,520,000

$3,271,330,000
991,520,000

F ederal R e s e r v e .........................
F oreign O fficial In stitu tio n s . .

$14,365,005,000
1,685,100,000
90,000,000

$4,630,325,000
1,685,100,000
90,000,000

$16,278,410,000
1,600,000,000
541,800,000

$4,262,850,000
1,600,000,000
541,800,000

T o t a l s ...................................

$16,140,105,000

$6,405,425,000

$18,420,210,000

$6,404,650,000

U .S. T r e a s u r y .............................
T

o t a l s ....................................

By class of bidder

Public
C o m p e titiv e ......................
N o n c o m p e titiv e ................
S u b t o t a l s ...........................