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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E BANK
O F NEW YORK
F i s c a l A g e n t o f th e U n ite d S t a te s
fo r S tu d en t L o a n M a rk e tin g A s s o c i a t i o n

April 30, 197U

R E S U L T S OF B I D D I N G F O R S L M A NOTES

X o C ertain IJ. S. Government Bond D ealers, Com m ercial

Banks

and Com m ercial Paper D ea lers:

T h e f o l l o w i n g s t a t e m e n t was a u t h o r i z e d by the S t u d e n t
L o a n M a r k e t i n g A s s o c i a t i o n for i s s u a n c e today, a n n o u n c i n g the
a u c t i o n re s u l t s of its r e c e n t o f f e r i n g of Notes:
The Student Loan Marketing Association sold at auction
today $150 million par value of 91-day discount notes at an
average price of 97-50U, which results in a rate of discount of
9.87^ percent per annum on a 360-day basis.

The notes are dated

M ay 2, 197*+ and mature on August 1, 197^Accepted bids ranged from a high price of 97-535 (9-752 p e r ­
cent discount) to a low of 9 7 - ^ 6

(lO.lO^ percent discount).

Approximately 70 percent of the total amount b i d for at the low
p rice was accepted.

Total bids received were $66^.5 million,

of which $150 m i l lion were accepted.




Alfred Hayes,
President.