!* Circular No. 7 8 7 51 L May 19, 1976 J OFFERING OF TWO SERIES OF TREASURY BILLS $2,500,000,000 of 91-Day Bills, Additional Amount, Series Dated February 26,1976, Due August 26, 1976 (To Be Issued May 27, 1976) $3,600,000,000 of 183-Day Bills, Dated May 27, 1976, Due November 26, 1976 FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK Fiscal Agent of the United States To /wccr/waffd aw<%Truy? and CcMfffwfd, w ?Af F^&ral B ^ r w DfjtrfcL* Following is the text of a notice issued by the Treasury Department, released at 4 p.m. yesterday: The Treasury Department, by this public notice, invites tenders for two series of Treasury bills to the aggregate amount of $6,100,000,000, or thereabouts, to be issued May 27, 1976, as fol- lows : 91-day bills (to maturity date) in the amount of $2,500,000,000, or thereabouts, representing an additional amount of bills dated February 26, 1976, and to mature August 26, 1976 (CUSIP No. 912793 A63), originally issued in the amount of $3,730,695,000, the additional and original bills to be freely interchangeable. 183-day billsfor $3,600,000,000, or thereabouts, to be dated May 27, 1976, and to mature November 26, 1976 (CUSIP No. 912793 C38). The bills will be issued for cash and in exchange for Treasury bills maturing May 27, 1976, outstanding in the amount of $6,313,555,000, of which Government accounts and Federal Reserve Banks, for themselves and as agents of foreign and international monetary authorities, presently hold $2,677,485,000. These accounts may exchange bills they hold for the bills now being offered at the average prices of accepted tenders. The bills of both series will be issued on a discount basis under competitive and noncompetitive bidding as hereinafter provided, and at maturity their face amount will be payable without interest. They will be issued in bearer form in denominations of $10,000, $15,000, $50,000, $100,000, $500,000 and $1,000,000 (maturity value) and in book-entry form to designated bidders. Tenders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, Monday, May 24, 1976. Tenders will not be received at the Treasury Department, Washington. Each tender must be for a minimum of $10,000. Tenders over $10,000 must be in mul- tiples 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. It is urged that tenders be made on the printed forms and forwarded in the special envelopes which will be supplied by Federal Reserve Banks or Branches on application therefor. 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. Tenders will be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in investment securities. Tenders from others must be accompanied by payment of 2 percent of the face amount of Treasury bills applied for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty of payment by an incorporated bank or trust company. Immediately after the closing hour, tenders will be opened at the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, following which public announcement will be made by the Treasury Department of the amount and price range of accepted bids. Only 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 whole or in part, and his action in any such respect shall be final. Subject to these reservations, noncompetitive tenders for each issue 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 competi- tive bids for the respective issues. Settlement for accepted tenders in accordance with the bids must be made or completed at the Federal Reserve Bank on May 27, 1976, in cash or other im- mediately available funds or in a like face amount of Treasury bills maturing May 27, 1976. Cash and exchange tenders will receive equal treatment. Cash adjustments will be made for differ- ences 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 here- under 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 Treasury bills (other than life insurance companies) issued hereunder must include in his income tax return, as ordinary gain or loss, the difference between the price paid for the bills, whether on original issue or on subsequent purchase, and the amount actually received either upon sale or redemption at maturity during the taxable year for which the return is made. Treasury Department Circular No. 418 (current revision) and this notice prescribe the terms of the Treasury bills and govern the conditions of their issue. Copies of the circular may be obtained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch. This Bank will receive tenders for both series up to 1 :30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, Monday, May 24, 1976, at the Securities Department of its Head Office and at its Buffalo Branch. Tender forms for the respective series are enclosed. Please use the appropriate forms to submit tenders and return them in the enclosed envelope marked "Tender for Treasury Bills." Tenders not requiring a deposit may be submitted by telegraph, subject to written con- firmation; no tenders may be submitted by telephone. j^or Troa^ary AfPy caMMof Ao niaofo Ay croafft tArotnyA ?Ao. Troa^ary Ta^r aa<7 Loaa Hoooaat. WMjf Ao waafo fa cajA or otAor fwwocfiatoJy az/af/aA/o ^aacAy or fa atafarfag' Tr^ajary Ai/P. Results of the last weekly offering of Treasury bills (91-day bills to be issued May 20, 1976, representing an additional amount of bills dated February 19, 1976, maturing August 19, 1976; and 182-day bills dated May 20, 1976, maturing November 18, 1976) are shown on the reverse side of this circular. r 1 PAUL A . VOLCKER, Please note that the Treasury bills maturing November 26, 1976 will be 183-day bills. (OVER) Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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!* C irc u la r N o . 7 8 7 51 L M a y 19, 197 6 J
OFFERING OF TWO SERIES OF TREASURY BILLS
$2,500,000,000 of 91-Day Bills, Additional Amount, Series Dated February 26,1976, Due August 26, 1976(To Be Issued May 27, 1976)
$3,600,000,000 of 183-Day Bills, Dated May 27, 1976, Due November 26, 1976
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORKFiscal Agent of the United States
T o /w c c r /w a f fd aw<% Truy? andCcMfffwfd, w ?Af F^&ral B ^ r w DfjtrfcL*
Following is the text of a notice issued by the Treasury Department, released at 4 p.m. yesterday:The Treasury Department, by this public notice, invites tenders
for two series of Treasury bills to the aggregate amount of$6,100,000,000, or thereabouts, to be issued May 27, 1976, as follows :
91-day bills (to maturity date) in the amount of$2,500,000,000, or thereabouts, representing an additional amount of bills dated February 26, 1976, and to mature August 26, 1976 (CUSIP No. 912793 A63), originally issued in the amount of $3,730,695,000, the additional and original bills to be freely interchangeable.
183-day bills for $3,600,000,000, or thereabouts, to be datedMay 27, 1976, and to mature November 26, 1976(CUSIP No. 912793 C38).
The bills will be issued for cash and in exchange for Treasury bills maturing May 27, 1976, outstanding in the amount of$6,313,555,000, of which Government accounts and Federal Reserve Banks, for themselves and as agents of foreign and international monetary authorities, presently hold $2,677,485,000. These accounts may exchange bills they hold for the bills now being offered at the average prices of accepted tenders.
The bills of both series will be issued on a discount basis under competitive and noncompetitive bidding as hereinafter provided, and at maturity their face amount will be payable without interest. They will be issued in bearer form in denominations of $10,000, $15,000, $50,000, $100,000, $500,000 and $1,000,000 (maturity value) and in book-entry form to designated bidders.
Tenders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, Monday, May 24, 1976. Tenders will not be received at the Treasury Department, Washington. 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. It is urged that tenders be made on the printed forms and forwarded in the special envelopes which will be supplied by Federal Reserve Banks or Branches on application therefor.
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. Tenders will be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in investment securities. Tenders from others must be accompanied by payment of 2 percent of the face amount of Treasury bills applied for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty of payment by an incorporated bank or trust company.
Immediately after the closing hour, tenders will be opened at the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, following which public announcement will be made by the Treasury Department of the amount and price range of accepted bids. Only 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 whole or in part, and his action in any such respect shall be final. Subject to these reservations, noncompetitive tenders for each issue 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 for the respective issues. Settlement for accepted tenders in accordance with the bids must be made or completed at the Federal Reserve Bank on May 27, 1976, in cash or other immediately available funds or in a like face amount of Treasury bills maturing May 27, 1976. Cash and exchange tenders will receive equal treatment. 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 Treasury bills (other than life insurance companies) issued hereunder must include in his income tax return, as ordinary gain or loss, the difference between the price paid for the bills, whether on original issue or on subsequent purchase, and the amount actually received either upon sale or redemption at maturity during the taxable year for which the return is made.
Treasury Department Circular No. 418 (current revision) and this notice prescribe the terms of the Treasury bills and govern the conditions of their issue. Copies of the circular may be obtained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch.
This Bank will receive tenders for both series up to 1 :30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, Monday, May 24, 1976, at the Securities Department of its Head Office and at its Buffalo Branch. Tender forms for the respective series are enclosed. Please use the appropriate forms to submit tenders and return them in the enclosed envelope marked "Tender for Treasury Bills." Tenders not requiring a deposit may be submitted by telegraph, subject to written confirmation; no tenders may be submitted by telephone. j or Troa^ary AfPy caMMof Ao niaofo Ay croafft tArotnyA?Ao. Troa^ary Ta^r aa<7 Loaa Hoooaat. WMjf Ao waafo fa cajA or otAor fwwocfiatoJy az/af/aA/o aacAy or faatafarfag' Tr^ajary Ai/P.
Results of the last weekly offering of Treasury bills (91-day bills to be issued May 20, 1976, representing an additional amount of bills dated February 19, 1976, maturing August 19, 1976; and 182-day bills dated May 20, 1976, maturing November 18, 1976) are shown on the reverse side of this circular.r 1 PAUL A . VOLCKER,
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RESULTS OF LAST WEEKLY OFFERING OF TREASURY BILLS
(TWO SERIES TO BE ISSUED MAY 20, 1976)
Range of Accepted Competitive Bids
High .........................................Low ...........................................Average ...................................
TOTAL ......................... ........... $4,622,280,000 $2,500,105,000^ $6,506,140,000 $3,501,025,000'
b Includes $371,870,000 noncompetitive tenders from the public, c Includes $169,500,000 noncompetitive tenders from the public.
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(Closing date for receipt of this tender is Monday, May 24, 1976)
TENDER FOR 91-DAY TREASURY RILLS
Additional Amount, Series Dated February 26, 1976, Maturing August 26, 1976
(To Be Issued May 27, 1976)
Dated a t ......................................To FEDERAL RESERVE B A N K OF N E W YO RK ,
Fiscal Agent of the United States 19.Pursuant to the provisions of Treasury Department Circular No. 418 (current revision) and to the provi
sions of the public notice issued by the Treasury Department inviting tenders for the above-described Treasury bills, the undersigned hereby offers to purchase such Treasury bills in the amount indicated below, and agrees to make payment therefor at your Bank on or before the issue date at the price indicated below:
COMPETITIVE TENDER Do no? /iH in bof/t Gon^etitive and Voncow^etitive tenders on on? /orw: NONCOMPETITIVE TENDER
$.......................................................... (maturity value)(Wo? to exceed #300,000 /or one bidder tbroMpb aM ronrcee)
$.......................................................... (maturity value)or any lesser amount that may be awarded.
Price: ....................................................per 100.(Price wnyt be e^rejjed toitA not wore than Mr?? deciwoi /darer, /or e;raw/dg, 99.923)
Subject to allotment, please issue, deliver, and accept payment for the bills as indicated below:
at the average price of accepted competitive bids.
Pieces Denomination Maturity value D 1. Deliver over the counter to the undersigned
D 2. Ship to the undersigned
D 3. Hold in safekeeping (for member bank only) in—
D Investment Account
f"l General Account
Payment will be made as follows:D By charge to our reserve accountn By cash or check in iwwediatety
available /wndi on delivery(Payment cannot be wade tbroMpb Treasury Pa r and Loan /Iccownt)
D S- Special instructions:
$ 10,000
15,000
50,000
100,000
500,000 D Trust Account
O 4. Allotment transfer (see list attached) (Wo cban^e in delivery initrMction.f
tuiii be accepted)
1,000,000
Totals
The undersigned (member bank) hereby certifies that the Treasury bills which you are hereby instructed to dispose of in the manner indicated in item 3 above are owned solely by the undersigned.
Insert thts tender in special envelope ynar&ed 'Tender /or
Treasury Riffs"
(Name of subscriber—please print or type)
(Address—inch City and State)
(Tel. No.) (Signature of subscriber or authorized signature)
(Title of authorized signer)
(Banking 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 $10,000 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 of Me iawe />rice 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. If the person making the tender is a corporation, the tender should be signed by an officer of the corporation authorized to make the tender, and the signing of the tender by an officer of the corporation will be construed as a representation by him that he has been so authorized. If the tender is made by a partnership, it should be signed by amember of the hrm, who should sign in the form ".................................................................................................. , a copartnership, by............................................................................................, a member of the firm."
4. Tenders will be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in investment securities. Tenders from others must be accompanied by payment of 2 percent of the face amount of Treasury bills applied for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty of payment by an incorporated bank or trust company. 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, which, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury is material, the tender may be disregarded.Rtv. 3/76 [ 2 2 ]Digitized for FRASER
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(Loosing date for receipt of this tender is Monday, May 24, 1976)!MPOR ! A!NT Because the usua! Thursday maturity date of 6-month Treasury bills to be issued May 27, 1976
would fall on Thanksgiving Day, [November 25, 1976, such bills will mature Friday,[November 26, 1976, and therefore be 183-day bills.
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Dated May 27, 1976To F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B A N K O F N E W Y O R K ,
Fiscal Agent of the United Stages
Maturing [November 26, 1976Dated a t ........................................................
........................................................... , 19___Pursuant to the provisions of Treasury Department Circular No. 418 (current revision) and to the provi
sions of the public notice issued by the Treasury Department inviting tenders for the above-described Treasury bills, the undersigned hereby offers to purchase such Treasury bills in the amount indicated below, and agrees to make payment therefor at your Bank on or before the issue date at the price indicated below:
COMPETITIVE TENDER Do not /id in &o(A Competitive and Noncompetitive tenders on on? /or?;: NONCOMPETITIVE TENDER
$.......................................................... (maturity value)or any lesser amount that may be awarded.Price : ....................................................per 100.
(Price mnrt be carprej ed udtA no? more tAan tAree decimal places, /or example, PP.P23)
Subject to allotment, please issue, deliver, and accept payment for the bills as indicated below
at the average price of accepted competitive bids.
Pieces Denomination Maturity value Q 1. Deliver over the counter to the undersigned
D 2. Ship to the undersigned
D 3. Hold in safekeeping (for member bank only) m—
D Investment Accountn General Account
Payment will be made as follows:D By charge to our reserve accountD By cash or check in iwtHediafely
available /nndr on delivery(Payment cannot be made tAron A Prea.fMry Fajr and Doan /Ifcowaf)
D 5. Special instructions:
$ 10,000
15,000
50,000
100,000
500,000 D Trust Account
D 4. Allotment transfer (see list attached) (No cAanpey in delivery initmctions
toil/ be accented/
1,000,000
Totals
The undersigned (member bank) hereby certifies that the Treasury bills which you are hereby instructed to dispose of in the manner indicated in item 3 above are owned solely by the undersigned.
Insert this tender in special envelope marked "Tender /or
Treasury Bdls"
(A d d r e !s — in c!. C ity an d S ta te )
( T e l . N o .)
(Banking institutions submitting tenders for customer account must fist customers' names on fines befow or on an attached rider)
(N a m e o f c u s to m e r ) (N a m e o f cu sto m e r )
INSTRUCTIONS:1. No tender for fess than $10,000 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 (ft? ^ame price 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. If the person making the tender is a corporation, the tender should be signed by an officer of the corporation authorized to make the tender, and the signing of the tender by an officer of the corporation will be construed as a representation by him that he has been so authorized. It the tender is made by a partnership, it should be signed by amember of the hrm, who should sign in the form ".................................................................................................. . a copartnership, by............................................................................................ , a member of the firm."
4. Tenders will be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust companies and from responsibleand recognized dealers in investment securities. Tenders from others must be accompanied by payment of 2 percent ofthe face amount of Treasury bills applied for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty of paymentby an incorporated bank or trust company. All checks must be drawn to the order of the Federal Reserve Bank of NewYork; checks endorsed to this Bank will not be accepted.
5. If the language of this tender is changed in any respect, which, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury, is material, the tender may be disregarded.Rtv. 3/76 [ 22 ]
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TENDER FOR 364-DAY TREASURY BILLS
Dated June 1,1976 Due May 31,1977
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To F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B A N K O F N E W Y O R K ,
Fiscal Agent of the United StatesDated a t ........................................................
........................................................ , 19—Pursuant to the provisions of Treasury Department Circular No. 418 (current revision) and to the provi
sions of the public notice issued by the Treasury Department inviting tenders for the above-described Treasury bills, the undersigned hereby offers to purchase such Treasury bills in the amount indicated below, and agrees to make payment therefor at your Bank on or before the issue date at the price indicated below:
COMPETITIVE TENDER Do not /if/ in AofA Cow^cfifirc and VcMcow f fitiw fenders on on? form NONCOMPETITIVE TENDER
$.......................................................... (maturity value)or any lesser amount that may be awarded.
P rice: ....................................................per 100.fPrice & c^rc^icd wt'fA not wore fAan fAreedecimal /dacec, /or f-vatn/de, 99.923)
$.......................................................... (maturity value)(Wot to exceed 3<?<?,0W /or one Aiddcr tArou^A ail jourcej)
at the average price of accepted competitive bids.
Subject to allotment, please issue, deliver, and accept payment for the bills as indicated below:
Pieces Denomination Maturity value Q 1. Deliver over the counter to the undersigned
D 2. Ship to the undersigned
D 3. Hold in safekeeping (for member bank only) in—
n Investment Account
n General Account
Payment will be made as follows:D By charge to our reserve accountD By cash or check in immediately
available /undy on delivery('Payment cannot A? made (AroupA Treasury Pa r and Loan .<4fcount)
Q 5. Special instructions:
$ 10,000
15,000
50,000
100,000
500,000 Q Trust Account
O 4. Allotment transfer (see list attached) ("No cAanycj in dciirery injfrMCiiows
Toi/I A? accented)
1,000,000
Totals
The undersigned (member bank) hereby certifies that the Treasury bills which you are hereby instructed to dispose of in the manner indicated in item 3 above are owned solely by the undersigned.
Insert this tender in special envelope
marhed "Tender /or Treasury Riiis"
(N a m e o f su b scr ib e r— p lea se p r in t or ty p e )
(A d d r e ss — in c!. C ity a n d S ta te )
(T e l . N o .) (S ig n a tu r e o f su b scr ib e r or a u th o r ize d s ig n a tu r e )
(T it le o f a u th o r ize d s ig n e r )
(Banking institutions submitting tenders for customer account must list customers' names on lines below or on an attached rider)
(N a m e o f c u s to m e r ) (N a m e o f cu sto m e r )
INSTRUCTIONS:1. No tender for less than $10,000 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 a? (Ac Janie /rice 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. If the person making the tender is a corporation, the tender should be signed by an officer of the corporation authorized to make the tender, and the signing of the tender by an officer of the corporation will be construed as a representation by him that he has been so authorized. If the tender is made by a partnership, it should be signed by amember of the firm, who should sign in the form ".................................................................................................. . a copartnership, by............................................................................................ . a member of the firm."
4. Tenders will be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in investment securities. Tenders from others must be accompanied by payment of 2 percent of the face amount of Treasury bills applied for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty of payment by an incorporated bank or trust company. 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, which, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury, is material, the tender may be disregarded.Rev. 3 /7 6
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Tenders will be received without deposit from commercia! 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, Federal Reserve Banks, and Government accounts. Tenders from others must be accompanied by payment of 5 percent of the face amount of notes applied for. However, bidders who submit checks in payment on tenders submitted directly to a Federal Reserve Bank or the Treasury may find it necessary to submit full payment for the notes with their tenders in order to meet the time limits pertaining to checks as hereinafter set forth. Allotment notices will not be sent to bidders who submit noncompetitive tenders.
Payment for accepted tenders must be completed on or before Thursday, June 10, 1976. Payment must be in cash, in other funds immediately available to the Treasury by the payment date or by check drawn to the order of the Federal Reserve Bank to which the tender is submitted, or the United States Treasury if the tender is submitted to it, which must be received at such Bank or at the Treasury no later than: (1) Monday, June 7, 1976, if the check is drawn on a bank in the Federal Reserve District of the Bank to which the check is submitted, or the Fifth Federal Reserve District in case of the Treasury, or (2) Thursday, June 3, 1976, if the check is drawn on a bank in another district. Checks received after the dates set forth in the preceding sentence will not be accepted unless they are payable at a Federal Reserve Bank. Where full payment is not completed on time, the allotment will be canceled and the deposit with the tender up to 5 percent of the amount of notes allotted will be subject to forfeiture to the United States.
The official terms of the offering are set forth in Treasury Department Circular No. 14-76, Public Debt Series, dated May 19, 1976, a copy of which will be furnished upon request.
If payment for the notes is made 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; endorsed to ?/ns
u'*V/ no? accepted.
Telephone inquiries regarding this offering may be made by calling Telephone No. 212-791-5823, 212-791-6616, or 212-791-5465.
PAUL A. VOLCKER, Pre^/dcH?.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICATREASURY NOTES OF SERIES D-1980
Dated and bearing interest from June 10, 1976 Due June 30, 1980
D E P A R T M E N T C IR C U L A R P u b lic D eb t S e r ie s —N o. 14 76
DEPARTM ENT OF THE TREASURY, Office of the Secretary,
W ashington, May 19, !976.
1. INVITATION FOR TENDERS1. The Secretary of the Treasury, pursuant to the
authority of the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended, invites tenders on a yieid basis for $2,000,000,000, or thereabouts, of notes of the United States, designated Treasury Notes of Series D-1980. The interest rate for the notes will be determined as set forth in Section Ml. paragraph 3, hereof. Additiona! amounts of these notes may be issued at the average price of accepted tenders to Government accounts and to Federa! Reserve Banks for themseives and as agents of foreign and internationa! monetary authorities. Tenders wit! be received up to 1:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving time, Thursday, June 3, 1976, under competitive and noncompetitive bidding, as set forth in Section 111 hereof.
11. DESCRIPTION OF NOTES1. The notes will be dated June 10, 1976, and will
bear interest from that date, payable on a semiannual basis on December 31, 1976. and thereafter on June 30 and December 31 in each year until the principal amount becomes payable. They will mature June 30, 1980, and will not be subject to call for redemption prior to maturity.
2. The income derived from the notes is subject to all taxes imposed under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. The notes are subject to estate, inheritance, gift or other excise taxes, whether Federa! or State, but are exempt from all taxation now or hereafter imposed on the principal or interest thereof by any State, or any of the possessions of the United States, or by any local taxing authority.
3. The notes will be acceptable to secure deposits of public moneys. They will not be acceptable in payment of taxes.
4. Bearer notes with interest coupons attached, and notes registered as to principal and interest, will be issued in denominations of $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $100,000 and $1,000,000. Book-entry notes will be available to eligible bidders in multiples of those amounts. Interchanges of notes of different denominations and of
coupon and registered notes, and the transfer of registered notes will be permitted.
5. The notes will be subject to the general regulations of the Department of the Treasury, now or hereafter prescribed. governing United States notes.
111. TENDERS AND ALLOTMENTS1. l enders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks
and Branches and at the Bureau of the Public Debt, Washington. D. C. 20226. up to the closing hour, 1:30 p.m.. Eastern Daylight Saving time. Thursday, June3. 1976. Each tender must state the face amount of notes bid for. which must be $ 1.000 or a multiple thereof, and the yield desired, except that in the case of noncompetitive tenders the term "noncompetitive" should be used in lieu of a yield. In the case of competitive tenders, the yield must be expressed in terms of an annual yield, with two decimals, e.g., 7.11. Fractions may not be used. Noncompetitive tenders from any one bidder may not exceed $500,000.
2. Commercial banks, which for this purpose are defined as banks accepting demand deposits, and dealers who make primary markets in Government securities and report daily to the Federa! 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. Tenders will be received without deposit from banking institutions 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 notes applied for.
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3. Immediate!)' after the closing hour tenders will be opened, following which public announcement will be made by the Department of the Treasury of the amount and yield range of accepted bids. Those submitting competitive tenders will be advised of the acceptance or rejection thereof. In considering the acceptance of tenders, those with the lowest yields will be accepted 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 determined at a 1/8 of one percent increment that translates into an average accepted price close to 100.000 and a lowest accepted price above 99.000. That rate of interest will be paid on all of the notes. Based on such interest rate, the price on each competitive tender allotted will be determined and each successful competitive bidder will be required to pay the price corresponding to the yield bid. 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. The Secretary of the Treasury expressly reserves the right to accept or reject any or all tenders, in whole or in part, including the right to accept tenders for more or less than the $2,(XX),000,(XX) of notes offered, and his action in any such respect shall be final. Subject to these reservations, noncompetitive tenders for $500,000 or less without stated yield from any one bidder will be accepted in full at the average price' (in three decimals) of accepted competitive tenders.
IV. PAYMENT FOR AND DELIVERY OF NOTES1. Settlement for accepted tenders in accordance
with the bids must be made or completed on or before June 10, 1976, at the Federal Reserve Bank or Branch or at the Bureau of the Public Debt, Washington, D.C. 20226. Payment must be in cash, in other funds immediately available to the Treasury by June 10. 1976, or by check drawn to the order of the Federal Reserve Bank to which the tender is submitted, or the United States Treasury if the tender is submitted to it, which must be received at such Bank or at the Treasury no later than: (1) Monday, June 7, 1976, if the check is drawn on a bank in the Federal Reserve District of the Bank to
which the check is submitted, or the Fifth Federal Reserve District in the case of the Treasury, or (2) Thursday, June 3, 1976, if the check is drawn on a bank in another district. Checks received after the dates set forth in the preceding sentence will not be accepted unless they are payable at a Federal Reserve Bank. Payment will not be deemed to have been completed where registered notes 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. In every case where full payment is not completed, the payment with the tender up to 5 percent of the amount of notes allotted shall, upon declaration made by the Secretary of the Treasury in his discretion, be forfeited to the United States.
2. Delivery of notes in bearer form will be made on or about June 16. 1976. Purchasers of bearer notes may elect to receive interim certificates on June 10, 1976, which will be exchangeable for the notes when 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.
V. GENERAL PROVISIONS1. As fiscal agents of the United States, Federal
Reserve Banks are authorized and requested to receive tenders, to make such allotments as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, to issue such notices as may be necessary, to receive payment for and make delivery of notes on full-paid tenders allotted, and they may issue interim receipts pending delivery of the definitive notes.
2. The Secretary of the Treasury may at any time, or from time to time, prescribe supplemental or amendatory rules and regulations governing the offering, which will be communicated promptly to the Federal Reserve Banks.
WILLIAM E. SIMON,.Secrefafy o/ f/?c Trea^a/y.
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