-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, DBH0aVLn0IJBoPh5xJ2e3rkoINc3J481DfXVcVcKw1yXyPqNXU0OH677Cvrmmt+6 VEZ9mqMRuN1CPVtaPkhsxg== 0000947871-02-002137.txt : 20021031 0000947871-02-002137.hdr.sgml : 20021031 20021031175248 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000947871-02-002137 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20021031 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000728612 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 424B3 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-92163 FILM NUMBER: 02805633 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER STREET 2: NORTH TOWER FL 12 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10080 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124496202 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER STREET 2: NORTH TOWER FL 12 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10080 424B3 1 f424b3_103102-telecom.txt PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FILED PURSUANT TO RULE NO. 424(b)(3) PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT REGISTRATION NO. 333-92613 (To Prospectus dated March 12, 2002) 333-95807 [HOLDRS TELECOM LOGO] 1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts Telecom HOLDRS (SM) Trust This prospectus supplement supplements information contained in the prospectus dated March 12, 2002 relating to the sale of up to 1,000,000,000 depositary receipts by the Telecom HOLDRS (SM) Trust. The share amounts specified in the table on page 12 of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following:
Share Primary Name of Company (1)(2) Ticker Amounts Trading Market ---------------------- ------ ------- -------------- ALLTEL Corp. AT 2 NYSE AT&T Corp. T 25 NYSE AT&T Wireless Services AWE 8.045 NYSE BCE Inc. BCE 5 NYSE BellSouth Corp. BLS 15 NYSE Broadwing Inc. BRW 2 NYSE CenturyTel, Inc. CTL 1 NYSE Level 3 Communications, Inc. LVLT 3 NASDAQ Nextel Communications, Inc. NXTL 6 NASDAQ Qwest Communications International Inc. Q 12.91728 NYSE SBC Communications Inc. SBC 27 NYSE Sprint Corporation-FON Group FON 6 NYSE Sprint Corporation-PCS Group PCS 6 NYSE Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. TDS 1 AMEX Verizon Communications VZ 21.76 NYSE --------------------
(1) On July 30, 2002, MCI Group was delisted from trading on the Nasdaq National Market System. As set forth in the prospectus, because MCI Group was not listed for trading on another U.S. national securities exchange within five business days from the date of delisting, the shares of MCI Group included in Telecom HOLDRS were distributed at a rate of 0.0088 MCI Group shares per Telecom HOLDR. As a result, MCI Group is no longer represented in Telecom HOLDRS. (2) On July 30, 2002, WorldCom Group was delisted from trading on the Nasdaq National Market System. As set forth in the prospectus, because WorldCom Group was not listed for trading on another U.S. national securities exchange within five business days from the date of delisting, the shares of WorldCom Group included in Telecom HOLDRS were distributed at a rate of 0.22 WorldCom Group shares per Telecom HOLDR. As a result, WorldCom Group is no longer represented in Telecom HOLDRS. The share amounts listed in the table above reflect all previous stock splits, dividends and business combination transactions. The date of this prospectus supplement is September 30, 2002. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----