-----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, IhZe+1k0HeA7avZL+G9oMZvDar4Qw/kGuZo5SJIv5Br34mrEptUx8GWWHTxprp9r V6U0KFI54LWCX5sMvdFBlA== 0000947871-05-001072.txt : 20050518 0000947871-05-001072.hdr.sgml : 20050518 20050518165607 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000947871-05-001072 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050518 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050518 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] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 424B3 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-52022 FILM NUMBER: 05842333 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_051305-oilservice.txt PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT-OIL SERVICE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)(3) (To Prospectus dated October 25, 2004) REGISTRATION NO. 333-52022 [GRAPHIC OMITTED] 1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts Oil Service HOLDRS (SM) Trust This prospectus supplement supplements information contained in the prospectus dated October 25, 2004 relating to the sale of up to 1,000,000,000 depositary receipts by the Oil Service HOLDRS (SM) Trust. The share amounts specified in the table in the "Highlights of Oil Service HOLDRS" section of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following: Share Primary Name of Company Ticker Amounts Trading Market -------------------------------- ------ ------- -------------- Baker Hughes Incorporated BHI 21 NYSE BJ Services Company BJS 14 NYSE Cooper Cameron Corporation CAM 4 NYSE Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. DO 11 NYSE ENSCO International Incorporated ESV 11 NYSE GlobalSanteFe Corporation GSF 19.975 NYSE Grant Prideco, Inc. GRP 9 NYSE Halliburton Company HAL 22 NYSE Hanover Compressor Company HC 5 NYSE Nabors Industries Ltd. NBR 12 AMEX National Oilwell Varco Inc.(1) NOV 7 NYSE Noble Corporation NE 11 NYSE Rowan Companies, Inc. RDC 8 NYSE Schlumberger N.V. SLB 11 NYSE Smith International, Inc. SII 8 NYSE Tidewater Inc. TDW 5 NYSE Transocean Inc. RIG 18 NYSE Weatherford International Ltd. WFT 9 NYSE
(1) Effective March 14, 2005, National-Oilwell, Inc. (NYSE: NOI), an underlying constituent of the Oil Services HOLDRS Trust, changed its name to National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NYSE: NOV). Creations of the Oil Services HOLDRS Trust now require a deposit of 7 shares of National Oilwell Varco Inc. per round lot of 100 Oil Service 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 March 31, 2005. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----