-----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, SuU8N8cQon97D/MTqW88yWdmV2RonFrmpQ442hkcp8LF9+i5l7pEmbY2EKe+d/y1 /8keEP6jniaa4LxOfH6I0w== 0000947871-07-000225.txt : 20070213 0000947871-07-000225.hdr.sgml : 20070213 20070212172316 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000947871-07-000225 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070212 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070212 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: 333-36490 FILM NUMBER: 07604456 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER STREET 2: NORTH TOWER CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10080 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126702273 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER STREET 2: NORTH TOWER CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10080 424B3 1 f424b3_021706-utilities.txt PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT EXHIBIT 99.1 (To Prospectus dated February 17, 2006) REGISTRATION NO. 333-36490 [GRAPHIC OMITTED][GRAPHIC OMITTED] 1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts Utilities HOLDRS (SM) Trust This prospectus supplement supplements information contained in the prospectus dated February 17, 2006 relating to the sale of up to 1,000,000,000 depositary receipts by the Utilities HOLDRS (SM) Trust. The share amounts specified in the table in the "Highlights of Utilities HOLDERS" section of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following:
Share Primary Name of Company Ticker Amounts Trading Market - --------------------------------------------- ------ ------- -------------- American Electric Power Company, Inc. AEP 14 NYSE Centerpoint Energy, Inc. CNP 13 NYSE Consolidated Edison, Inc. ED 9 NYSE Dominion Resources, Inc. D 11 NYSE Duke Energy Corporation (New Holding Company)(1) DUK 30 NYSE Dynegy, Inc. DYN 12 NYSE Edison International EIX 15 NYSE El Paso Corporation EP 10 NYSE Entergy Corporation ETR 10 NYSE Exelon Corporation EXC 30 NYSE FirstEnergy Corporation FE 10 NYSE FPL Group, Inc. FPL 16 NYSE PG&E Corporation PCG 17 NYSE Progress Energy, Inc. PGN 7 NYSE Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated PEG 10 NYSE Reliant Energy, Inc. RRI 10.251839 NYSE The Southern Company SO 29 NYSE Texas Utilities Company TXU 24 NYSE The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB 20 NYSE
- ---------- (1) Initially, notice was provided that, as a result of the spin-off of Spectra Energy Corp. (NYSE ticker "SE") from Duke Energy Corporation Holding Company (NYSE ticker "DUK"), an underlying component of the Utilities HOLDRS Trust, Spectra Energy Corp. would be added as an underlying security of the Utilities HOLDRS Trust, pending verification that Spectra Energy Corp. has a Standard & Poor's Global Industry Classification Standard sector that is the same as the Standard & Poor's Global Industry Classification Standard sector represented in the Utilities HOLDRS Trust. Pursuant to revised notice, Spectra Energy Corp. was not added as an underlying security of the Utilities HOLDRS. For the 30 shares of Duke Energy Corporation Holding Company per 100 share round lot of Utilities HOLDRS, The Bank of New York received 15 shares of Spectra Energy Corp. and distributed 0.15 shares per depository share of Utilities HOLDRS on January 18, 2007. 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 December 31, 2006. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----