424B3 1 ss94769_424b3-europe.htm PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
 
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT REGISTRATION NO.  333-44286
(To Prospectus dated April 15, 2010) Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
 


1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts
Europe 2001 HOLDRS (SM) Trust

This prospectus supplement supplements information contained in the prospectus dated April 15, 2010 relating to the sale of up to 1,000,000,000 depositary receipts by the Europe 2001 HOLDRS (SM) Trust.
 
The share amounts specified in the table in the “Highlights of Europe 2001 HOLDRS” section of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following:
 
Name of Company(1)
  
Ticker
  
Share Amounts
  
Primary U.S.
Trading
Market
AEGON N.V.
  
AEG
  
5.2000
  
NYSE
Alcatel-Lucent*
  
ALU
  
3.0000
  
NYSE
Amdocs Limited
  
DOX
  
3.0000
  
NYSE
ARM Holdings, plc*
  
ARMH
  
8.0000
  
NASDAQ GS
ASM International N.V.
  
ASMI
  
13.0000
  
NASDAQ GS
ASML Holding N.V.
  
ASML
  
6.2222
  
NASDAQ GS
AstraZeneca PLC.*
  
AZN
  
4.0000
  
NYSE
BP p.l.c.*
  
BP
  
4.0000
  
NYSE
Diageo p.l.c.*
  
DEO
  
5.0000
  
NYSE
Elan Corporation, p.l.c.*
  
ELN
  
4.0000
  
NYSE
LM Ericsson Telephone Company*
  
ERIC
  
3.2000
  
NASDAQ GS
GlaxoSmithKline p.l.c.*
  
GSK
  
6.0000
  
NYSE
ING Groep N.V.*
  
ING
  
4.0000
  
NYSE
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
  
PHG
  
5.0000
  
NYSE
Millicom International Cellular S.A.*
  
MICC
  
8.0000
  
NASDAQ GS
Nokia Corporation*
  
NOK
  
5.0000
  
NYSE
Novartis AG*
  
NVS
  
5.0000
  
NYSE
Oclaro Inc.
  
OCLR
  
0.2400
  
NASDAQ GM
Qiagen N.V.
  
QGEN
  
6.0000
  
NASDAQ GS
Repsol YPF, S.A.*
  
REP
  
11.0000
  
NYSE
Ryanair Holdings p.l.c.*
  
RYAAY
  
16.0000
  
NASDAQ GS
Sanofi-Aventis SA*
  
SNY
  
4.6956
  
NYSE
SAP AG*
  
SAP
  
4.0000
  
NYSE
Shire plc*
  
SHPGY
  
4.0000
  
NASDAQ GS
STMicroelectronics N.V.
  
STM
  
4.0000
  
NYSE
Telefonica S.A.*
  
TEF
  
4.5558
  
NYSE
Total S.A.*
  
TOT
  
6.0000
  
NYSE
UBS AG
  
UBS
  
6.3000
  
NYSE
Unilever N.V.
  
UN
  
9.0000
  
NYSE
Vodafone Group Public Limited Company*
  
VOD
  
5.2500
  
NASDAQ GS
WPP Group plc
  
WPPGY
  
3.0000
  
NASDAQ GS
 
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*  The securities of these non-U.S. companies trade in the United States as American Depository Receipts.  Please see “Risk Factors” and “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences—Special considerations with respect to underlying securities of foreign issuers” for additional information relating to an investment in a non-U.S. company.
 
(1) Effective June 21, 2010 (the “delisting date”), Deutsche Telekom AG, an underlying constituent of the Europe 2001 HOLDRS Trust (the “Trust”), was delisted from trading on NYSE.  Pursuant to the prospectus for the Trust, if Deutsche Telekom AG is not listed for trading on another
 
 
 
 
 
national securities exchange within five business days from the delisting date, it shall be distributed by The Bank of New York Mellon.  The rate of distribution is 0.05 Deutsche Telekom AG shares per Europe 2001 HOLDRS.  The record date and pay date for the distribution shall be July 1, 2010 and July 7, 2010, respectively.

 
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 June 29, 2010.