-----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, LqfKKlqnawstW1AkuiXi7bEDl15KxuWLActk3mbganoTKw4Z8tyIgwELhUP3z5nh SBlFx7144TDusVp4uG3OTw== 0000950130-01-001808.txt : 20010420 0000950130-01-001808.hdr.sgml : 20010420 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950130-01-001808 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010418 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000728612 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES [6189] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 424B3 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-96061 FILM NUMBER: 1605299 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: NORTH TOWER WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER STREET 2: NORTH TOWER WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER 5TH F CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10281-1323 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124496202 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER STREET 2: NORTH TOWER 23RD FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10281-1323 424B3 1 0001.txt PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FILED PURSUANT TO RULE NO. 424(b)(3) REGISTRATION NO. 333-96061 PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT (To Prospectus dated January 26, 2001) [LOGO] INTERNET ARCHITECTURE HOLDRs 1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts Internet Architecture HOLDRS SM Trust This prospectus supplement supplements information contained in the prospectus dated January 26, 2001, which updated the original prospectus dated February 23, 2000 relating to the sale of up to 1,000,000,000 depositary receipts by the Internet Architecture HOLDRS SM Trust. The share amounts specified in the table on page 11 of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following:
Primary Share Trading Name of Company Ticker Amounts Market ------------------------------------------- ------ ------- ---------- 3Com Corporation COMS 3 Nasdaq NMS Adaptec, Inc. ADPT 1 Nasdaq NMS Apple Computer, Inc. AAPL 2 Nasdaq NMS Ciena Corporation CIEN 2 Nasdaq NMS Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO 26 Nasdaq NMS Compaq Computer Corporation CPQ 13 NYSE Dell Computer Corporation DELL 19 Nasdaq NMS EMC Corporation(/1/) EMC 16 NYSE Extreme Networks, Inc. EXTR 2 Nasdaq NMS Foundry Networks, Inc. FDRY 1 Nasdaq NMS Gateway, Inc. GTW 2 NYSE Hewlett-Packard Company HWP 14 NYSE International Business Machines Corporation IBM 13 NYSE Juniper Networks, Inc. JNPR 2 Nasdaq NMS McDATA Corporation MCDTA 0.589 Nasdaq NMS Network Appliance, Inc. NTAP 2 Nasdaq NMS Sun Microsystems, Inc. SUNW 25 Nasdaq NMS Sycamore Networks, Inc. SCMR 2 Nasdaq NMS Unisys Corporation UIS 2 NYSE Veritas Software Corporation VRTS 0.893 Nasdaq NMS
------- (1) On February 7, 2001, EMC Corporation completed the distribution to its stockholders of shares of McDATA Corporation. As a result of the distribution, 0.037 shares of McDATA were distributed for each share of EMC. There are now 0.589 shares of McDATA included in each round-lot of 100 Internet Architecture HOLDRS. For more information, please see the description of McDATA in Annex A of this prospectus supplement. The share amounts listed in the table above reflect all previous stock splits, dividends and business combination transactions. (continued on following page) ANNEX A MCDATA CORPORATION (MCDTA) McDATA Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and sells switching devices used for enterprise-wide high performance storage area networks. McDATA's products enable enterprises to connect and centrally manage storage and networking devices. McDATA sells its products through systems integrators, as well as original equipment manufacturers and resellers. On February 7, 2001, EMC Corporation completed the distribution of shares of McDATA to its stockholders.
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The closing price on March 30, 2001 was 18.88. The date of this prospectus supplement is March 30, 2001. 2 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----