-----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, BqWw0rItubQloz8F2Xg3I7W8lS1inVpgQR3PdujzsEDzYco4zWtJuvYJaAXxust/ VqFPuipU5xoVEs/sz4oNWw== 0000950130-01-001816.txt : 20010420 0000950130-01-001816.hdr.sgml : 20010420 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950130-01-001816 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: 333-36480 FILM NUMBER: 1605745 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. 333-36480 PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT (To Prospectus dated June 22, 2000) [LOGO] REGIONAL BANKS HOLDRs 1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts Regional Bank HOLDRS SM Trust This prospectus supplement supplements information contained in the prospectus dated June 22, 2000 relating to the sale of up to 1,000,000,000 depositary receipts by Regional Bank 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 -------------------------------------- ------ ------- ------- AmSouth Bancorporation ASO 12 NYSE Bank One Corporation ONE 33 NYSE BB&T Corporation BBT 10 NYSE Comerica Incorporated CMA 5 NYSE Fifth Third Bancorp FITB 13.5 NASDAQ First Union Corporation FTU 29 NYSE FleetBoston Financial Corporation FBF 25 NYSE KeyCorp KEY 13 NYSE Marshall & Ilsley Corporation MI 3 NYSE Mellon Financial Corporation MEL 14 NYSE National City Corporation NCC 18 NYSE Northern Trust Corporation NTRS 7 NASDAQ The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. PNC 9 NYSE State Street Corporation(/1/) STT 5 NYSE SunTrust Banks, Inc. STI 9 NYSE Synovus Financial Corp. SNV 8 NYSE U.S. Bancorp(/2/) USB 56.83 NYSE Wachovia Corporation WB 6 NYSE Wells Fargo & Co. WFC 24 NYSE
------- (1) State Street Corporation has announced a 2-for-1 stock split on its common stock payable to shareholders of record as of April 30, 2001. Subject to shareholder approval, State Street will begin trading on a split- adjusted basis on May 31, 2001. As of June 5, 2001, the share amount of State Street, represented by a round lot of 100 Regional Bank HOLDRS, will be 10. (2) On February 27, 2001, U.S. Bancorp completed its merger with Firstar Corporation, both of which were formerly included in the Regional Bank HOLDRS. As a result of the merger, each share of U.S. Bancorp was exchanged for 1.265 new shares of U.S. Bancorp common stock and each share of Firstar was exchanged for one share of U.S. Bancorp common stock. The share amount of U.S. Bancorp represented by a round-lot of 100 Regional Bank HOLDRS is now 56.830. 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 30, 2001. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----