-----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, V9dtDJXq13kPVB5vmZS+p6RDj9uBAe0hun//iDgSJZGDBV9DN939oDjMurwIquaG jz+YNKihJsrI0jTd+ZmAiA== 0000947871-02-002126.txt : 20021031 0000947871-02-002126.hdr.sgml : 20021031 20021031172406 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000947871-02-002126 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20021031 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] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 424B3 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-44286 FILM NUMBER: 02805543 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_103102-europe.txt PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FILED PURSUANT TO RULE NO. 424(b)(3) PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT REGISTRATION NO. 333-44286 (To Prospectus dated March 12, 2002) [HOLDRS EUROPE 2001 LOGO] 1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts Europe 2001 HOLDRS (SM) Trust This prospectus supplement supplements information contained in the prospectus dated March 12, 2002 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 on pages 11 and 12 of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following:
Primary U.S. Share Trading Name of Company Ticker Amounts Market --------------- ------ ------- ------ AEGON N.V. AEG 5 NYSE Alcatel * ALA 3 NYSE Amdocs Limited DOX 3 NYSE ARM Holdings p.l.c. * ARMHY 8 NASDAQ ASM International N.V. ASMI 13 NASDAQ ASML Holding N.V. ASML 7 NASDAQ AstraZeneca p.l.c. * AZN 4 NYSE Autonomy Corporation p.l.c. * AUTN 6 NASDAQ Aventis S.A. * AVE 2 NYSE AXA * AXA 6 NYSE Bookham Technology p.l.c. * BKHM 12 NASDAQ BP p.l.c.* BP 4 NYSE Business Objects S.A. * BOBJ 4.5 NASDAQ Cable & Wireless p.l.c. * CWP 4 NYSE DaimlerChrysler AG DCX 4 NYSE Deutsche Telekom AG * DT 5 NYSE Diageo p.l.c. * DEO 5 NYSE Elan Corporation, p.l.c. * ELN 4 NYSE Ericsson LM Telephone Company *(1) ERICY 16 NASDAQ GlaxoSmithKline p.l.c. * GSK 6 NYSE Infineon Technologies AG * IFX 5 NYSE ING Groep N.V. * ING 4 NYSE IONA Technologies p.l.c. * IONA 3 NASDAQ Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. PHG 5 NYSE Millicom International Cellular S.A. * MICC 6 NASDAQ Nokia Corp. * NOK 5 NYSE Novartis AG * NVS 5 NYSE Qiagen N.V. QGENF 6 NASDAQ Repsol YPF, S.A. * REP 11 NYSE Royal Dutch Petroleum Company RD 3 NYSE Ryanair Holdings p.l.c. * RYAAY 8 NASDAQ SAP AG * SAP 4 NYSE Scottish Power p.l.c. * SPI 7 NYSE Serono S.A. * SRA 9 NYSE Shire Pharmaceuticals Group p.l.c. * SHPGY 4 NASDAQ Smartforce p.l.c. * SMTF 6 NASDAQ Sonera Group p.l.c. * SNRA 9 NASDAQ STMicroelectronics N.V. STM 4 NYSE
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Primary U.S. Share Trading Name of Company Ticker Amounts Market --------------- ------ ------- ------ Telefonica S.A. * TEF 3.183624 NYSE Terra Networks, S.A. * TRLY 15 NASDAQ Total Fina ELF S.A. * TOT 3 NYSE UBS AG UBS 3 NYSE Unilever N.V. UN 3 NYSE United Pan-Europe Communications N.V. * UPCOY 13 NASDAQ Vivendi Universal * V 3 NYSE Vodafone Airtouch p.l.c. * VOD 6 NYSE WPP Group p.l.c. * WPPGY 3 NASDAQ
------------------------------------- * The securities of this non-U.S. company trade in the United States as American depository shares. Please see "Risk Factors" and "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) As a result of a rights distribution by Ericsson LM Telephone Company, a component of Europe 2001 HOLDRS, each shareholder of record of an American Depositary Share of Ericsson as of August 13, 2002 received 1 Ericsson right, or 0.16 Ericsson rights per Europe 2001 HOLDR. Holders of a whole Ericsson right were entitled to purchase an American Depositary Share of Ericsson at a price of Swedish Krona 3.80, payable in U.S. dollars. The distributed rights expired on August 27, 2002. 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 September 30, 2002. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----