-----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, MsOzwV1NgK6qIeHfOnYSefAE/jKRKzpIDvFkEbWJfgWKX3h+lrUe3ErPNWaoLT/3 3nmlNg0tjcxN/q4vIZUffQ== 0000947871-02-002138.txt : 20021101 0000947871-02-002138.hdr.sgml : 20021101 20021031173117 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000947871-02-002138 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20021101 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: 333-36490 FILM NUMBER: 02805600 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-utilities.txt PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FILED PURSUANT TO RULE NO. 424(b)(3) PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT REGISTRATION NO. 333-36490 (To Prospectus dated January 29, 2002) [HOLDRS UTILITIES LOGO] 1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts Utilities HOLDRS (SM) Trust This prospectus supplement supplements information contained in the prospectus dated January 29, 2002 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 on page 10 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. (1) (2) CNP 13 NYSE Consolidated Edison, Inc. ED 9 NYSE Dominion Resources, Inc. D 11 NYSE Duke Energy Corporation 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 15 NYSE FirstEnergy Corporation FE 10 NYSE FPL Group, Inc. FPL 8 NYSE Mirant Corporation MIR 11.5308 NYSE PG&E Corporation PCG 17 NYSE Progress Energy, Inc. PGN 7 NYSE Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated PEG 10 NYSE The Southern Company SO 29 NYSE Texas Utilities Company TXU 12 NYSE The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB 20 NYSE
--------------- (1) Effective October 1, 2002, Reliant Energy, Inc., a component of Utilities HOLDRS, changed its name to Centerpoint Energy, Inc. (2) As of October 4, 2002, as a result of the spin-off of Reliant Resources ,Inc. from Reliant Energy, Inc. (now known as Centerpoint Energy, Inc.), Reliant Resources, Inc. will be included in Utilities HOLDRS. As of October 4, 2002, 10.251839 shares of Reliant Resources, Inc. will be included in each round-lot of 100 Utilities HOLDRS. 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-----