-----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, D4IxoaBMUZB3gzZKKSJMxFfKnRWyInShL5mq+TuXNT/cJhbQBhiGAT07vyVHy84a vXuJytGQvO7gK9RVlVtPcw== 0000947871-03-000933.txt : 20030404 0000947871-03-000933.hdr.sgml : 20030404 20030404161931 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000947871-03-000933 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030404 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: 333-96063 FILM NUMBER: 03640243 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_040203-b2b.txt FORM 424(B)(3) TO B2B INTERNET HOLDRS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE NO. 424(b)(3) PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT REGISTRATION NO. 333-96063 (To Prospectus dated March 12, 2002) [LOGO OMITTED] 1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts B2B Internet 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 B2B Internet HOLDRS (sm) Trust. The share amounts specified in the table on page 13 of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following:
Share Primary Name of Company (1) Ticker Amounts Trading Market ---------------------------------------------------- ------ ------- -------------- Agile Software Corporation AGIL 4 NASDAQ Ariba, Inc. ARBA 14 NASDAQ CheckFree Corporation CKFR 4 NASDAQ Commerce One, Inc. CMRC 1.2 NASDAQ FreeMarkets, Inc. FMKT 3 NASDAQ Image X, Inc. IMGX 1 NASDAQ Internet Capital Group, Inc. ICGE 15 NASDAQ Nexprise, Inc. NXPS 0.133 NASDAQ Pegasus Solutions, Inc. PEGS 2 NASDAQ QRS Corporation QRSI 1 NASDAQ Retek, Inc. RETK 3 NASDAQ SciQuest, Inc. SQST 3 NASDAQ VerticalNet, Inc. VERT 0.6 NASDAQ
(1) On October 22, 2002 PurchasePro.com, Inc. was delisted from trading on the Nasdaq National Market System. As set forth in the prospectus, because PurchasePro.com, Inc. was not listed for trading on another U.S. national securities exchange within five business days from the date of delisting, the shares of PurchasePro.com, Inc. included in B2B Internet HOLDRS were distributed on November 1, 2002 at a rate of 0.008 shares of PurchasePro.com, Inc. per B2B Internet HOLDR. As a result, PurchasePro.com, Inc. is no longer represented in B2B Internet HOLDRS. The share amounts listed in the table above reflect all previous stock splits, dividends and business combination transaction. The date of this prospectus supplement is March 31, 2003.
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