-----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, NyIb7tC3osC5XXvp5gq3+3HdfhwImK+PqzMvRjVKCN21/7o0ZCDnBk3cTfDRk+cX h3tOMJ+nYODP2+br9IzviA== 0000947871-05-000220.txt : 20050201 0000947871-05-000220.hdr.sgml : 20050201 20050131215526 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000947871-05-000220 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050201 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050131 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] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 424B3 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-96063 FILM NUMBER: 05563682 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_013105-b2binternet.txt PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FILED PURSUANT TO RULE NO. 424(b)(3) (To Prospectus dated October 25, 2004) REGISTRATION NO. 333-96063 [B2B INTERNET HOLDRS (SM) TRUST LOGO OMITTED] 1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts B2B Internet HOLDRS (SM) Trust This prospectus supplement supplements information contained in the prospectus dated October 25, 2004 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 in the "Highlights of B2B Internet HOLDRS" section of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following:
Primary Share Trading Name of Company(1)(2) Ticker Amounts Market --------------------------------------------- ------------ ----------- ------------------ Agile Software Corporation AGIL 4 NASDAQ Ariba, Inc. ARBA 3.458 NASDAQ CheckFree Corporation CKFR 4 NASDAQ Internet Capital Group, Inc. ICGE 0.75 NASDAQ Pegasus Solutions, Inc. PEGS 2 NASDAQ Retek, Inc. RETK 3 NASDAQ VerticalNet, Inc. VERT 0.6 NASDAQ
------------------- (1) As a result of the merger of QRS Corp. (NASDAQ: QRSI) and Inovis Int'l, Inc., QRS Corp. is no longer an underlying constituent of the B2B Internet HOLDRS Trust. Holders of record as of November 22, 2004 were paid $5.00 ($7.00 per 1 share of QRS Corp. included in each round lot of B2B Internet HOLDRS minus a $2.00 custody fee) for every round lot of 100 B2B Internet HOLDRS. (2) As a result of the delisting of Commerce One, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMRCQ) from trading on NASDAQ, Commerce One, Inc. is no longer a constituent of the B2B Internet HOLDRS Trust. On November 2, 2004, holders of record as of October 29, 2004 were paid 1.2 shares of Commerce One, Inc. for every round lot of 100 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 December 31, 2004. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----