-----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, NcVKxqA+mNt1UgLIFVuNSfkkx6hpPzBs1MiK+6l+M/iW4XG/2BPsFPy+mQVM/Ubw kXEGSIQrMWj77D/uPfPzjQ== 0000947871-05-000239.txt : 20050201 0000947871-05-000239.hdr.sgml : 20050201 20050201080412 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000947871-05-000239 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050201 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050201 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: 333-95807 FILM NUMBER: 05563794 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-telecom.txt PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FILED PURSUANT TO RULE NO. 424(b)(3) (To Prospectus dated October 25, 2004) REGISTRATION NO. 333-92613 333-95807 [TELECOM HOLDRS(SM) TRUST LOGO OMITTED] 1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts Telecom 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 Telecom HOLDRS (SM) Trust. The share amounts specified in the table in the "Highlights of Telecom HOLDRS" section of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following: Share Primary Name of Company (1) Ticker Amounts Trading Market - ------------------- ------ ------- -------------- ALLTEL Corp. AT 2 NYSE AT&T Corp. T 5 NYSE BCE Inc. BCE 5 NYSE BellSouth Corp. BLS 15 NYSE CenturyTel, Inc. CTL 1 NYSE Cincinnati Bell Incorporated CBB 2 NYSE Level 3 Communications, Inc. LVLT 3 NASDAQ Nextel Communications, Inc. NXTL 6 NASDAQ Qwest Communications International Inc. Q 12.91728 NYSE SBC Communications Inc. SBC 27 NYSE Sprint Corporation FON 9 NYSE Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. TDS 1 AMEX Verizon Communications VZ 21.76 NYSE ___________________ (1) In connection with the merger of Cingular Wireless LLC and AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. (NYSE:AWE), AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. is no longer a constituent of the Telecom HOLDRS Trust. Holders of record of Telecom HOLDRS as of November 2, 2004 were paid a distribution of $120.675 ($15 per AWE share multiplied by 8.025 shares of AWE included in each round lot of Telecom HOLDRS) for each round lot of 100 Telecom 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 December 31, 2004. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----