-----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, ACbz5kAz8jMls/ka6DemkgL/EU62SAkTwm20zftoIdcheUAHfxx2W27ruQxCTcNY xc868xv3LFmbJTS+gmoI+w== 0000947871-05-000241.txt : 20050201 0000947871-05-000241.hdr.sgml : 20050201 20050201080948 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000947871-05-000241 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: 333-36490 FILM NUMBER: 05563800 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-utilities.txt PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FILED PURSUANT TO RULE NO. 424(b)(3) (To Prospectus dated October 25, 2004) REGISTRATION NO. 333-36490 [UTILITIES HOLDRS(SM) TRUST LOGO GRAPHIC OMITTED] 1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts Utilities 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 Utilities HOLDRS (SM) Trust. The share amounts specified in the table in the "Highlights of Utilities HOLDERS" section of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following: Primary Share Trading Name of Company(1) Ticker Amounts Market - --------------------------------------------- ---------- ------------ -------- American Electric Power Company, Inc. AEP 14 NYSE Centerpoint Energy, Inc. 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 30 NYSE FirstEnergy Corporation FE 10 NYSE FPL Group, Inc. FPL 8 NYSE PG&E Corporation PCG 17 NYSE Progress Energy, Inc. PGN 7 NYSE Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated PEG 10 NYSE Reliant Resources, Inc. RRI 10.2518 NYSE The Southern Company SO 29 NYSE Texas Utilities Company TXU 12 NYSE The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB 20 NYSE - ------------------- (1) As a result of the merger of GC Power Acquisition LLC and Texas Genco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TGN), Texas Genco Holdings, Inc. is no longer an underlying constituent of the Utilities HOLDRS Trust. Holders of record of Utilities HOLDRS as of December 21, 2004 will receive $30.55 ($47 for each 0.65 share of Texas Genco Holdings, Inc. represented by each round lot of Utilities HOLDRS) for each round lot of 100 Utilities HOLDRS on a date to be announced. 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-----