-----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, JEuVk5UtanbvNDrPCKZPb91+gQc8Cwgn6RP6dCLHu7agsDh9Bw1oALZiy7FjR+Nc z3FsdixGQSkeoChUI9zPtA== 0000947871-05-001064.txt : 20050518 0000947871-05-001064.hdr.sgml : 20050518 20050518165122 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000947871-05-001064 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050518 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050518 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: 333-44286 FILM NUMBER: 05842278 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_051305-europe.txt PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)(3) (To Prospectus dated October 25, 2004) REGISTRATION NO. 333-44286 [GRAPHIC OMITTED] 1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts Europe 2001 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 Europe 2001 HOLDRS (SM) Trust. The share amounts specified in the table in the "Highlights of Europe 2001 HOLDRS" section of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following:
Primary U.S. Share Trading Name of Company Ticker Amounts Market -------------------------------------------------- ---------- --------- ---------- AEGON, N.V. AEG 5.2 NYSE Alcatel* ALA 3 NYSE Amdocs Limited DOX 3 NYSE ARM Holdings plc* ARMHY 8 NASDAQ ASM International N.V. ASMI 13 NASDAQ ASML Holding N.V. ASML 7 NASDAQ AstraZeneca PLC.* AZN 4 NYSE AXA* AXA 6 NYSE Bookham Inc. BKHM 1.2 NASDAQ BP p.l.c.* BP 4 NYSE Business Objects S.A.* BOBJ 4.5 NASDAQ Cable & Wireless p.l.c.* CWP 4 NYSE DaimlerChrysler AG DCX 4 NYSE Deutsche Telekom AG* DT 5 NYSE Diageo p.l.c.* DEO 5 NYSE Elan Corporation, p.l.c.* ELN 4 NYSE Ericsson LM Telephone Company* ERICY 1.6 NASDAQ GlaxoSmithKline p.l.c.* GSK 6 NYSE Infineon Technologies AG* IFX 5 NYSE ING Group N.V.* ING 4 NYSE IONA Technologies p.l.c.* IONA 3 NASDAQ Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. PHG 5 NYSE Millicom International Cellular S.A.* MICC 8 NASDAQ Nokia Corp.* NOK 5 NYSE Novartis AG* NVS 5 NYSE Qiagen N.V.(1) QGEN 6 NASDAQ Repsol YPF, S.A.* REP 11 NYSE Royal Dutch Petroleum Company RD 3 NYSE Ryanair Holdings p.l.c.* RYAAY 8 NASDAQ Sanofi-Aventis SA*(2) SNY 4.6956 NYSE SAP AG* SAP 4 NYSE Scottish Power p.l.c.* SPI 7 NYSE Serono S.A.* SRA 9 NYSE Shire Pharmaceuticals Group p.l.c.* SHPGY 4 NASDAQ Skillsoft p.l.c.* SKIL 6 NASDAQ STMicroelectronics N.V. STM 4 NYSE (continued on following page) Primary U.S. Share Trading Name of Company Ticker Amounts Market -------------------------------------------------- ---------- --------- ---------- Telefonica S.A.* TEF 3.31224241 NYSE Terra Networks, S.A.* TRLY 15 NASDAQ Total S.A.* TOT 3 NYSE UBS AG UBS 3 NYSE Unilever N.V. UN 3 NYSE Vivendi Universal* V 3 NYSE Vodafone Group p.l.c.* VOD 6 NYSE WPP Group p.l.c.* WPPGY 3 NASDAQ
__________________________________________ (1) Effective February 15, 2005, Qiagen N.V., an underlying constituent of the Europe 2001 HOLDRS Trust, changed its ticker symbol from "QGENF" to "QGEN". (2) Effective the close of business on December 31, 2004, the merger of Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY) and Aventis (NYSE: AVE), an underlying constituent of Europe 2001 HOLDRS Trust, became effective. As a result of the merger, Sanofi-Aventis has replaced Aventis as an underlying constituent of the Europe 2001 HOLDRS Trust. In connection with the merger, Aventis shareholders received 2.3478 shares of Sanofi-Aventis for each Aventis share held as of the record date. As of the close of business on December 31, 2004, 4.6956 shares of Sanofi-Aventis are included in each round lot of 100 Europe 2001 HOLDRS. * The securities of these non-U.S. companies trade in the United States as American Depository Receipts. Please see "Risk Factors" and "Federal Income Tax Consequences--Special considerations with respect to underlying securities of foreign issuers" for additional information relating to an investment in a non-U.S. company. 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 March 31, 2005. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----