-----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, CMNhJ4wQIWA+xMdQS2tI865DUtYeQNvw0e6Hww4NWZ1XymIHLz0OnFBcm4vGWbTU vs9V1z4/QvFCxnh+9TLM/A== 0000947871-05-001076.txt : 20050518 0000947871-05-001076.hdr.sgml : 20050518 20050518165839 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000947871-05-001076 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: 333-36480 FILM NUMBER: 05842357 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-regional.txt PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)(3) (To Prospectus dated October 25, 2004) REGISTRATION NO. 333-36480 [GRAPHIC OMITTED] 1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts Regional Bank 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 Regional Bank HOLDRS (SM) Trust. The share amounts specified in the table in the "Highlights of Regional Bank HOLDRS" section of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following:
Primary Share Trading Name of Company Ticker Amounts Market ----------------------------------------------------- ---------- --------- ---------- AmSouth Bancorporation ASO 12 NYSE BB&T Corporation BBT 10 NYSE Comerica Incorporated CMA 5 NYSE Fifth Third Bancorp FITB 13.5 NASDAQ Bank of America BAC 27.765 NYSE KeyCorp KEY 13 NYSE Marshall & Ilsley Corporation MI 6 NYSE Mellon Financial Corporation MEL 14 NYSE National City Corporation NCC 18 NYSE Northern Trust Corporation NTRS 7 NASDAQ Piper Jaffray Companies PJC 0.5683 NYSE State Street Corporation STT 10 NYSE SunTrust Banks, Inc. STI 9 NYSE Synovus Financial Corp. SNV 8 NYSE The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. PNC 9 NYSE US Bancorp USB 56.83 NYSE Wachovia Corporation WB 41 NYSE Wells Fargo & Co. WFC 24 NYSE
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-----