-----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, A5nX1hTZ4jLdF17IjtF8+9Fmzsx/xBvCW9DZBXfuzc+URJuJ+j2yjhL5T+IdWlnV nJhjkliPUBlTsoeV1XhZPg== 0000947871-05-002036.txt : 20051110 0000947871-05-002036.hdr.sgml : 20051110 20051109215822 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000947871-05-002036 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20051110 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20051109 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: 333-43766 FILM NUMBER: 051191820 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER STREET 2: NORTH TOWER CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10080 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126702273 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER STREET 2: NORTH TOWER CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10080 424B3 1 f424b3_110505-software.txt SOFTWARE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT REGISTRATION NO. 333-43766 (To Prospectus dated October 25, 2004) Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) [graphic omitted] 1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts Software 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 Software HOLDRS (SM) Trust. The share amounts specified in the table in the "Highlights of Software HOLDRS" section of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following:
Primary Share Trading Name of Company Ticker Amounts Market --------------------------------------------- ------- -------- --------- Adobe Systems Incorporated ADBE 12 NASDAQ BMC Software, Inc. BMC 7 NYSE Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. CHKP 6 NASDAQ Computer Associates International, Inc. CA 17 NYSE Intuit Inc. INTU 6 NASDAQ Macromedia, Inc. MACR 1 NASDAQ Mercury Interactive Corporation MERQ 2 NASDAQ Micromuse Inc. MUSE 2 NASDAQ Microsoft Corporation MSFT 30 NASDAQ Openwave Systems Inc. OPWV 0.6667 NASDAQ Oracle Corporation ORCL 24 NASDAQ SAP AG-preference shares * SAP 16 NYSE Sapient Corporation SAPE 3 NASDAQ ScanSoft, Inc.(1) SSFT 0.77 NASDAQ Siebel Systems, Inc. SEBL 8 NASDAQ Symantec Corporation(2) SYMC 7.8694 NASDAQ TIBCO Software Inc. TIBX 5 NASDAQ - ------------------
(1) As a result of the merger of Nuance Communications (NASDAQ: "NUAN") and ScanSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ: "SSFT"), ScanSoft, Inc. will replace Nuance Communications as an underlying security of the Software HOLDRS Trust. For the 1 share of Nuance Communications per 100 shares round lot of Software HOLDRS, The Bank of New York received 0.77 shares of ScanSoft, Inc. and $2.20 in cash. (2) As a result of the merger of Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: "SYMC") and Veritas Software Corporation (NASDAQ: "VRTS"), a constituent of the Software HOLDRS Trust, Symantec Corporation has replaced Veritas Software Corporation as an underlying security of the Software HOLDRS Trust. For the 7 shares of Veritas Software Corporation per 100 share round lot of Software HOLDRS, The Bank of New York received 7.8694 shares of Symantec Corp. * The preference shares of this non-U.S. company trade in the United States as American Depositary Receipts. Please see "Risk Factors" and "United States Federal Income Tax Consequences--Special considerations with respect to underlying securities of foreign issuers" for additional factors to consider with respect 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 September 30, 2005. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----