-----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, QTMDDdI4wPCEjI5MvJx5pLarpbEJuoruZX29m8Wmn5YAcWfTIwKE9hn1hP5+LFwB 6QJOZAWGNxFVi4XbYuclMA== 0000947871-06-001398.txt : 20060811 0000947871-06-001398.hdr.sgml : 20060811 20060811153630 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000947871-06-001398 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060811 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060811 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: 333-54662 FILM NUMBER: 061024853 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_080706-retail.txt PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT REGISTRATION NO. 333-54662 (To Prospectus dated February 17, 2006) Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) [HOLDRS RETAIL LOGO] 1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts Retail HOLDRS (SM) Trust This prospectus supplement supplements information contained in the prospectus dated February 17, 2006 relating to the sale of up to 1,000,000,000 depositary receipts by the Retail HOLDRS (SM) Trust. The share amounts specified in the table in the "Highlights of Retail HOLDRS" section of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following:
Primary Share Trading Name of Company Ticker Amounts Market ---------------------------------------------- ------ ------- ------ Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN 7 NASDAQ Best Buy Co., Inc. BBY 9 NYSE Costco Wholesale Corporation COST 8 NASDAQ CVS Corporation CVS 14 NYSE Federated Department Stores FD 11.738 NYSE Kohl's Corporation KSS 6 NYSE Limited Brands, Inc. LTD 8 NYSE Lowe's Companies, Inc.(1) LOW 14 NYSE RadioShack Corporation RSH 3 NYSE Safeway Inc. SWY 9 NYSE SUPERVALU INC.(2) SVU 1.456 NYSE Target Corporation TGT 16 NYSE The Gap, Inc. GPS 16 NYSE The Home Depot, Inc. HD 40 NYSE The Kroger Co. KR 15 NYSE The TJX Companies, Inc. TJX 10 NYSE Walgreen Co. WAG 19 NYSE Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. WMT 36 NYSE
(1) The quantity of shares of Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: "LOW") represented by each 100 share round lot of Retail HOLDRS has increased to 28 shares (from 14) due to a 2 for 1 stock split. Therefore, effective July 7, 2006 deposits of Lowe's Companies, Inc. common stock for the creation of Retail HOLDRS increased to 28 shares. (2) As a result of the merger between SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE: "SVU") and Albertson's, Inc., (NYSE: ABS) effective June 2, 2006, SUPERVALU INC. replaced Albertson's, Inc. as an underlying security of the Retail HOLDRS. For the 8 shares of Albertson's, Inc. per 100 shares round lot of Retail HOLDRS, The Bank of New York received 1.456 shares of SUPERVALU INC. and $162.80 in cash. The Bank of New York distributed the cash on June 13, 2006 at a rate of $1.628 per depositary share of Retail 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 June 30, 2006. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----