-----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, LNtWM3AIxqB0NiPU5PvruOoDfIs/Lwl2x6D7S/hfjyTlwUrRicLAlHb8KHe20opf MiOX8n6UY2akYqtUQeGwxw== 0000947871-06-001404.txt : 20060811 0000947871-06-001404.hdr.sgml : 20060811 20060811154341 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000947871-06-001404 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: 333-95807 FILM NUMBER: 061024907 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-telecom.txt PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT REGISTRATION NO. 333-95807 (To Prospectus dated February 17, 2006) Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) [HOLDRS(SM) TELECOM LOGO] 1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts Telecom 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 Telecom HOLDRS (SM) Trust. The share amounts specified in the table in the "Highlights of Telecom HOLDRS" section of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following:
Share Primary Name of Company Ticker Amounts Trading Market -------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------- ---------------- ALLTEL Corp. AT 2 NYSE AT&T Inc. T 30.8971 NYSE BCE Inc. BCE 5 NYSE BellSouth Corp. BLS 15 NYSE CenturyTel, Inc. CTL 1 NYSE Cincinnati Bell Incorporated CBB 2 NYSE Embarq Corporation(1) EQ .830250654 NYSE Level 3 Communications, Inc. LVLT 3 NASDAQ Qwest Communications International Inc. Q 12.91728 NYSE Sprint Nextel Corporation S 16.60501308 NYSE Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. TDS 1 AMEX Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. - Special TDS.S 1 AMEX Common Shares Verizon Communications VZ 21.76 NYSE
- ---------- (1) As a result of the spin-off of Embarq Corporation (NYSE ticker "EQ") from Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE ticker "S"), a component of the Telecom HOLDRS Trust, Embarq Corporation has been added as an underlying security of the Telecom HOLDRS Trust. For the 16.60501308 shares of Sprint Nextel Corporation per 100 share round lot of Telecom HOLDRS, The Bank of New York received 0.830250654 shares of Embarq Corporation. Effective May 23, 2006, 0.830250654 shares of Embarq Corporation will be required for creations/cancellations of Telecom 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-----