-----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, MHqTlmyriiX4WxjTesIFXgBMpvtUp5fxNUJPfg/35Gd8hxwHzYOVjczNaksQT57n Rspi8SrugVf0pMEfMDRXYA== 0000947871-06-001775.txt : 20061115 0000947871-06-001775.hdr.sgml : 20061115 20061115155234 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000947871-06-001775 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20061115 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061115 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: 061219955 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_111306-software.txt PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT - SOFTWARE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT REGISTRATION NO. 333-43766 (To Prospectus dated February 17, 2006) Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) [HOLDERS SOFTWARE LOGO] 1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts Software 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 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 13.38 NASDAQ BMC Software, Inc. BMC 7 NYSE Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. CHKP 6 NASDAQ CA, Inc. CA 17 NYSE Intuit Inc. (1) INTU 12 NASDAQ Microsoft Corporation MSFT 30 NASDAQ Nuance Communications Inc. NUAN .77 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 Symantec Corporation SYMC 7.8694 NASDAQ TIBCO Software Inc. TIBX 5 NASDAQ ----------------------------------------
(1) Effective July 12, 2006, the quantity of shares of Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: "INTU") represented by each 100 share round lot of Software HOLDRS increased to 12 shares (from 6) due to the 2 for 1 stock split of Intuit Inc. * 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, 2006. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----