Delaware
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13-5674085
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
(212) 449-1000
Attn: Corporate Secretary
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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Abigail Arms, Esq.
Shearman & Sterling LLP
801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20004
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Loss of investment. Because the value of B2B Internet HOLDRS directly relates to the value of the underlying securities, you may lose all or a substantial portion of your investment in the B2B Internet HOLDRS if the underlying securities decline in value.
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Discount trading price. B2B Internet HOLDRS may trade at a discount to the aggregate value of the underlying securities.
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Ownership of only fractional shares in the underlying securities. As a result of distributions of securities by companies included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS or other corporate events, such as mergers, a B2B Internet HOLDR may represent an interest in a fractional share of an underlying security. You will only be entitled to voting, distribution and other beneficial ownership rights in the underlying securities in which you own only fractional shares to the extent that the depositary aggregates your fractional shares with the other fractional shares of such underlying securities included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS and passes on beneficial ownership rights, including distribution and voting rights, to you based on your proportional, fractional shares in the underlying securities. In addition, if you surrender your B2B Internet HOLDRS to receive the underlying securities you will receive cash in lieu of your fractional shares. You will not be entitled to any securities if your interest in an underlying security is only a fraction of a share.
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Not necessarily representative of the B2B segment of the Internet industry. At the time of the initial offering, on February 23, 2000, the companies included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS were generally considered to be involved in various aspects of the B2B segment of the Internet industry; however, since the time of the initial offering, the companies included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS may not be involved in the B2B segment of the Internet industry. In this case, the B2B Internet HOLDRS may not consist of securities issued only by companies involved in the B2B segment of the Internet industry. In addition, the market price of the underlying securities and the B2B Internet HOLDRS may not necessarily follow the price movements of the entire B2B segment generally. If the underlying securities decline in value, your investment in the B2B Internet HOLDRS will decline in value, even if common stock prices of companies in the B2B segment generally increase in value.
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Not necessarily comprised of solely B2B Internet companies. As a result of distributions of securities by companies included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS or other corporate events, such as mergers, securities of companies that are not currently included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS and that are not involved in the B2B segment of the Internet industry may be included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS. The securities of a new company will only be distributed from the B2B Internet HOLDRS if the securities have a different Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“Standard & Poor’s”) sector classification than any of the underlying issuers included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS at the time of the distribution or the corporate event or if the securities are not listed for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange. As of January 2, 2002, Standard & Poor’s Corporation sector classifications are based upon the Standard & Poor’s Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) sectors. As there are only 10 broadly defined GICS sector classifications, the use of GICS sectors to determine whether a new company will be included in, or whether the securities of a new company are distributed from, the B2B Internet HOLDRS provides no assurance that each new company included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS will be involved in the B2B Internet industry. Currently, the underlying securities included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS are represented in the Information Technology GICS sector. As each Standard & Poor’s GICS sector is defined very broadly, the securities of a new company could have the same GICS sector classification as a company currently included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS, and yet not be involved in the B2B Internet industry. In addition, the GICS sector classifications of
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No investigation of underlying securities. The underlying securities initially included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS were selected by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated based on the market capitalization of the issuers and the market liquidity of common stock in the B2B segment of the Internet industry, without regard for the value, price performance, volatility or investment merit of the underlying securities. Consequently, the B2B Internet HOLDRS Trust, the trustee, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, and each of their respective affiliates, have not performed, and will not in the future perform, any investigation or review of the selected companies, including the public filings by the companies. Investors and market participants should not conclude that the inclusion of a company is any form of investment recommendation by the trust, the trustee, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, or their respective affiliates.
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Loss of diversification. As a result of industry developments, reorganizations or market fluctuations affecting issuers of the underlying securities, B2B Internet HOLDRS may not necessarily be a diversified investment in the B2B segment of the Internet industry. In addition, reconstitution events, distributions of securities by an underlying issuer or other events, which may result in distributions of securities from, or the inclusion of additional securities in, the B2B Internet HOLDRS may also reduce diversification. As a result, B2B Internet HOLDRS may represent a concentrated investment in one or more of the underlying securities, which would reduce investment diversification and increase your exposure to the risks of concentrated investments.
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Conflicting investment choices. In order to sell one or more of the underlying securities individually, participate in any form of stock repurchase program by an issuer of an underlying security or participate in a tender offer relating to one or more of the underlying securities, you will be required to cancel your B2B Internet HOLDRS and receive delivery of each of the underlying securities, including those underlying securities that you may not want to sell or are not subject to a tender offer or repurchase offer. The cancellation of your B2B Internet HOLDRS will allow you to sell individual underlying securities or to deliver individual underlying securities in a tender offer or any form of stock repurchase program. The cancellation of B2B Internet HOLDRS will involve payment of a cancellation fee to the trustee.
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Trading halts. Trading in B2B Internet HOLDRS on the NYSE Arca may be halted if (i) the B2B Internet HOLDRS has fewer than the required number of record and/or beneficial holders for 30 or more consecutive trading days; (ii) the number of B2B Internet HOLDRS issued and outstanding falls below levels prescribed by the NYSE Arca; (iii) the market value of all B2B Internet HOLDRS issued and outstanding falls below levels prescribed by the NYSE Arca; or (iv) any other event shall occur or conditions exists which, in the opinion of the NYSE Arca, makes further dealings on the NYSE Arca inadvisable. If trading is halted in B2B Internet HOLDRS, you will not be able to trade B2B Internet HOLDRS and you will only be able to trade the underlying securities if you cancel your B2B Internet HOLDRS and receive each of the underlying securities.
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Delisting from the NYSE Arca. The NYSE Arca may consider delisting the B2B Internet HOLDRS if (i) the B2B Internet HOLDRS has fewer than the required number of record and/or beneficial holders for 30 or more consecutive trading days; (ii) the number of B2B Internet HOLDRS issued and outstanding falls below levels prescribed by the NYSE Arca; (iii) the market value of all B2B Internet HOLDRS issued and outstanding falls below levels prescribed by the NYSE Arca; or (iv) any other event shall occur or conditions exists which, in the opinion of the NYSE Arca, makes further listing of the B2B Internet HOLDRS on the NYSE Arca inadvisable. If the B2B Internet HOLDRS are delisted by the NYSE Arca, a termination event will result unless the B2B Internet HOLDRS are listed for
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Possible conflicts of interest. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as initial depositor, selected the underlying securities that were originally included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS and may face possible conflicts of interest as Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and its affiliates may provide investment banking or other services for issuers of the underlying securities in connection with its business.
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Delays in distributions. The depositary trust agreement provides that the trustee will use its reasonable efforts to distribute any cash or other distributions paid in respect of the underlying securities to you as soon as practicable after receipt of such distribution. You may, however, receive such cash or other distributions later than you would if you owned the underlying securities outside of the B2B Internet HOLDRS. In addition, you will not be entitled to any interest on any distribution by reason of any delay in distribution by the depositary.
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The stock prices of companies included in the B2B segment of the Internet industry have been and will likely continue to be volatile, which will directly affect the price volatility of the B2B Internet HOLDRS, and you could lose all or a substantial part of your investment. The trading prices of the stock of some B2B Internet companies included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS have been volatile. These stock prices could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to a variety of factors, including the following:
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B2B Internet companies must keep pace with rapid technological change to remain competitive. The Internet market is characterized by rapidly changing technology, evolving industry standards and practices, frequent new product and service introductions and enhancements, and changing customer demands. Internet companies’ success therefore will depend on their ability to adapt to rapidly changing technologies, to adapt their services to evolving industry standards and to continually improve the performance, features and reliability of their products. Failure to adapt to such changes would harm their business. In addition, the widespread adoption of new Internet, networking or telecommunications technologies or other technological changes could require substantial expenditures to modify or adapt their services or infrastructure. The electronic commerce market is rapidly evolving and intensely competitive, which competition is expected to intensify in the future. Barriers to entry are minimal, and current and new competitors can launch new sites and services at a relatively low cost.
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The B2B segment of the Internet industry is extremely competitive, which could adversely affect the business, results of operations and financial condition of many B2B Internet companies. The B2B segment of the Internet industry is extremely competitive. The businesses of some of the companies included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS have relatively low barriers to entry, and as a result, competition from other established and emerging companies may develop in the future. In addition, current customers and partners of B2B Internet companies may, in the future, become competitors. Increased competition may result in price reductions, reduced margins or loss of market share, any of which could harm the business, operating results or financial condition of B2B Internet companies.
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Failure to integrate acquisitions could disrupt operations and prevent the realization of intended benefits. Various B2B Internet companies are active acquirers of other companies as part of their business plans. There can be no assurance that B2B Internet companies will be able to integrate these acquired companies, which may result in failure to realize expected cost savings, increases in revenue or other projected benefits from such integration. There can be no assurance that B2B Internet companies will be able to attract and retain qualified personnel from acquired businesses or be successful in integrating such personnel. Further, since some B2B Internet companies have limited experience in acquiring businesses, they may be unable to complete acquisitions on favorable terms. B2B Internet companies may suffer material adverse short and long-term effects on operating results and financial condition as a result of such acquisitions.
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Some companies included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS derive significant revenue from only a few customers and a failure to retain these customers or add new customers could affect the business of these companies. Sales to a small number of customers generate a disproportionate amount of the revenue for some companies included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS. If any of these significant customers were to go out of business or reduce their purchases, the revenues of these companies would be substantially affected. Some of the companies included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS do not have long-term contracts with customers and therefore cannot be sure that these customers will continue to purchase products at current levels and, as a result, a customer that generates substantial revenue in a particular period may not be a source of revenue in subsequent periods.
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System failures, interruptions or shutdowns may cause loss of customers. The success of many B2B Internet companies depends upon the ability to conduct business on the Internet. If outages or delays on the Internet increase, overall Internet usage, including usage by customers of B2B Internet companies, could grow more slowly or decline. Many B2B Internet companies also face risks resulting from the potential failure of their communications and computer systems. Due to capacity
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New laws and regulations with respect to the Internet could impede its commercial development and adversely affect the business of many B2B Internet companies. Due to the popularity and widespread use of the Internet and other online services, it is possible that a number of laws and regulations may be adopted with respect to the Internet or other online services covering issues such as user privacy, pricing, content, copyrights, distribution and characteristics and quality of products and services that may adversely affect the business of B2B Internet companies. Furthermore, the growth and development of the market for online interaction and commerce may prompt calls for more stringent consumer protection laws that may impose additional burdens on companies conducting business online. The adoption of any additional laws or regulations may impede the growth of the Internet or other online services which could have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations and financial condition of B2B Internet companies.
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If B2B Internet companies fail to increase market awareness of their brands they will lose revenue opportunities and their sales will suffer. Failure of many B2B Internet companies to promote their respective brand names or the incurrence of significant expenses promoting and maintaining brand names could have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations and financial condition of many B2B Internet companies. Therefore, market awareness of the brand names of many of these companies is critical to achieving widespread acceptance of their products and services. There can be no assurance that B2B Internet companies will be successful in increasing market awareness of their brands.
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The ability of many B2B Internet companies to offer their products and services depends on their ability to manage rapid growth, which if inefficiently managed could adversely affect their revenues. Success of the marketing strategies of many of these companies will place extraordinary demands on their network infrastructure and technical support. Expansion has placed and will continue to place a significant strain on the management, financial controls, operations systems, personnel and other resources of many B2B Internet companies. There can be no assurance that these companies will complete the necessary improvements to their systems, procedures and controls necessary to support their future operations in a timely manner or that management will be able to hire, train, retain and manage required personnel to manage such rapid growth.
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Inability to adequately protect proprietary rights may harm the competitive positions of many B2B Internet companies. Many B2B Internet companies rely on a combination of copyrights, trademarks, service marks and trade secret laws and contractual restrictions to establish and protect proprietary rights in their products and services. There can be no assurance that these companies will be able to protect their intellectual property if they are unable to enforce their rights or if they do not detect unauthorized use of their intellectual property. Furthermore, any steps taken to protect intellectual property may be inadequate, time consuming and expensive. In addition, B2B Internet companies may be subject to claims that their products and services infringe the intellectual property rights of others. Any claim, whether meritorious or not, could be time consuming, result in costly litigation, delay product or service introduction or require B2B Internet companies to enter into royalty or licensing agreements.
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Many B2B Internet companies could fail to develop strategies that generate additional revenues for their products and services outside United States, which could result in slower revenue growth and losses. Many B2B Internet companies believe that they must expand their international sales activities to be successful as usage of the Internet increases globally. The expansion to international markets will require significant management attention and financial resources to develop and expand
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Many B2B Internet companies depend on one or only a few product offerings and related services to generate revenues. The reliance of many B2B Internet companies on the revenues from one or a few products and related services subject these companies to material harm should the price or demand for their products decline. In addition, many B2B Internet companies rely on only a few customers for a significant portion of their revenues and loss of one or more of these customers or failure of these products to achieve broad market acceptance could result in significant losses for many B2B companies.
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Many B2B Internet companies could be subject to potential product liability claims and third-party liability claims related to their products and services. The customers of B2B Internet companies use these companies’ products and services to manage their operating resources. Any errors, defects or other performance problems could result in financial or other damages to these customers. A product liability claim brought against a B2B Internet company, even if not successful, would likely be time consuming and costly and could seriously harm its business, including negative publicity.
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Many B2B Internet companies are dependent on their ability to continue to attract, integrate and retain highly skilled technical and managerial personnel to develop and operate their businesses. The success of many B2B Internet companies is highly dependent on the experience, abilities and continued services of key executive officers and key technical personnel. If these companies lose the services of any of these key officers or key technical personnel, their future success could be undermined. Competition for such personnel and relationships has been and may continue to be intense. There is no certainty that any of these B2B Internet companies will be able to continue to attract and retain qualified personnel.
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Many B2B Internet companies have a history of incurring losses that may make it difficult for these companies to fund their future operations. Many B2B Internet companies have incurred significant losses since their inception and some may incur additional losses in the future as costs are incurred to develop new technology, products and services, expand marketing and sales operations in existing and new markets and develop administrative facilities. If B2B Internet companies do not achieve and sustain profitability, their ability to respond effectively to market conditions, to make capital expenditures and to take advantage of business opportunities could be negatively affected.
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Companies whose securities are included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS may need additional financing, which may be difficult to obtain. Failure to obtain necessary financing or doing so on unattractive terms could adversely affect development and marketing efforts and other operations of companies whose securities are included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS. Companies whose securities are included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS may need to raise additional capital in order to fund the continued development and marketing of their products or to fund strategic acquisitions or investments. Their ability to obtain additional financing will depend on a number of factors, including market conditions, operating performance and investor interest. These factors may make the timing, amount, terms and conditions of any financing unattractive. If adequate funds are not available or are not available on acceptable terms, companies whose securities are included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS may have to forego strategic acquisitions or investments, reduce or defer their development activities, delay their introduction of new products and services, or terminate their operations completely. Any of these actions may reduce the market price of stocks in the B2B segment of the Internet industry.
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Issuer
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B2B Internet HOLDRS Trust.
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The trust
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The B2B Internet HOLDRS Trust was formed under the depositary trust agreement, dated as of February 18, 2000, among The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, other depositors and the owners of the B2B Internet HOLDRS. The depositary trust agreement was amended on November 22, 2000. The trust is not a registered investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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Initial depositor
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.
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Trustee
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The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York state-chartered banking organization, is the trustee and receives compensation as set forth in the depositary trust agreement. The trustee is responsible for receiving deposits of underlying securities and delivering B2B Internet HOLDRS representing the underlying securities issued by the trust. The trustee holds the underlying securities on behalf of the holders of B2B Internet HOLDRS.
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Purpose of B2B Internet HOLDRS
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B2B Internet HOLDRS were designed to achieve the following:
Diversification. B2B Internet HOLDRS were initially designed to allow you to diversify your investments in the B2B segment of the Internet industry through a single, exchange-listed instrument representing your undivided beneficial ownership of the underlying securities. See “Risk Factors—General Risk Factors.”
Flexibility. The beneficial owners of B2B Internet HOLDRS have undivided beneficial ownership interests in each of the underlying securities represented by the B2B Internet HOLDRS, and can cancel their B2B Internet HOLDRS to receive each of the underlying securities represented by the B2B Internet HOLDRS.
Transaction costs. The expenses associated with buying and selling B2B Internet HOLDRS in the secondary market are expected to be less than separately buying and selling each of the underlying securities in a traditional brokerage account with transaction-based charges.
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Trust assets
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The trust holds shares of common stock issued by specified companies that, when initially selected, were involved in the B2B segment of the Internet industry. Except when a reconstitution event, distribution of securities by an underlying issuer or other event occurs, the underlying securities will not change and the securities of a new company will not be added to the securities underlying the B2B Internet HOLDRS. Reconstitution events are described in this prospectus under the heading
“Description of the Depositary Trust Agreement—Distributions” and “—Reconstitution events.”
The trust’s assets may increase or decrease as a result of in-kind deposits
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The B2B Internet HOLDRS
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The trust has issued, and may continue to issue, B2B Internet HOLDRS that represent an undivided beneficial ownership interest in the shares of common stock that are held by the trust on your behalf. The B2B Internet HOLDRS themselves are separate from the underlying securities that are represented by the B2B Internet HOLDRS.
The following table provides:
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The companies whose common stock were initially included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS at the time the B2B Internet HOLDRS were originally issued on February 23, 2000 were generally considered to be among the largest and most liquid companies involved in the B2B segment of the Internet industry, as measured by market capitalization and trading volume on February 22, 2000. The market capitalization of a company was determined by multiplying the market price of its common stock by the number of outstanding shares of its common stock.
The trust will only issue and cancel, and you may only obtain, hold, trade or surrender, B2B Internet HOLDRS in a round-lot of 100 B2B Internet HOLDRS and round-lot multiples. The trust will only issue B2B Internet HOLDRS upon the deposit of the whole shares represented by a round-lot of 100 B2B Internet HOLDRS. In the event that a fractional share comes to be represented by a round-lot of B2B Internet HOLDRS, the trust may require a minimum of more than one round-lot of 100 B2B Internet HOLDRS for an issuance so that the trust will always receive whole share amounts for issuance of B2B Internet HOLDRS.
The number of outstanding B2B Internet HOLDRS will increase and decrease as a result of in-kind deposits and withdrawals of the underlying securities. The trust will stand ready to issue additional B2B Internet HOLDRS on a continuous basis when an investor deposits the required number of shares of common stock with the trustee.
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You may acquire B2B Internet HOLDRS in two ways:
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If you wish to create B2B Internet HOLDRS by delivering to the trust the requisite shares of common stock represented by a round-lot of 100 B2B Internet HOLDRS, The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, will charge you an issuance fee of up to $10.00 for each round-lot of 100 B2B Internet HOLDRS. If you wish to cancel your B2B Internet HOLDRS and withdraw your underlying securities, The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, will charge you a cancellation fee of up to $10.00 for each round-lot of 100 B2B Internet HOLDRS.
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Commissions
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If you choose to deposit underlying securities in order to receive B2B Internet HOLDRS, you will be responsible for paying any sales commission associated with your purchase of the underlying securities that is charged by your broker in addition to the issuance fee charged by the trustee that is described above.
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Custody fees
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The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee and as custodian, will charge you a quarterly custody fee of $2.00 for each round-lot of 100 B2B Internet HOLDRS, to be deducted from any cash dividend or other cash distributions on underlying securities received by the trustee. With respect to the aggregate custody fee payable in any calendar year for each B2B Internet HOLDR, the trustee will waive that portion of the fee which exceeds the total cash dividends and other cash distributions received, or to be received, and payable with respect to such calendar year.
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Rights relating to B2B Internet HOLDRS
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You have the right to withdraw the underlying securities upon request by delivering a round-lot or integral multiple of a round-lot of B2B Internet HOLDRS to the trustee, during the trustee’s business hours, and paying the cancellation fees, taxes and other charges. You should receive the underlying securities no later than the business day after the trustee receives a proper notice of cancellation. The trustee will not deliver fractional shares of underlying securities. To the extent that any cancellation of B2B Internet HOLDRS would otherwise require the delivery of a fractional share, the trustee will sell the fractional share in the market and the trust, in turn, will deliver cash in lieu of such fractional share. Except with respect to the right to vote for dissolution of the trust, the B2B Internet HOLDRS themselves will not have voting rights.
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Rights relating to the underlying securities
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B2B Internet HOLDRS represents your beneficial ownership of the underlying securities. Owners of B2B Internet HOLDRS have the same rights and privileges as if they beneficially owned the underlying securities in “street name” outside of B2B Internet HOLDRS. These include the right to instruct the trustee to vote the underlying securities or attend shareholder meetings yourself, the right to receive any dividends and other distributions on the underlying securities that are declared and paid to the trustee by an issuer of an underlying security, the right to pledge B2B Internet HOLDRS and the right to surrender B2B Internet HOLDRS to receive the underlying securities. See “Description of the Depositary Trust Agreement.” B2B Internet
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HOLDRS does not change your beneficial ownership in the underlying securities under United States federal securities laws, including sections 13(d) and 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). As a result, you have the same obligations to file insider trading reports that you would have if you held the underlying securities outside of B2B Internet HOLDRS. However, due to the nature of B2B Internet HOLDRS, you will not be able to participate in any dividend reinvestment program of an issuer of underlying securities unless you cancel your B2B Internet HOLDRS (and pay the applicable fees) and receive all of the underlying securities.
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A holder of B2B Internet HOLDRS is not a registered owner of the underlying securities. In order to become a registered owner, a holder of B2B Internet HOLDRS would need to surrender their B2B Internet HOLDRS, pay the applicable fees and expenses, receive all of the underlying securities and follow the procedures established by the issuers of the underlying securities for registering their securities in the name of such holder. | ||
You retain the right to receive any reports and communications that the issuers of underlying securities are required to send to beneficial owners of their securities. As such, you will receive such reports and communications from the broker through which you hold your B2B Internet HOLDRS in the same manner as if you beneficially owned your underlying securities outside of B2B Internet HOLDRS in “street name” through a brokerage account. The trustee will not attempt to exercise the right to vote that attaches to, or give a proxy with respect to, the underlying securities other than in accordance with your instructions.
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The depositary trust agreement entitles you to receive, subject to certain limitations and net of any fees and expenses of the trustee, any distributions of cash (including dividends), securities or property made with respect to the underlying securities. However, any distribution of securities by an issuer of underlying securities will be deposited into the trust and will become part of the underlying securities unless the distributed securities are not listed for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange or the distributed securities have a Standard & Poor’s GICS sector classification that is different from the GICS sector classifications represented by the companies included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS at the time of the distribution. In addition, if the issuer of underlying securities offers rights to acquire additional underlying securities or other securities, the rights may be distributed to you, may be disposed of for your benefit or may lapse.
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There may be a delay between the time any cash or other distribution is received by the trustee with respect to the underlying securities and the time such cash or other distributions are distributed to you. In addition, you are not entitled to any interest on any distribution by reason of any delay in distribution by the trustee. If any tax or other governmental charge becomes due with respect to B2B Internet HOLDRS or any underlying securities, you will be responsible for paying that tax or governmental charge.
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If you wish to participate in a tender offer for any of the underlying securities, or any form of stock repurchase program by an issuer of an underlying security, you must surrender your B2B Internet HOLDRS (and pay the applicable fees and expenses) and receive all of your
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underlying securities in exchange for your B2B Internet HOLDRS, including those underlying securities not subject to a tender offer or repurchase offer. For specific information about obtaining your underlying securities, you should read the discussion under the caption “Description of the Depositary Trust Agreement—Withdrawal of underlying securities.”
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Ownership rights in fractional shares in the underlying securities
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As a result of distributions of securities by companies included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS or other corporate events, such as mergers, a B2B Internet HOLDR may represent an interest in a fractional share of an underlying security. You are entitled to receive distributions proportionate to your fractional shares.
In addition, you are entitled to receive proxy materials and other shareholder communications and you are entitled to exercise voting rights proportionate to your fractional shares. The trustee will aggregate the votes of all of the share fractions represented by B2B Internet HOLDRS and will vote the largest possible number of whole shares. If, after aggregation, there is a fractional remainder, this fraction will be ignored, because the issuer will only recognize whole share votes. For example, if 100,001 round-lots of 100 B2B Internet HOLDRS are outstanding and each round-lot of 100 B2B Internet HOLDRS represents 1.75 shares of an underlying security, there will be 175,001.75 votes of the underlying security represented by B2B Internet HOLDRS. If holders of 50,000 round-lots of 100 B2B Internet HOLDRS vote their underlying securities “yes” and holders of 50,001 round-lots of 100 B2B Internet HOLDRS vote their underlying securities “no,” there will be 87,500 affirmative votes and 87,501.75 negative votes. The trustee will ignore the .75 negative votes and will deliver to the issuer 87,500 affirmative votes and 87,501 negative votes.
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Reconstitution events
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The depositary trust agreement provides for the automatic distribution of underlying securities from the B2B Internet HOLDRS to you in the following four circumstances:
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A. | If an issuer of underlying securities no longer has a class of securities registered under section 12 of the Exchange Act, then its securities will no longer be an underlying security and the trustee will distribute the shares of that company to the owners of the B2B Internet HOLDRS. | ||
B. | If the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) finds that an issuer of underlying securities should be registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the trustee has actual knowledge of the SEC finding, then its securities will no longer be an underlying security and the trustee will distribute the shares of that company to the owners of the B2B Internet HOLDRS. | ||
C. | If the underlying securities of an issuer cease to be outstanding as a result of a merger, consolidation, corporate combination or other event, the trustee will distribute the consideration paid by and received from the acquiring company to the beneficial owners of B2B Internet HOLDRS; provided that any securities received as consideration will be distributed only if the distributed securities have a different Standard & Poor’s GICS sector classification than any of the underlying securities represented in the B2B Internet |
HOLDRS at the time of the distribution or exchange or if the securities received are not listed for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange. In any other case, the additional securities received as consideration will be deposited into the trust. | |||
D. | If an issuer’s underlying securities are delisted from trading on a U.S. national securities exchange and are not listed for trading on another U.S. national securities exchange within five business days from the date the securities are delisted. | ||
To the extent a distribution of underlying securities from the B2B Internet HOLDRS is required as a result of a reconstitution event, the trustee will deliver the underlying security to you as promptly as practicable after the date that the trustee has knowledge of the occurrence of a reconstitution event.
In addition, securities of a new company will be added to the B2B Internet HOLDRS, as a result of a distribution of securities by an underlying issuer, where a corporate event occurs, or where the securities of an underlying issuer are exchanged for the securities of another company, unless the securities have a Standard & Poor’s GICS sector classification that is different from the GICS sector classification of any other security then included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS or if the securities received are not listed for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange.
It is anticipated that, as a result of the broadly defined Standard & Poor’s GICS sectors, most distributions or exchanges of securities will result in the inclusion of new securities in the B2B Internet HOLDRS. The trustee will review the Standard & Poor’s GICS sector classifications of securities to determine whether securities received as a result of a distribution by an underlying issuer or as consideration for securities will be included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS or distributed from the B2B Internet HOLDRS to you.
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Standard & Poor’s sector classifications
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Standard & Poor’s Corporation is an independent source of market information that, among other things, maintains the Global Industry Classification Standard, which classifies the securities of public companies into various sector classifications based upon GICS sectors, which are derived from its own criteria. The GICS classification standards were effective as of January 2, 2002. There are 10 Standard & Poor’s GICS sector classifications and each class of publicly traded securities of a company is given only one GICS sector classification. The securities included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS are currently represented in the Information Technology GICS sector. The Standard & Poor’s GICS sector classifications of the securities included in the B2B Internet HOLDRS may change over time if the companies that issued these securities change their focus of operations or if Standard & Poor’s alters the criteria it uses to determine GICS sectors, or both.
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Termination events | A. | The B2B Internet HOLDRS are delisted from the NYSE Arca and are not listed for trading on another U.S. national securities exchange within five business days from the date the B2B Internet HOLDRS are delisted. | |
B. | The trustee resigns and no successor trustee is appointed within 60 days from the date the trustee provides notice to Merrill Lynch, |
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as initial depositor, of its intent to resign. | |||
C. |
Beneficial owners of at least 75% of outstanding B2B Internet HOLDRS, other than Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, vote to dissolve and liquidate the trust.
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If a termination event occurs, the trustee will distribute the underlying securities as promptly as practicable after the termination event.
Upon termination of the depositary trust agreement and prior to distributing the underlying securities to you, the trustee will charge you a cancellation fee of up to $10.00 per round-lot of 100 B2B Internet HOLDRS surrendered, along with any taxes or other governmental charges, if any.
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U.S. federal income tax consequences
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The U.S. federal income tax laws will treat a U.S. receipt holder of B2B Internet HOLDRS as directly owning the underlying securities. The B2B Internet HOLDRS themselves will not result in any U.S. federal income tax consequences separate from the tax consequences associated with ownership of the underlying securities. See “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.”
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Listing
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The B2B Internet HOLDRS are listed on the NYSE Arca under the symbol “BHH.”
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Trading
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Investors are only able to acquire, hold, transfer and surrender a round-lot of 100 B2B Internet HOLDRS. Bid and ask prices, however, are quoted per single B2B Internet HOLDR.
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Clearance and settlement
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B2B Internet HOLDRS have been issued only in book-entry form. B2B Internet HOLDRS are evidenced by one or more global certificates that the trustee has deposited with The Depository Trust Company, referred to as DTC. Transfers within DTC will be in accordance with DTC’s usual rules and operating procedures. For further information see “Description of B2B Internet HOLDRS.”
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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December 31
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43.90 |
January 31
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34.72 |
January 31
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8.71 |
January 31
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1.16 |
January 31
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0.64 | ||||||||||||||
February 29
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43.30 |
February 28
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4.00 |
February 28
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1.03 |
February 28
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0.65 | ||||||||||||||||
March 31
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35.30 |
March 30
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1.97 |
March 28
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1.04 |
March 31
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0.63 | ||||||||||||||||
April 28
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21.75 |
April 30
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1.93 |
April 30
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0.85 |
April 30
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0.73 | ||||||||||||||||
May 31
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14.86 |
May 31
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1.51 |
May 31
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0.66 |
May 30
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0.88 | ||||||||||||||||
June 30
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25.90 |
June 29
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1.44 |
June 28
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0.70 |
June 30
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0.69 | ||||||||||||||||
July 31
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29.13 |
July 31
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1.03 |
July 31
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0.53 |
July 31
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0.65 | ||||||||||||||||
August 31
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37.89 |
August 31
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0.59 |
August 30
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0.50 |
August 29
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0.60 | ||||||||||||||||
September 29
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32.34 |
September 28
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0.45 |
September 30
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0.31 |
September 30
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0.70 | ||||||||||||||||
October 31
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28.21 |
October 31
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0.82 |
October 31
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0.55 |
October 31
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0.74 | ||||||||||||||||
November 30
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13.78 |
November 30
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1.05 |
November 29
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0.97 |
November 28
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0.71 | ||||||||||||||||
December 29
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11.62 |
December 31
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1.46 |
December 31
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0.57 |
December 31
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0.67 |
2004
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Price
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2005
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Closing
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2006
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2007
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2008
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January 30
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0.74 |
January 31
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0.54 |
January 31
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0.39 |
January 31
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0.41 |
January 31
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0.42 | ||||||||||||||
February 27
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0.70 |
February 28
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0.38 |
February 28
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0.42 |
February 28
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0.41 |
February 29
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0.37 | ||||||||||||||
March 31
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0.65 |
March 31
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0.32 |
March 31
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0.41 |
March 30
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0.41 |
March 31
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0.41 | ||||||||||||||
April 30
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0.51
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April 29
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0.25 |
April 28
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0.39 |
April 30
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0.39 |
April 30
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0.49 | ||||||||||||||
May 28
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0.49 |
May 31
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0.26 |
May 31
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0.36 |
May 31
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0.41 |
May 30
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0.59 |
2004
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Closing
Price
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2005
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Closing
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2006
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Closing
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2007
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2008
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June 30
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0.47 |
June 30
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0.25 |
June 30
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0.35 |
June 29
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0.44 |
June 30
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0.57 | ||||||||||||||
July 30
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0.34 |
July 29
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0.26 |
July 31
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0.34 |
July 31
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0.37 |
July 31
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0.63 | ||||||||||||||
August 31
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0.30 |
August 31
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0.27 |
August 31
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0.35 |
August 31
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0.39 |
August 29
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0.57 | ||||||||||||||
September 30
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0.37 |
September 30
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0.26 |
September 29
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0.33 |
September 28
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0.46 |
September 30
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0.55 | ||||||||||||||
October 29
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0.58 |
October 31
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0.33 |
October 31
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0.34 |
October 31
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0.54 |
October 31
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0.41 | ||||||||||||||
November 30
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0.62 |
November 30
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0.36 |
November 30
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0.34 |
November 30
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0.49 |
November 28
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0.31 | ||||||||||||||
December 31
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0.64 |
December 30
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0.32 |
December 29
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0.34 |
December 31
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0.47 |
December 31
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0.29 |
2009
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2010
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January 30
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0.30 |
January 29
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0.48 |
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1.06 | |||||||||
February 27
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0.33 |
February 26
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0.47 |
February 28
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1.17 | |||||||||
March 31
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0.33 |
March 31
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0.51 | |||||||||||
April 30
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0.37 |
April 30
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0.57 | |||||||||||
May 29
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0.37 |
May 28
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0.58 | |||||||||||
June 30
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0.39 |
June 30
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0.61 | |||||||||||
July 31
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0.42 |
July 30
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0.62 | |||||||||||
August 31
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0.45 |
August 31
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0.60 | |||||||||||
September 30
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0.46 |
September 30
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0.74 | |||||||||||
October 30
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0.46 |
October 29
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0.74 | |||||||||||
November 30
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0.42 |
November 30
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0.79 | |||||||||||
December 31
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0.48 |
December 31
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0.92 |
A.
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If an issuer of underlying securities no longer has a class of securities registered under section 12 of the Exchange Act, then its securities will no longer be an underlying security and the trustee will distribute the shares of that company to the owners of the B2B Internet HOLDRS.
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B.
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If the SEC finds that an issuer of underlying securities should be registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the trustee has actual knowledge of the SEC finding, then the trustee will distribute the shares of that company to the owners of the B2B Internet HOLDRS.
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C.
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If the underlying securities of an issuer cease to be outstanding as a result of a merger, consolidation, corporate combination or other event, the trustee will distribute the consideration paid by and received from the acquiring company to the beneficial owners of B2B Internet HOLDRS; provided that any securities received as consideration will be distributed only if the distributed securities have a different Standard & Poor’s GICS sector classification than any of the underlying securities represented in the B2B Internet HOLDRS at the time of the distribution or exchange or if the securities received are not listed for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange. In any other case, the additional securities received as consideration will be deposited into the trust.
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D.
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If an issuer’s underlying securities are delisted from trading on a U.S. national securities exchange and are not listed for trading on another U.S. national securities exchange within five business days from the date such securities are delisted.
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an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;
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a corporation (or an entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
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an estate, the income of which is includible in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of its source; or
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a trust if either (i) it is subject to the primary supervision of a U.S. court and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (ii) it has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.
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a foreign corporation that is eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive U.S. income tax treaty, which the Secretary of the Treasury determines to be satisfactory and that includes an exchange of information program;
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a foreign corporation if the stock to which the dividend is paid is readily tradable on an established market in the United States; and
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a corporation that is incorporated in a possession of the United States;
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at least 75% of its gross income is “passive income;” or
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on average at least 50% of the gross value of its assets is attributable to assets that produce “passive income” or are held for the production of passive income.
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in the case of any gain realized by an individual non-U.S. receipt holder, the non-U.S. receipt holder is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the sale or other disposition and certain other conditions are met;
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that gain is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business conducted by the non-U.S. receipt holder or, where a tax treaty applies, is attributable to a permanent establishment maintained in the United States by the non-U.S. receipt holder; or
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the underlying securities issuer is or has been a U.S. real property holding corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes at any time during the shorter of the five-year period ending on the date of the disposition or the period during which the non-U.S. receipt holder held the common stock of such issuer and (a) the common stock is not considered to be “regularly traded on an established securities market” or (b) the non-U.S. receipt holder owned, actually or constructively, at any time during the shorter of the periods described above, more than five percent of the common stock of such issuer. It is expected that the underlying securities are currently “regularly traded on an established securities market” although no assurances can be made that the securities will continue to be so traded.
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2006
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Closing
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2007
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Closing
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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January
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9.34 |
January
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9.30 |
January
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9.97 |
January
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7.64 |
January
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12.59 |
January
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28.09 | |||||||||||||||||
February
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10.20 |
February
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9.31 |
February
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8.92 |
February
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8.75 |
February
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12.01 |
February
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30.95 | |||||||||||||||||
March
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9.78 |
March
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9.40 |
March
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9.66 |
March
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8.73 |
March
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12.85 | |||||||||||||||||||
April
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9.24 |
April
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8.82 |
April
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11.87 |
April
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9.61 |
April
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14.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
May
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8.49 |
May
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9.31 |
May
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14.84 |
May
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9.46 |
May
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15.05 | |||||||||||||||||||
June
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8.23 |
June
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9.91 |
June
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14.71 |
June
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9.84 |
June
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15.93 | |||||||||||||||||||
July
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7.80 |
July
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8.35 |
July
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16.41 |
July
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10.51 |
July
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15.97 | |||||||||||||||||||
August
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8.28 |
August
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8.80 |
August
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14.73 |
August
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11.46 |
August
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15.44 | |||||||||||||||||||
September
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7.49 |
September
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10.78 |
September
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14.13 |
September
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11.60 |
September
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18.90 | |||||||||||||||||||
October
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7.55 |
October
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12.94 |
October
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10.70 |
October
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11.82 |
October
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18.78 | |||||||||||||||||||
November
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7.56 |
November
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11.87 |
November
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8.05 |
November
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10.84 |
November
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20.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
December
|
7.74 |
December
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11.15 |
December
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7.21 |
December
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12.52 |
December
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23.49 |
2006
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Price
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2007
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Closing
Price
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2008
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Closing
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2009
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2010
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2011
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January
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9.06 |
January
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11.13 |
January
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9.47 |
January
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4.31 |
January
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6.23 |
January
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12.18 | |||||||||||||||||
February
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9.10 |
February
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11.44 |
February
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8.70 |
February
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4.05 |
February
|
6.80 |
February
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13.69 | |||||||||||||||||
March
|
9.42 |
March
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10.70 |
March
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10.47 |
March
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4.03 |
March
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8.45 | |||||||||||||||||||
April
|
9.35 |
April
|
11.97 |
April
|
10.05 |
April
|
5.43 |
April
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9.90 | |||||||||||||||||||
May
|
8.62 |
May
|
11.68 |
May
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10.06 |
May
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5.81 |
May
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8.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
June
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9.00 |
June
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12.40 |
June
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7.73 |
June
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6.73 |
June
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7.60 | |||||||||||||||||||
July
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8.82 |
July
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11.42 |
July
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8.04 |
July
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7.47 |
July
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8.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
August
|
9.00 |
August
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11.36 |
August
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8.45 |
August
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6.64 |
August
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8.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
September
|
9.45 |
September
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12.00 |
September
|
8.11 |
September
|
8.36 |
September
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11.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
October
|
10.48 |
October
|
12.84 |
October
|
5.72 |
October
|
7.27 |
October
|
12.49 | |||||||||||||||||||
November
|
10.31 |
November
|
11.17 |
November
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3.68 |
November
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6.43 |
November
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12.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
December
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10.26 |
December
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11.74 |
December
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5.45 |
December
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6.65 |
December
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14.25 |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | ||||
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By:
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* | ||
Name: | Sallie L. Krawcheck | |||
Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Director | |||
Signature
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Title
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*
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Co-Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Director
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Sallie L. Krawcheck
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(Principal Executive Officer)
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*
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Co-Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Director
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Thomas K. Montag
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(Principal Executive Officer)
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*
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Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
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Robert Qutub
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(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
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*
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Executive Vice President and Director
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Bruce R. Thompson
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*By:
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/s/ Liam B. O’Neil |
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Attorney-in-Fact
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Liam B. O’Neil
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*4.1
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Standard Terms for Depositary Trust Agreements between Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as Trustee dated as of September 2, 1999, and included as exhibits thereto, form of Depositary Trust Agreement and form of HOLDRS, filed on February 10, 2000 as an exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to the registration statement on Form S-1 for B2B Internet HOLDRS.
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*4.2
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Form of Amendment No. 2 to the Standard Terms for Depositary Trust Agreements, dated as of November 22, 2000, filed on November 28, 2000 as an exhibit to post-effective Amendment No. 1 to the registration statement on Form S-1 for B2B Internet HOLDRS.
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*5.1
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Opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP regarding the validity of the B2B Internet HOLDRS Receipts, filed on February 10, 2000 as an exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to the registration statement on Form S-1 for B2B Internet HOLDRS.
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*8.1
|
Opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP, as special U.S. tax counsel regarding the material federal income tax consequences, filed on February 10, 2000 as an exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to the registration statement on Form S-1 for B2B Internet HOLDRS.
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*24.1
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Power of Attorney of Sallie L. Krawcheck, Thomas K. Montag, Robert Qutub and Bruce R. Thompson.
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