-----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, JwQPBW6Vof1WBOhQzkjagbXcgUtJ5JdlL8hhwsuGchwgDPiC844QBP9pgojuNA9l k4TDtq1wSmMBwfaA2fJQ/g== /in/edgar/work/20000703/0000950130-00-003722/0000950130-00-003722.txt : 20000920 0000950130-00-003722.hdr.sgml : 20000920 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950130-00-003722 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000703 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000728612 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [6189 ] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 424B3 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-78575 FILM NUMBER: 667069 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: NORTH TOWER WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER STREET 2: NORTH TOWER WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER 5TH F CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10281-1323 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124496202 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER STREET 2: NORTH TOWER 23RD FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10281-1323 424B3 1 0001.txt PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT RULE NO. 424(b)(3) REGISTRATION NO. 333-78575 PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT No. 4 (To Prospectus dated September 22, 1999) [LOGO] INTERNET HOLDRS(SM) 1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts Internet HOLDRS(SM) Trust This prospectus supplement amends and supplements information contained in the prospectus dated September 22, 1999 relating to the sale of up to 1,000,000,000 depositary receipts by Internet HOLDRS(SM) Trust. The share amounts specified in the table on page 8 of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following:
Primary Share Trading Name of Company Ticker Amounts Market --------------------------- ------ ------- ------- America Online Inc.(/1/) AOL 42* NYSE Yahoo Inc. YHOO 26* NASDAQ Amazon.com Inc. AMZN 18 NASDAQ eBay Inc. EBAY 12* NASDAQ At Home Corp. ATHM 17 NASDAQ Priceline.Com Inc. PCLN 7 NASDAQ CMGI Inc. CMGI 10* NASDAQ Inktomi Corporation INKT 6* NASDAQ RealNetworks, Inc. RNWK 8* NASDAQ Exodus Communications, Inc. EXDS 16* NASDAQ E*TRADE Group Inc. EGRP 12 NASDAQ DoubleClick Inc. DCLK 4* NASDAQ Ameritrade Holding Corp. AMTD 9 NASDAQ Lycos, Inc.(/2/) LCOS 4 NASDAQ CNET Networks, Inc.(/3/) CNET 4 NASDAQ PSINet, Inc. PSIX 6* NASDAQ Network Associates, Inc. NETA 7 NASDAQ EarthLink, Inc.(/4/) ELNK 6.23* NASDAQ Go2Net, Inc. GNET 1 NASDAQ
- ------- * Reflects previous stock split or business combination transaction. (1) On January 10, 2000, America Online, Inc. and Time Warner Inc. entered into a merger agreement to form the combined company AOL Time Warner Inc. This transaction is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. (2) On May 16, 2000, Lycos, Inc. and Terra Networks S.A. entered into a merger agreement to form the combined company Terra Lycos, Inc. This transaction is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. (3) On February 29, 2000, CNET, Inc. changed its name to CNET Networks, Inc. (4) On February 4, 2000, EarthLink Network, Inc. and MindSpring Enterprises, Inc. merged to form the combined company EarthLink, Inc. As a result, the share amount of EarthLink, Inc. represented by a round-lot of 100 Internet HOLDRS is now 6.23. The share amounts listed in the table above reflect all previous stock splits. The stock prices in the tables set forth in Annex A of the base prospectus will not be adjusted to account for the stock splits. The date of this prospectus supplement is June 30, 2000. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----