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Composition of Market 2000+ HOLDRS
The specific share amounts for each round-lot
of 100 Market 2000+ HOLDRS are set forth in the table below. The share amounts specified will not
change except for changes due to corporate actions or reconstitution events. Component list as of 03/22/04
| Company Name | Symbol | # of shares | % Weight |
| Agere Sys Inc | AGRA | 0.04 | 0.00% |
| Agere Sys Inc | AGRB | 1.06 | 0.06% |
| American International Group, Inc. | AIG | 2.00 | 2.70% |
| Astrazeneca Plc | AZN | 4.00 | 3.58% |
| AT&T Corp. | T | 1.20 | 0.44% |
| AT&T Wireless Services Inc. | AWE | 1.93 | 0.49% |
| Avaya Inc | AV | 0.33 | 0.10% |
| BellSouth Corporation | BLS | 5.00 | 2.55% |
| Bp Plc | BP | 3.00 | 2.81% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | BMY | 3.00 | 1.42% |
| Bt Group Plc | BTY | 2.00 | 1.27% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | CSCO | 3.00 | 1.26% |
| Citigroup, Inc. | C | 3.00 | 2.83% |
| Comcast Corp New | CMCSA | 1.94 | 1.04% |
| Dell Inc | DELL | 5.00 | 3.08% |
| Deutsche Telekom Ag | DT | 5.00 | 1.68% |
| Eli Lilly and Company | LLY | 2.00 | 2.57% |
| EMC Corporation | EMC | 2.00 | 0.48% |
| Ericsson L M Tel Co | ERICY | 0.90 | 0.46% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | XOM | 4.00 | 3.11% |
| France Telecom | FTE | 2.00 | 0.96% |
| General Electric Company | GE | 3.00 | 1.69% |
| GlaxoSmithKline plc | GSK | 3.00 | 2.23% |
| Hewlett-Packard Co. | HPQ | 4.00 | 1.62% |
| Intel Corporation | INTC | 2.00 | 0.99% |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 2.00 | 3.43% |
| Jds Uniphase Corp | JDSU | 2.00 | 0.15% |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 4.00 | 3.75% |
| Lucent Technologies Inc. | LU | 4.00 | 0.30% |
| Mcdata Corp | MCDTA | 0.07 | 0.01% |
| Medco Health Solutions Inc | MHS | 0.36 | 0.22% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | MRK | 3.00 | 2.46% |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 6.00 | 2.77% |
| Mmo2 Plc | OOM | 2.00 | 0.71% |
| Morgan Stanley | MWD | 2.00 | 2.23% |
| Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation | NTT | 3.00 | 1.41% |
| Nokia Corp. | NOK | 4.00 | 1.50% |
| Nortel Networks Corp | NT | 2.00 | 0.21% |
| Novartis A G | NVS | 5.00 | 3.99% |
| Oracle Corporation | ORCL | 4.00 | 0.86% |
| Pfizer Inc | PFE | 4.00 | 2.54% |
| Qwest Communications Intl Inc | Q | 4.00 | 0.32% |
| Royal Dutch Pete Co | RD | 3.00 | 2.64% |
| SBC Communications Inc. | SBC | 4.00 | 1.84% |
| Sony Corporation | SNE | 2.00 | 1.48% |
| Sun Microsystems Inc | SUNW | 4.00 | 0.30% |
| Syngenta Ag | SYT | 1.04 | 0.28% |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | TXN | 3.00 | 1.56% |
| The Coca-Cola Company | KO | 3.00 | 2.74% |
| The Home Depot, Inc. | HD | 4.00 | 2.75% |
| Time Warner Inc | TWX | 6.00 | 1.90% |
| Total S A | TOT | 2.00 | 3.44% |
| Toyota Motor Corp | TM | 2.00 | 2.64% |
| Travelers Ppty Cas Corp New | TAPA | 0.13 | 0.04% |
| Travelers Ppty Cas Corp New | TAPB | 0.27 | 0.09% |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 4.00 | 2.81% |
| Viacom Inc. | VIAB | 3.00 | 2.17% |
| Vodafone Group Plc New | VOD | 5.00 | 2.24% |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | WMT | 4.00 | 4.39% |
| Zimmer Hldgs Inc | ZMH | 0.30 | 0.42% |
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Please refer to the prospectus for a more complete discussion of reconstitution
events and how they may affect shareholders of Market 2000+ HOLDRS |
Trading Units
A round lot is 100 HOLDRS. Odd lots (fewer than 100 HOLDRS) WILL NOT TRADE. |
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Price Quotations
Quoted in dollars and fractions of a dollar per HOLDRS. Minimum “tick” is 1/16th ($0.0625). |
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How to Purchase or Sell Market 2000+ HOLDRS
Market 2000+ HOLDRS may be acquired in two ways:
- through the deposit of the required number of shares of common stock of the underlying
issuers with the trustee, or
- through a cash purchase in the secondary trading market.
Market 2000+ HOLDRS may be disposed of in two ways:
- Market 2000+ HOLDRS may be canceled by turning them into the trustee, The Bank of New York,
and withdrawing the underlying securities, or
- Market 2000+ HOLDRS may be sold on the secondary market.
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Selling Short
Exempt from SEC Rule 10a-1(short sale rule). |
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Life of Market 2000+ HOLDRS Trust
The Market 2000+ HOLDRS Trust will terminate should any of the following occur:
- The Market 2000+ HOLDRS are delisted from The American Stock Exchange and are not listed for
trading on another national securities exchange or through NASDAQ within 5 business days
from the date of delisting.
- The Trustee resigns and no successor trustee is appointed within 60 days from the date
the trustee provides notice of its intent to resign.
- 75% of beneficial owners of outstanding Market 2000+ HOLDRS vote to dissolve and liquidate
the trust.
- Final termination date December 31, 2040.
If a termination event occurs, the trustee will distribute the underlying securities to
owners as promptly as practicable after the termination event. |
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Shares Outstanding
The number of outstanding Market 2000+ HOLDRS will increase and decrease as a result of
deposits and withdrawals of the underlying securities. The trust will stand ready
to issue additional Market 2000+ HOLDRS on a continuous basis when an investor deposits
the required shares of common stock with the trustee. |
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Fees and Expenses
Custody Fees: The Bank of New York, as trustee and custodian, will charge you
a quarterly custody fee of $2.00 for each round-lot of 100 Market 2000+ HOLDRS to be
deducted from any cash dividend or other cash distribution on underlying securities
received by the trust. The Trustee will waive any portion of the custody fee
which exceeds the total cash dividends and other cash distributions received.
Issuance and Cancellation Fees: Market 2000+ HOLDRS may be created by delivering
to the trust the requisite whole shares of common stock evidencing an Market 2000+ HOLDRS,
The Bank of New York as trustee will charge an issuance fee of up to $10.00 for each
round-lot of 100 Market 2000+ HOLDRS. To cancel Market 2000+ HOLDRS and withdraw the underlying
securities, The Bank of New York as trustee will charge a cancellation fee of up to
$10.00 for each round-lot of 100 Market 2000+ HOLDRS. You can only deposit or cancel
Market 2000+ HOLDRS on an in-kind basis in round-lots of 100 Market 2000+ HOLDRS. |
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Minimum Customer Margin
For purchases, 50%; for short sales, 150%. |
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Settlement Date
For trades, three New York business days. HOLDRS are in book-entry form held at The
Depository Trust Company (DTC).
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Trading Hours
9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. New York time. |
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Trading System
Specialist/Registered Options Trader. |
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CUSIP Number
570 59Y 204 |
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specification sheet is not complete and may be changed. For complete details regarding
rights relating to Market 2000+ HOLDRS and rights relating to the underlying securities
please refer to the prospectus. This is not an offer to sell Market 2000+ HOLDRS and we
are not soliciting offers to buy Market 2000+ HOLDRS in any state where such offer or sale
is not permitted.
“HOLDRS” and
“HOLding Company Depositary Receipts” are service
marks of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. |
