UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F-NT
FORM 13F - NT Cover Page
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2000
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:______
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Inc.
Address: 250 Vesey Street
World Financial Center-North Tower
New York, New York 10281
13F File Number: 028-00962
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Lawrence M. Egan Jr.
Title: Assistant Corporate Secretary
Phone: (212) 670-0425
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Lawrence M. Egan Jr.
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Lawrence M. Egan Jr.
Signature
New York, New York
August 2, 2000
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[X] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.