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Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Statement No. 333-32909
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. D6 Dated October 8, 1997,
to Prospectus, dated September 29, 1997 and Prospectus Supplement, dated
October 1, 1997.
Bankers Trust New York Corporation
Senior Medium-term Notes, Series A
Subordinated Medium-Term Notes, Series A
Due Nine Months or More from Date of Issue
Floating Rate Note
THE NOTES WILL NOT BE DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND WILL NOT BE
INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT
AGENCY.
This Pricing Supplement supplements and, to the extent inconsistent therewith,
supersedes the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement. Capitalized terms
used and not defined herein are used with the meanings specified in the
Prospectus Supplement.
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[X] Senior [_] Subordinated Form:
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CUSIP: 06636PAD5 [X]Global [_] Certified
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Principal Amount: $70,000,000 Specified Currency (check one;
if other than U.S.
Agent's Name and DTC Participant Dollars, see attached for exchange
rate other information):
Number: Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., DTC # 352
Issue Price: 100% [X] U.S. Dollars (USD or U.S.$)
Net Proceeds to issuer: $70,000,000 [_] European Currency Units (ECU)
Agent's Commission, if applicable : 0% [_] Australian Dollars (AUD or AUS$)
Original Issue Date: October 16, 1997 [_] British Pound (GBP or UKL)
Stated Maturity: October 15, 1999 [_] Canadian Dollars (CAD or CAN$)
(Specify the Interest Payment Date that [_] German Marks (DEM or DM)
that is to be Stated Maturity of the [_] Italian Lire (ITL or Lire)
Note) [_] Japanese Yen (JPY or or Y)
[_] Swiss Francs (CHF or SWFr)
[_] Other: [_________]
Interest Rate Basis: (check one) Holder has Option to Elect Payments
[_] CD Rate in Specified Currency (if Specified
[_] CMT Rate(Designated CMT Telerate currency is not U.S. Dollars:
Page, if not 7052:_____________) [_] Yes [X] No
Authorized Denominations (if other
[_] Commercial Paper Rate than $1,000 and any integral multiple
[_] 11th District Cost of Funds Rate thereof or if Specified Currency is
[X] Federal Funds Rate not U.S. Dollars:$1,000
[_] Kenny Rate
[_] LIBOR Optional Extensions of Stated Maturity
[_] LIBOR Reuters by the Corporation:[_]Yes[X]No
[_] LIBOR Telerate Extension Period:
Designated LIBOR currency (if other Number of Extension Periods:
than U.S Dollars):___________
[_] Prime Rate Repurchase Price:___%
[_] Treasury Rate (For Discount Securities)
[_] Other:[_______] (see attached)
[_] Treasury Rate Optional Redemption at the Option of
the Corporation: [_] Yes [X] No
Initial Redemption Date:
Initial Interest Rate: % Initial Redemption Percentage:
Annual Redemption
Percentage Reduction:
Optional Repayment at the Option of
the Holder:
[_] Yes [X] No
Optional Repayment Dates:
Optional Repayment Prices:
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Bankers Trust New York Corporation
Senior Medium-term Notes, Series A (continued)
Subordinated Medium-Term Notes, Series A
Due Nine Months or More from Date of Issue
Floating Rate Note
Maximum Interest Rate: ___% Amortizing Note: [_] Yes [X] No
Basis or formula for amortization of
principal and/or interest of Note:
Minimum Interest Rate: ___%
Payment dates for amortizations:
Spread: (+/-): + 19 bp [_] Each March 15, June 15,
Spread Multiplier: Not Applicable September 15 and December 15
Interest Payment Dates (if other than as [_] Each June 15 and December 15
specified in the Prospectus Supplement): [_] Other: Each
Each January 15, April 15, July 15 and
October 15
Currency Indexed Note: [_] Yes [X] No
Commencing: January 15, 1998 Currency I:
Regular Record Dates (if other than as Currency II:
specified in the Prospectus Base Exchange Rate:
Supplement:) Leverage Factor "L":
Each Principal Indexed: [_] Yes [X] No
[_] Principal to increase when Base
Calculation Dates (if other than as Spot Rate exceeds Exchange
specified in the Prospectus Supplement): Rate and decrease when Spot Rate.
Each _________________________________ is less than Base Exchange Rate
[_] Principal to decrease when Spot
Interest Determination Dates Rate exceeds Base Exchange Rate
(if other than as and increase when Spot Rate is less
specified in the Prospectus Supplement): than Base Exchage Rate.
The first Business Day preceeding each
Interest Reset Date Interest Indexed: [_] Yes [X] No
[_] Interest to decrease when Spot
Reset Periods: (check one) Rate exceeds Base Exchange Rate
([X]Daily,[_]Weekly,[_]Monthly, and increase when Spot Rate
[_]Quarterly,[_]Semiannually or is less than Base Exchange Rate
[_]Annually [_] Interest to decrease when Spot
Interest Reset Dates (if other than as Rate exceeds Base Exchange Rate
specified in the Prospectus Supplement): and increase when Spot Rate is less
than Base Exchange Rate
Each_______
Index Maturity:____________ Commodity Indexed Note (if yes,
see attached annex for additional
information): [_] Yes [X] No
Optional Interest Reset by Corporation Calculation Agent (if other than
[_] Yes [X] No Bankers Trust Company):
Optional Interest Reset Dates:
(see attached annex for further details) Other Provisions: .
Original Issue Discount Note:[_]Yes[X]No Annex Attached [_] Yes [X] No
Yield to Maturity: (and incorporated herein
OID for U.S. Federal Income by reference)
Tax Purposes:
The aggregate initial offering price of this offering is U.S.$70,000,000
(which, if the securities offered hereby are dominated in a currency or currency
unit other than U.S. dollars, is the equivalent, in the foreign currencies or
currency units set forth herein, of the initial offering price set forth herein)
and relates only to pricing Supplement No. D6. Debt Securities, including Senior
Medium-Term Notes, Series A, and Subordinated Medium-Term Notes, Series A,having
an aggregate initial offering price of up to U.S.$3,080,000,000 (or the
equivalent therof in any foreign currencies or currency units) may be issued by
the Corporation pursuant to the registration Statement referred to above. To
date, including this offering, an aggregate of U.S.$544,776.000* (or the
equivalent therof in any foreign currencies or currency units) aggreate initial
offering price of Debt Securities have been so issued.
*Including other issuances, if any, on this date
Type of Sale If Principal Transaction, Reoffering
[_] Direct by Corporation [X] varying prices related to
[_] As Agent prevailing market prices at the time
[X] As Principal of resale
[_] fixed public offering price of
_____% of Principal Amount