Market 2000+ HOLDRS are Depositary Receipts issued by the Market 2000+ HOLDRS Trust which represent an undivided beneficial ownership in the common stock of a group of 51 specified companies that are among the largest companies whose commons stock or American depository shares are listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange or The American Stock Exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq National Market. The Bank of New York is the trustee. Market 2000+ HOLDRS may be acquired, held or transferred in a round-lot amount of 100 Market 2000+ HOLDRS or round-lot multiples. Market 2000+ HOLDRS are separate from the underlying deposited common stocks that are represented by the Market 2000+ HOLDRS. The Market 2000+ HOLDRS Trust is not a registered investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
