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8-K - CURRENT REPORT - BROADBAND HOLDRS TRUSTss117296_8k-broad.htm
 
 
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus dated March 15, 2011)
EXHIBIT 99.1
REGISTRATION NO.  333-31226
 
 


1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts
Broadband HOLDRS (SM) Trust

This prospectus supplement supplements information contained in the prospectus dated March 15, 2011 relating to the sale of up to 1,000,000,000 depositary receipts by the Broadband HOLDRS Trust.
 
The share amounts specified in the table in the “Highlights of Broadband HOLDRS” section of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following:
 
Name of Company(1)
 
Ticker
 
Share Amounts
 
Primary Trading Market
Alcatel-Lucent
 
ALU
 
5.6608
 
NYSE
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation
 
AMCC
 
0.5000
 
NASDAQ GS
Broadcom Corporation
 
BRCM
 
3.0000
 
NASDAQ GS
Ciena Corporation
 
CIEN
 
0.2857
 
NASDAQ GS
Corning Incorporated
 
GLW
 
9.0000
 
NYSE
JDS Uniphase Corporation
 
JDSU
 
1.4750
 
NASDAQ GS
LSI Corporation
 
LSI
 
1.7247
 
NYSE
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.
 
MSPD
 
0.1333
 
NASDAQ GM
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
 
MSI
 
2.5714
 
NYSE
Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc.
 
MMI
 
2.2500
 
NYSE
PMC-Sierra, Inc.
 
PMCS
 
1.0000
 
NASDAQ GS
QUALCOMM Incorporated
 
QCOM
 
16.0000
 
NASDAQ GS
RF Micro Devices, Inc.
 
RFMD
 
2.0000
 
NASDAQ GS
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
 
SWKS
 
0.7020
 
NASDAQ GS
Sycamore Networks, Inc.
 
SCMR
 
0.3000
 
NASDAQ GS
Tellabs, Inc.
 
TLAB
 
4.0000
 
NASDAQ GS

 
(1)
On April 19, 2011, the acquisition of Conexant Systems, Inc. by Gold Holdings, Inc. became effective.  As a result, Conexant Systems, Inc. will no longer be an underlying constituent of the Broadband HOLDRS Trust.  Gold Holdings, Inc. will not be added as an underlying constituent of the Broadband HOLDRS Trust.  In connection with the acquisition, Conexant Systems, Inc. shareholders will receive $2.40 in cash for each share of Conexant Systems, Inc. The Bank of New York Mellon will receive $0.48 for the 0.2 shares of Conexant Systems, Inc. per 100 share round-lot of Broadband HOLDRS.  The Bank of New York Mellon will distribute cash at a rate of $0.0048 per depositary share of Broadband HOLDRS. The record date for the distribution is May 2, 2011 and the payable date is May 4, 2011.  Additionally, $0.48 will be required per 100 share round-lot of Broadband HOLDRS for creations/cancellations through May 2, 2011.
 
The date of this prospectus supplement is April 26, 2011.