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To: Les H who wrote (71374)	3/6/2001 11:47:54 AM
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Retail HOLDR RTH Indicative U.S. Share Indicative Trading Name of Company Ticker Amounts Weightings Market ---------------- ------ ---------- ---------- ---------- <S> <C> <C> <C> <C> Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. WMT 34 19.78% NYSE The Home Depot, Inc. HD 40 19.60% NYSE Walgreen Co. WAG 18 7.55% NYSE Target Corporation TGT 16 6.32% NYSE Safeway Inc. SWY 9 5.07% NYSE The Gap, Inc. GPS 15 4.89% NYSE Kohl's Corporation KSS 6 4.51% NYSE CVS Corporation CVS 7 4.34% NYSE The Kroger Co. KR 15 3.92% NYSE Costco Wholesale Corporation COST 8 3.74% Nasdaq NMS Lowe's Companies, Inc. LOW 7 3.60% NYSE Sears, Roebuck and Co. S 6 2.41% NYSE Best Buy Co., Inc. BBY 4 2.03% NYSE The May Department Stores Company MAY 5 2.01% NYSE Albertson's, Inc. ABS 7 1.98% NYSE Federated Department Stores FD 4 1.81% NYSE The Limited, Inc. LTD 8 1.73% NYSE RadioShack Corporation RSH 3 1.66% NYSE The TJX Companies, Inc. TJX 5 1.61% NYSE Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN 6 1.43% Nasdaq NMS </TABLE> The actual share amounts and weightings will be determined on the pricing date and will appear in the final prospectus delivered in connection with sales of the Retail HOLDRS. These companies are generally considered to be 20 of the largest and most liquid companies with U.S.-traded securities involved in the retailing