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Exhibit 12
CERTIFICATE OF SOLE SHAREHOLDER
Fund Asset Management, L. P., the holder of the shares of common stock
indicated below, par value $0.0001 per share, of Mercury Index Funds, Inc., a
Maryland corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby confirm to the Corporation
its representation that it purchased such shares for investment purposes, with
no present intention of redeeming or reselling any portion thereof.
FUND ASSET MANAGEMENT, L. P.
BY: PRINCETON SERVICES, INC.,
ITS GENERAL PARTNER
By: /s/ Terry K. Glenn
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Name: Terry K. Glenn
Title: Executive Vice President and Director
Dated: _______________________
Mercury Index Funds, Inc.
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Number of Number of
Class I Shares Class A Shares
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Mercury S&P 500 Index Fund 1,250 1,250
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Mercury Small Cap Index Fund 1,250 1,250
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Mercury Aggregate Bond Index Fund 1,250 1,250
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Mercury International Index Fund 1,250 1,250
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