U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
1. Name and address of Issuer:
Merrill Lynch Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
P.O. Box 9011
Princeton, N.J. 08543-9011
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice
is filed:
National Portfolio - Class A
National Portfolio - Class B
National Portfolio - Class C
National Portfolio - Class D
Insured Portfolio - Class A
Insured Portfolio - Class B
Insured Portfolio - Class C
Insured Portfolio - Class D
Limited Maturity Portfolio - Class A
Limited Maturity Portfolio - Class B
Limited Maturity Portfolio - Class C
Limited Maturity Portfolio - Class D
3. Investment Company Act File Number:
Securities Act File Number: 2-57354
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
June 30, 1997
5. Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days
after the close of the issuer's fiscal year for purposes of
reporting securities sold after the close of the fiscal year
but before termination of the issuer's 24f-2 declaration:
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6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule
24f-2(a)(1), if applicable :
7. Number and amount of securities of the same class or series
which had been registered under the Securities Act of 1933
other than pursuant to rule 24f-2 in a prior fiscal year,
but which remained unsold at the beginning of the
fiscal year:
National Portfolio - 42,253,813 shares
Insured Portfolio - 31,546,940 shares
Limited Maturity Portfolio - 19,251,298 shares
8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal
year other than pursuant to rule 24f-2:
National Portfolio - 34,901,870 shares
Insured Portfolio - 62,587,789 shares
Limited Maturity Portfolio - 29,625,374 shares
9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during
the fiscal year:
National Portfolio - 31,729,589 shares $326,724,591
Insured Portfolio - 23,826,966 shares $190,682,087
Limited Maturity Portfolio - 7,849,098 shares $ 77,980,384
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during
the fiscal year in reliance upon registration pursuant to
rule 24f-2:
National Portfolio - 0 shares $0
Insured Portfolio - 0 shares $0
Limited Maturity Portfolio - 0 shares $0
11. Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during
the fiscal year in connection with dividend reinvestment
plans, if applicable :
National Portfolio - 3,832,555 shares $39,323,625
Insured Portfolio - 6,693,963 shares $53,542,275
Limited Maturity Portfolio - 1,117,776 shares $11,098,803
12. Calculation of registration fee:
NATIONAL PORTFOLIO
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities
sold during the fiscal year in
reliance on rule 24f-2
(from Item 10): $0
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued
in connection with dividend
reinvestment plans (from Item
11, if applicable): + $ 39,323,625
(iii)Aggregate price of shares redeemed
or repurchased during the fiscal
year (if applicable): - $364,854,477
(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed
or repurchased and previously
applied as a reduction to
filing fees pursuant to rule
24e-2 (if applicable): + $0
(v) Net aggregate price of securities
sold and issued during the
fiscal year in reliance upon
rule 24f-2 [line (i), plus line (ii), $0
less line (iii), plus line (iv)]
(if applicable):
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section
6(b) of the Securities Act of
1933 or other applicable law or
regulation : x 1/3300
(vii)Fee due [line (i) or line (v)
multiplied by line (vi)]: $0
INSURED PORTFOLIO
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities
sold during the fiscal year in
reliance on rule 24f-2
(from Item 10): $0
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued
in connection with dividend
reinvestment plans (from Item
11, if applicable): + $ 53,542,275
(iii)Aggregate price of shares redeemed
or repurchased during the fiscal
year (if applicable): - $601,754,746
(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed
or repurchased and previously
applied as a reduction to
filing fees pursuant to rule
24e-2 (if applicable): + $0
(v) Net aggregate price of securities
sold and issued during the
fiscal year in reliance upon
rule 24f-2 [line (i), plus line (ii), $0
less line (iii), plus line (iv)]
(if applicable):
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section
6(b) of the Securities Act of
1933 or other applicable law or
regulation : x 1/3300
(vii)Fee due [line (i) or line (v)
multiplied by line (vi)]: $0
LIMITED MATURITY PORTFOLIO
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities
sold during the fiscal year in
reliance on rule 24f-2
(from Item 10): $0
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued
in connection with dividend
reinvestment plans (from Item
11, if applicable): + $ 11,098,803
(iii)Aggregate price of shares redeemed
or repurchased during the fiscal
year (if applicable): - $175,961,718
(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed
or repurchased and previously
applied as a reduction to
filing fees pursuant to rule
24e-2 (if applicable): + $0
(v) Net aggregate price of securities
sold and issued during the
fiscal year in reliance upon
rule 24f-2 [line (i), plus line (ii), $0
less line (iii), plus line (iv)]
(if applicable):
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section
6(b) of the Securities Act of
1933 or other applicable law or
regulation : x 1/3300
(vii)Fee due [line (i) or line (v)
multiplied by line (vi)]: $0
13. Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's
lockbox depository as described in section 3a of the
Commission's Rules of Informal and Other Procedures
(17 CFR 202.3a).
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Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons
on behalf of the issuer and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
By
/s/Jaclyn Scheck
Jaclyn Scheck, Assistant Secretary
Date August 22, 1997
