Exhibit 1(d)

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

      Merrill Lynch Corporate Bond Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation having its principal office in the State of Maryland at 300 East Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland (hereinafter called the “Corporation”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:

      FIRST:  The charter of the Corporation is hereby amended by striking Article II of the Articles of Incorporation and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

      SECOND:  The Corporation is registered as an open-end investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

      THIRD:  These Articles of Amendment were approved by at least a majority of the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation and are limited to changes expressly permitted by Section 2-605 of subtitle 6 of Title 2 of the Maryland General Corporation Law to be made without the affirmative vote of the stockholders of the Corporation.

      The President acknowledges these Articles of Amendment to be the corporate act of the Corporation and states that to the best of such officer’s knowledge, information and belief the matters and facts set forth in these Articles with respect to the authorization and approval of the amendment of the Corporation’s charter are true in all material respects, and that this statement is made under the penalties of perjury.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Merrill Lynch Corporate Bond Fund, Inc. has caused this instrument to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its President, and witnessed by Phillip S. Gillespie, Director, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P., on the      th day of December, 2000.

WITNESS: