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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 18, 1994
SECURITIES ACT FILE NO. 33-36472
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NO. 811-6156
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13E-4
ISSUER TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
(PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(E)(1) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934)
AMENDMENT NO. 2
MERRILL LYNCH HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.
(NAME OF ISSUER)
MERRILL LYNCH HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.
(NAME OF PERSON(S) FILING STATEMENT)
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.10 PER SHARE
(TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
589945 10 4
(CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
ARTHUR ZEIKEL
MERRILL LYNCH HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.
800 SCUDDERS MILL ROAD
PLAINSBORO, NEW JERSEY 08536
(609) 282-2800
(NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO
RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF PERSON(S) FILING STATEMENT)
COPIES TO:
THOMAS R. SMITH, JR., ESQ. PHILIP L. KIRSTEIN, ESQ.
BROWN & WOOD MERRILL LYNCH ASSET MANAGEMENT
ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER BOX 9011
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048-0557 PRINCETON, N.J. 08543-9011
OCTOBER 13, 1994
(DATE TENDER OFFER FIRST PUBLISHED
SENT OR GIVEN TO SECURITY HOLDERS)
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This Amendment No. 2 to the Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule
13E-4 of Merrill Lynch High Income Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (the "Fund")
relating to an offer to purchase (the "Offer") 4,000,000 of the Fund's
shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the "Shares") and
originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 13,
1994, and amended on October 26, 1994, constitutes the final amendment
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
General Instruction D of Schedule 13E-4.
The Offer terminated at 12:00 midnight, New York time, on
November 9, 1994 (the "Expiration Date"). Pursuant to the Offer, 1,140,531
Shares were tendered, all of which were accepted by the Fund for repurchase
at a net asset value of $10.25 per share, as determined as of the close of
the New York Stock Exchange on the Expiration Date, for an aggregate
purchase price of $11,690,442.75.
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SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.
MERRILL LYNCH HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL
BOND FUND, INC.
November 18, 1994 By /s/ Terry K. Glenn
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(Terry K. Glenn,
Executive Vice President)
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