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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 25, 1994
Securities Act File No. 33-36472
Investment Company Act File No. 811-6156
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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, Inc.
One World Trade Center Box 9011
New York, New York 10048-0557 Princeton, N.J. 08543-9011
April 15, 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") 1,500,000 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 (the "Commission") on April
15, 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. On May 6, 1994, the Fund filed Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13E-4
with the Commission in order to extend the expiration of the Offer to 12:00
midnight, New York time, on May 13, 1994 (the "Expiration Date").
Pursuant to the Offer, 968,225.279 Shares were tendered, all of which
were accepted by the Fund for repurchase at a net asset value of $10.73 per
share, as determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the
Expiration Date, for an aggregate purchase price of $10,389,057.18.
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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.
May 25, 1994 By Terry K. Glenn
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(Terry K. Glenn, Executive
Vice President)
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