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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24,
1994
Securities Act File No. 33-50861
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. 1
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
January 13, 1994
(Date Tender Offer First Published
Sent or Given to Security Holders)
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This Amendment No. 1 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 on January 13, 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
February 10, 1994 (the "Expiration Date"). Pursuant to the Offer,
563,262.18 Shares were tendered, all of which were accepted by the Fund
for repurchase at a net asset value of $11.47 per share, as determined
as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the Expiration Date,
for an aggregate purchase price of $6,460,617.20.
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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.
February 24, 1994 By /s/ Terry K. Glenn
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(Terry K. Glenn, Executive Vice
President)
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