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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 23, 1995
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. 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 P.O. BOX 9011
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048-0557 PRINCETON, N.J. 08543-9011
JANUARY 12, 1995
(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") 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 January 12,
1995 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 9, 1995 (the "Expiration Date"). Pursuant to the Offer,
682,567.983 Shares were tendered, all of which were accepted by the Fund
for repurchase at a net asset value of $10.58 per share, as determined as
of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the Expiration Date, for an
aggregate purchase price of $7,221,569.26.
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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 22, 1995 By /s/ Terry K. Glenn
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(Terry K. Glenn,
Executive Vice President)
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